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A former Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority supervisor will serve three years of probation after pleading guilty in federal court to dumping sludge into the Allegheny River. Glenn Lijewski, of Brookline, worked at the Aspinwall Drinking Water Treatment Plant. He was charged by federal prosecutors with violating the Clean Water...

A Scott man who fraudulently obtained federal covid-19 relief loans and used the money to buy luxury vehicles and artwork and pay college tuition pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud and money laundering. Randy Frasinelli, 66, will be sentenced on Dec. 20 by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. According...

ATLANTA — A group of Donald Trump supporters copied a trove of sensitive Georgia election files in Coffee County after the 2020 presidential election, a breach that included data from an election server, voter check-in computers and ballot memory cards, according to documents produced in response to subpoenas. Trump attorney...

A Beltzhoover man who cooperated with prosecutors will serve five to 10 years in prison for his role in the fatal beating death of a Z Trip cab driver in 2017. Hosea Moore, 25, pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy in May. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Elliot Howsie sentenced...

Fox Chapel has a list of superb quarterbacks over the school’s six decades. Start with 1977 first-team all-stater Frank Rocco Jr. and continue to Rick Strom, who played for the Steelers and was a two-year starter at Georgia Tech. Now, Ben DeMotte wants to add his name to the Foxes’...

Tapas Talks, a speaker series in Sewickley that highlights outstanding talent and achievements of individuals in the area, continues to give back to the community. A donation has recently been made to the Quaker Valley Education Foundation, a non-profit organization formed in 2015 that provides financial assistance to Quaker Valley...

You won’t find as many college students heading back to class this fall. That’s because enrollment is down nationwide, and rightfully so. There are 4 million fewer students in college now than there were 10 years ago. It’s certainly easy to blame things like the pandemic and a strong labor...

Trisha M. Gadson, Ph.D. has been appointed to the helm of the Jefferson Regional Foundation as its new chief executive officer. The foundation maintains assets of more than $107 million and is dedicated to investing in the health and vitality of the communities served by Jefferson Hospital in the South...

St. Barnabas Charities hosted its 31st Annual Free Care 5K on Aug. 6 at its Meridian Road Campus. Top honors go to first place finisher Lance Nicholls of Pittsburgh, crossing the finish line with a time of 15:41. Overall female winner was Michelle Murray, of Greenlawn, N.Y. with a time...

High school football season is fast approaching, and Tribune-Review writers and photographers are traveling around Western Pa. to preview the 2022 campaign. Check out the Trib’s preview features for every team in the WPIAL and City League, as well as several independent programs. We also will have classification breakdowns with...

President Joe Biden is in deep trouble within his own party. A New York Times/Siena College poll in July indicated 61% of Democrats would prefer a different standard-bearer in 2024. Biden’s predicament stems from staffing his administration with progressives who too much prioritize his social agenda and impose policies that...

U.S. candidate John Fetterman’s campaign reached back a few months to find a video that it used to make fun of Republican rival Dr. Mehmet Oz. The video, published in April, shows Oz walking through a store’s vegetable section to help his wife build “a crudité,” according to Huffington Post,...

Hopewell football comes into the 2022 season more motivated than ever. The players and the coaches want to prove they can play with anyone in the Western Hills conference. Defensive lineman and tight end Sonny Kasanzale, a rising senior, wants to showcase his and the team’s talent. “We’re so hungry...

In Cort Rowse’s first season as head coach last year, Beaver went 7-3, finished second in the Parkway Conference and made the playoffs. Rowse has prioritized continuing Beaver’s winning culture. Rowse was an assistant coach for 15 years under coach Jeff Beltz and played under coach Pat Tarquinio. Both were...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. Penn State University paid $572,119 for officers from five Centre County police departments to work overtime at football games last year,...

Hampton Township School Board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 in the Middle School Auditorium. The meeting will be an opportunity for the community to hear an update on the progress of the Hampton High School renovation project. The school district’s plans for the first day...

Remember when the AP and Tribune-Review would have been shocked at news of a former president’s home being raided in the pre-dawn hours by 30 FBI agents? The AP article you published didn’t go near far enough in describing the unique and serious nature of this action. It describes it...

Thank you, Chris Baldonieri, for telling us that “No one is ‘fixing’ elections” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE). If you remember, in November 2021, Gov. Tom Wolf’s wife dropped off his ballot for him. By law, she was not allowed to do that. Only he could have. You need ID to apply...

I agree 100% with letter-writer Ken Mowl “We’re off he rails,” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE). Who is running the circus? Will we ever know who is the ringmaster? We have no idea what is included in the Democratic Inflation Reduction Act, either. When questioned, answers are vague or altered to make...

For many people, internet signal isn’t an issue. It’s just a fact of life. It might be a strong and steady presence as close at hand as a cellphone. It might be from a modem that distributes high-powered connection to all the devices in the house that demand it: a...

Dan Skantar’s letter “Trump is a RINO” (July 25, TribLIVE) was excellent and filled with nothing but facts. President Trump’s enablers, Reps. Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Ron Paul and Sens. Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham and the majority of the Trumplican party...

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. Dogs and owners welcome at annual HOPE Center fundraiser The annual Mutts,...

We all thought the abortion issue was decided long ago. I am weary of all the coverage devoted to it over the years. Every election, the subject is brought out and debated again, mainly by men who would rather make a show of power by trying to control women’s lives...

Five bands will take part in River Jam at 5 p.m. Aug. 25 at Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall. The Jam will feature The Cedar Run Band, The Compadres, The John Vento Trio, The Untouchables and Asphalt Rodeo. Voluntary donations are requested. Proceeds will benefit Allegheny RiverTrail Park and The...