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Letter to the editor: If masks offer even slim protection, why not wear them?
As I read the articles on the efforts of parents and school districts to deal with the mask/no mask issue, I also read this information: More than a quarter-million children had new cases of covid in just the last week of August, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)....
The Stroller, Sept. 17, 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. Benefit drag queen bingo planned Sunday A drag queen bingo to benefit paralyzed Navy veteran Dan Hika of New Kensington will...
Letter to the editor: Thanks for support of district judge
To the residents of the Derry area: I want to thank all of you for the faith you showed in me over the last 30 years. Back in 1991 when I decided to run for the seat held by retiring Magisterial District Judge Michael Giannini, I could never have imagined...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 17, 2021
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A North Allegheny 4, Hempfield 0 Nonsection Peters Township 2, Upper St. Clair 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Norwin at Central Catholic, 7...
Man who confessed from Allegheny County Jail gets 15 to 30 years for Northview Heights killing
A man who confessed to a 2015 shooting death while he was already incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail will serve 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday. Randy Johnson, 26, pleaded to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for killing Deron McCray at his home on Chicago Street...
Moon beats North Hills, backs up No. 1 ranking in Class 5A
For now, the title of top-ranked team in Class 5A seems to fit Moon quite nicely, thank you. The Tigers (4-0) celebrated their first week with that title in the Trib HSSN rankings with a 38-7 victory over fourth-ranked North Hills in a Class 5A showdown. The tone for the...
High school roundup for Sept. 16, 2021: Cooper’s goal lifts Mars past Montour
Aly Cooper scored the decisive goal to lead Mars to a 1-0 girls soccer victory over Montour (4-1, 2-1) in a matchup of top teams in Section 4-3A. Piper Coffield had an assist for the Fightin’ Planets (4-0-1, 4-0). Belle Vernon 11, Albert Gallatin 0 — Morgan Einodshofer scored five...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 16, 2021: Matthew Fraizer, Oneil Cruz homer for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-62) got shut out by St. Paul (Twins), 8-0. RHP James Marvel (5-7, 5.35) got the start, allowing eight runs (five earned), walking two and striking out two over six innings. RHP Keury Mella (7.20), RHP Matt Eckelman (5.16) and RHP Hunter Stratton (4.34) each delivered a scoreless...
Laurels & lances: Winning, losing and playing by the rules
Laurel: To a spectacular run. Victory Brinker’s parents knew what they were doing when they named her. The pint-sized opera singer with a voice as big as all outdoors showed “America’s Got Talent” exactly what kind of talent resides in Unity with her months of appearances culminating in Wednesday night’s...
More questions arise about Allegheny County Jail contractor, including employment history
The man contracted to provide more than $300,000 in training for officers at Allegheny County Jail has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, a foreclosure and federal tax liens in recent years, according to documents obtained by the Tribune-Review. In addition, all four Virginia sheriff’s offices where Joseph Lee Garcia...
Brown named 19th Clark Faculty Chair at Sewickley Academy
A middle school Spanish teacher has been named the 19th Clark Faculty Chair at Sewickley Academy. Jennifer Brown found out about the honor during the back-to-school assembly Sept. 2. Just like previous years, it was a surprise. According to Brown, the Clark Faculty Chair Award is an annual award that...
Former Steelers QB Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges heads to Canada
Canada geese are a common sight throughout Pennsylvania. And now a Duck that made his home in Pittsburgh is heading north to Canada. Quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges signed a three-year contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League, the team announced Thursday. “Usually ducks migrate south around this...
Digital hunting licenses become reality for Pennsylvania hunters
Digital hunting licenses now are available to Pennsylvania hunters, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The commission authorized hunters and trappers to carry digital licenses and permits, and the change to a new online license-issuing system, HuntFishPA, has brought the capability for digital licenses with it. But paper harvest tags...
Chick’s Picks gets lost in fantasy world but back in time for Week 3 high school football
Welcome to Week 3. Chick’s Picks loves this time of year, and not just for the high school football or the pumpkin spice everything. She is an avid fan of fantasy football, partaking in two highly competitive leagues this year. As the season kicked off this past weekend, Chick’s Picks...
North Allegheny School Board meeting will be virtual
The North Allegheny School Board has moved its Sept. 22 meeting to 5 p.m. and it will be virtual. A link to the meeting will be provided on the district website. The agenda for the meeting will be posted by the evening of Sept. 20. Those wishing to speak must...
Lawrence Tabas: Pennsylvanians demand accountability for Afghanistan failures
This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced Congress and the American people to answer questions about his key role in orchestrating one of the biggest failures of foreign policy in our nation’s history: Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. The disastrous and hasty removal of U.S. troops left 13...
Man pleads guilty in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church in the name of ISISVideo
The Syrian man accused of plotting to bomb a North Side church in 2019 talked about potentially planting a second explosive device, timing its detonation to coincide with when first responders would begin to arrive, federal prosecutors said Thursday. That information came to light Thursday, as Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 23,...
Pets Q&A: Rescue puppy is having trouble sleeping alone
DEAR JOAN: My adult daughter is struggling with sleep deprivation because her new 4-month-old puppy won’t let her sleep through the night. Any tips? She and her husband got a puppy Monday from a rescue group where the pup was used to sleeping in crate with rest of the litter....
Nir Kaissar and Timothy L. O’Brien: Tax and spending plan is antidote for decades of neglect
Democrats have released a $2.9 trillion tax proposal that they hope might stifle debates about how they will fund a $3.5 trillion social spending plan meant to boost the economy by addressing income inequality and decades of uneven prosperity. Washington being Washington, those debates are about to get heated. What...
Through the years: Greece’s 5 TDs carry Kiski Area to victory
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. Kiski Area’s Ross Greece scored five touchdowns, one on a 33-yard interception return, to lift the Cavaliers to a 42-28...
Letter to the editor: Fix the Biden mess, make America great again
Wow! Can you believe? A Democrat asking “Help first, blame later!” This from Democrats who, for four years, 24/7 blamed President Trump for every little error coming down the pike? You made Biden president. Now you fix the mess he has made. Yes, make America great again. Frances Olyarnik Greensburg...
Penn State’s PJ Mustipher earns high praise from James Franklin: ‘He’s literally the example I use all the time’
STATE COLLEGE — When James Franklin watches his Penn State players come onto the field for practice, the eighth-year coach typically sees the same two players come out before the rest of the Nittany Lions: safety Jaquan Brisker and defensive tackle PJ Mustipher. And the two team captains aren’t on...
Ross Pomeroy: I caught covid-19, and that’s OK (I am vaccinated)
Ross Pomeroy is editor of RealClear Science, where this first appeared. After 18 months of living through and covering the covid-19 pandemic, I finally caught the disease that’s changed the world as we know it. And that’s OK. How can I be so calm about contracting covid-19, a disease that...
Letter to the editor: Redistricting committee suggestion
Regarding the article “4 takeaways from new Pa. census data and what it means for redistricting” (Aug. 22, TribLIVE): To prevent such political turnaround, I feel no politicizing of the census could be made by a panel of 15. Five Republicans, five Democrats and five independents or third-party should make...
Letter to the editor: Medicare cuts worrisome
As I work with Medicare seniors in Pennsylvania, I am concerned about prospective cuts to clinical lab services. In January 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to cut rates for nearly 600 tests, including the top 25 most used by seniors — threatening access to...
