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After a racist outburst, country star Morgan Wallen ready to tour again … including Pittsburgh stop next year
Morgan Wallen is hitting the road again after hurtling over a career speed bump this past year. On Monday, the country musician announced plans to resume touring after canceling shows this summer to work on himself after being largely cast out by the country music industry for using a racial...
Carnegie man gets 4 to 8 years in prison in son’s fentanyl overdose
Avant Redding ate a chicken nugget Happy Meal at a living-room coffee table in his Carnegie home on the night of May 6. A short time later, the 4-year-old boy threw up and had trouble walking. The next morning, he was dead. Detectives say that Avant’s father, Van Marcus Redding,...
Penn State’s Jahan Dotson named semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson has turned in a masterful 2021 campaign, and the senior is receiving some national attention for his performance. Dotson was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented to the best pass-catcher in the Football Bowl Subdivision...
Rupert Darwall: Net zero and green financial repression
So far, the big message from the Glasgow climate conference is the role of finance in decarbonizing the global economy. It’s a dangerous development. In his speech to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) earlier this month, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, pledged action to “rewire the...
Pittsburgh woman pleads guilty to fatal Route 51 crash that killed her cousin
A Pittsburgh woman who had been driving more than 100 mph pleaded guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle for killing her cousin in a crash on Route 51 in February. Allison Matthew, 27, of the North Side, will appear before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos on Feb....
Turahn Jenkins and Robert Perkins: Addressing racism in Allegheny County courts
According to a recent TV news story, a meeting of Allegheny County judges this month “erupted in protest” over the draft of a new court mission statement proposed by President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark. The disputed portion of the statement proclaims that “We are committed to being fair and consistent,...
Leslie Poston and Sara Goodkind: It’s time for UPMC to do more than fly banners for our health care heroes
Around the country and across industries, workers are standing up to demand fair pay and treatment. The worker shortage — called “The Great Resignation” — is particularly acute in health care, where the staffing crisis has left many concerned for worker and patient safety. Essential care workers are being pushed...
New Kensington-Arnold School Board candidate ineligible to claim seat over residency issue
One of four candidates who ran unopposed for the New Kensington-Arnold School Board will not be able to take the seat, according to the interim director of Westmoreland County Elections. Peter Nkemakolam ran for a school board seat in the district’s Region 3. However, Nkemakolam lives in Region 2, interim...
Thanksgiving meal prep: Wash your hands, but not that turkey
From the TribLIVE archive, this story was first published on Nov. 26, 2019. These days, it seems like we’re constantly washing everything in sight. From hands to countertops, keyboards to kids’ toys. Except when it comes to that turkey. Yep, it’s true. Poultry doesn’t exactly seem super clean, but no...
Christopher Brooks: Pa. schools need inspiring, not divisive curricula
In the recent election, parents in Pennsylvania school districts responded to how critical race theory (CRT) and so-called anti-racism ideology have seeped into the curricula of K-12 classrooms. Indeed, with the aid of political organizations like the 1776 Project PAC, anti-CRT school board candidates prevailed in districts throughout the Keystone...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers’ tie with LionsVideo
Columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tie with the Detroit Lions on Sunday on this edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. While Steelers running back Najee Harris didn’t realize teams could tie in the NFL, Benz says that that’s OK, since most Steelers fans...
Excela Frick, Westmoreland receive ‘A’ grades for hospital patient safety
Two of Excela Health’s three hospitals have been recognized with a top score in patient care and safety. Excela Westmoreland in Greensburg and Excela Frick in Mt. Pleasant each receiving an “A” in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2021 Hospital Safety Grades. This was the third consecutive grading period Westmoreland has...
Saint Vincent receiver Molayo Irefin has breakout seasonVideo
Molayo Irefin’s sophomore season ended on the Saint Vincent bench Saturday. Injured on the second play of the previous week’s game against Westminster, the wide receiver from Maryland only could watch as the Bearcats routed Bethany, 52-7, to finish 5-5. So Irefin played essentially only eight games this season. That...
Greensburg Salem grad Chris Klimchock ready for 1st year leading UPG men’s basketball
Chris Klimchock is happy to be home. But now it’s time to get to work. Klimchock is in his first season as Pitt-Greensburg’s men’s basketball coach, making a return to an area where he starred in high school and college. After spending eight years as an assistant, including the last...
With normalcy back, coach Kelsey Oddis and UPG women’s basketball team motivated
Kelsey Oddis and her team got sick of waiting. They were more than ready to get back to normal and get back to basketball. Oddis, who is in her second year — but first full season — as Pitt-Greensburg’s women’s basketball coach, took over the program shortly before finding out...
Letter to the editor: Let’s have BLM testify about violence, too
Let’s have President Trump testify in regard to his involvement with inciting violence at the Capitol. However, let’s also have the leaders of Black Lives Matter testify in regard to their involvement with promoting violence leading up to the 2020 presidential election. Russell Dejulio Mt. Lebanon...
Delightful dishes to dazzle holiday guests
Entertaining guests during the holidays isn’t just about the main course that calls all to the table. What often makes a festive gathering more fruitful is a spread of delicious appetizers, delightful drinks and divine desserts that keep loved ones coming back to the kitchen for more. For appetizing dishes...
In brief: Veterans Advocacy Day, Cochran Hose Company holiday events and more around Sewickley
Veterans Advocacy Day Veterans of Foreign Wars Vesle Post 418 and the American Legion will be hosting a Veterans’ Advocacy Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 21, at 1242 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. All current and former members of the United States military as well as an immediate family member are...
Letter to the editor: Following science saves lives
Just a story. My daughter-in-law told me that her best friend’s sister recently died from covid but not before she infected her husband and grandchildren. She was not vaccinated. Nor her husband. She and her husband believed covid was a hoax and they had the freedom to choose. They did...
YWCA Westmoreland County opens used book store in Greensburg
More than 50 people came out last week to mark the grand opening of the YWCA Westmoreland County’s used book store in Greensburg. The store opened Oct. 1, and a ribbon-cutting was held Nov. 9. It is staffed by YWCA volunteers and replaces used book sales that have been held...
Editorial: Toll bridges could cost municipalities
Bridges need to be repaired so that people can continue to use them. That doesn’t seem to be a hard idea to process. The bridges were built for a reason. They need to be used to get from one place to another by going over something else. Sometimes they cross...
Steelers vs. Lions: What they’re saying in Detroit after tie
Two muddling teams, fit to be tied. That pretty much sums up the unwatchable mess at Heinz Field Sunday, full of flags, fumbles and foibles. The Detroit Lions didn’t lose. The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t win. “Playing in a steady rain and 39-degree temperatures, Goff had one of his worst games...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland Democrats need new leadership
Another election and another “shellacking” for Westmoreland Democrats. This time they managed to lose all countywide elections as well as most school board seats and local municipal seats. The last three chairwomen have pushed a social agenda alienating the voters in this county. It’s time this party refocuses on the...
The Stroller, Nov. 15, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Neil Simon comedy, ‘Fools’ to be performed at Valley High School The Valley High School Drama Club will present the Neil...
Letter to the editor: Thank educators during American Education Week
With American Education Week upon us, I want to take a moment to recognize everyone who makes Pennsylvania’s public schools terrific. That includes the educators and support professionals in our schools as well as the parents, guardians and community leaders who partner with them. When it comes to educating the...
