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Man gets 18 to 36 years in connection with East Hills, Penn Hills robberies
A man who shot at police officers responding to an armed robbery in Pittsburgh’s East Hills will spend 18 to 36 years in state prison. Timothy Franks, 24, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Monday to the Jan. 18, 2019, robbery of a Family Dollar store in East Hills. He also...
Week in pictures: March 21-27
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the Pittsburgh region from the week of March 21-27....
After 4 seasons at Notre Dame, Hempfield grad Morgan Ryan back home to help Seton Hill softballVideo
Morgan Ryan and Jenna Osikowicz started playing softball together as young girls. They continued through travel ball, Little League and at Hempfield, where they helped to make the Spartans one of the best teams in the state. Now, the pair is finishing their playing days together. Ryan, after spending four...
Westmoreland County senior spotlight: Southmoreland’s Kory Ansell
Last fall, Southmoreland hosted the first football playoff game in school history, and although the Scottie did not win, it was still a great moment for the organization. That run could not have been made possible without offensive line coach Ron Frederick, who unexpectedly died in February after learning he...
KIski Area grad Billy Perroz takes advantage of opportunity at Saint Vincent
A “severely sprained wrist” turned into the biggest break of Billy Perroz’s baseball career. The Kiski Area graduate was a student-athlete last semester at IUP when the injury happened. He missed the fall season, and Perroz said the decision was made to cut him from the Crimson Hawks’ roster. Perroz...
Liz Weston: 3 tasks for new retirees that will pay off later
After a working lifetime of alarm clocks and meetings, you might be looking forward to a lot more unstructured time once you retire. But taking care of one more to-do list early on can set you up for a better retirement. The following assumes you’ve already done some basic financial...
In brief: YMCA Easter egg hunt, marshmallow peeps at the library and more around Sewickley
YMCA Easter egg hunt planned April 16 Join the Sewickley Valley YMCA for its Easter Egg Hunt from 1 to 2:30 p.m. April 16 at the Y’s Athletic Field. Bring your basket to collect prize-filled eggs; a separate area will be designated for kids ages 3 and under. There will...
In brief: Vendors sought for farmers’ market, Community Clean-Up Day, meetings and more around Hampton
Vendors sought for farmers’ market in Hampton The Township of Hampton is accepting applications from vendors selling items such as fresh produce, homemade items, baked goods and jams for the Hampton Farmers’ Market, which is scheduled to begin June 1. The market, which will take place in Hampton Community Park,...
In brief: Pine-Richland High School class reunions, Easter Egg hunt and more
Class of 1970 and ‘71 reunion Pine Richland High School classes of 1970 and ’71 are holding a long overdue, combined reunion for their 52nd and 51st years Aug. 12-14. For more information, email Don Bost at debo1379@gmail.com for the class of ’70 and Bonnie Adler for the class of...
In brief: Purse bash fundraiser, summer camp registration and more around Penn Hills, Verona
Purse Bash fundraiser Sheep Inc. Health Care Center is a free medical clinic for people who don’t have health insurance. A Purse Bash Fundraiser for the center is being held April 2 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fold Church, 11817 Franksfown Road in Penn Hills. Cost is $10 chances...
In brief: Pleasant Hills Lions Club spaghetti dinner, Baldwin Library author talk and more in the South Hills
Spaghetti dinner Pleasant Hills Lions Club will hold a Spaghetti Dinner and Basket Auction featuring the Easter Bunny from 1-5:30 p.m. April 10 at the Pleasant Hills Borough Building Community Room. Price is $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 or under and includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, a...
Letter to the editor: Price on carbon will enable transition to clean energy
Patricia DeMarco’s outstanding op-ed (“Energy independence means good union jobs in clean energy,” March 16, TribLIVE) describes the disadvantages and risks of using fossil fuels and the benefits of switching to renewable energy to achieve energy independence. Unfortunately, the U.S. does not have the policies in place to accomplish this...
Editorial: Opioid prevention critical in cutting overdose deaths
In 2021, 168 people lost their lives because of accidental drug overdoses in Westmoreland County. Break that down over the course of the year, and that means just over every two days, someone’s high turned into a family’s worst low. It also means that drug overdose deaths are increasing at...
The Stroller, March 28, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Manos Gallery seeking entries for children’s art exhibit The Manos Gallery in Tarentum is accepting entries from children age 5 to 18...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 28
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 28...
In brief: Elfinwild Lions breakfast, children’s fishing event and more in the Shaler area
Elfinwild Lions breakfast A sit-down omelet/sausage breakfast sponsored by the Elfinwild Lions Club is being held at Elfinwild Presbyterian Church, Mt. Royal Blvd., on April 9 from 7:30 -11 a.m. Children’s fishing Parents can bring their kids to Fawcett Fields at 8 a.m. April 2 for a Children’s Fishing event....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 28
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 28....
Jan. 6 panel files contempt cases against 2 former Trump allies
Two ex-advisers to former President Donald Trump should be held in contempt of Congress because they are withholding information that a House committee considers “central” to its investigation of events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the committee asserts. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for...
High school scores, schedules for March 27, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 2 Mars at Fox Chapel, 4 p.m. Plum at Armstrong, 3:45 p.m. Woodland Hills at Hampton, 4 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Central Valley at Ambridge, 4 p.m. New Castle at Beaver, 4 p.m. Section 3 Elizabeth Forward at Greensburg Salem,...
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had multiple drugs in his system when he died, authorities say
Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for multiplatinum rock band Foo Fighters, had an assortment of drugs in his system when he died Friday, Colombian authorities said. An initial forensic medical examination and urine toxicology report of the musician’s body revealed 10 substances in his system, including THC (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines...
Springdale Borough still awaiting reimbursement from Springdale Township for contractor payment
Springdale Township will delay making a final decision on whether to reimburse Springdale Borough $34,000 for costs incurred during a waterline replacement project several years ago. The problem stems from 811 calls mismatched to the location of old water and natural gas lines along Butler-Logan Road in the township. The...
Former Cager Classic MVP Corey Smith now coaching in all-star basketball game
Kiski Area coach Corey Smith has come full circle with the Cager Classic. He was the East MVP in 2002, an assistant under Greg Hutcherson and now the head coach for the East as the Cager Classic returns after a two-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The event...
Chris Wallace says he found Fox News’ questioning of the truth ‘unsustainable’
Veteran newsman Chris Wallace counts himself among the casualties of Fox News’ coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection and the conspiracy-mongering leading up to the attack on the Capitol. With his CNN debut slated for Tuesday, Wallace told The New York Times he ditched Fox News in December — his...
Pitt volunteers assemble care packages for dialysis patients on South Side
Student volunteers from the University of Pittsburgh learned about kidney health on Sunday, March 27 at the National Kidney Foundation’s office on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Twenty-two Pitt volunteers and two from local nonprofit Humana helped prepare 200 care packages to help veterans and children undergoing kidney dialysis pass the time....
Pitt-Johnstown’s John Paul Kromka earns All-American, All-Atlantic Region honors
Pitt-Johnstown junior forward John Paul Kromka was named to the first-team Division II National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Atlantic Region Team on March 21. The next day, he was selected as one of the 16 men’s basketball players to earn a spot on the NABC Division II All-America team. The...
