Everyone knows 2026 is an important election year.

February brings a few new albums and EPs, plus a 25th anniversary vinyl release in the Pittsburgh music scene.

When I visited Independence Hall in Philadelphia and stood where our second president, John Adams, took the oath of office, I reflected on our first president’s decision to walk away from the power and prestige of the presidency in support of our democracy. I am still in awe of this act of love for our young nation.

Jury selection in the criminal homicide trial of a Unity man charged with killing his former girlfriend is scheduled to begin Monday morning in a Westmoreland County courtroom.

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Many, many awful things are happening in this country which frighten me severely.

From brightly colored birds to foggy vistas, the nine photographs recognized as winners of Go Laurel Highlands’ annual photography contest reveal the beauty of the region.

Penn State men’s hockey was unable to capitalize on the first outdoor game in program history at Beaver Stadium, falling to Michigan State, 5-4, in overtime Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 74,575.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Cameron Carr finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Baylor snapped a four-game losing streak with a 63-53 victory over West Virginia on Saturday.

Goaltender Sergei Murashov made 26 saves on 27 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-1 win against the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s latest game was like a microcosm of its season.

Milestones have a way of following high-level basketball teams on their journey through banner seasons.

Brooke Dufford scored 20 points to lead Seneca Valley to a 56-33 victory over North Hills (6-11, 3-5) in Section 1-6A girls basketball Saturday. Natalie Hambly added 14 points and Reece McFadden had 11 for the Raiders (12-5, 8-0).

It’s been 70 years since a B-25 bomber ran out of fuel, splashed down on the Monongahela River near today’s Homestead Grays Bridge and was never seen again.

As evening fell on Pittsburgh Saturday, nurses and healthcare workers gathered beside the Fred Rogers Memorial on the North Shore to honor Alex Pretti, the nurse killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, and call for an end to ICE brutality and violations of freedom.

Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.

Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.

It was at a relatively minor event in upstate New York in September 2022 that Ilia Malinin, the self-anointed “Quad God” who was fast becoming the biggest name in figure skating, finally landed the jump that so many people had thought impossible.

On Saturday at PPG Paints Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back members of the squad that won the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup title in 2016 in recognition of the upcoming 10th anniversary of that accomplishment.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If it seems like Christian Gonzalez is lingering on the field during pregame warmups on Super Bowl Sunday, that’s because he probably will be.