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The doctor who continues to treat UPMC’s head of cardiothoracic surgery with suboxone testified Wednesday that he kept no patient records of his interactions with Dr. James Luketich. Dr. David Wilson also testified that he never reviewed Luketich’s previous treatment records or saw records from an addiction treatment facility where...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart needed one more stop to make the WPIAL championship game. After losing to Rochester earlier in the season, the Chargers wanted vengeance on their conference foes. On fourth down, with the Chargers leading the semifinal contest 14-13, the Rams went in the shotgun formation....

Three years removed from a winless season, coach Tanner Garry and the Fort Cherry Rangers are turning the ship around. Last season, the Rangers fell short of the playoffs but went 5-5 with a 3-4 conference record. When Garry, a former Fort Cherry quarterback, took over coaching duties in 2020,...

Cornell’s 50th anniversary season last year was a successful one. The Raiders finished 9-3 with a 6-1 conference record in the Class A Big Seven. Cornell’s success didn’t happen overnight. The program disbanded in 2012 returned in 2016. After a few seasons of struggles, the Raiders made the playoffs, winning...

Avella owns one of the smallest rosters in WPIAL football. Nonetheless, the Eagles are ready to face the challenges that are coming their way with a never-quit mentality. Over the offseason, Ryan Cecchini, head coach since 2011, saw the players putting in a lot of hard work, getting ready for...

One of the key routes in the nation’s era of industrial prosperity cut through the Alle-Kiski Valley. The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1897, carried iron ore and coal from Conneaut, Ohio, to East Pittsburgh. It fed Carnegie’s Mon Valley steel mills with raw materials....

Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Gov. Tom Wolf in the last state budget, Pennsylvania took a good first step in support of Pennsylvania’s long-term care industry. In total, Pennsylvania’s 2022-23 budget invests more than $600 million in state and federal funds so that it...

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I have a question. If Mehmet Oz loses the election in November, would he remain a committed resident of Pennsylvania, or would he move elsewhere? Richard Patton Franklin Township, Beaver County...

It’s interesting that Jeannette’s mayor wants the Jeannette City School District to merge with the Hempfield Area School District now as the Hempfield Area School Board and its out-of-state contractor need to justify spending over $100 million on a school district with a declining population. Does anyone really believe that...

You can’t get a Democrat and a Republican to agree on much of anything in Pennsylvania — especially when it comes to elections. But, on Friday, a Republican state judge sided with Democrats, including Gov. Tom Wolf, about a pile of contested ballots in three counties. Are they the heavily...

The first day of school for students at Sewickley Academy is Sept. 1. Over the summer, the pre-K through grade 12 private school put a hard emphasis on student and faculty safety. “In response to national events, Sewickley Academy has utilized the summer months to evaluate and upgrade our security...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Super bingo to benefit Gilpin K9 officer A super bingo to benefit...

Maybe Rep. Eric Davanzo and Sen. Kim Ward like inflation. Their checking accounts sure do: $100,000 a year for what? Our Founding Fathers didn’t envision full-time legislatures. We pay them to fundraise and campaign half the time. Why? We don’t need to reduce the size of the Legislature. We need...

I disagree with letter-writer Leonard Mucci (“Biden has done much good,” Aug. 17, TribLIVE), who wrote that President Joe Biden has done more good than 45 could do in a lifetime as president but never gave examples of Biden’s achievements. In the 19 months since Biden’s inauguration, our country has...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-57) got past Rochester (Nationals), 3-2. LF Cal Mitchell (.327) went 2 for 4 and broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning with his eighth home run. 3B Diego Castillo (.280) went 1 for 3 with an RBI. 1B Mason Martin (.207) went 1 for 4 with...

High schools WPIAL Golf Tuesday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 1 Norwin 200, Hempfield 213 Medalists: Dom Cerelli (N) 36, Owen Dzurko (H) 40 Latrobe 204, Penn-Trafford 211 Medalists: Jake Pavlik (L) 37, Nick Turowski (PT) 34 Section 3 Pine-Richland 188, North Allegheny 199 Medalists: Mason Peterson (PR) 35, Ravi...

One of the top softball players in the WPIAL has found her new home. Belle Vernon’s Maren Metikosh made a verbal commitment Tuesday to continue her academic and softball careers at Division I Central Connecticut State University. Metikosh, who is entering her senior year at Belle Vernon, will play for...

PennDOT District 11 is announcing that southbound I-79 bridge inspection work in Marshall Township will occur Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 24-25 weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions will occur as needed on the southbound I-79 bridge over Route 19 for inspection activities. Restrictions will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each...

The former Shaler substitute teacher accused of attacking a police line during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was convicted by a federal judge Tuesday on several felony charges. Robert Morss, 29, of Glenshaw; Geoffrey William Sills, 31, of Mechanicsville, Va.; and David Lee Judd, 36, of Carrollton, Texas — were...

Peyton Wiser’s defense attorney described his client as a kind, gentle teen who took in injured animals and homeless friends when they needed help. But the prosecution said Wiser also sold marijuana and, when confronted for selling bad product, chose to shoot a man twice in the head instead of...

An event to benefit first responders wrapped up, fittingly enough, in an ambulance. Verona’s Battle in the Borough 4 took place Aug. 20 at Cribbs Field, with the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance putting on a series of matches pitting “babyfaces,” as they call fan favorites, against villainous “heels.” Culminating the...

It’s August in Pennsylvania. That means kids across the commonwealth are getting ready to return to school. But a talented few from Hollidaysburg are too busy to sharpen their pencils just yet: They’re in Williamsport chasing dreams in the Little League World Series. Unfortunately, one of their potential competitors, a...

I could tell hundreds of stories I’ve heard of how businesses, along with fraternal clubs and veterans organizations, have benefited in tremendous ways from legal skill games. Instead, I will just tell my story. Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets is a small family business run by my father, brother and I with...

The pro-choice jubilation that overtook the state of Kansas is beginning to subside, as all victorious celebrations eventually do. What’s less clear is if the revelers fully grasp that they’re still running against howling headwinds. This is despite the overwhelming support Kansans showed for reproductive rights in the Aug. 2...