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Family of pedestrian struck and killed by bus Downtown sues Pittsburgh Regional Transit
The estate of a woman who was struck and killed by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus Downtown this year filed a lawsuit against the agency on Thursday. Dal Maya Rai, 64, of Whitehall, was struck at Liberty and Sixth avenues around 6:15 a.m. Jan. 11. A complaint filed in the...
Flying solo, Chick’s Picks makes Week 5 WPIAL football predictions
Chick’s Picks relies on her crystal ball to assist in the large majority of her predictions. Though its accuracy has been proven year after year in Chick’s Picks’ exceptional prognosticating record, there are certain times throughout the year when the crystal ball needs a little extra help. This week, with...
Through the Years: Big burst helps Freeport trounce Richland
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Freeport scored 29 points in a 5-minute span en route to a 38-0 romp over Richland on Sept. 29, 1972. Kent Crytzer ran...
‘Pink Hat Lady’ ordered to home confinement pending November trial
A federal judge this week ordered a Mercer County woman charged in the Capitol insurrection to remain on home confinement pending trial. Rachel Powell, who is living near Grove City, became known as the “Pink Hat Lady” because of the hat she was wearing during her alleged participation in the...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s husband files for divorce
The husband of outspoken Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., filed for divorce Wednesday after 27 years of marriage, according to the pair’s hometown paper, the Rome News-Tribune. Perry Greene reportedly said that their union is “irretrievably broken” and filed a motion to seal his filing, which he said contains sensitive...
Laurels & lances: Growing, going, giving
Laurel: To a grand gourd. Westmoreland County made a good showing with a super squash. Eric Gunstrom of Harrison City was awarded first place in the 58th annual Barnesville, Ohio, Pumpkin Festival with a monster vegetable weighing in at 2,405 pounds. It took an investment of about 30 hours per...
$10K reward offered for information on burned Pittsburgh Police vehicles
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $10,000 reward for information surrounding the arson of three Pittsburgh Police vehicles. ATF investigators arrived on scene early Wednesday at the academy at 900 N. Lincoln Ave. in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. The three cars were parked in the...
Greenfield man, who claimed sleepwalking, sentenced for killing infant son
Luca Neidert would now be 2 years, 9 months and 6 days old. He would be walking, starting to potty train and talking in full sentences, his grandmother said. His imagination would be developing. He would be able to sing and dance. He would be alive. Instead, Luca was killed...
Pittsburgh school employee assaulted by student, officials say
A student was taken into police custody after assaulting a school employee at Thursday morning at Oliver Citywide Academy, officials said. Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said the employee was taken to a hospital after the 8:57 a.m. incident. A condition was not available. “As an added precaution, the...
Best of Blawnox hosts Fall Harvest Fest
The Best of Blawnox will be celebrating its Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, noon to 3 p.m. at Blawnox Community Park. There will be more than 25 vendors and different activities for children, including a duck and chicken rescue and a bee keeper. Special guest Doug Oster will...
Peter Morici: Biden’s student-debt forgiveness encourages universities to raise tuition
Present Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness has attracted wide criticism, but few express the menace it poses to the Federal Reserve and congressional powers. Federal student loans create more equal access to quality higher education for working- and middle-class students, and the average college graduate earns more, lives longer and expresses...
Greg Fulton: It’s inflation, stupid
When Bill Clinton was running for president in 1992, his chief political strategist was James Carville. Carville presented himself as a good old country boy from Louisiana, but really was one of the sharpest and best political minds in the country. Carville understood politics and had the pulse of the...
Letter to the editor: Who’s blindly loyal to who?
Just read Rob Grasser’s letter “What if Fetterman wins and resigns?” (Sept. 19, TribLIVE). I almost choked on my toast. In it, he says “… it shows a dangerous political trend: blind loyalty to a political party instead of loyalty to constituents and the Constitution.” Well, now, he perfectly describes...
Letter to the editor: McCarthy coverage not balanced
In your 15-paragraph article covering Kevin McCarthy’s speech in Monongahela (“Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, others visit Monongahela to unveil House GOP’s midterm agenda,” Sept. 23, TribLIVE), five paragraphs concerned former President Trump and five paragraphs were devoted to President Biden, leaving 5 paragraphs to McCarthy’s message. Is this what...
Editorial: Judah Samet provided example in sharing stories of Holocaust, Tree of Life
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year. It is the start of the High Holy Days — a time of celebration and a time to revel in the honeyed sweetness of life and goodness of God. It is marked by the phrase “Shanah tovah,” meaning “good year.” This year, Rosh...
The Stroller, Sept. 29, 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. Let us know about your Halloween happenings The Valley News Dispatch...
Letter to the editor: Our borders are not ‘open’
I’m sick and tired of all this “open borders” claptrap. Our borders haven’t been open since 1883. Instead, there is a mess at the border, and it’s been that way for decades. In 2006, a bipartisan group in the Senate drew up a reform plan, but Republican House members torpedoed...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 28, 2022
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Nonsection Penn-Trafford 3, Aquinas Academy 2 Peters Township 6, Upper St. Clair 0 Soccer Boys Thursday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1 North Allegheny at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Shaler at North Hills,...
High school roundup for Sept. 28, 2022: Mt. Lebanon girls soccer maintains top spot in section
Melia Peer and Leah Kessler scored to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 2-1 victory over Canon-McMillan in Section 2-4A girls soccer Wednesday. The Blue Devils (10-1-1, 8-1) stayed in first place in the section, ahead of Peters Township (7-1-2, 6-1-1), which had its match with Bethel Park postponed by a...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 28, 2022: Endy Rodriguez hits 1st Triple-A homer in Indy’s last game
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 74-75) finished off its season with another loss to Columbus (Guardians), 11-3. C Endy Rodriguez (.455) smacked his first home run in Triple-A with a solo shot in the top of the sixth, finishing the scoring for the Indians. Over three levels, Rodriguez slashed .323/.407/.997 with 25 home...
Mehmet Oz picks up key endorsement from national business organization for his ‘pro-growth’ views
When it comes to who should be a voice for Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate for the next six years, the world’s largest business organization has chosen Republican candidate Mehmet Oz. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced it was endorsing Oz in the hotly contested race against Democrat...
Doug Mastriano said in 2019 that women who violate an abortion ban should be charged with murder
Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, suggested in 2019 that women who violate an abortion ban he proposed should be charged with murder, a position considered far outside the political mainstream. In a radio interview with WITF, Mastriano — then a state senator — was asked about legislation...
New coaches have Mars, Highlands in thick of section race
Two first-year coaches have Highlands and Mars back in conference contention. Highlands graduate Matt Bonislawski, who quarterbacked the Golden Rams to the 2001 WPIAL Class 3A semifinals, has piloted the Highlands to a 5-0 overall mark, 2-0 in Greater Allegheny Conference play. Eric Kasperowicz, after a year in the collegiate...
Warm up with some A-K Valley Week 5 picks from The Birdie
Last week: 12-1 Season: 49-8 (86.0%) When high school football fans make their way to their local stadium Friday night, they might be experiencing their first real cold weather game of the season. Lows could be approaching the upper 30s. This does not please The Birdie, of course. He would...
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 5
Thursday City League Allderdice at Brashear, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Moon at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Big East Gateway at Hempfield, 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Norwin at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. (HSSN, 107.1...
