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Letter to the editor: Republican commissioners saving us money?
I was happy to see that the Republican Westmoreland County commissioners removed the ballot drop box in front of the courthouse to save us money (“Republican commissioners remove ballot drop box from Westmoreland courthouse,” Sept. 28, TribLIVE). Wonderful. Oh, by the way, are these the same Republican commissioners who returned...
Sounding off: Readers’ thoughts on upcoming elections
Fetterman best choice for veterans, and all of us This issue is not red or blue. It’s a “red, white or blue, what did veterans do for you?” issue. I’m a 100% disabled veteran and the CEO of the nonprofit Wellness for Veterans. I assist veterans in obtaining their entitled...
Pitt students demand safety during rally in Oakland after sexual assault reports
More than 100 University of Pittsburgh students protested Friday in front of and inside the Cathedral of Learning after reports of a sexual assault inside the historic building in Oakland. Pitt reported on its crime alerts website that the assault occurred at 4:20 p.m. Monday in a stairwell in side...
Letter to the editor: Vote Republican to save our future
Before you vote, remember who shut down our country for two years and longer … the Democrats. Besides those on the national level like President Biden, Nancy Pelosi and other swamp creatures, we have to look no further than our own state. In Pennsylvania, we had Gov. Tom Wolf, Lt....
Editorial: Making naloxone more affordable is lifesaving
Naloxone is a life saver. There is no way around it. There are few drugs that even in the most untrained hands have the ability to flip the switch on a medical emergency. It can pull someone away from the edge of a deadly narcotic overdose and give a second...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum museum displays works of Rudy Tutka The current exhibit at...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman best choice for veterans, and all of us
This issue is not red or blue. It’s a “red, white or blue, what did veterans do for you?” issue. I’m a 100% disabled veteran and the CEO of the nonprofit Wellness for Veterans. I assist veterans in obtaining their entitled benefits, so I understand how important it is to...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 6
Top performers for Week 6 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 357 - Dayshaun Burnett, Imani Christian (24 of 39) 340 - Brody Evans, Thomas Jefferson (20 of 29) 291 - Alec Anderson, Carmichaels (20 of 37) 280 - Carson Heinle, Kiski Area (22 of 32) 252 -...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 7, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A North Allegheny 20, Mt. Lebanon 6 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 27, Upper St. Clair 14 Peters Township 48, Moon 8 Big East Franklin Regional 35, Norwin 0 Gateway 21, Penn-Trafford 10 Northeast North Hills 35, Shaler 23 Penn Hills 29,...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Anderson guides Carmichaels past Monessen in TCS
Alec Anderson threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two TDs as Carmichaels outlasted Monessen, 40-36, to pick up the WPIAL Class A Tri-County South Conference win Friday night. Tyler Richmond and A.J. Donaldson caught TD passes for Carmichaels (5-2, 3-1). Tyvaughn Kershaw ran for 181 yards...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Spencer leads No. 3 Serra Catholic past Yough
Amire Spencer had 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Serra Catholic scored a 28-14 win over Yough (2-5, 1-3) in WPIAL Class 2A Allegheny Conference play Friday night. Elijah Ward threw for 121 yards and a touchdown while teammate Quadir Stribling tossed for 131 yards and one...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: North Catholic edges Hampton in overtime
Kaden Sarver hit Gavin Kamody with a 19-yard touchdown pass in overtime to give North Catholic a 13-7 victory over Hampton (3-4, 1-2) in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference on Friday night. North Catholic (4-3, 2-2) tied the game in the fourth quarter on a 65-yard punt return by...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Fox Chapel Area High School National Honor Society students are sponsoring the fourth annual Boo Bash from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the high school. This Halloween celebration is for children from pre-kindergarten through third grade. Participants will trick-or-treat through the halls of the high school, engage in fun games...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Shady Side Academy takes down Knoch in Allegheny 6
Darrin Haynes scored on a 20-yard run in the first quarter and Joey Bellinotti had two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lead Shady Side Academy to a 30-12 victory over Knoch in a WPIAL Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference football game Friday night. Carter Simko also scored on a...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: No. 1 North Allegheny tops Mt. Lebanon
Logan Kushner and Khiryn Boyd ran for touchdowns and Jack Yatchenko scored on a fumble recovery as top-ranked North Allegheny earned a 20-6 victory over No. 3 Mt. Lebanon (2-5, 1-2) in a Class 6A football game Friday night. Kushner threw for 81 yards for the Tigers (6-1, 3-0). Canon-McMillan...
