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Keystone Collections Sharpsburg officials have approved Keystone Collections as its new mercantile/business tax collector. Keystone is the current wage tax collector. Bob Brose, the previous business tax collector, retired in March. Council unanimously voted May 26 to amend its tax ordinance to allow the borough to consider proposals from a...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-25) was held in check by Omaha (Royals), 4-1. CF Travis Swaggerty (.273) went 2 for 4. DH Bligh Madris (.257) went 2 for 3 with a home run, his fourth. 1B Mason Martin (.233) went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. SS Oneil Cruz (.216) returned after...

Here is the Valley High School Class of 2022: Benjamin J. Aftanas, Brooke M. Alcorn-Ferry, Jayden D. Alexander, Reaghan E. Baksis, Dominique N. Ballard, Jonna N. Banko, Joshua D. Bayne, Danica M. Berecin, Nyasia A. Berger, Eva M. Bischof, Taylor A. Blystone, Camria R. Bowman, Matthew S. Bresuciak, David R....

Amber Heard will “absolutely” appeal the verdict reached this week in her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp, her attorney announced Thursday morning. Elaine Bredehoft, who represented the “Aquaman” actor at the trial in Fairfax, Virginia, told NBC’s “Today” show that her client has “excellent grounds” for an appeal after...

Here is the Burrell High School Class of 2022: Jaclyn R. Baker, Zaynah Dae Baronie, Damian Daniel Barr, Zackary Bartholf, Payton Elizabeth Beattie, Alexander R. Bennett, Adam Michael Bettinelli, Travis Ray Bitar, Michael G. Blubaugh, Brandon Michael Booker, Georgia Leigh Brothers, Simone Marie Buckner, Christian Malik Burrell, Donovan Patrick Callahan,...

A transgender woman who was repeatedly assaulted at Allegheny County Jail when she was housed in a protective custody cell with a known sexual offender for four days in 2015 has settled a federal lawsuit. Jules Williams will receive $300,000 in the settlement. “Her main goal with this lawsuit was...

Laurel: To giving honor. Across the region, this week began with solemn celebrations remembering the commitment and sacrifice of fallen soldiers. Memorial Day was commemorated with parades, with services and with a blizzard of red, white and blue decorations at area cemeteries. Even the mothers who lost their soldier children...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady said Wednesday that he felt some pressure right before the start of free agency to end his retirement. The Bucs faced the prospect of losing several key players, and with them, his best chance to win another Super Bowl with Tampa Bay. Brady, who turns...

A “probable” case of monkeypox in Philadelphia is likely the first case to be reported in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health said Thursday it has “identified a Philadelphia resident who is a probable monkeypox case based on preliminary testing at the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Bureau of Laboratories.”...

Dulane Cameron Sr. approached the front of the courtroom on Thursday holding a small, square cardboard box. “I want Joden to see what he has reduced my son to,” Cameron said. “He should be better than ashes in a box. “I miss my son.” Cameron left the ashes on a...

State police at Wilkes-Barre have charged Christopher Nelson Carmona with attempting to kill a woman he allegedly shot twice Wednesday afternoon outside a nail salon business. Carmona, 37, of Manhattan, N.Y., was captured during a massive police manhunt when a trooper spotted him walking about one-half mile from Pittston Crossings...

Father’s Day Program From 11 a.m.-noon June 18, Penn Hills will host a Father’s Day Program in Universal Park. There will be wooden craft building and painting, as well as games. Admission is free and lunch will be provided, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call...

Vacation Bible School Salem Church in Wexford will hold its Vacation Bible School 5:30-7:45 p.m. July 10-14. It is open to all children aged 4-11. The theme this year is Food Truck Party, on a roll with God. For more information or to register, visit salem-umc.org. Pine-Richland band fundraiser The...

Leet Dawn Investment Group LLC sold property at 30 Main St. to Tyler Faust and Marissa Lynn Fiedler for $145,000. Osborne Matthew Holloway sold property at 1501 Beaver Road to Daniel and Jen Worley for $158,060. Sewickley Michael Weir sold property at 514 Hill St. to Elliot and Tara Franz...

A concert featuring a blend of Scottish, Irish, folk and classical music is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 14 on the Monroeville Public Library Lawn. In case of rain, the concert will take place in the library’s Gallery Space. Performing as a duo are violinist Charles May and...

Recently, the CDC published proposed new clinical practice guidelines for the prescribing of opioids. These update the agency’s 2016 guidelines intended to address the crisis of addiction and overdoses. Unfortunately, the 2016 guidelines also caused many physicians to throw well-managed pain patients off their medications, and a significant number of...

ALLENTOWN — Mark Appel knows people think he’s crazy. The right-handed pitcher was the first overall pick of a draft that produced Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Kris Bryant. That draft was nine years ago. Judge is a three-time All-Star. Bellinger was the 2019 National League MVP. Bryant helped bring...

People on the prowl for a new podcast to consume often go for a stimulating option like a political debate or a true crime mystery to quicken the pulse. But when the din of the world becomes too much, listeners often need the opposite vibe: something soothing and sedating, maybe...

The Sewickley Music Club had quite an exciting Spring with a lineup of stellar performers entertaining club members and their guests. The March winds seemed very fitting as The Pittsburgh Trombone Project found wind of their own in performing and educating on their various trombones. As April showers beat down,...

How sad for this country when leftist liberal Democrats resort to violence when decisions are not favorable to their liberal agenda. It is despicable what one activist group has done against the six conservative Supreme Court justices by revealing their home addresses, which may create fear and potential violence against...

Can our rapidly escalating rate of inflation of prices actually destroy our economy, the world’s strongest? Fuel prices at the pump for cars, trucking, farm machinery, airlines, home heating and fuels used in the manufacture of plastics, fertilizers and consumer goods and foods are skyrocketing. This follows President Biden doing...

Everyone knows what a bribe is. It’s the little tit-for-tat that greases the wheels. It’s an enticement that muffles the opposition. Sometimes it’s money. Sometimes it’s an opportunity. Sometimes it’s even legal. Slip a bill to a host at a restaurant for a good table. No problem. But sometimes it’s...

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. Touch-a-truck event planned Saturday in Fawn Autism support group Powered By Love...

Words matter. Truth matters more. I learned this decades ago at my mother’s knee. Many Republicans seem to have missed these lessons. Continuing fealty to a defeated, twice- impeached, thrice- married, womanizing, lying, foul-mouthed former president and confessed assaulter, and supporting candidates of his choosing, brings shame to a once-proud GOP. In...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-24) clobbered Omaha (Royals), 13-3. CF Travis Swaggerty (.266) went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, his third. C Carter Bins (.229) went 2 for 4 with a double, a solo homer, his second, and three RBIs. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.263) went 2 for 6 with a...