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Laurels & lances: Winning, losing and history
Laurel: To the schools of winners. Pittsburgh may have a reputation as the City of Champions, but it might have to start sharing that title with the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League after the 2021 football season. The Steelers would be lucky to have a run like area teams had...
Court battle over Pa. GOP’s subpoena of sensitive voter data centers on legislative power vs. privacy
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 — An appellate court leveled sharp questions Wednesday in the opening round of a closely watched court case over whether...
Dr. Andrew Smolar: The lost art of tolerating our mixed feelings
Recently, some of my patients have been saying some version of this: “I can’t believe they’re teaching critical race theory to my 8-year-old. She came home crying. She felt bad about herself because her skin is white. I’ve got to protect her.” These people are trying to promote their children’s...
Bruce Springsteen sells music catalog to Sony in record-breaking, $500 million deal
The Boss is getting a Christmas bonus. Bruce Springsteen has sold his entire catalog of music, including his master recordings and song publishing catalog, to Sony Music Entertainment in a blockbuster deal that reportedly could be worth $500 million. The record-setting transaction, which includes classic songs “Born to Run,” “Dancing...
Black bears may be major factor in spread of ticks in Pennsylvania: Penn State research
Black bears may play an important role in spreading deer ticks, more widely known as blacklegged ticks, in Pennsylvania, according to researchers at Penn State. Blacklegged ticks are the primary spreader of the pathogen that causes Lyme disease, and more than 70 percent of black bears were found to have...
Food Podcast: A look at Clearview Federal Credit Union’s mission to end food insecurityVideo
On this week’s episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank highlights the ways Clearview Federal Credit Union is working to in the community to put an end to food insecurity. “We did a team-building exercise in...
West Deer approves 2nd Dollar General, delays vote on Rose Ridge development
Supervisors approved a location for a second Dollar General store in West Deer but tabled a request for a planned 247-unit residential development at a former golf course. Supervisors felt that with at least two new members coming onto the board in January, the decision would be best left to...
Penn State men’s basketball game at VCU canceled because of covid-19
STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State men’s basketball team’s matchup at VCU scheduled for Saturday has been canceled because of positive covid-19 results within the Nittany Lions program, the university announced Thursday. The game will not be rescheduled, and the status of future games will be determined at a later...
Haiti gang releases all 12 Christian missionaries held captive for 2 months
A Haiti gang has released all 12 hostages two months to the day that they were kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, Haiti National Police Spokesman Garry Desrosiers and two U.S. government sources confirmed to the Miami Herald. The hostages were abducted just east of Port-au-Prince by a notorious gang, 400 Mawozo,...
New Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz on ‘uncommon’ opportunity, coaching style and more
STATE COLLEGE — Manny Diaz called the week he began as the head coach at Miami (Fla.) and ended as the defensive coordinator at Penn State a “whirlwind,” but even while losing his dream job, moving up the East Coast and beginning a new, unexpected chapter in his life, Diaz...
Westmoreland happenings: Breakfast with Santa, bingo and Christmas open house
Fundraisers • A pancake Breakfast with Santa and the Grinch will be from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 19 at Hartford Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Route 30, North Huntingdon. Admission: $8; children 5 to 12, $6; 4 and younger, free. Tickets: 412-742-7020 and at the door. • Lincoln Heights Civic...
Letter to the editor: Advice for Steelers leadership
The Steelers are disgusting to watch. Week after week, fiasco after fiasco, it’s clear to me that Art Rooney is the problem. His grandfather and father are probably doing backflips in their graves. The NFL is a business; start running your team like one. Starting at the top: Your GM...
Buffalo Township supervisors pass $2.8 million budget with 9% tax increase
Homeowners in Buffalo Township will be paying 9% more in property taxes next year. Township supervisors recently approved the tax hike as part of the township’s $2.8 million budget for 2022. The millage will increase from 5.5 to 6 mills. Township real estate taxes for an average home, assessed at...
Can your pet get covid-19?
NEW YORK — Can your pet get covid-19? Yes, pets and other animals can get the coronavirus that causes covid-19, but health officials say the risk of them spreading it to people is low. Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, hyenas and white-tailed deer are among the animals that have tested...
Aquinas Academy’s high school students stage ‘Our Town’
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh’s high school theater students performed Thorton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Our Town.” Using two mixed casts, Mike Flynn directed four shows in Aquinas Academy’s Rhodora J. Donahue building on the school’s campus. The first show was performed for students at the end of the school day...
Letter to the editor: Christmas TV offerings leave Jesus out of the picture
Reviewing the Christmas television offerings listed recently in the Living section left me with a feeling of disgust. Believe me, I’m not a Grinch and enjoy celebrating the holidays as much as anyone, but who, I ask, are we honoring? There seems to be only one true, legitimate story reflecting...
The Stroller, Dec. 16, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your holiday 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. Community invited to Springdale Christmas carol social A community Christmas carol social will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Springdale Open...
Editorial: Sheriff’s resolved lawsuit is good news but sad commentary
In Pennsylvania, a sheriff’s office has a mixed bag of responsibilities, but they all come down to one simple role. Whether a deputy is serving a warrant or delivering a subpoena or enforcing an injunction, the job is the same. It is about being the arm of the court. It...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs more climate change action
Nations from all over the world gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, recently for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 to address the climate crisis. Meanwhile in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Legislature has failed to act: The Pennsylvania Senate passed a resolution blocking the state from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative,...
Sciullo wins Weapons Grand Championship at Zang Invitational
Kevin Sciullo of Wexford, a 4th degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, won the Weapons Grand Championship at the Zang Invitational Martial Arts Championship on Nov. 13 in Pittsburgh. Sciullo, 29, has been training in Tae Kwon Do since 2003 and holds rank in Judo and Ju-Jitsu. He has...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 15, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Nonsection Beaver 65, Summit Academy 53 Mapletown 55, Bentworth 52 Brownsville at Monessen, ppd. Elizabeth Forward 54, Ringgold 37 Hopewell 61, South Side 55 Imani Christian 66, Upper St. Clair 62 Nazareth Prep at Obama Academy, ppd North Catholic 86, Wheeling Central Catholic...
High school roundup for Dec. 15, 2021: Penn-Trafford wrestlers win thriller
Adam Hall (189), Owen Ott (215) and Joe Enick (285) recorded consecutive pins in the final three bouts of the night to lead Penn-Trafford to a thrilling 33-30 come-from-behind win over PLum in Class 3A Section 1B wrestling Wednesday night. Andrew Classen (172) had a pin that put Plum (0-1,...
Redshirts Paige Morningstar, Makayla Jackson take advantage of learning experience on Final Four volleyball teamsVideo
When Makayla Jackson and Paige Morningstar committed to their respective volleyball teams, little did they know they would have a front-row seat to history. Both are redshirting this season – Jackson at Pitt and Morningstar at Louisville – but they have learned valuable lessons as they have watched their teams...
Porch pirates love this time of year. Here are some tips to protect your packages
With an estimated $207 billion expected to be spent online by shoppers this holiday season and a record 20 billion parcels shipped to U.S. addresses last year, it’s not a surprise that thieves see all those packages on the porch as opportunity, too. Most people don’t report stolen deliveries to...
Investigations into homeless man’s death after being tased by Pittsburgh police nears completion
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Wednesday night that any potential disciplinary action against city police officers involved in the arrest of a homeless man who died after being tased will be handed out before he leaves office in three weeks. A police spokeswoman confirmed that an internal investigation into the...
