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Strong junior class aims to carry Belle Vernon across finish line
The past five seasons of Belle Vernon football have been equal parts scintillating and frustrating. The Leopards proved they were one of the best teams in Class 4A, reaching the WPIAL title game twice and the semifinals three times. The down side? There are no gold trophies in the case...
Reserve man who shot girlfriend in front of her children gets 8 years in prison
A Reserve man who shot a woman three times in front of her young children will spend at least eight years in prison. Joseph Hogg, 37, was sentenced Thursday by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Randal B. Todd after he pleaded guilty in April to attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary...
Laurels & lances: Fuel, funds, a dog and guns
Laurel: To trying new things. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is pondering a proposal from Kilocharge, a Rostraver-based company, that would designate up to 16 parking spots at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to a specific purpose. The idea is to have eight charging stations at the airport, allowing people...
Rep. Scott Perry says he’s ‘not a target’ of FBI probe amid reports of subpoenas for other Pa. GOP lawmakers
Details remained scarce a day after a news report that several Republican lawmakers in Harrisburg had been subpoenaed this week as part of the federal inquiry into efforts to organize a slate of pro-Trump electors in the 2020 presidential election. But at least one figure whose name has emerged prominently...
Train conductor, engineer sue Norfolk Southern over 2021 derailment
Two Norfolk Southern Railway employees who were controlling a train that derailed on East Carson Street in Baldwin in December are suing their company. Edward Mansfield, of Cranberry Township, was the conductor and Matthew Marchionda, of Ambridge, was the locomotive engineer during the Dec. 12 crash. A lawsuit filed Wednesday...
North Shore prepares for crowds as concerts roll into Pittsburgh
Three major concerts and a Steelers game will bring thousands to Pittsburgh’s North Shore over the next four days, and officials urged everyone planning to converge on the area to plan ahead. Billy Joel performs tonight at PNC Park, followed by Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Joan Jett and others on...
Monroeville councilman, police chief presented with state citation for life-saving actions
At the Monroeville council meeting on Aug. 9, state Rep. Brandon Markosek and Mayor Nick Gresock presented council member Eric Poach and police Chief Doug Cole with a state citation commending their life-saving actions. After Monroeville resident David Sheats collapsed at council’s Citizens’ Night on July 7, Poach and Cole...
Beto O’Rourke drops profanity on gun control heckler while discussing Uvalde shooting
DALLAS — Beto O’Rourke is defending the profanity he dropped Wednesday night while confronting a heckler who he said was laughing during his remarks about the Uvalde mass shooting that killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers. The incident occurred during a rally in Mineral Wells as O’Rourke began...
Friends of Boyce Park Committee accepting member applications
The Friends of the Boyce Park Committee is looking for new volunteers. If local residents have an appreciation of nature, a love for community and ideas for park improvements and events, the committee is a perfect fit, according to Plum resident Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis. “It’s an opportunity to bring the park...
Commentary: Brittney Griner has trade value that teacher Marc Fogel does not
The American arrived at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow and was arrested after a luggage search found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil that was prescribed by a U.S. doctor to treat chronic pain. There were various detention facilities, a guilty plea, a hearing in front of Russian judge and an implausibly...
Brackenridge looks to address complaints about street sports
Anyone putting up basketball hoops, soccer or hockey goals on Brackenridge streets could find it to be a costly move. A proposed ordinance would prohibit items like these from encroaching on public rights of way after multiple residents complained about property damage from errant basketballs and street hockey balls. “The...
PNC Bank says it will eliminate insufficient funds fees
PNC Bank personal checking account customers will no longer have to pay non-sufficient fund fees. The bank said today that “it will no longer charge any consumer deposit account customers non-sufficient fund (NSF) fees. This marks the company’s latest effort to enhance the financial well-being of its customers and extends...
