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Woman tethered to dog is dragged to death by train at San Francisco station
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman who boarded a BART train while tethered to her dog was dragged to her death after she briefly stepped off the train at a platform and the train pulled away with the dog still inside, authorities said. The fatal accident occurred at 3:16 p.m. Monday,...
Pa. Senate GOP moves to collect private voter information in controversial review of 2020 election
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 state Senate committee undertaking a controversial review of last year’s presidential election results on Wednesday authorized subpoenas for...
Noah Feldman: Freedom of religion means freedom to say no to vaccines
Whether you are religious believer or an atheist, it’s galling to realize that some people are feigning religious objections to covid-19 vaccines to avoid compliance with mandates. And since the law requires that religious beliefs be “sincere,” it’s tempting to argue for strict policing of the legitimacy of requested objections....
Westmoreland news: golf outing, comedy show and Cub Scout recruitment night
Church news • St. James Church, New Alexandria, will show the first season of the movie, “The Chosen,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 18 through Oct. 9 outside on the church grounds, 306 St. James Lane. Bring a lawn chair. Food will be available. In case of inclement...
Golf game accelerating quickly for Southmoreland’s Goehring
Tinkering is a big part of Austin Goehring’s life, whether it be on the golf course or in the garage. Goehring is a senior on the Southmoreland boys golf team and has made tremendous strides in his game in an extraordinarily short amount of time. Last season, he averaged a...
4 fall movies that celebrate the beauty of autumnVideo
Summer movies — big popcorn-friendly extravaganzas — are a fairly specific genre; fall movies, maybe not. But maybe there’s a more precise way to think about fall movies: films that celebrate the special beauty of fall, with its trademark colors. Should you be in need of streaming something that conjures...
Penn State football coach James Franklin expects big impact from White Out against Auburn
Penn State football will kick off its annual White Out game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Beaver Stadium. “For a long time, this White Out game, year in and year out goes a long way toward shaping our future,” coach James Franklin said. “You think about how many great players...
The freelancing boom may change how you buy life insurance
Younger generations seem to have a knack for disrupting the status quo, and life insurance may be next on the list. As Generation Z and millennial workers challenge the concept of a traditional career and drive an increase in freelancing, the role of workplace group life insurance in long-term financial...
Letter to the editor: Suppression of cheating, not votes
The idea that those bad Republicans want to suppress votes (read minorities) is really old stuff (“Voter suppression to resume,” Sept. 7, TribLIVE). Maybe ’50s or ’60s. Let’s find a new slander. Suppression of cheating is the intent, and that worries some folks. As far as grape jelly goes, 9-year-olds...
TikTok challenge has students destroying Pa. school bathrooms
Because of a TikTok challenge, school bathrooms are being destroyed at an alarming rate nationwide, and Pennsylvania has not been spared. Boyertown Area School District Superintendent Marybeth Torchia told her school board in Berks County on Monday that is exactly what is happening there — vandalism is on the rise...
Letter to the editor: Health secretary, not school boards, should be making mask rulings
State law provides school boards authority to make reasonable and necessary rules governing students in school. Using this authority, many schools choose to keep masks optional. Gov. Tom Wolf disagreed with the rules made by most school boards and had his health secretary issue an order requiring masks. This order...
The Stroller, Sept. 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. Free festival set at new Buffalo Creek Nature Park The Buffalo Creek Water Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3...
Editorial: A commissioner’s 60% promise should be paid in full
Campaign promises can be an oxymoron. They are something that a candidate swears he or she will do while shaking hands and making speeches, stumping for the job. Campaign promises are as famous for being broken as they are for being made. That doesn’t make it any less disappointing when...
Letter to the editor: Comparing presidents’ honor of fallen soldiers
It was a damp, dark night on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base on Feb. 11, 2020. President Trump, along with his vice president, had scurried away from a raucous campaign rally in New Hampshire to make a last-minute flight to the air base. The president wanted to be...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 14, 2021: Nick Gonzales raps 3 hits for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-60) got trounced at home by St. Paul (Twins), 13-4. RHP Beau Sulser (6-7, 4.91) got smacked around for eight runs on seven hits, allowing two home runs and one walk. LHP Cam Alldred (4-0, 2.08) came on in relief in the fourth, gave up a home run...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 14, 2021
High schools Cross Country Boys Tuesday’s results Division I Section 5 Blackhawk 15, Central Valley 50 Blackhawk 15, Ambridge 15 Section 6 Team scores: Peters Township 28, Baldwin 28; Canon McMillan 24, Peters Township 31; Canon McMillan 28, Baldwin 29 Division II Section 3 Belle Vernon 16, Chartiers-Houston 45 Belle...
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2021: North Allegheny blanks Seneca Valley
Abby Stager and Sophia Palermo scored to lead North Allegheny to a 2-0 win over Seneca Valley (3-1-1, 0-1) in a matchup of tops girls soccer teams in Section 1-4A on Tuesday night. Stager scored from long range in the first half and Palmero cleaned up the rebound of a...
24th floor fire spurs evacuation of Downtown Pittsburgh hotel; no one injuredVideo
A fire broke out Tuesday night on the 24th floor of a Downtown Pittsburgh hotel, spurring a temporary evacuation of guests while firefighters knocked down the blaze. No one was injured, though multiple floors of the Westin Convention Center were exposed to possible smoke damage, public safety officials said. The...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Sept. 14, 2021
It was a rough week for the top 30 teams in last week’s HSSN state football rankings. Eight of them tasted defeat in Week 2. The strange part is, only five of those eight teams fell out of the state top five. Coatesville in Class 6A, Penn-Trafford in 5A and...
Police: No one hurt when tractor-trailer rolls over in Downtown Pittsburgh
No one was hurt when a tractor-trailer rolled over at about 7 p.m. Tuesday on Fort Pitt Boulevard at Stanwix Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials tweeted a fuel spill from the crash was contained and no one was hurt. EMS, Fire, and Police are on the scene...
‘Faces’ exhibit of Ligonier Valley Korean War veterans opens
The Ligonier Valley Library on Tuesday opened its 2021 Historic Photography Show. The theme this year is “Faces of Ligonier Valley: Veterans of the Korean War Era.” The exhibit features photos of local heroes who served during the war as well as memorabilia related to the war and to the...
Penn State coach James Franklin sees progress from offenseVideo
Auburn’s 2-0 start has been fueled by a defense that has allowed just 10 points and a running game featuring the dynamic Tank Bigsby and Jarquez Hunter. Penn State’s start isn’t too shabby, either. The No. 10 Nittany Lions own a road win at Wisconsin and impressive home victory over...
Monessen man sentenced to 7 years on drugs, weapons charges
A Monessen man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison on drug and weapons charges, according to acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman. Eric T. Emerson, 32, was sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics and possession of firearms in connection with a March 2019 search warrant served at...
Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus business waiver program was flawed, secretive, Pa. auditor says
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 Wolf administration’s controversial waiver program allowing businesses to remain open during the early months of the pandemic was...
‘Saturday Night Live’ comedian Norm Macdonald dead at 61 after battle with cancer
Norm Macdonald, a “Saturday Night Live” cast member best known as the host of Weekend Update, died Tuesday. He was 61. Macdonald succumbed to a nine-year cancer battle that he kept private, his management team told Deadline. “He was most proud of his comedy,” producing partner Lori Jo Hoekstra told...
