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Audit: Pa. Turnpike’s future financial viability requires immediate legislative action
Without some legislative action and innovative solutions, the Pennsylvania Turnpike could be on its way to becoming the “nicest roadway in the nation that no one ever uses,” said state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor. The turnpike commission has accumulated $13.2 billion in debt — or $1.5 billion more than the...
2 Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship administrators receive awards
Two Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship administrators received awards recognizing their efforts to improve the school and its quality of education. PHCSE’s newest principal, Jessica Zuk, received the 2022 George Award for Outstanding Coordinator Leader from the international education organization MicroSociety Inc. The award recognizes her time as a...
Sewickley Academy students go back to school
Sewickley Academy welcomed students back to school on Sept. 1. “The first day of school was filled with high energy, warmth, and lots of smiles,” said associate head of school Chris Anderson. “Our community was thrilled to be reunited, and our teachers dedicated time for students to get to know...
Baruch Stein: Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump
Donald Trump is currently targeted by more than 15 separate legal proceedings, including proceedings in Georgia pertaining to election interference, financial cases in New York, an FBI investigation reportedly pertaining to his handling of classified information, and cases brought by police officers, members of Congress and the NAACP over the...
Westmoreland happenings: takeout shish kebabs and gyros, car show, bingos
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Movie review: ‘Barbarian’ a horror triumph replete with satisfying twists and turnsVideo
Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez tapped an up-and-coming genre filmmaker, Edgar Wright, to make a parody trailer for a fake movie to play between their “Grindhouse” double feature. Wright came up with “Don’t,” in which a gravelly voice intones, “If you are thinking of going into this...
Police: 17-year-old with firearm in Duquesne arrested
Allegheny County Police arrested a juvenile with a gun in Duquesne just days after a teen girl was killed in that city. Justice Hayden, 17, of Duquesne was taken into custody Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m. after a foot chase. Police said they saw him and two other juveniles at...
Northern Tier Library celebrates Love Your Library Month
September is Love Your Library Month, and Northern Tier Library is celebrating its sixth annual Love Your Library Campaign. During September, all donations made to the library will receive a prorated match from the Buncher Foundation. A number of fundraisers are being held: Mum Plant Sale As one of its...
Jane Ladley: How my 8-year lawsuit helped settle public employees’ rights
This Labor Day felt different. For the first time in eight years, I celebrated with family and friends without also battling the state’s largest labor union in court. My long journey through the legal system ended this spring — and its result is relevant to thousands of public employees across...
Sewickley Valley Community Fund grant provides AEDs to Leetsdale VFD
The Sewickley Valley Community Fund recently provided a grant to the Leetsdale Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of new automated external defibrillators. The new Zoll AEDs will replace units that are outdated and potentially unreliable, and are also identical to the units currently in use by the Quaker Valley...
Letter to the editor: Loan forgiveness a Dem scheme for votes
Anther Democratic political scheme to gather votes — cancellation and/or reduction of student loan debt at the expense of a $300 billion taxpayer burden. What are we teaching these students? A sense of responsibility, not! If they incurred the debt, then they should work to repay. What an insult to...
Police: Shark kills Erie woman snorkeling in Bahamas
A 58-year-old woman who was a longtime employee at Erie’s Gannon University was killed in a shark attack while snorkeling with her family in the Bahamas on Tuesday, the university said. Gannon identified the woman as Caroline DiPlacido in a statement released to the university community on Wednesday morning. She...
Letter to the editor: Lying politicians will pay the price
Nothing shocks me more in this life than politics gone wrong. Just to win in the political arena to further advance their corrupt sense of values on all Americans, politicians spread malicious lies and deceit to control the American people. Lies said against other politicians are deadly sins. God is...
Letter to the editor: Here’s why FBI ‘raided’ Trump’s home
To answer letter-writer Ken Bearer’s query, “Why the Trump raid?” (Aug. 17, TribLIVE): Donald Trump took a large cache of sensitive government records and hid them in an unsecure area at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The documents were the property of the American people and were supposed to be securely stored...
Editorial: Common sense solutions for housing are great idea
People frustrated by government often cite one troubling factor: a lack of common sense. That can look like a committee spending months debating a solution to a problem your regular person on the street finds fairly obvious. The length of time it takes to decide to put a stop sign...
Letter to the editor: Abortion ‘rights’ will destroy our families
The right to choose was given to us by God, not by woman or man (Garden of Eden). Choice requires an understanding between right and wrong. If we choose wrong, serious consequences often jeopardize our relationships. Choice allows us to “freely” respond to God’s enormous love for us. God does...
The Stroller, Sept. 7, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your 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. Arts Festival returns to Saxonburg The annual Saxonburg Festival of the Arts...
Letter to the editor: Legislators working for themselves
One can only stare in disbelief at the editorial “Lawmakers’ big raises are an affront to Pa. taxpayers” (Aug. 21, TribLIVE). The audacity of our Pennsylvania legislators is breathtaking. At a time when many of us are struggling, our lawmakers give themselves a 14% raise in a two-year period. But...
More than 300 Pennsylvanians are on FBS college football teams. Here’s where they’re playing
Players from Pennsylvania are represented on Football Bowl Subdivision rosters from coast to coast. Eighty of the 131 teams in the FBS have at least one member from the Keystone State, with Penn State, Pittsburgh and Temple leading the way. Checks of every FBS team roster found 331 players with...
New Jersey man accused of raping Penn State student in dorm room, police say
A New Jersey man was accused Tuesday of raping a Penn State student inside her dorm room. Jacob S. Tillman, 20, told university police during an interview last month there is “no doubt in my mind that I raped her,” a detective wrote in an affidavit of probable cause. “I...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 6, 2022: Endy Rodriguez goes 3 for 4 in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 67-61) was edged out by Omaha (Royals), 8-7. RHP Austin Brice (5.98) started and allowed seven runs on six hits in 1.2 innings. LHP Cam Alldred (2.18) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out four. C Carter Bins (.207) went 2 for 3...
Remember When: Parnassus National Bank closed in 1953 after the bank’s president confessed to embezzling $600,000
There was a time when community banks in the Alle-Kiski Valley thrived. For example, there was the Old Freeport Bank and the Avonmore National Bank, both of which served their communities for many years. But, perhaps, the most well-known community bank was Parnassus National Bank. The bank dated to 1872,...
Remember When: A look back at how the Alle-Kiski Valley’s school districts were built
With school beginning for many students across the Alle-Kiski Valley, it’s a good time to look at how the configuration of local school districts today could have been vastly different if initial proposals were followed years ago. For instance, on Dec. 17, 1962, Allegheny County school officials proposed a high...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 6, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Northeast Pine-Richland at Penn Hills, 7 p.m. Nonconference Aliquippa at North Catholic, 7 p.m. Apollo-Ridge at Deer Lakes, 7 p.m. Armstrong at New Castle, 7...
High school roundup for Sept. 6, 2022: Deer Lakes beats Shady Side Academy on buzzer beater
Nate Litrun scored off a corner kick with seven seconds left in double overtime to give Deer Lakes a 1-0 victory over Shady Side Academy in a Section 1 matchup of top teams in WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer. Deer Lakes (4-1, 2-1) is fifth in the latest Trib HSSN...
