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The Stroller, Dec. 24, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Train display continues through Jan. 9 Bull Creek United Presbyterian Church,...
Letter to the editor: Let’s follow third-grader’s example and be kind
Regarding third grader Ava Kostewicz’s letter “Kindness keeps us connected” (Sept. 4, TribLIVE): When I read your letter (which I clipped and kept), it brought tears to my eyes. It wasn’t because it made me sad, but that this was coming from a young lady who could see the needs...
Letter to the editor: Remembering the generous heart of Franco Harris
It is with a heavy heart that I write this memory of Franco Harris. It is a unique glimpse into his heart. A few years ago, in my position as executive director of a drug treatment center during the height of the opioid epidemic, Franco agreed to be the keynote...
Gary Franks: A Trojan horse at our border?
Could America be engaged in a Trojan horse war? If so, we are losing badly. I am referring to the crisis at the Mexican border. Do Democrats really want to fix it? Many have said that politics is not rocket science. They would be right. After all, numerous occupations are...
Freeport volleyball’s Phillips leads Alle-Kiski hall of fame class
Freeport volleyball coach Tom Phillips is famous for maintaining one of the state top scholastic girls volleyball programs — and wearing his lucky gold ballcap. But the coach of the two-time state champion Yellowjackets won’t be needing his good-luck ballcap May 20 as he will be one of 10 inductees...
Original ‘That ‘70s Show’ cast returns in ‘That ‘90s Show’ trailer, Danny Masterson notably absentVideo
Original stars from “That ’70s Show” appeared in a trailer for upcoming spinoff “That ’90s Show” on Netflix, but Danny Masterson, who has been accused of rape by four women, was nowhere to be seen. Topher Grace as Eric, Laura Prepon as Donna, Ashton Kutcher as Kelso and Mila Kunis...
Whitney Houston reminds us we’re human, says biopic director Kasi LemmonsVideo
When news broke that a Whitney Houston biopic was in the works, many folks had the same question: Why? “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” arrived in theaters Friday. It is preceded by countless TV movies, reality series, documentaries, books and other projects that delve into Houston’s life, loves...
Brian Backe: Use your head, not just your heart, when making charitable donations
It is that time of year when a little voice in our head reminds us that it is time to start thinking about giving to charitable nonprofits doing good work in our community and world. Sometimes there is another voice in the background asking, “How do I know they are...
NFL on Christmas Day: Some of the most memorable games of the last 51 years
LOS ANGELES — The concept of playing an NFL game on Christmas Day sounded a lot better to Jay Feely when the schedule came out in the spring than it did as the holiday season approached. It was 2010, and Feely was kicking for the Arizona Cardinals, who were 5-10...
Sports reporter’s snarky winter storm coverage goes viralVideo
What do you do when your TV news team is short-staffed around the holidays and you have a major winter storm blowing in? Well, send your sports reporter into the field, of course. But you’d better be prepared for some blowback. Because they were low on reporters and most of...
Letter to the editor: Mr. President, take action on gun violence
President Jimmy Carter tried to get the hostages out of Iran from 1979 to 1981. If you’re sincere, President Biden, about stopping gun violence in America, I’m advising you that every public building — stores, schools — and even homes should have metal detectors at all entrances to detect guns....
Letter to the editor: Christmas wish list
A Christmas wish list: 1. Tribune Review — continued success and viability, where our opinions matter. 2. Republicans — a backbone. You have more fight against each other than the opposition. 3. Democrats — a brain. Enough said . 4. D.C. political leaders — they should burn in effigy from...
Winter storm brings frigid temps, high winds, snow to Western Pennsylvania
The major winter storm that moved through Western Pennsylvania on Friday, dropping temperature some 40 degrees, will keep the region in a deep freeze on Christmas Eve and on Christmas, the National Weather Service in Moon said. People are likely to wake up Christmas Eve morning to temperatures in the...
Kids for Kids fundraiser at Lower Burrell school rings up thousands for Children’s Hospital
Each year, students at Stewart Elementary School in Lower Burrell forgo having classroom holiday parties on the last day before Christmas break. Instead, they bring in their own toys, collectibles and handmade items to sell to other students and faculty to raise money for a charity. This year, the students...
What Josh Shapiro’s transition team says about how he’ll govern, and why some picks are raising eyebrows
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The transition team helping Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro prepare for office is wide-ranging and, in some cases, controversial, offering a...
Letter to the editor: Scrooge-like ghosts ought to visit Musk
Elon Musk is crying out for an intervention. Do ghosts in the Twitter machine exist who can perform Scrooge-style visitations on the misbegotten magnate and help him reclaim his wayward soul? It’s hard to picture such a natural born, amoral, noxious blowhard awakening as a reborn and glorious Christmas butterfly,...
Chapel Downs residents in Harmar should see end to sewer line woes in 2023
Two Harmar sewage projects are set to move forward in 2023 because the township received two county gambling revenue grants. Matt Pitsch, township engineer, said the township has received two grants from Allegheny County’s Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund. He said one is a 2022 grant the township applied...
The Stroller, Dec. 23, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Monarch Hospice seeking volunteers Monarch Hospice, Lower Burrell, is looking for...
Laurels & lances: Naughty & nice
Laurel: To a worthy legacy. When Lower Burrell’s Brian Shaw, a New Kensington police officer, was killed in the line of duty in 2017, it didn’t bring an end to his service to the community. Five years later, a scholarship in Shaw’s name is making a difference in the lives...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to police for help resolving NJ nightmare
My most sincere thank-you to Officer Zakary Fedunok of the West Deer Township Police Department for resolving a four-month nightmare of mine. In August, I was billed for running a toll gate on the New Jersey Turnpike, on which I had never traveled. After numerous efforts to prove my innocence,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 22, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 87, Ambridge 47 Class A Section 3 Neighborhood Academy 62, Hillel Academy 24 Nonsection Aliquippa 48, Steel Valley 45 Bishop Canevin 52, Carlynton 41 Burgettstown 67, Avella 34 California 73, Frazier 71 Canon-McMillan 73, Connellsville 34 Chartiers-Houston...
High school roundup for Dec. 22, 2022: Deer Lakes stops OLSH’s state-record win streak at 74
Bryce Robson scored 21 points as Deer Lakes ended the longest winning streak in Pennsylvania boys high school basketball history at 74 games Thursday night, beating Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 70-55. Billy Schaeffer added 17 points and Nate Litrun had 12 for the Lancers (5-3), who jumped out...
Penguins wear No. 32 on helmets in honor of Franco Harris
The Penguins paid tribute to Steelers great Franco Harris, who died Wednesday at age 72, by wearing No. 32 decals on their helmets for a home game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. The team played a tribute on the arena video board before faceoff...
Fox Chapel grad Pilarski catches on with Dodgers
Not only did Fox Chapel graduate Jake Pilarski agree to sign with an MLB team, he will join one of the sport’s premier franchises. Pilarski will sign a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will report to the team’s minor-league training facility in February. Pilarski played for the Washington...
Carl Kurlander: Franco Harris, a true hero
There already was going to be much written about Franco Harris, the legendary Pittsburgh Steeler who 50 years ago caught a deflected pass off his teammate at the last minute of a game against the Oakland Raiders in a play that would be known forever as the “Immaculate Reception.” Now,...
