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Penn State is looking in the spring transfer portal for wide receiver help. As athletic director Pat Kraft bluntly predicted a couple months ago, that’s not a secret. Penn State reportedly hosted Syracuse wideout Trebor Pena over the weekend. James Franklin and his staff are pursuing other receiving options, as...

Tax season just came and went, but one Pennsylvania congressman appears worried that thousands of commonwealth residents may have overpaid. Republican Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly, chairman of the House of Representatives’ tax subcommittee, has been sounding the alarm about the IRS’s new Direct File program, a government-run tax filing tool....

An Essex County, New Jersey, man is accused of driving a school bus while intoxicated with 25 juveniles on board and crashing into a median along Interstate 80. Pierre R. Tranquilus, 47, of the 100 block of South Center Street in East Orange is charged with second-degree endangering the welfare...

Penn State is losing a linebacker to a Big Ten foe via the transfer portal. Ta’Mere Robinson, a redshirt sophomore linebacker with the Nittany Lions, is transferring to USC, according to a Tuesday report from on3. Robinson entered the spring portal when it opened last Monday. So far, he’s one...

Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, April 22, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....

The writer of the letter “Wian right pick for register of wills” (April 11, TribLive) insinuates that Katie Pecarchik was complicit in political maneuvering by the court-appointed conservator, and/or was entangled in the office’s troubled history. In actuality, Pecarchik cleaned up the years-long backlog left by Sherry Hamilton. Does the...

The U.S. government is ending the leases of four Mine Safety and Health Administration offices in Pennsylvania and has plans to cut 200 jobs at the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division of OSHA (“Pa. mine safety, research offices targeted for closure as president touts coal,” April 8, TribLive). This drastic reduction...

Well, Liberation Day has come and gone. The good news is that we’re making a slow recovery, although people have lost possibly trillions in their individual retirement accounts. Hopefully these people will recover from the massive losses they incurred. The bad news is that President Trump instituted tariffs, and the...

Requiescat in pace. That is the Latin phrase abbreviated as R.I.P. on so many memorials. The common English use “rest in peace” does not do it justice. “Rest in peace” is a direction or an order. A more accurate translation is “May he rest in peace.” The simple addition of...

The correctional officers’ life expectancy at the Allegheny County Jail is 61 years of age, 16 years below the life expectancy of the average American. Experts agree that a critical difference in what makes this expectancy so low is the constant exposure to the possibility of physically intervening in a...

Regarding the article, “Faced with a perfect storm, small local colleges try to navigate the future” (April 13, TribLive): the “Skyrocketing Tuitions” chart and other publicly available data shows the extent of how much college tuition costs have increased relative to other economic indicators since 1980. The chart shows that,...

WASHINGTON — A Republican proposal to impose a tax hike on millionaires offers to generate about $400 billion over a decade, according to two new estimates provided to Bloomberg News, providing fresh revenue to partially offset the cost of the party’s multitrillion-dollar tax package. The Budget Lab at Yale projects...

High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Peters Township 3, Upper St. Clair 1 Class A Section 2 Rochester at St. Joseph, ppd. City League Obama Academy at Westinghouse, ppd. Perry Traditional Academy at Carrick, ppd. Nonsection Fox Chapel 4, North Allegheny 1 Hundred (WV) at Mapletown, ppd....

Pitt recruit Keara Mangieri went 4 for 4 with three home runs and six RBIs to lead New Castle to a 14-3 win over Moniteau in nonsection softball Monday. Aliyah Stalczynski tripled and drove in two runs and Olivia Hood and Zoe Shields also homered for New Castle (6-7). Lexi...

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican incumbent congressional lawmakers have dominated fundraising in the first quarter of 2025, according to campaign finance reports, likely preparing to protect their seats and the House majority in the 2026 midterms. Leading the pack is U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa, a moderate Republican representing Bucks County...

Allegheny County’s chief public defender, who was abruptly escorted from her office on April 7 and put on paid administrative leave, claims her treatment was unjustified and denies allegations that she made offensive statements to subordinates. In a recent written message to supporters, Lena Bryan-Henderson called the claims “disheartening” but...

Pope Francis will be remembered for his empathy, humility and gentle leadership, Southwestern Pennsylvania religious leaders told TribLive Monday. Francis, 88, died about 7:30 a.m. Rome time — about 1:30 a.m. locally. His death came the day after Christians celebrated Easter, the highest holy day of faith. “I think all...

The Westmoreland Garden Council will host its 56th annual May Mart plant sale May 2 and 3. The sale will be held on the front lawn of the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road, from noon to 7 p.m. May 2 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m....

Given the charged political environment that we are enduring, I am hopeful that lawmakers will come to a consensus in support of a key component of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget proposal: the need to protect older Pennsylvanians who rely on programs funded by our state lottery. Our state lottery...

BOSTON — Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, who recently retired as Archbishop of Boston, will attend Pope Francis’s funeral at the Vatican but will not vote for the next pope. O’Malley, who turns 81 in June, lost his coveted voting rights once he turned 80, an aide close to O’Malley tells...

The following statement is from Duquesne University President Ken Gormley. I had the rare opportunity to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican in February of 2018, early in my presidency. It was the honor of a lifetime. Bishop David Zubik had arranged for me to attend a large gathering and...

South Hills Chorale concert South Hills Chorale presents Singin’ in the Neighborhood: Celebrating Pittsburgh’s Musical Legacy for two performances at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park: 7 p.m. May 9 and 1 p.m. May 10. Tickets are $25 and available online or at the door. The group is also...

Regarding the letter “Oil prices vs. gas prices” (April 14, TribLive): Pennsylvania has the third highest gasoline taxes in the country. When the federal levies are added to those imposed by the state, Pennsylvania consumers are paying 77 cents per gallon in taxes. I suspect the 77 cents per gallon...

As a critical thinker, I found there to be no logic to the letter “Wian right pick for register of wills” (April 11, TribLive). It appears her support of Jon Wian is based solely on the fact that he wasn’t involved in the mess created under the former register. If...