The letter “Littering ruining our roads” (Nov. 26, TribLive) prompted me to add my two cents worth. Let’s start with: PennDOT is a joke! Hard to say it any other way. We have the second highest gas tax in the country at .576 cents/gallon. On top of that they have the cash cow called the Pennsylvania Turnpike that gives them millions more.

The Murrysville Community Library staff is looking to get some books off the shelf before undergoing a massive renovation next month.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine has been released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.

SYDNEY — As the sounds of bullets rang out and the bodies fell, the young mother threw herself on top of her 5-year-old son and prayed.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency’s collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions.

INDIANA, Pa. — Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine has received a new boost from the school’s council of trustees.

Trish Imbrogno described her debut EP, “Bluegrass Love Songs, Volume One,” as leaning into the “gentler” side of bluegrass love songs, or in other words, “the heartbreakers where nobody ends up in a river.

There will be two opponents on the field Monday night at Acrisure Stadium. But the fans in the stands will have a battle too — against the wind and cold.

The Pittsburgh Steelers probably don’t want to view themselves as being in the same neighborhood as the Miami Dolphins, a team that isn’t a true AFC contender.

Monday’s “Fist Call” recaps Kenny Pickett’s rough first start as a Las Vegas Raider. We examine the Steelers’ next opponent in Detroit. We look at Philip Rivers’ NFL return.

My knee-jerk reaction to how bad the Pittsburgh Penguins have gotten in the third period of hockey games is to say that it’s mental. It’s psychological at this point.

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Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, Iron City Distilling is hitting a major milestone.

Rena Ostlund views the 2026 NFL Draft as a prime opportunity to earn extra income. She’s listed her Oakmont home for rent during what’s expected to be Pittsburgh’s largest tourism event ever.

Mary Bauer isn’t a police officer, but you’ll find her office inside the Sharpsburg Police Department.

The Sewickley post office is one step closer to being renamed in honor of a late Black borough historian and author.

Westmoreland County’s first investigating grand jury in more than three decades wrapped up its work with recommendations of criminal charges in three cases last week.

While many people will be enjoying the next few weeks surrounded by friends and family, many of our neighbors will be isolated, especially those in their senior years.

The letter-writer who wrote “Killing survivors a sign of our moral collapse” (Dec. 7, TribLive) is correct, but where was he for the past 30 years? There were only two boat survivors killed in this recent incident, but in 2003 we illegally invaded Iraq under the false pretense they possessed weapons of mass destruction to start our endless war on ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have the eyes of the nation as they host the Miami Dolphins on “Monday Night Football.”

Goaltender Filip Larsson made 31 saves on 37 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 6-2 loss to the Charlotte Checkers at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.

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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 15.

Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 15.

SEATTLE — Philip Rivers fought back tears as he considered what message it would send to his sons — or the young men he has coached — that he nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to victory at age 44.