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A storm blew through Southwestern Pennsylvania early Wednesday evening and toppled numerous trees, knocking out electricity and damaging homes. West Penn Power reported it had about 12,500 customers without electricity in Southwestern Pennsylvania, primarily in Westmoreland, Washington, Indiana, Butler and Fayette counties, as of 5:52 a.m. Thursday morning. Outside of...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman landed a key endorsement on Wednesday from the National Education Association with the “strong support” of the Pennsylvania State Education Association. “John Fetterman is a proven leader on education issues in Pennsylvania,” Rich Askey, president of the PSEA, the state’s largest teachers’ union, said...

An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge will decide whether a permanently disabled Vietnam veteran ought to be required to pay about $20,000 in back taxes to the Shaler Area School District. After hearing arguments on the issue Wednesday, Judge Dan Regan said he would issue an order in the case...

WASHINGTON — A Senate-passed bill to expand health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits or other toxic substances during their service has run into a constitutional objection from the House. The bill, which would make it easier for veterans to access benefits by presuming that certain...

Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Beaver/Lawrence) is attempting to force Penn State University to provide information regarding the location and condition of the Joe Paterno statue by tying it as an amendment to Senate Bill 1283, which would provide the school’s funding for the fiscal year. Bernstine, who is a Penn State...

The 2022 Pennsylvania primary election — finally filed away in the history books after a recount — wasn’t just a wild political saga. It also set voter turnout records. More Democrats and Republicans voted than in any midterm election primary in the last 25 years. Who those voters are, where...

By late July 2020, Michael Martin and his fiancee, Inger Tyree, had everything set for their Aug. 1 wedding. Because it was the height of the covid-19 pandemic, Martin and Tyree planned to have their 125 guests attend the Boyce Park reception in shifts so they could follow capacity rules...

The editorial “Funding formula is PaSSHE pipe dream” (June 20, TribLIVE) is built on a misunderstanding of a new formula to distribute state funds among the state-owned universities. The editorial suggests the formula isn’t viable without an increase in state funding. While the formula and funding are separate issues, to...

It may start with driving your mom to a doctor’s appointment or stopping by to make sure your uncle remembered to take his medication. Support from family is often the first step in keeping aging loved ones independent. However, at some point, the care needs may be more than you...

Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in a single year if it had bought generic drugs from Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy, according to a Harvard University report. In the report published this week in Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers from Brigham’s and Women’s Hospital with the Harvard Medical School made...

On June 10, Fern Hollow Nature Center hosted 180 partygoers at a spectacular Gala in the Garden. It was a stunning summer evening celebrating Fern Hollow’s 25th anniversary as the voice for environmental education and outdoor recreation in the Quaker Valley community. The event raised almost $40,000 to support Fern...

A Brookline man already facing state charges accusing him of attacking a postal worker with a baseball bat has now been indicted in U.S. District Court for attempted murder of a federal employee. Matthew Harrison, 43, is also charged with assault of an employee with a deadly weapon. The original...

Bethel Park High School held its annual Awards and Recognition Program on June 2 to recognize students who earned scholarships or received awards for academic and athletic achievement. Representatives of several local organizations and institutions attended to present awards: • Bethel Park Community Foundation — Cindy Buckley Memorial Scholarship ($1,000),...

The status of our state and national economy is at the forefront of many people’s concerns as they go out to spend their hard-earned money to purchase the necessities of life. As such, a realistic assessment of our economic picture today and tomorrow is crucial to understanding where our priorities...

A breezy January morning made the mid-30 temperatures feel even chillier. But it was an important day for the young man pushing 30 himself . He was about to face his entire family to ask for a loan to seed his new business idea. He had contributed to the family’s...

It’s official! Summer is here and summer reading has kicked off at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. This year’s summer reading theme is “Oceans of Possibilities.” Nate Wyrick, our assistant library director, gave us the perfect tie-in for this theme. He was making room his home for...

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 26. “We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” the Ravens said in a statement, which did not list a cause of death. “He was a kind, respectful young man with...

Quaker Valley High School will have a new assistant principal when the 2022-2023 school year begins. Dawn Hardman is joining QVSD from Waynesboro Area High School, where she taught AP U.S. history, worked as the MTSS coordinator and was the student council advisor. Hardman graduated from North Allegheny High School...

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A recent speech by the president, who swore under oath at his inauguration to protect and defend the Constitution, now informs us all that none of our rights as defined in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution are absolute. Absolute, to me, means God-given. This means he lied when...

I do not hold with taking away guns, but I do think gun laws need changed. It needs to be harder to get a gun of any kind, and we need to shoot the shooter! In Uvalde, Texas, the cowardly police force stood outside while the children were killed. Who...

The hypocrisy of the GOP has been of full display over the past weeks of mass shootings. Republicans claim to be the pro-life party and pay lip service to the fact that the Supreme Court is about to begin the process of dismantling Roe v. Wade. However, they approve of...

As a registered dietitian, I am frustrated nutrition misinformation is shared by organizations with agendas based on opinion over scientific evidence. I’m compelled to respond to the letter “Plant-based dairy products better for all” (June 13, TribLIVE). The 2020-25 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans includes low-fat and fat-free dairy (milk,...

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