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Police filed charges against the mother of teen reported missing from West Mifflin on Thursday after the teen was found safe. Evelyn Liddell, no age given, of Las Vegas is charged with false reports to law enforcement, interference with custody the of children, concealment of the whereabouts of a child,...

Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. When coach Randy Walters talks about Leechburg football star Braylan Lovelace, he...

With the recent bombshell resignations of successful, local high school coaches, it’s apparent that outside responsibilities are derailing careers on the sidelines. Deer Lakes boys basketball coach Terence Parham, winner of 86 games in just seven seasons, resigned last week because of his expanded duties with Amazon. Several weeks earlier,...

Ron Hextall, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager, holds the 21st overall pick in the upcoming National Hockey League entry draft to be held July 7 . This pick gives him the opportunity to add outstanding hockey prospects. Pittsburgh has not been particularly effective with its selections, with 2015 the last...

The day I sat in my psychiatrist’s windowless office and was told I had bipolar disorder, I’d already been in the mental health system for 25 years. It was my sixth diagnosis. Starting at age 12, I’d also been told I had anorexia, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive...

Bad guys will always get guns In response to recent letters about sensible gun control: Background checks are a must and registration is good, but I’d like to think these writers would agree the evil element can bypass background checks and certainly won’t register illegal firearms. So where does that...

At Carnegie Mellon University’s commencement May 14, Billy Porter and several others were awarded honorary Ph.D.s. Porter also was commencement speaker. What a wonderful choice. He’s a credit to CMU and a treasure for the entire Pittsburgh region. Best speech I ever heard. I was disappointed when he finished; I...

Every year, the closer we get to the polling stations opening, the more pious the exhortations become. Get out and vote. Do your duty. Show up. You can’t be part of the solution if you aren’t part of the process. The Pennsylvania Legislature has to stop being part of the...

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. Saxonburg Fireman’s Carnival opens Tuesday The Saxonburg Volunteer Fireman’s Carnival will be...

Why is it OK for the NRA to fight for you to have the right to have a gun, but they can’t give you the OK to buy a gun? Only the government can give you that OK after you pass the “instant gun check.” You either pass or fail....

Tom Yerace’s article “Freeport Area property taxes to increase; amount depends on where you live” (June 10, TribLIVE) was very informative. Apparently they decided not to fill six positions that had been costing $900,000. That’s an average salary of $150,000. In an area where you have taxpayers living in $19,000...

Fireworks are a staple of many Independence Day celebrations, and state and health officials are warning people to be careful when handling them. Fireworks are not toys, said Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey. “First and foremost, we want people to understand the risks, how to properly handle fireworks and...

The Dorseyville Middle School Philharmonic and Sinfonia orchestras earned high ratings at the High Note Music Festival. Both orchestras were rated Superior, and the groups received trophies for their performances. The festival was held May 27 at Kennywood Park and Duquesne University. The Dorseyville Middle School Philharmonic Orchestra includes 50...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 34-34) lost 11-8 against Memphis (Cardinals). The Indians scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth but couldn’t rally from a 9-0 deficit. 2B/SS Ji-hwan Bae (.308) was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. LF Jamie Ritchie (.171) was 1 for 2 with two RBIs, 3B Josh...

Theater — I cannot help but mix a theatrical incident that attempted to portray a narrative meant to hurt one political party. No, not the Jan. 6 congressional hearings. I am referring to the Jussie Smollett saga. You will recall that Smollett was found guilty of orchestrating his own beating....

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 50-year precedent that was Roe v. Wade and roll back abortion rights in this country could cause many Americans to question the court’s legitimacy, legal experts and constitutional scholars said Friday. The scholars said nothing has changed in American jurisprudence to lead...

Gateway School Board on June 21 adopted the 2022-23 budget of $92.5 million, reflecting a 5.61% increase from the last school year’s spending plan. As a result of the increase, the district’s real estate tax rate will increase by 4%, to 21.7479 mills. This equates to approximately $2.17 on each...

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion. The 6-3 ruling puts the issue back in the hands of states for the first time in nearly 50 years. The court’s conservative majority overturned the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade and 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The...

Children growing up in more disadvantaged neighborhoods — meaning those with poor housing quality, more poverty, and lower levels of employment and education — show observable increases in brain activity when viewing emotional faces on a screen, according to our team’s new study. But importantly, we found that this association...

A portion of the Leechburg Area School District will see a real estate tax increase for the next school year. School directors adopted a $15.5 million budget that will hike real estate taxes in West Leechburg by 6.85 mills — an almost 6% increase. Real estate taxes will remain the...

The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Ohio University for the spring 2022 semester: Andy Chrvala, Alexa Otto, Michael Mucha, Jamma Downey and Camden Kiggins. Margaret Gerlach, daughter of Gregory and Karen Gerlach of Sewickley, received a bachelor of arts in educational studies and French & Francophone...

There seems to be confusion about the significance of the Juneteenth holiday. Allow me to explain. On July 4, we celebrate Americans not having to pay taxes to England. On June 19, we celebrate that Americans are no longer bought, sold and owned by the people who didn’t want to...

In his letter “Hit piece on Mastriano yellow journalism” (June 15, TribLIVE), Joe Schmidt said Doug Mastriano, the state’s Republican candidate for governor, is being unfairly attacked by the media because he’s a Christian nationalist. Christian nationalists interviewed in an article that appeared in the Penn Capital Star on May...

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. Free concert planned at Concordia Lutheran Ministries Concordia at Cabot Haven Apartments...

I concur with Joe Schmidt’s excellent letter accusing the Tribune-Review and Associated Press of unprofessional attacks on Sen. Doug (“Hit piece on Mastriano yellow journalism,” June 15, TribLIVE). I cannot understand why anyone in the media, especially a Western Pennsylvania newspaper, would not only be shocked, but legitimately impressed by...