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This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our regional newsletter, Talk of the Town. STATE COLLEGE — More than two weeks after unsealed search warrants revealed at least one...

Pennsylvanians who plan to shop later this year on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange are unlikely to find shelter from the inflation that has engulfed other areas of the economy, according to a preview offered Monday by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. The insurance department said health insurers requested a...

Older and disabled Pennsylvanians who qualify for the state’s property tax and rent rebate program have been waiting for word on when they can expect their one-time bonus rebate to arrive. On Tuesday, the state Department of Revenue announced it anticipates the extra rebates will begin being mailed or sent...

A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of July 25-31....

Managed services provider Vertilocity, an HBK company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Odyssey Software. Based in Pine, Odyssey sells, implements and supports cloud-based financial, human capital, and budget and planning management business systems. Odyssey’s core software products include cloud-based Acumatica, UKG and Questica Budgeting. The firm’s primary...

In a surprising turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced last week he has struck a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a package of tax hikes and energy subsidies. Unfortunately, this proposal, which appears to be designed to game the Senate’s reconciliation process to pass spending...

The Monroeville Arts Council is preparing for its first summer concert, scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus Auditorium, 595 Beatty Road. The concert is being held in tribute to three of its deceased members. Sheila Cartiff, Margaret Caine and Mary Lou...

HARRISBURG — Eight of Pennsylvania’s representatives to the U.S. House, all Republicans who voted against certifying the state’s electoral results in the 2020 presidential election, formally endorsed state Sen. Doug Mastriano in the gubernatorial election. U.S. Reps. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, Mike Kelly, Lloyd Smucker, John Joyce, Fred Keller, Dan Meuser,...

Brian Flores and his representatives are less than satisfied with the scope of the NFL’s punishment levied against his former employer. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was suspended and fined $1.5 million Tuesday, and the team will forfeit a 2023 first-round pick and 2024 third-round selection for tampering. The NFL’s...

The U.S. Probation office has filed a detainer against a man accused of shooting a state trooper Friday in Beaver County to ensure he remains in custody. Damian Bradford, who was serving a five-year term of supervised release after spending 14 years in federal prison for killing a Mercer County...

In the span of about a week, in cities separated by about 600 miles, two of the most powerful leaders in college athletics offered contrasting worldviews in this summer of massive change and uncertainty. One of them espoused the supposed values of the traditional collegiate sports model; the other embraced...

A recent edition of the Trib had a piece that said the president is considering some form of debt forgiveness. All this will do is add to inflation and increases in college tuition. The government already has a program that pays for college and trade school tuition. I and millions...

Do we Americans have any lawmaker who can come up with a law that will keep the gun out of the hands of the criminal? All lawmakers are trying to keep our minds on guns and anything else so that we the people don’t keep an eye on them. I...

Regarding the article “Panel says more accountability would make policing safer for communities, officers” (July 12, TribLIVE): It is easy to see the problem. The Fraternal Order of Police, although not mentioned in the article, is most likely responsible for the loopholes and hindering any effort of sincerely “good” police...

A crash early Monday on Pittsburgh’s Fort Duquesne Bridge led police to a woman wanted on attempted homicide charges stemming from a shootout in Hazelwood last year, court records show. Ronika Carter, 33, is accused of giving state troopers a fake name following the crash around 12:30 a.m. Police said...

The relationship between government and the governed should be collaborative and cooperative. After all, we don’t live in a monarchy. Our leaders aren’t — or shouldn’t be — aristocrats born to the privilege of rule. No, the more local our government, the more familiar the origin story. Borough council members...

Delaney Allen of Gibsonia was one of 100 young women selected to attend the 75th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation session July 23-30 in Washington, D.C. As part of the premier ALA program, two outstanding high school seniors are selected to represent their respective state as “senators” at ALA Girls...

“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Reading that the late Pete Seeger, writer of that song, is being memorialized and honored with the issuance of a U.S. postage stamp was heartwarming to me. Having met Seeger and exchanged letters, one legendary songwriter (Pete) to an aspirant (me), the news made...

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. Fort Armstrong Folk Festival to arrive in Kittanning The 50th Annual Fort...

Sen. Kim Ward’s op-ed “A step toward election integrity in Pa.” (July 24, TribLIVE) was riddled with dangerous ideas that will restrict voting access, all seemingly based on the “voter fraud” lie propagated by Donald Trump. According to all 50 states’ secretaries of state, there was no widespread voter fraud...

WASHINGTON — Leaders of two House panels want the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General to answer questions about what they say are possible attempts to cover up the loss of Secret Service texts tied to the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a letter Monday, Committee on Oversight...

Passavant Memorial Homes Foundation announces the recipient of its 2022 Community Service Scholarship. Norah Carter of Pine-Richland High School was presented with a check for $10,000 to be applied to her college tuition. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Jamie Ellenberger, an individual served by Passavant Memorial...

A man who had been staying in White Oak will serve 11-1/2 to 23 years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to killing a woman in McKeesport two years ago. Gerald Walker, 39, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and two firearms counts before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward...

You could say that Hampton High School graduate Tyler Anderson is dialed in for his summer internship at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Anderson, who attends Slippery Rock University, is among a select few college students working this summer through DIAL, the Diversity in Arts Leadership...