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Guido: Second half of basketball season in A-K Valley has some must-watch games
The high school basketball season will reach the halfway mark over the next several days, so it’s time to take a look at some of the area’s biggest games in the second half. We don’t know how much covid will play havoc with the reminder of the regular season, but...
Sounding off: What if Trump had never been born?
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a Christmas movie I enjoy every year. How all our lives are intertwined. This year as I watched, I thought … if only. If Donald Trump had never been born; therefore never president. Let’s say the presidential winner in 2016 was either Hillary Clinton or...
Sen. Gene Yaw: What critics get wrong about energy choice
Last month, seven environmental groups wrote a misguided letter to Philadelphia officials bashing legislation that I sponsored as counterintuitive to the city’s decarbonization goals. In October, six Democrats, including two from the southeast corner of the state, joined all 28 Republicans and our chamber’s lone independent to approve Senate Bill...
Pa. legislature’s redacted legal bills flout court ruling, leave taxpayers guessing
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 — In May, GOP lawmakers who control the state House and Senate hired the chair of the Republican Party of...
Fox Chapel grad builds massive social media following for sports-themed videos
Usually, when someone from the Pittsburgh region has success in the business or entertainment world, that person or company often relocates to New York City or Los Angeles. But for Fox Chapel graduate Frank Smith, the reverse is true. Smith recently moved his entertainment operation — consisting mainly of sports...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers swimmers stay unbeaten
North Allegheny’s boys and girls swim teams earned a sweep over Hampton on Jan. 11 to improve to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Section 2-3A. The boys scored a 98-78 victory, while the girls won 92-82. Divers Zoe Ky and Will Schenk finished first, along with William Gao (fly, IM),...
No longer underdogs, Shady Side Academy boys in position to contend
Last year, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team dealt with unanticipated success. This year’s team is dealing with anticipated success. The Bulldogs – then known as the Indians – had a strong 2021 regular season, were seeded third in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament and defeated Apollo-Ridge before losing...
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan: The first prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay 20 years ago. Will it ever close?
On Jan. 11, 2002, a U.S. military plane landed at our base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the first men deemed “the worst of the worst” by then-Vice President Dick Cheney were brought into the now-infamous detention center. Jumah Al-Dossari, a citizen of both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia whom I...
Letter to the editor: Manchin, Cheney should lead third party
After reading Ramesh Ponnaru’s op-ed “Democrats should blame themselves, not Joe Manchin” (Dec. 21, TribLIVE), I definitely feel that we need a third party. At least Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat, has enough guts and grit to stand up to the progressives, who I think are really socialists,...
Letter to the editor: Biden forcing independent to switch to Republican
I have always been a political independent. The only time I changed was in 2008 when I petitioned the county to change my registration to Democrat so I could vote against Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Taxsylvania presidential primary. Didn’t help … she won. I contacted them about 10 days...
Editorial: Supreme Court ruling could make hospital, nursing home jobs harder
Hospitals and other medical facilities have been struggling under the weight of competing crises during the coronavirus pandemic. On one hand, there is the need to help the patients. Pennsylvania’s numbers are on an upswing as the state, like the rest of the country, tries to handle the spread of...
The Stroller, Jan. 15, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Substance abuse seminar offered Jan. 22 Addiction Recovery Ministry in Harmar will host a day of...
Letter to the editor: Senator aligns with wrong side
Pennsylvania state Sen. John Yudichak was a bit disingenuous in his op-ed “America’s energy future depends on Pa.” (Dec. 5, TribLIVE). He states, “During the last decade, natural gas production in Pennsylvania has helped reduce CO2 emissions in the United States by 758 million metric tons — more than any country...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 15, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 70, Butler 64 Pine-Richland 72, North Allegheny 64 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 37, Bethel Park 34 Baldwin 66, Peters Township 49 Canon-McMillan 51, Upper St. Clair 45 Section 3 Fox Chapel 57, Norwin 46 Central Catholic 100,...
High school roundup for Jan. 14, 2022: Pine-Richland beats North Allegheny, holds on to 2nd place
Luke Shanahan scored 21 points and Joey Dudkowski added 20 to lead Pine-Richland to a 72-64 victory over North Allegheny in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Nathan Zavasky put up 13 points for the Rams (7-5, 3-2). Matt McDonough led the Tigers (8-4, 2-4) with 19 points with four...
Westmoreland Republicans disappointed with current redistricting proposal
If State Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, wants to continue representing the 54th Legislative District, he may have to move to southeastern Pennsylvania to do it. Under the proposal for redistricting House seats in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, Brooks’ hometown of Murrysville would be split in two. It would be absorbed...
U.S. says Russia preparing ‘false flag’ operation as pretext to invade Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Reverting to a familiar “playbook,” Russia is plotting a pretext to invade Ukraine, a “false flag” operation that would justify its actions despite a week of intense U.S.-Russia negotiations that apparently failed to move Moscow away from a scheme of regional aggression, U.S. officials said Friday. The White...
Mars boys topple Highlands in battle for 1st place in Section 4-5A
Mars senior Zach Schlegel remembers last season’s trip to Highlands that resulted in a 13-point loss that ended the Planets’ streak of eight consecutive section titles. The 5-foot-10 guard didn’t want a repeat. Schlegel scored 24 points — including 15 of 15 from the foul line — as Mars took...
Pig heart recipient stabbed a man during 1988 attack at Maryland bar, leaving him paralyzed
David Bennett Sr. was celebrated around the world this week as the first-ever pig heart transplant recipient, though family members of the man he repeatedly stabbed in the 1980s struggled to fully appreciate the medical marvel. Diagnosed with terminal heart disease and ineligible for a human transplant, 57-year-old Bennett decided...
Allegheny County corrections officer suspended amid allegations of assault on inmate
An Allegheny County Jail corrections officer was escorted out of the building and suspended pending potential termination Friday following allegations that they assaulted an inmate. Warden Orlando Harper provided little other detail on the incident during a news conference Friday afternoon. Harper said a jail employee received a phone call...
Voters could be flooded with proposed changes to the Pa. Constitution in 2023
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 — Pennsylvania voters could face at least five ballot questions about changing the state constitution next year after House Republicans...
‘Ghost Hunters’ episode filmed at Church Brew Works begins streaming Saturday
Things were going bump in the night at the Church Brew Works. And that was just part of the weirdness. Owner Sean Casey was hearing stories from his employees about strange noises in unoccupied spaces of the vast Lawrenceville complex. There were sightings of a woman dressed in white. Creepy,...
Letter to the editor: Wrong things to do as president
What could I do if I were the commander in chief to decrease the national security of the United States and make it easier for our enemies to attack us and our allies? • Politicize the FBI • Politicize the DOJ • Open the border • Have Border Patrol babysit...
Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign falls just short of $2.4 million fundraising goal for Western Pa.
Although the Salvation Army’s Western Pennsylvania Division fell a little shy of its $2.4 million fundraising goal last year, shortfalls in some places were offset by gains elsewhere. In Westmoreland County, Salvation Army campaigns in four areas fell $20,000 short of their overall $282,000 goal. So while only $57,603 was...
Letter to the editor: Leaders don’t seem to care about taxpayers
I reacted with dismay when I read Sam Demarco’s op-ed “Pittsburgh Public Schools tax increase was not necessary” (Jan. 3, TribLIVE). Why would the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board raise taxes on Pittsburgh taxpayers in order to make up a $5.3 million budget shortfall when the board holds $145 million in...
