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Man pleads guilty to third-degree murder for killing ex’s new boyfriend
A man who police said spent months harassing and stalking his ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to killing her new boyfriend. Matthew Anthony Lambert, 24, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, reckless endangerment and stalking. He will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Jan. 11....
Trial begins in sexual assault case against Regent Square restaurateur
The former Istanbul Sofra restaurant owner accused of sexual assault was back on trial Tuesday, more than two years after a jury deadlocked on some of the charges against him and acquitted him on others. Trial began in the case against Adnan Pehlivan, 50, who still faces charges of burglary,...
Column: Tiger Woods brings it home, a quarter century laterVideo
LAS VEGAS — Davis Love III was in contention, as if anyone cared. He played before a handful of mostly silent fans who couldn’t help but notice the ruckus unfolding a few holes ahead as Tiger Woods made his way through the back nine on what would become an historic...
Doug Ferguson: Cognizant, Aon share wealth in golf sponsorshipVideo
The 13 women who founded the LPGA Tour would have reason to be proud this week. It goes beyond the tournament named in their honor, featuring nine of the top 10 players in the women’s world ranking. It’s not just that it will be played at Mountain Ridge, a Donald...
Lawyers urge California bar to probe key adviser’s role in Trump bid to overturn 2020 electionVideo
WASHINGTON — A group of prominent lawyers, including former governors and judges, urged the California bar to launch an investigation into John C. Eastman’s role in advising President Trump on how he could overturn his election defeat, including by having his vice president refuse to count the electoral votes in...
Column: The hate follows Bubba Wallace on his biggest dayVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — It has been nearly 16 months since Bubba Wallace was waiting out a rainstorm in his motorhome in the Talladega Superspeedway infield when NASCAR informed its only full-time Black driver that a noose had been found in his garage stall. Wallace never saw the noose, never even...
Instacart reveals which candy its customers buy the most of for Halloween
Using its own purchasing data, Instacart has revealed the candy that is purchased most for Halloween in the United States. We are not surprised what that data reveals and are very happy that candy corn is not No. 1. Instacart’s data shows “the top two most popular Halloween candies in...
David Fickling: Pandora Papers show the rich will always find a way
If you want to know why nearly 40 million leaked documents on the salting away of assets in offshore financial centers have failed to result in comprehensive change since the revelations started eight years ago, Billie Holiday provides a clue: “Them that’s got shall get; them that’s not shall lose....
Pennsylvania Resources Council hosts ‘ReuseFest’ at North Park
Clean out the garage, the basement, the overflowing closets throughout the house because the region’s annual large-scale collection of materials to be reused by local nonprofits will take place on Oct. 16 at the North Park Swimming Pool parking lot. The Pennsylvania Resources Council’s “ReuseFest” – a one-of-a-kind drop-off event...
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell seeks to have child custody case sealed
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell testified Tuesday that sealing the docket in his ongoing child custody case, closing the custody trial to the public and imposing a gag order on the parties involved is necessary to protect his three children. “It is for my children, and it’s to protect...
Mark Z. Barabak: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema makes liberal heads explode. And that’s just fine with the Arizona Democrat
TEMPE, Ariz. — When Kyrsten Sinema ran for Senate in 2018, she could not have been more clear. The Democrat did not call herself a Democrat but rather an “Arizona independent.” She refused to endorse her party’s liberal candidate for governor, who was shellacked the day Sinema narrowly won. Her...
Sewickley area has multiple uncontested races
Multiple communities in the Sewickley area have uncontested municipal races – the majority of which have incumbent candidates. The Edgeworth council race is uncontested, as four candidates are running for four open seats. Those candidates are newcomer Katherine Larsen and incumbents Daniel Wilson, Joseph Hoepp and Ivan Hofmann. According to...
Vaccines are here. School’s open. Some parents still agonize.
Eight days into the school year, all five of Amber Cessac’s daughters, ages 4 to 10, had tested positive for COVID-19. Having them all sick at once and worrying about long-term repercussions as other parents at their school, and even her own mother, downplayed the virus, “broke something inside of...
Justin Fox: America’s superstar cities aren’t what they used to be
The first big data release from the 2020 census in August contained some positive news about America’s biggest cities. The biggest of them, New York, turned out to have hundreds of thousands more people than the annual population estimates made by the Census Bureau had projected. Not one of the...
Stephanie Catarino Wissman: Punitive natural gas tax risks U.S. energy leadership, economic recovery
As Congress continues to craft a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, provisions within the package threaten to undermine American energy leadership and could potentially lead to higher costs. And few places will feel the pinch like Pennsylvania, the second-largest producer of natural gas in the country, with nearly 500,000 jobs supported...
Fall is a good time for a flower bed makeover
Nobody ever said gardening offers instant gratification. With this limitation in mind, I dug and made over one of my flower beds last weekend. For the plants, fall is a fine time for a flower-bed makeover. Cooler temperatures slow water loss from leaves, so plants can better tolerate being ripped...
No-nonsense running back gaining ground for Mt. Pleasant
Robbie Labuda isn’t one for frills. The junior tailback at Mt. Pleasant won’t wow anyone with his gameday gear and accoutrements. He just lets his play do the talking. “I don’t wear any of those arm sleeves or the leg sleeves or anything, really,” Labuda said. “Just the gloves to...
Mike Preston: With QB Lamar Jackson’s improvement, the Ravens are flipping their identity
It’s not official yet, but the torch long held by the defense in Baltimore keeps moving in the opposite direction as the Ravens, led by quarterback Lamar Jackson, become an offensive team. It’s been gradually moving in that direction for years under the fourth-year quarterback, but the Ravens took a...
Letter to the editor: Don’t be fooled by ‘front groups’
I’ve recently read letters and op-eds from people or groups from Philadelphia or out of state, wanting to subvert Pennsylvania laws in the name of changing the statute of limitations. To those folks, I say worry about your own backyard. A Phildadelphia group even purchased billboards in Westmoreland County (“Child...
Editorial: News you can use
Notable events, weather and sports. On social media, people are acting astounded to learn that “news” is an acronym for these four words. They might be even more shocked to realize that, like so much on Facebook or TikTok, it’s not true at all. The news, to put it bluntly,...
Steelers Week 4 film study: Quarterback play was an obvious difference-maker
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 4 loss to the Packers. In a matchup between iconic franchises at Lambeau Field, the Packers advanced to 3-1 and now...
The Stroller, Oct. 5, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Campfire ghost story event set in Harrison Hills Park Allegheny County Parks Department will host a campfire ghost story event at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in...
Letter to the editor: Speak up for courageous Marine
What are we seeing in this great country? Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, a decorated Marine officer with a sterling record of service, is being held in military jail, facing a hearing on potential charges related to disobeying orders. Why? Scheller had the audacity, the courage, to publicly call out senior...
High school sports scores for Oct. 4, 2021
High Schools Football Monday’s results City League Allderdice 28, Perry 14 Westinghouse 25, University Prep 19 Field hockey Monday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 19, Allderdice 0 Class 2A Penn-Trafford at Oakland Catholic (n) Class A Shady Side Academy 3, Ellis School 1 Winchester Thurston at Aquinas Academy (n) Nonsection Fox...
High school roundup for Oct. 4, 2021: Longwell’s goal lifts No. 3 Moon past No. 4 Peters Township
Hailey Longwell scored the only goal in a Section 2-4A girls soccer match between top-five ranked teams as No. 3 Moon (9-1, 7-1) scored a 1-0 victory over No. 4 Peters Township (7-3-2, 5-2-2) on Monday night. Skylar Leseck had the assist on the goal for the Tigers, who rebounded...
