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UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin sat on the balcony outside of his office in the Lasch Building on May 31, taking a moment to contemplate a question. Franklin has been Penn State’s head football coach since January 2014, helping it navigate sanctions that could have crippled the program for the...

The Tull Family Theater is hosting two upcoming events. First, they’re pairing up with The Damaged Pies, one of Pittsburgh’s long-time favorite bands, for a film, concert and fight against hunger on June 19. For their 35th anniversary, the band will bring their trademark rock and five-part harmonies to an...

Much of what has been said about Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority decision striking down the constitutional guarantee for abortion is simply false. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett did not lie during their confirmation hearings. They stated Roe (1973) and Casey (1992) — which established a...

The Daffodil and Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania’s 28th Hosta Show is back following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The Hosta Show is a juried show that offers the opportunity to hosta enthusiasts in the Western Pennsylvania area to showcase their best hostas. Entries for the juried show...

If anyone wonders what the airport of the future might look like, the Pittsburgh International Airport is a great example. For that, we must applaud the imaginative Allegheny County Airport Authority. It is taking two related paths to showcase how Pennsylvania’s second-largest airport can protect the environment while also raising...

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court on Tuesday ruled that Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. did not follow the law when he dismissed private criminal complaints submitted against Pittsburgh’s former mayor and city council over gun control legislation they approved three years ago. Zappala should have investigated the complaints, the...

Regarding the editorial “State- related schools should be more answerable to Right-to-Know Law” (May 25, TribLIVE): Your subject matter and headline/subheadline are right on. However, you missed the biggest malfeasance of taxpayer dollars in Pennsylvania by omitting the ongoing drain by cyber-charter schools. There is no transparency, Right-to-Know Law notwithstanding. Perhaps...

The Associated Press claims to be a neutral news agency, but it clearly isn’t. I understand that the news business has changed and that newspapers are forced to use outside agencies for content, but why the AP? In the article, “Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns” (May...

Matthew A. King’s letter calling out Sen. Bob Casey for his vote in favor of allowing continued mink farming in the U.S. (”Casey’s mink vote appalling”) raises interesting issues. We have serious problems in our country with rampant inflation; out-of-control fuel prices; unchecked illegals, many smuggling Fentanyl; increased crime; and...

Popular WPXI-TV news reporter Mike Holden announced Tuesday morning on social media he will be leaving Pittsburgh this month to take a television news reporting job closer to his native home in Cleveland. “Personal News: June 24th marks my last day reporting here at WPXI,” Holden wrote in his post....

Several Quaker Valley musicians were recognized for being selected to play in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) festivals this spring. PMEA Elementary Band Fest: sixth-graders Caden Hanna, alto saxophone; Hannah Olawaiye, clarinet; Lena Rothbauer, flute; Michael Semonik, trumpet. PMEA Jr. High District Band: Evan James, seventh grade, baritone; Charlotte...

Pennsylvanians face unaffordable prices for their drugs. Pharma’s record profits in 2021, estimated at $120 billion, have grown twice as fast as other business sectors. It is long past time for our state legislators to act now on Senate Bill 579, which establishes a pharmaceutical transparency review board. This year...

For over a year Westmoreland County Commissioners have had $105 million from the American Rescue Plan to help alleviate the suffering caused by covid-19. The Voice of Westmoreland is dismayed that some of these funds are still being held. Here are uses within VOW priorities. 1. Mental health needs are...

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. Up The River band to be featured in Tarentum concert The Tarentum...

If you care about money, you need to care about curbing violence. Fudge Farm is closing its East Carson Street location on Pittsburgh’s South Side. A small business closing is not surprising in a high-inflation economic climate. That’s especially true for food service businesses that have been fighting for workers...

I am a registered Republican who votes Democrat because I’m a person who likes democracy and rejects fascist theocracy, so I get the Republican mailers for elections. Every single Republican mailer for the primary election bragged about how the candidates unapologetically defended their right to own as many bullets and...

The Arsenal FC ’06 team held a one-goal lead, looking to clinch a trip to nationals for the first time in club history. The team needed a draw to stay alive, but a win would cement its legacy and earn it a spot at nationals in Florida. Coach Jonathan Velotta...

Winning pitcher Zane Griffaton’s three-run homer backed his five effective innings on the mound as WPIAL Class 4A champion West Mifflin opened the PIAA playoffs with a 6-1 victory over District 5-8-9 subregional champion Somerset (15-8) before a West Mifflin school-record crowd of 909 Monday. Griffaton (3-1), who yielded five...

Florida’s covid-19 data was so inaccurate, incomplete and delayed during the first months of the pandemic that government officials and the public may not have had necessary information to determine the effectiveness of the state’s covid-19 precautions and the best plan to fight the virus, according to a state report...

High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A First round Monday’s results Emmaus 1, Owen J. Roberts 0 Hazleton 1, Coatesville 0 Liberty 1, Manheim Township 0 LaSalle College 9, Pennsbury 6 Warwick 8, Hatboro Horsham 7 Upper St. Clair 2, Altoona 0 West Chester Henderson 12, Olney Charter 2 Cumberland...

Chief executives at three regional banks have bought their own companies’ stock last month. That, coupled with the fact that bank stocks were strong in May, suggests that adding a bank stock to your portfolio now might be a good move. First Citizens First Citizens BancShares Inc. (FCNCA) is a...

West Allegheny knew that the environment would be different going from the WPIAL championship game to a PIAA first-round matchup with Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the afternoon on a Monday, yet the result remained the same as the Indians defeated the Jaguars, 7-0. “This is always a trap...

The Penn-Trafford softball team got off to a bad start in its first-round state playoff game Monday when Twin Valley leadoff hitter Alivia Lichtner homered in the bottom of the first. For the Warriors, things only got better from there. Mack Keenan had three hits, and Hannah Allen drove in...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has tested positive for covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, he wrote Monday on Twitter. Buttigieg spoke at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island last Wednesday and traveled Thursday to Saginaw for an announcement about rail investment. “I plan to work...

CORRY — After hitting eight pop-up outs over the first five innings, Deer Lakes resorted to a series of line drives. The Lancers exploded for five runs in the top of sixth and posted a 5-1 victory over Corry in a PIAA Class 3A opening-round game at Lou Hanna Memorial...