Rep. Eric Nelson: Pennsylvania is Exhibit A for why election integrity matters
The recent fiasco that was the Pennsylvania Republican primary for U.S. Senate is Exhibit A on why every state needs to make election integrity a priority. It took nearly three weeks to determine the winner of the election. Imagine attending the Super Bowl and having to wait three weeks, or...
4 of the top 5 picks in this year’s MLB draft were Black — the result of minority development and other grassroots programs
CHICAGO — History was made in the first round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. For the first time in 30 years, nine Black players were drafted in the first round, including four of the top five selections. The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted high school outfielder Druw Jones with the...
Police investigating after pickup found submerged near Bridgeport Dam in Mt. Pleasant Township
Westmoreland County Park Police are investigating after an abandoned mid-1990s Chevy truck was found submerged at the Bridgeport Dam in Mt. Pleasant Township Thursday afternoon. The truck was found around 9 a.m. by two men magnet fishing, park police said. It was located in the reservoir of the dam —...
James Franklin evaluates Penn State’s early practices, performance of freshmen players
STATE COLLEGE — As Penn State’s Sept. 1 season-opening date at Purdue inches closer, the leader of the Nittany Lions’ program has learned plenty about a team attempting to rebound from a 7-6 finish in 2021. James Franklin, in his ninth season, is supervising a 2022 group that features a...
Letter to the editor: Cheney’s integrity admirable
I share letter-writer Maria Maliszewski’s concern for Liz Cheney’s future (“Liz Cheney won’t get reelected,” July 30, TribLIVE). Not that I’m her biggest fan; we couldn’t be much farther apart on the political spectrum. And if the people of Wyoming would elect a reasonable replacement, perhaps someone more centrist, I...
Peters man charged in death of infant son left in hot van for hours
A father who told police he forgot his infant son in a hot van for hours in Upper St. Clair in June has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to police. Khang Nguyen, 33, said he’d left 3-month-old Kayden in his 2022 Toyota Sienna shortly before 11 a.m. on June...
Letter to the editor: Plenty of evidence for Jan. 6
Letter-writer Kathleen Bollinger (“Jan. 6 witch hunt,” Aug. 4, TribLIVE) compares the investigation into the attempted coup against our government to the terrible events of the Salem witch trials, wherein hundreds of people were imprisoned and 20 were executed for their alleged crimes of “witchcraft,” all without a shred of...
Editorial: Too much Super PAC money in Pa.’s U.S. Senate race
Money makes elections go around. That’s nothing new. Political fundraisers are the only things more common in a campaign than stump speeches and kissing babies. Like it or not, they make the rest of a campaign possible. They provide the capital to pay for ads on television and online, the...
The Stroller, Aug. 11, 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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Springdale to celebrate Community Day Springdale Community Day will be from 11...
Letter to the editor: Gun ownership and freedom
Rights can be considered to be individualistic or society-wide. The Founding Fathers, understanding that individual rights don’t actually lead to freedoms, wrote the Bill of Rights to provide the American society with certain freedoms. Take the Second Amendment. When people cite it as justification for our lax gun laws, they...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 10, 2022: Recently promoted Endy Rodriguez homers in Curve victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 51-53) had its game against Memphis (Cardinals) postponed because of inclement weather. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Thursday. Game 1 will start at 6:05 with Game 2 following 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Both games will be seven innings....
Mehmet Oz scored a $50,000 annual tax break on his $3.1 million Montgomery County manor
PHILADELPHIA — When Mehmet Oz bought a bucolic farmhouse in Montgomery County last year, he not only acquired property in the state where he’s running for Senate, he also scored a $50,000-a-year tax break. While the purchase seemed designed to put to rest questions about Oz’s ties to the Keystone...
17-year-old killed in wood chipper accident in Lehigh County is identified
A 17-year-old from Coplay died Tuesday when he was partially pulled into a commercial wood chipper in North Whitehall Township. Isiah M. Bedocs was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to a news release from Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. An autopsy, completed Wednesday morning, showed the...
