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8th annual EduNations concert set for Allison Park churchVideo
EduNations’ eighth annual benefit concert Dec. 3 features singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken. The 7 p.m concert will be held in the Memorial Park Church sanctuary and is free of charge. A goodwill offering is encouraged, and all proceeds will go to EduNations for the benefit of students in Sierra Leone. The...
Playoff victory provides memorable night for Leechburg faithful
They came early … and they stayed late. That’s the best way to describe the Leechburg football faithful and the atmosphere surrounding the first home playoff game in the history of Leechburg Veterans Stadium and the first WPIAL playoff victory since 1978. The Blue Devils broke open a close game...
Letter to the editor: ‘No’ vote on SB 448 is ‘yes’ vote to keep local control of governance
Contrary to a basic conservative principle — local control — Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate are forcing their way into local governance via their proposed Senate Bill 448. I urge Sen. Wayne Fontana and his peers to vote “no” on SB 448 and, in so doing, vote “yes” for local...
Brad Fulton: Americans are in a mental health crisis — especially African Americans. Can churches help?
Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the past few years have dealt especially heavy blows. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that Black Americans are twice as likely to die...
Letter to the editor: Build the new Quaker Valley High School at 625 Beaver St.
I have attended most of the Leet Zoning Board hearings concerning the placement of a new high school. During these meetings, it has become abundantly clear that a new school should not be built on the hill. Many Leetsdale residents who live below the proposed site have expressed deep concerns...
Savvy Senior: Jim Miller talks about overmedicated parents, simple sendoffs and more
Dear Savvy Senior, My 75-year-old mother is currently taking 16 different prescription and OTC medications and I’m worried she’s taking way too many drugs. Can you suggest any resources that can help us? — Worried Daughter Dear Worried, Unfortunately, millions of older Americans are taking way too many medications today,...
Steelers vs. Bears Week 9 film study: Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Canada making key adjustments
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 9 win over the Browns. The Chicago Bears came to Heinz Field Monday night riding a three-game losing streak in which...
Letter to the editor: Incompetence meets evil under Biden
President Biden’s election and subsequent cabinet appointments were supposed to usher in experienced, competent adults to lead our country. Instead, we have: • A president who I believe is in cognitive decline who pulled our troops out of Afghanistan, leaving behind American citizens and America-friendly Afghans at the mercy of...
Editorial: Would Pittsburgh’s traffic stop proposal change anything?
Flashing lights in the rearview mirror and the whine of a siren are almost never welcome. They are, at best, the beginning of an irritating delay and frequently the herald of a pricey citation. But they can also lead to more tense situations. Viral videos of traffic stops that turned...
The Stroller, Nov. 10, 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. Comedy night to benefit Markle fire chief Markle Volunteer Fire Department, Allegheny Township, will have a comedy night fundraiser at 8...
High school roundup for Nov. 9, 2021: Mars girls soccer opens PIAA defense with shutout win
Addison Girdwood and Piper Coffield scored a goal apiece and WPIAL champion Mars began its defense of its PIAA Class 3A girls soccer championship with a 2-0 first-round victory over Red Land on Tuesday. Megan Boddy and Kate McEnroe earned the shutout for the Fightin’ Planets (17-0-1), who will face...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 9, 2021
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s results Conestoga 1, Kennett 0 Cumberland Valley 9, Northeast 0 Methacton 3, Hazleton Area 0 Emmaus 4, Souderton 1 Lower Dauphin 4, Great Valley 0 Downingtown West 2, Parkland 1 Wilson 2, Garnet Valley 1 Central York 2, Pine-Richland...
U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell denies abuse allegations, custody trial concludes
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell on Tuesday vehemently denied that a photograph purporting to show a handprint-shaped welt on a child’s back was of his child. “That’s not a picture of my (child),” Parnell repeated twice. The testimony came during cross-examination Tuesday during his custody trial. Both he and...
GOP Rep. Fred Upton receives death threats after backing public works billVideo
WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said he has received well over 1,000 calls including multiple “nasty” death threats since the Michigan congressman voted for a bipartisan infrastructure bill that he helped write with GOP and Democratic colleagues earlier this year. More than 90% of the calls are coming...
Top Pa. House Republican wants to greatly expand lawmakers’ power over governor, executive branch
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 — The top Republican in the state House wants to give the legislature the ability to block regulations or administrative...
John Micek: Pa.’s Fitzpatrick’s ‘yes’ on infrastructure is least of GOP’s problems
If you needed further confirmation of Washington’s current state of dysfunction, consider this: The 13 Republican lawmakers who voted with Democrats to send a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to President Joe Biden’s desk late Friday night are finding themselves threatened with primaries and worse for their (alleged) singular act of...
Pittsburgh TV news changes: 2021 hires and departures
Pittsburgh has had its share of television news anchors and reporters coming and going this year. Here is a look at all moves covered by TV reporter Rob Owen in 2021 (so far): Departures ● KDKA’s Lynne Hayes-Freeland retired in early November after nearly 4o years on the local TV...
Week in pictures: Nov. 1-7, 2021
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region the week of Nov. 1-7. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Oct. 25-31, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 18-24, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 11-17, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 4-Oct. 10, 2021 Week in pictures: Sept. 28-Oct....
North Park Holiday Drive-In Laser Show returns for 2nd yearVideo
Allegheny County’s holiday drive-in laser show will return to North Park for the 2021 season. Tickets are on sale, with the first show being held on Dec. 1. The 45-minute light show is synchronized with holiday music and allows families to enjoy the show right from their own vehicle. “Particularly...
Another Route 356 closure planned for next year
Allegheny Township officials are warning motorists and residents of major closures along Route 356 next summer. As work on the connector to Freeport and the Allegheny Valley expressway wraps up for this year, the project in 2022 will impact residents along the Route 356 corridor. Work will start on either...
Tim Mak: Disbanding the NRA won’t be a magic bullet for gun control
On Aug. 6, 2020, following numerous scandals at the National Rifle Association, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down the group. In the suit, James accused Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s chief executive, and a number of senior officials, as well as the organization itself,...
Ed Gainey: Fight to lower prescription drug prices continues
Over the past year and a half, not only have Pennsylvanians had to struggle with the everyday stress of living and working during a global pandemic, they’ve also had to worry about the ever-increasing price of their prescription drugs. As the covid-19 pandemic ravaged Pennsylvania, predatory drug companies took the...
After 3rd season, Leechburg boys soccer trending up
Leechburg’s boys soccer team was nothing if not resilient in 2021. Brad Walker’s team dealt with it all, including a covid-19 shutdown in the season’s opening week, three players going down with concussions, a goalie battling through a broken finger, a player ruled ineligible and a roster with just 17...
Joe Paterno resigned, then was fired by Penn State 10 years ago today: ‘I wish I had done more’
The firing of Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno on Nov. 9, 2011, was shocking, sudden and done over the phone. The Board of Trustees fired the longtime coach along with university President Graham Spanier in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. Paterno had announced...
Letter to the editor: Reactions to parklet sale manipulative
In response to the letter “Parklet sale slap in face to those who worked to create it” (Oct. 20, TribLIVE): I’m appalled at the audacity of local leaders threatening to make an example of nonprofits that do not have a hand in the City of Greensburg’s former control over the...
