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Personal data from Pa. contact tracing calls still online despite assurances it had been secured
SpotlightPA 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. HARRISBURG — Personal information collected during coronavirus contact tracing calls in Pennsylvania is still available online in a document accessible to anyone with a link, Spotlight PA has...
Letter to the editor: Bucs boycott could help save baseball in Pittsburgh
Bottom-line Bob Nutting is doing a great disservice to Pirates fans who would like to see a competitive team. Since Nutting doesn’t own PNC Park, can the Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority do anything about putting pressure on Nutting, such as raise the rent so high that he will be...
Sewickley area student achievements, graduates for the week of June 12, 2021
Distinguished Achievement Award Elizabeth Falk has been awarded Lehigh University’s 2021 Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award. Established in 1994, the Distinguished Achievement Award goes to graduating student-athletes who have displayed the ideals of a scholar-athlete: high performance in the four cornerstones of the student-athlete experience and high levels of competitiveness and...
Letter to the editor: RINOs, military priorities and BLM
If you want to be a hero with the Democratic socialist party, just be an elected Republican and bad-mouth President Trump constantly, even when he is out of office. How many of the writers who sing the RINO praises ever voted for them? How long would these RINOs last if...
The Stroller, June 12, 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. Carnival returns to Lower Burrell Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 will host its annual carnival from 6 to p.m....
Editorial: Legislators, show us the receipts for your expenses
The first real political scandal in the newborn United States — and an excellent second act number in a Broadway musical — is the Reynolds Affair. In 1791, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton had a relationship with a married woman, whose husband subsequently blackmailed the politician. When the tawdry...
Letter to the editor: Presidency may be Trump’s downfall
Who does Donald Trump owe $421 million to? Vlad? Probably some to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Is that why he kept his mouth shut even after reports that Vlad paid bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan and also why he kept his mouth shut when the Saudis assassinated Jamal...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 11, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule North Allegheny vs. Spring-Ford at PeoplesBank Park, York, 4 p.m.; North Penn vs. La Salle College at Bears Stadium, Boyerstown, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Bethel Park vs. Central Mountain at PNG Field, Altoona, 3 p.m.; Red Land...
Academic achievements and college graduations for Bethel Park students
Academic achievements The following students from the area were recognized for their academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Iowa State University: Jacob Diel • Ohio University: Rebekah Anischenko, Regan Gray, Samantha...
Pirates farm report for June 11, 2021: Oneil Cruz hits 7th homer in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-17) was held to three hits and was blown out, 14-1, by Nashville (Brewers). LF Anthony Alford went 1 for 3 to up his average to .260. 3B Hunter Owen singled and scored a run. RHP Cody Ponce started and was touched up for five runs, all earned,...
Judge orders rare hearing in New York for R. Kelly to decide on potential attorney conflicts
CHICAGO — A federal judge in New York has scheduled a rare hearing for indicted R&B superstar R. Kelly into whether the attorneys he has elected to defend him at his upcoming racketeering trial have conflicts of interest. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly scheduled the hearing for Thursday after Kelly’s...
Erie Republican lawmaker eyes a run for Pa. governor — with a pitch that breaks from Trump
PHILADELPHIA — Republican state Sen. Dan Laughlin is moving toward a run for governor, presenting himself as a “center-right” conservative who can appeal to swing voters and avoid divisive cultural feuds — and drawing an implicit contrast with other Republicans trying to follow in the footsteps of former President Donald...
Introducing the Deer Lakes High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Deer Lakes High School Class of 2021: Haley Lynne Allen, Tori Lynne Allen, Bruce Henry Allman, Wyatt Andrew Arbuthnot, Makaylee Lane Ashbaugh, Matthew Barie, Brooke Elizabeth Barnes, Madison Elizabeth Bauer, Brandon Russell Bedillion, Abigail Elizabeth Boulos, Christopher Joseph Braden, Abigail Rose Breneman, Nathanial Breninghouse, Tara Elizabeth Brick,...
What the world wants China to disclose in Wuhan lab leak probe
The U.S. push for a new inquiry to determine the origins of the coronavirus — including whether it leaked from a Wuhan lab — raises a key question: What has China failed to disclose? The Group of Seven leaders this weekend are set to call for a fresh, transparent, World...
Wolf again vows to veto any bills that limit abortion access in Pa.
SpotlightPA 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. HARRISBURG — As Republican lawmakers advance bills to limit access to abortion in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf has once again vowed to veto any such legislation that comes...
Piano coming back to Sewickley’s Wolcott Park gazebo
Sewickley officials agreed at the June 8 council meeting to move the piano back to the gazebo at Wolcott Park in the business district. The piano was taken out during the pandemic to discourage people from gathering at the gazebo. It is expected to be back by the end of...
Penn State has had success recruiting this Maryland high school, and 5-star Dani Dennis-Sutton could be next
STATE COLLEGE — Hakeem Sule remembers when he realized Dani Dennis-Sutton could be special. Sule’s McDonogh team was playing its local rival Calvert Hall in a key matchup of Baltimore-area schools during Dennis-Sutton’s sophomore year in 2019. Calvert Hall running back Sean Tucker, a future freshman starter at Syracuse, took...
Why are so many NFL players still reluctant to get vaccinated? League’s union head said it’s not because of a lack of information.
PHILADELPHIA — DeMaurice Smith pleaded ignorance Thursday when the NFL players union boss was asked on a conference call for the vaccination rate of his rank and file. “We don’t have all the information yet,” Smith claimed. “We’ll take a look and see if we have that data. We’ll get...
Introducing the Burrell High School Class of 2021
Burrell High School held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 10. Here is the Burrell High School Class of 2021: Zachary Anthony Adams, Hunter D. Aites, Brendan W. Anderson, Kelsea G. Arabia, Alexander Ray Arledge, Trianna M. Armstrong, Trista Armstrong, Olivia Elizabeth Awes, Jonathan Bain, James Lee Barazanski III, Grace...
Glenshaw man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A Shaler Area substitute teacher, who the FBI said tried to organize other rioters, is accused of fighting with Capitol police officers and breaking into the building during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. Robert Morss, who witnesses said previously served in the military and attended Penn State University,...
Letter to the editor: Emasculation of American males doesn’t bode well
The Russian and Chinese armies are becoming hardened by the day, while here in America the emasculation of the male is “in vogue” and mainstream. How to seamlessly apply your makeup while deciding which dress goes best with which heels. You know, “man stuff.” I’m concerned the once proud eagle...
Sen. Devlin Robinson offering services for veterans in Bethel Park office
State Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) is offering additional opportunities for veterans in the 37th district to connect with experts on the services and benefits available to them. According to a news release, a Veterans Administration Department Service Officer is hosting one-on-one appointments in Robinson’s Bethel Park office, 1700 N. Highland...
Letter to the editor: Severance tax not solution for Pa.’s recovery
For the seventh consecutive year, Gov. Tom Wolf proposes a severance tax in the state budget. The Wolf administration claims that the severance tax, along with other proposed taxes, will help us recover from the covid-19 crisis. The natural gas industry plays a critical role in developing products we use...
The Stroller, June 11, 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. River City Brass Band to play free concert at Hartwood Acres The Allegheny County Summer Concert Series at Hartwood Acres Park...
Laurels & Lances: Celebrated centenarians, slippery silence, real recycling
Laurel: To longevity with brio. Newspapers usually wait for an occurrence of threes to cite a trend, but two will do in this case. This week, we observed the 100th birthdays of two dynamic men: Ufemio “Fem” Biagioni of Leechburg and Frank Pugliano Sr. of Washington Township. Both are Italian...
