Pets are not just animals that live in our homes. For many people, their cats and dogs, birds and ferrets and other critters are a part of the family.

It’s an odd dichotomy for Alex Nedeljkovic.

I didn’t think it was possible to find anyone who was more upset about the 2025 NFL Draft than Mel Kiper.

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The 1981 film “The Four Seasons,” written and directed by and starring Alan Alda, gets re-envisioned as a relatable, ultimately winning eight-episode Netflix comedy starring Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo and Will Forte.

Fox Chapel and O’Hara officials recently approved this year’s paving projects.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 14-13) had a 6-2 lead after six innings and lost 9-6 to Omaha (Royals). 1B Darick Hall (.209) homered for the second straight game, hitting a two-run shot, his third of the season. He went 1 for 4. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.274) went 1 for 4 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs. SS Liover Peguero (.258) went 1 for 3 with a double, run ...

Editor’s note: The North Allegheny Journal is featuring candidate interviews only in contested races.

“Ordinary people trained to do the extraordinary.”

Scottish Heritage Day

A 52-page book to celebrate the Blawnox centennial might surprise readers with its eye-opening tidbits about the rivertown.

The WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 60 teams with a week left in the regular season.

The WPIAL softball playoff field is taking shape and currently sits at 65 teams with a week left in the regular season.

Lexie Hames threw a no-hitter and struck out 18 to lift Seneca Valley to a 5-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Class 6A softball Wednesday afternoon.

Only two classifications saw changes last week in the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings as we bid farewell to April.

While thoughts and prayers go out to those in the state still recovering from a damaging storm Tuesday, there was a great calm in the state softball rankings as we head into May.

An 0.68 ERA is proof that Avonworth pitcher Carson Franc has had other great outings, but his coach called this one his best yet.

Phones blared emergency signals in unison as Tuesday’s destructive storm approached Charles A. Huston Middle School in Lower Burrell. On the baseball diamond, host Burrell had just taken the lead against Deer Lakes in the bottom of the fourth inning when the storm hit.

BRYCE CANYON CITY, Utah — Two people died in a 380-foot fall from a viewing area in southern Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park.

In February, singer Sheryl Crow celebrated Valentine’s Day by dumping her Tesla in a video she posted to Instagram. Soon after, a man with a gun showed up on her Nashville property.

Falling into last place with one week left in the regular season is not a good recipe for a postseason run.

A federal judge has strongly rebuked Apple, finding that the iPhone maker willfully violated a court injunction in an antitrust case filed by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performed Wednesday evening at the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica in Unity.