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Ciora Thomas: How Toomey can help protect, empower next generation
The other day, I stood on the steps by the river at Pittsburgh’s Point State Park getting my photograph taken, along with several other colleagues, to add to my nonprofit organization’s website. I founded SisTers PGH in 2013 for fellow TGNC (trans and gender-nonconforming) folks after years of struggling with...
Penn State’s Brandon Smith focuses on improvement despite impressive start to season
UNIVERSITY PARK — Brandon Smith didn’t realize he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday until one of the Penn State linebacker’s classmates congratulated him. And even then, it took a second to register. “I’m like, ‘What award?’ ” Smith recounted over Zoom on Wednesday...
Through the years: West Deer sent coach off with win in 1961
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. Dave Nagy ran for a touchdown and scored another on an interception as West Deer won the 1961 “Battle of...
Letter to the editor: Price on carbon best for tackling climate costs
Bloomberg News recently broke a story about various means under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee to help fund the reconciliation bill. One method stands out: a carbon tax with some of the money provided as a dividend to lower-income residents. This could not only fund some infrastructure, but directly...
Pittsburgh council moves to hire its own solicitor
Pittsburgh City Council will be getting independent legal advice from its own attorney under legislation sponsored by Councilman Ricky Burgess that council advanced Wednesday. Although the city’s home rule charter allows council to hire a legal adviser, council has instead depended on the advice of the city’s law department, which...
Letter to the editor: Biden is a disgrace
Has no one the courage as an American to say what needs to be said? I can say authoritatively as a Vietnam veteran that what is going on in Afghanistan is atrocious. It is immoral, humiliating and damn dangerous for those left behind. Would you want to be in their...
The Stroller, Sept. 23, 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. Festival scheduled Saturday in West Leechburg West Leechburg Volunteer Fire Department will host a festival from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday...
Editorial: Supply-chain shortages only made worse with panic
With a pandemic, there are certain things you expect to be problematic. Crowded emergency rooms are not surprising. Doctors telling you to keep your distance and wash your hands? That’s pretty on brand for them. Even the stock market rising and falling with the latest vaccine release or other developments...
Letter to the editor: GOP should focus on important issues, not jeopardize voters
As I read the article “Pa. Senate GOP moves to collect private voter information in controversial review of 2020 election,” I could not believe that the Republican Party continues to try to spend our money and jeopardize all voters by collecting Republican, Democratic and independent voters’ personal data. All for...
Police charge man with ethnic intimidation in Squirrel Hill verbal assaults
An Oakland man is accused for shouting racial and ethnic slurs at congregants of a Squirrel Hill synagogue and threatening to kill at least one man, according to the charges against him. Tyrone Correll, 30, is charged with simple assault, harassment and ethnic intimidation in connection with two incidents earlier...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 22, 2021: Oneil Cruz homers in Indianapolis debut
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-63) lost 4-3 to Omaha (Royals). SS Oneil Cruz (.333) homered in his first Triple-A game, going 1 for 3 with a walk. RHP Roansy Contreras, making his first Triple-A start, went 3.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk, fanning six. RHP Shea Spitzbarth...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 22, 2021
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Class 3A Norwin at North Allegheny, ppd. Allderdice at Hempfield, ppd. Class A Aquinas Academy at Shady Side Academy, (n) Thursday’s schedule Class 3A Norwin at North Allegheny, 6 p.m. Nonsection Peters Township at Penn-Trafford, 7:30 p.m. Fox Chapel at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Golf...
High school roundup for Sept. 22, 2021: Burrell nets OT winner in Class 2A showdown
Leah Brockett scored the winning goal in overtime to lead Burrell to a 3-2 victory over Deer Lakes in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A girls soccer Wednesday night. Lily Householder and Miley Kariotis also scored for the Bucs (6-1, 3-0). Madeline Boulos and Brooke Kostyak scored for...
The Birdie is running wild while making Week 4 Westmoreland County picks
Last week: 9-5 (64.3 %) Season: 32-16 (66.7%) The Birdie visited his heart doctor the other day and had to go through a stress test. A couple of hours later, he needed an ice bath and a massage. “They had me running like Hempfield in the second half against Franklin...
Hampton-Highlands clash pits evenly matched, undefeated foes
Friday night’s Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference clash between Highlands and Hampton is about as even as it gets. Both teams are 4-0 for the first time since 2015, both schools needed strong second-half performances Friday in their conference openers, and the schools are knotted at 15-15 in the all-time...
The Birdie might not be a spring chicken, but he still picks A-K Valley football winners
Last week: 8-3 (72.7%) Season: 31-10 (75.6%) Watching Ben Roethlisberger take a beating against the Raiders last Sunday, a truth became painfully obvious: Big Ben isn’t as spry as he once was. Well, join the club. Who is? The Birdie. That’s who. “I’ve been picking high school football games since...
Man charged in killing Pittsburgh police officer seeks to suppress statement
Five days before Christian Bey was arrested in connection with the July 14, 2019, fatal shooting of off-duty Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall, he was pulled over in a traffic stop. Homicide detectives had developed Bey as a suspect and put out a notice for patrol officers in the area...
Tull Family Theater introduces BYOB option
Those who have gone to see a film at the Tull Family Theater in the past few months might have noticed that the theater now has a BYOB option for guests over the age 0f 21. The policy became effective in June, allowing audience members of legal drinking age to...
Bucs place WR Antonio Brown on reserve/covid-19 listVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — The Bucs may have to play one of their biggest games of the season without receiver Antonio Brown. The team placed Brown on the reserve/covid-19 list Wednesday, meaning he could miss Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. As a vaccinated player, Brown would have to have...
Shaler Area Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2021 to be inducted Oct. 9
Shaler Area School District will recognize six athletes and one coach by inducting them into the Shaler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame. The Shaler Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 2000 to recognize those individuals who have brought prestige and pride to the Shaler...
Dr. Suzanne Coopey joins AHN Cancer Institute to direct Breast Cancer Program at AHN-Wexford Hospital
Breast surgeon Suzanne B. Coopey has joined Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, where she will serve as Director of the Breast Cancer Program at the new AHN Wexford Hospital. Coopey comes from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was Breast Surgery Program Director at Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center. AHN Wexford...
Lawsuit alleges Bethel Park McDonald’s hired sex offender who raped teen employee
A teenage girl and her parents sued McDonald’s and a Bethel Park franchise operator Tuesday, alleging that she was harassed and raped by a shift manager with whom she worked, that the defendants knew about it and did nothing to stop it. The complaint, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Don Walko: We can create jobs without sacrificing environment
Both of my grandfathers were coal miners in Westmoreland County, and my mother and father worked in factories in South Greensburg. They were like most Appalachians: They were hard workers who took care of their families and loved their communities. Until I was in first grade, my family lived across...
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler: Gaming is good for Pa. economy
Covid-19 devastated Pennsylvania, shutting our state down for months. Our economy felt the impact, contracting by $32 billion. The road to recovery has not been easy, but thankfully, the Keystone State is back on the rebound. Part of this is due to obvious factors, like stores reopening and people returning...
Food Podcast: Acting Secretary of Pa. DHS highlights increase in SNAP benefitsVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks to Megan Snead, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Snead has been visiting food banks across Pennsylvania for hunger action month, and...
