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Pennsylvania State Police will pay $250,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by a Washington County woman who claims she was wrongfully strip-searched on the side of Interstate 70 in 2021 after being stopped for speeding. The details of what happened after a trooper pulled over Holly Elish remain in dispute,...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tickets on sale for Casino Theatre jazz concert The Casino Theater...

During the Cold War, particularly in the 1950s, the term “useful idiot” was used to describe people in the U.S. and other Western nations who, perhaps unwittingly, spread ideas enjoining communist ideology. Today, some young people in our country may not have even heard the term, especially since the Soviet...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s John Calipari has been in talks with Arkansas to become the school’s next men’s basketball coach. The Lexington Herald-Leader was told Sunday that Arkansas reached out to Calipari regarding the position following last week’s departure of Eric Musselman, who left Fayetteville after five seasons to become...

Trees, shrubs available to Sharpsburg residents Tree Pittsburgh is partnering with Sharpsburg to offer a Tree Adoption event from 4 to 6 p.m. April 26 in Kennedy Park. The event is funded by a grant from the Arbor Day Foundation and Verizon. Originally, 150 trees and shrubs were available to...

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High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 9, Butler 1 Butler 8, Pine-Richland 4 Section 2 Norwin 1, Baldwin 0 Norwin 10, Baldwin 4 Class 4A Section 1 Hopewell 15, Beaver 5 Section 3 West Mifflin 5, Elizabeth Forward 0 Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler...

Norwin staged a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Baldwin, 4-3, in Section 1-6A softball Sunday afternoon. With one out, Kyla Coyne hit a game-tying home run, Bailey Snowberger doubled, and Diem Wardzinski delivered an RBI double to lift the Knights (3-3, 2-2) to a walk-off...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-4) dropped a 3-2 decision to Memphis (Cardinals). SS/2B Nick Gonzales (.405) was 3 for 4 with a double and walk. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.231) was 2 for 3. 2B/SS Liover Peguero (.371) and 1B/RF Matt Gorski (.227) each knocked in a run. LHP Cam Alldred (3.86) started...

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 north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. STATE COLLEGE — Leaders of Penn State’s Board of Trustees recently admonished...

Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...

Delmont Kasey Frank sold property at 2 W. White Oak Drive to Iveta Remetova for $250,000. Irwin Michael Hatzfeld trustee sold property at 1916 Victoria Lane to Ralph and Jordan Banks for $459,900. Manor Heather Schultheis sold property at 35 Blaine Ave. to Jacob Schick and Raegan Hochman for $235,000....

Children’s event • Community Revitalization of West Newton will host a free touch-a-truck event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 20 in the West Newton Elementary School parking lot. Reservations required: send an email with the parent’s name and address and the number of children to crown15089@yahoo.com. Church News...

An income tax, flat or otherwise, is not a tax on wealth. It is a tax on getting wealthy. With a graduated tax, the better job somebody does meeting customer needs, the more tax. Essentially, they are penalized for their success. I’ve come to like the Pennsylvania income tax. The...

The smash hit musical “Spring Awakening” is not for the faint of heart, but Pitt Stages at the University of Pittsburgh put on an amazingly heartfelt show at the opening performance Saturday night at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland. Based on an 1891 German play by Frank Wedekind, “Spring...

I would never be so naive as to believe for a minute that the United States is a “Christian nation.” It is not, and I suppose that that’s as it should be. But what if we all tried, just tried, to heed the words of the apostle Paul, who said:...

Aspinwall Patrick Degarmo sold property at 209 Third St. to Thomas Kaffenberger and Tiffany Yang for $512,500. Etna Thomas Hartman Jr. sold property at 5 Veryl Drive to Brenden Arbaugh for $186,500. Fox Chapel Elizabeth Barton sold property at 12 James Ross Place to Stephen and Janine Mauersberg for $643,500....

Bellevue SNO Properties LLC sold property at 200 Spring Ave. to Nathan Freshwater and Julianne York for $270,000. Etna Thomas Hartman Jr. sold property at 5 Veryl Drive to Brenden Arbaugh for $186,500. Franklin Park Estate of Albert Raymond Maas sold property at 2331 Haven Hill Road to Richard and...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Susanne Steving sold property at 34 Barton Drive to Elaine Rachelle Wilson for $187,000. Tanner Yocca sold property at 1046 Black Forest Drive to Daniel Festa and Emily Dahlin for $255,000. Edgewood Tiffany GP Inc. sold property at 409 Edgewood Ave. to Trevor and Emily Mauk for...

I bought my first Penguins season tickets in 1978. They weren’t very good during those seasons, but I attended all of the games. In 1984, Mario Lemieux arrived, and everything changed. We got to watch the Penguins evolve into an NHL powerhouse. We got to watch some of the greatest...

On April 9, 2014, Franklin Regional High School became part of a club no one wants join: the locations of school violence. Alex Hribal was 16 that day. He showed up at school that Wednesday morning dressed in black. Minutes before classes began, the attack began. Like all such attacks,...

The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals alarming trends demanding urgent attention. With the number of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s steadily rising, the impact on individuals, families and the health care system is profound. An estimated 6.9 million Americans ages 65 and older have Alzheimer’s. In...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Valley High School Drama Club presents ‘The Addams Family’ The Valley...

I read the essay Meredith Elizalde wrote about her son Nick, who was killed during a mass shooting at his school’s football game in September 2022 (“State leaders disdain gun victims,” Feb. 9, TribLive). The reaction of lawmakers in Harrisburg to this mother’s grief is disturbing. The “condolences” from the...