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Editorial: Hallam’s Airbnb ban shows struggle between safety and freedom
The problem with checks and balances is sometimes they don’t just check other people. Sometimes, they check us, too. It isn’t just dramatic irony. It’s an illustration of equity. The head of the Internal Revenue Services should be just as likely to be audited as anyone who turns in a...
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 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. Tickets on sale for Leechburg-Gilpin Lions purse bash Leechburg-Gilpin Lions Club will...
Letter to the editor: Violence comes from Democrats, too
In an awkward lack of self-awareness, the Trib co-dependently enables “Westmoreland Democrat election concerns” regarding a vandalized yard sign of all things (“Westmoreland Democrats say concerns abound as November election nears,” Sept. 8, TribLIVE). I don’t condone the vandalism, but I’ll pass on the fainting couch routine over Democrats’ feeling...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 3
Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 341 - Codi Mullen, Knoch (22 of 42) 312 - Jake Phillips, Hempfield (18 of 21) 296 - Chris Cibrone, Peters Township (17 of 32) 294 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (19 of 28) 267 - Kole Olszewski,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 16, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon 17, Central Catholic 16 Class 5A Allegheny Six Peters Township 42, South Fayette 28 Big East Franklin Regional 16, Gateway 7 Plum 42, Norwin 13 Northeast Woodland Hills 14, North Hills 0 Class 4A Big Seven McKeesport 33, Laurel Highlands...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: No. 1 Bishop Canevin rolls past Burgettstown
Kole Olszewski threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 38-17 triumph over Burgettstown (1-2, 0-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Marquis Carter added 107 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Crusaders (3-1, 1-0). Cornell 48, Avella 0...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Riverside rallies past Mohawk in MAC showdown
In the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference, Sam Hughes hit Noah George with a 23-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute, 30 seconds left in the game to give Riverside a 32-28 comeback win over Mohawk (0-2, 0-1) on Friday night. Riverside (2-1, 1-0) trailed 15-6 at halftime and 22-19 heading...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Jakub Pickett’s record-setting effort lifts Quaker Valley to victory
Jakub Pickett caught five passes for a school-record 163 yards and two touchdowns as Quaker Valley earned a 40-22 victory over Seton LaSalle (0-4, 0-1) in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night. Troy Kozar threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two TDs for...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 16, 2022: David Bednar pitches 1-2-3 inning on rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 70-68) lost 9-6 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP David Bednar (4.50) pitched a perfect inning as he rehabs a back injury. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (6-7, 5.06) started and was touched up for seven runs, six earned, on six hits and a walk in three innings. RHP Junior Fernandez (5.36)...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Thomas Jefferson topples Latrobe
Brody Evans threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to a 31-21 victory over Latrobe (2-2, 0-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night. Aidan Whalen ran for 112 yards and a touchdown for Thomas Jefferson (3-1, 3-1). Robert Fulton ran...
Boyd, White lead Elizabeth Forward past Shady Side Academy
Zach Boyd and Zion White continue to torch opposing secondaries, and Elizabeth Forward continues to win because of it. The Warriors started a little slower than coach Mike Collodi would have liked, but they still came away with a 42-21 win over Shady Side Academy at Warriors Stadium. Boyd continues...
Aliquippa notches another shutout in win over Montour
After shutting out North Catholic last week, Aliquippa’s defense looked to be in peak form. Nothing happened Friday night to change that view. The Quips held Montour to minus-23 yards of offense in a 33-0 shutout victory in its Class 4A Parkway Conference opener at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium....
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon upsets No. 1 Central Catholic on last-second field goal
Ben McAuley’s 18-yard field goal in the final seconds capped No. 4 Mt. Lebanon’s 17-16 comeback win over top-ranked Central Catholic (2-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A Conference football game Friday night. Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 1-0) trailed 16-0 heading into the fourth quarter. David Shields hit Fred LaSota with a...
Jake Phillips’ 7 touchdowns lead Hempfield to romp of Shaler
Coming into Friday night’s game at Shaler, Hempfield knew it was knocking on history’s door. A performance for the ages blew that door clear off the hinges. Spartans quarterback Jake Phillips accounted for 363 yards of offense and all seven touchdowns as Hempfield (4-0) pounded Shaler, 48-7, on Friday night...
Serra Catholic defense leads way in win vs. Burrell
Time and time again, Serra Catholic’s defense has come up with huge, game-changing plays. A week after winning against Washington by stifling them on a 2-point attempt, the Eagles (3-1, 1-0) defense came up with the goods in a 38-20 conference-opening victory over Burrell (3-1, 0-1). There were two defensive...
Haden Sierocky leads Ligonier Valley past Apollo-Ridge
Haden Sierocky did it all for Ligonier Valley on Friday night. The 6-foot, 176-pound senior rushed for 150 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns, caught four passes for 37 yards and a touchdown, recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass that was tipped by two players before he came...
Kalkstein’s big play helps Penn-Trafford earn narrow win over Belle Vernon
When Penn-Trafford needed to make a big defensive play with less than two minutes to go in a six-point game Friday night, Tommy Kalkstein answered the call. On a third-and-8, the 6-foot-2, 182-pound senior defensive back came up with a late interception of Belle Vernon’s Braden Laux to revive some...
Gary Franks: Is Biden just a rubber stamp?
Who’s a threat to democracy? President Joe Biden is a rubber stamp for the Democrat-controlled Congress. He has never vetoed a bill presented to him by Congress. Thus, as far as policy, legislation and the direction of the country are concerned, the de facto presidents are Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
How App State became story of college football — again, after another improbable win
Three games into the 2016 season, Appalachian State’s third after transitioning into the FBS, the Mountaineers hosted what was then considered to be the most significant football game in their history. Anticipation built for weeks. A capacity crowd of nearly 35,000, then a school record, filled Kidd Brewer Stadium in...
Efforts to ban, restrict LGBTQ curriculum in Pa. schools hinge on who becomes the next governor
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 — As a closeted gay child growing up in Lancaster in the 1990s, J Eric Fisher didn’t feel safe. He...
Witnesses testify that defendant bragged about setting fatal Homewood fire minutes after it began
In the minutes and hours after a home on Bennett Street in Homewood burned, the man accused of setting the fire walked back and forth along neighboring streets, his image captured repeatedly. During that time, witnesses testified Friday, Martell Smith bragged about what he’d done. “The defendant was at the...
Peter Morici: Biden’s green energy subsidies will boost inflation, distort investment
Democrats can head into the midterms touting the CHIPS Act and new green-energy and health-care legislation, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, but these forays into industrial policy will likely stoke inflation and distort capital investment. As passed, the IRA should increase revenue and reduce Medicare drug spending by $767 billion...
Court orders Pa. diner to pay $1.35M in back wages to staff after investigation
It seems as though servers and kitchen workers employed by a Delaware County diner have some money coming to them. According to 6ABC, the government has ordered the Empire Diner to pay more than a million dollars in back wages. “We’re only here trying to make a living to feed...
Allegheny Valley School Board votes, again, to tear down Colfax Elementary in Springdale
The adage claiming that history repeats itself is holding true for Colfax Elementary School in Springdale. Three years after the Allegheny Valley School Board voted to demolish the vacant building, it still stands. This week, the school board again voted to tear it down. That decision comes as the board...
Kiski Area moving toward sports season tickets, all-sport passes for fans
Kiski Area High School sports fans could get a break when purchasing tickets to Cavalier games. The school board Wednesday gave Athletic Director John Peterman the green light, by consensus, to start designing season ticket programs for Kiski sporting events where admission is charged. The idea would be to offer...
