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Braelyn Altman threw a complete-game two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts and helped her own cause with a double and a run scored to lead Allderdice to a 5-0 victory over Carrick in the City League softball championship game Friday. Delia Graham singled and drove in a run for the Dragons...

An overflow crowd at Highmark Stadium on a picture-perfect Friday night came to witness the debut of the Pittsburgh Riveters pre-professional women’s soccer club. A standing-room-only crowd of 6,077 witnessed the Riveters play the Cleveland Force to a scoreless draw in a USL W League game. It was the fourth-largest...

U.S. regulators have approved the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, potentially making it easier to find and treat patients with the mind-robbing disease that affects nearly 7 million Americans. The test made by Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc., a unit of Japan’s H.U. Group Holdings Inc., was cleared for...

A proposal to give some terminally ill patients in Nevada access to life-ending medications failed to move forward in the Legislature on Friday. Assembly Bill 346 — which would have set up a legal framework for competent and willing terminally ill patients to self-administer life-ending drugs — has had an...

Editorial cartoons for the week of May 12....

The New York Jets released kicker Greg Zuerlein on Friday, an expected move as the team continues to get younger on its revamped roster. The 37-year-old Zuerlein spent the past three seasons with the Jets, but his spot appeared tenuous. New general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn have...

CHICAGO — Miguel Castro and Vinny Capra joined the Chicago White Sox on Friday, giving manager Will Venable a different option for his bullpen and on his bench. Castro, 30, was acquired in a trade with the Houston Astros for $500,000 in international signing bonus pool allocation. He went 3-0...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears seem to have shifted their attention for a new enclosed stadium back to the suburbs from the city’s lakefront, citing “significant progress” with local leaders to build on a tract of land they own in Arlington Heights. “Over the last few months, we have made...

A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Thursday determined the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission exceeded its statutory...

Last week, something unusual happened in Harrisburg. A Senate Republican committee chair brought up the cannabis legalization bill I introduced with Rep. Rick Krajewski — just to vote it down. It was all theater. No legalization bill will become law without a negotiation with HB 1200, the House-passed legislation. So...

Seeing the picture was a gut punch. Several days after the death of Pope Francis, while the Catholic Church was in mourning and preparing to elect a new pope, Donald Trump posted an AI-generated picture of himself dressed in papal garments, wearing a cross and holding up his second finger....

The Associated Press article “Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials” (May 7, TribLive) was probably just another smear attempt directed at the Democratic senator. In my opinion, the article is an example of poor journalism. To base the article on two anonymous sources who...

Laurel: To taking steps. Bill Russell and Jim Rieker are among the roughly 500,000 people who have survived bladder cancer. The numbers for doing so are good. The five-year survival rate for bladder cancer is about 77%. For cases identified when the disease is still contained only to the bladder,...

Working people in Southwestern Pennsylvania are struggling — and it appears our congressman doesn’t see it. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler wants us to believe the economy is booming, prices are decreasing and jobs are everywhere. But, in his own district, people are working harder than ever before and falling behind. He...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-17) took care of Louisville (Reds), 7-4. DH Spencer Horwitz (.323), continuing his rehab from wrist surgery, went 2 for 5 with his first home run and two runs scored. LF Matt Fraizer (.167) went 1 for 4 with his first homer. 1B Nick Solak (.393) went 3...

Now that the heat is ramping up, it’s time to enjoy the outdoors — or escape to the air conditioning inside, if you prefer. Here’s what’s going on in Westmoreland this weekend. Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ Fun fact: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” is the longest-­running play in theatrical history. It...

Pearl Jam rocked the PPG Paints Arena on Friday night for the first of two sold-out shows. The seminal grunge-rock band is touring on their 12th studio album, 2024’s “Dark Matter.” Pearl Jam has played in Pittsburgh numerous times since their first appearance in 1991, but this is their first...

A Pennsylvania kindergartner handed out Jell-O shots containing alcohol to other students this week, according to the school district. Greater Johnstown School District Superintendent Amy Arcurio said in a message to parents posted on Facebook that the “isolated incident” was under investigation. Arcurio said that the student gave small cups...

A Jewish woman accused of conspiring with an alleged Hamas sympathizer to vandalize two Jewish organizations in Pittsburgh last summer pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. Talya A. Lubit, 24, of Pittsburgh pleaded to misdemeanor counts of conspiracy and damaging or defacing religious property. Those crimes call for a maximum...

Bob Worsley has solid conservative credentials. He’s anti abortion. A fiscal hawk and lifelong member of the Mormon Church. As an Arizona state senator, he won high marks from the National Rifle Association. These days, however, Worsley is an oddity, an exception, a Republican pushing back against the animating impulses...

It’s the middle of May with nice, toasty temperatures on tap for the weekend. There are great chances to hang outside — or inside, if you prefer — at these events around town. Pierogi festival Pittsburgh loves pierogis, so why wouldn’t we have a whole festival dedicated to these delicious...

District budget Quaker Valley School District’s final 2025-26 budget is expected to be discussed and voted on May 19. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. at Edgeworth Elementary School, 200 Meadow Lane. An agenda will be posted closer to the meeting date on the district’s website, qvsd.org. State law...

As Pennsylvania’s baby boomer generation continues to age, the commonwealth’s system is failing to meet the growing demand for nursing home care, the LIFE program and other critical aging services. In fact, at a time when we should be expanding services, nursing homes are removing beds and scaling back services...

Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Thursday, May 15, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....