Sto-Rox continues to roll with mercy-rule win over Washington
Sto-Rox lost two nonconference games by three points apiece and allowed 48 points in those losses combined to open the season. Since then, the Vikings have allowed only seven points, all of which came in the first of what is now four-straight wins after Friday night, to Charleroi. In the...
Gateway beats Penn-Trafford to take home victory bell
The Gateway Gators defeated the Penn-Trafford Warriors, 21-10, at Antimarino Field at Gateway High School in the Battle of the Victory Bell. It was Gateway’s first win over the Warriors (4-3, 1-2) in three seasons. After last season’s loss, coach Don Holl and the Gators (6-1, 2-1) were hungry for...
Southmoreland football romps past South Allegheny
Southmoreland has had a rough go of things lately, but its playoff hopes were boosted in a big 36-6 win at South Allegheny in Class 3A Interstate Conference play Friday night. “It was a great win, but we’ve got to win one more to make playoffs, and that’s our goal,”...
Oz and Fetterman have a big debate Oct. 25. How many people will have voted by then?
As soon as Lt. Gov. John Fetterman accepted a debate invitation for Oct. 25, Mehmet Oz said their matchup would fall too late in the cycle — two weeks before Election Day — given people could start voting by mail as early as late September. He criticized Fetterman for declining...
Covid shots saved at least 330,000 seniors’ lives last year
Covid-19 booster vaccinations can save tens of thousands of lives in the weeks and months ahead, Biden administration officials said, citing new data that shows the impact of previous shots on hospitalizations and deaths among older Americans. Primary immunizations were associated with up to 680,000 fewer covid hospitalizations and between...
Freeport grinds out win over East Allegheny behind ‘skinny’ offensive line
Freeport might not be the biggest team around, but the Yellowjackets have the ability to dominate the line of scrimmage. That’s what happened Friday night as Freeport posted a key Allegheny 6 Conference victory, 35-13 over East Allegheny. The Yellowjackets ran for 407 yards — 263 by senior Ben Lane...
Elizabeth Forward cruises to victory over Mt. Pleasant
A quick-strike offense and a shutdown defense helped lead Elizabeth Forward to a 42-14 win over visiting Mt. Pleasant in Class 3A’s Interstate Conference on Friday night at Warriors Stadium. EF’s Zach Boyd continued to show he’s one of the most dominant players in the WPIAL, and the Warriors defense...
Gary Franks: Black people must end ‘eggs-in-one-basket’ politics
I’ll never forget the laughter about my candidacy when I first ran for office in an area in Connecticut that is over 90% white. Political leaders joked that white voters would not vote for me because I am Black, and Black people would not vote for me because I am...
Highly touted freshman Pitt basketball player Dior Johnson charged with assaulting woman, suspended from team
A University of Pittsburgh basketball player is facing charges of aggravated assault, strangulation and false imprisonment after an incident that took place last month. Dior Johnson, 18, of Forbes Avenue, Oakland, is accused of assaulting a woman Sept. 5 and again the next morning in his apartment because he was...
Mt. Lebanon, Knoch teams win WPIAL doubles titles
At the WPIAL girls tennis doubles championships Friday, a Knoch team gave its school a four-peat while a Mt. Lebanon duo put its school back on top after a long time away. In Class 2A, Knoch’s Ally Bauer and Lindsey Greb, the top seed, defeated Sewickley Academy’s Rayna Thakkar and...
