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Would-be intruder shot trying to break in to Mt. Oliver apartment
A man shot and wounded a would-be intruder Tuesday morning in Mt. Oliver Borough, according to police. The man, who police did not identify, was allegedly trying to force his way into a 19-year-old woman’s Ormsby Avenue apartment, Allegheny County Police Sgt. Matthew Mineard said in a statement. The shooting...
Penn-Trafford School Board expected to vote on roof project
The Penn-Trafford School Board is expected to vote next week on a renovation project to remedy water damage on the roof of the high school. The project was mentioned in a school board information and committee meeting on Monday. According to Brett Lago, the district’s director of business affairs, the...
Black political advocacy group asks Supreme Court to investigate Zappala’s conduct
The Black Political Empowerment Project sent a letter Tuesday to the state Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Board seeking sanctions against Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. for a now-rescinded policy he issued last month banning his office from offering plea deals to a Black defense attorney. Zappala issued an...
Review: ‘In the Heights’ is the infusion of joy we neededVideo
“I am Usnavi and you prob’ly never heard my name,” declares bodega owner Usnavi at the start of “In the Heights,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s contagiously joyous ode to his beloved Washington Heights neighborhood. “Reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated.” Um … maybe not for long. Projects by Miranda tend to...
Penn State men’s basketball announces addition of Western Michigan transfer
STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State men’s basketball team officially announced the addition of transfer forward Greg Lee on Tuesday. Lee originally announced his commitment to the Lions on Sunday. The 6-foot-9 Lee spent last season at Western Michigan, where he averaged 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and...
With $10B to spend, advocates press Wolf, Pa. lawmakers to prioritize poor people
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 — As Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-led legislature begin the final month of budget negotiations, a coalition of groups...
Drugs, disorderly conduct among charges filed by Monroeville police May 20, 2021
The following charges were filed May 20 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Joseph Pollock, 55, of Penn Hills with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and without required financial responsibility. Charges were filed May 20 in connection with...
DUI, drug cases among those handled by Judge Zucco in Plum on May 12 and 19, 2021
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for • Robert Cedolia, 70, of Pittsburgh on charges of aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and two counts of indecent assault on a person less...
DUI, drug charges among cases handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court May 24, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Penelope McAllen, 34, of McKeesport on charges of retail theft. Wilkins police...
Chartiers Valley High School graduates 234
Following a junior and senior year like no other, Chartiers Valley High School’s class of 2021 received their diplomas on June 2 at Chartiers Valley High School Stadium. Senior speakers were Honora Armfield, Sophia Buffone and Allison Moses. Superintendent Johannah Vanatta addressed the graduates and school board president Darren Mariano...
Pennsylvania man accused of fatally stabbing woman, gambling with her money
Police had little to go on at first as they investigated the stabbing death of a Lackawanna County woman in March, but they announced on Monday that an arrest has been made. The Pennsylvania State Police say Jerry Koezeno of Mayfield has been charged in connection with the killing of...
J.E. Harrison teachers invent switch to help disabled student express creativity
The educational staff at J. E. Harrison Education Center in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District recently brought their creativity to life to provide a with new ways to express his creativity. Sam Langol, who just finished kindergarten at Harrison, has Acute Flaccid Myelitis – it is a rare, Polio-like neurologic condition...
Living with Children: Follow these 4 steps to give argumentative teen the last word
Question: My 15-year-old daughter is slowly driving me insane! She argues with me about everything and always wants the last word. No matter how well I explain the “why?” of a decision to her, she argues. Even when I offer a compromise, she argues. It’s her way or the highway....
Editorial: Judge Feliciani proves value of human element in sentencing
A judge’s job in a courtroom is to enforce the rules as the prosecution and defense go through the steps of a trial. It is frequently less about being the hammer of judgment than it is about interpreting and enforcing the law as written by legislators and determined by years...
Letter to the editor: Slaughtering our offspring
It occurs to me that since time immemorial every species that has ever existed — cockroaches, fleas, dinosaurs, dolphins, antelopes, garden slugs, all of them — and even the ones that are extinct for various reasons had as their chief aim to perpetuate the species. Procreate, reproduce, perpetuate. Except one....
Art classes, National Get Outdoors Day and more in Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner
Editor’s note: The Nonprofit Corner is a new weekly listing of the Sewickley area’s nonprofit events and fundraisers. To have your information listed, email Sewickley Herald editor Katie Green at kgreen@triblive.com. Sweetwater Center for the Arts 200 Broad St., Sewickley. 412-741-4405. sweetwaterartcenter.org. Art classes Summer registration is open. Sweetwater Center...
Letter to the editor: RGGI will make Pa. citizens safer
My father is one of millions of Americans suffering from asthma, a condition that worsens with deteriorating air quality caused by climate change. As one of the top five producers of greenhouse gases in the country, Pennsylvania needs to take immediate action to help stop this rising issue. The Regional...
The Stroller, June 8, 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. Motorcycle ride to raise funds for cancer patients Change for Cancer and the Protectors of Phoenix will host a ride fundraiser...
Letter to the editor: UFOs could be the threat that unites us
If you haven’t noticed, Tucker Carlson, Marco Rubio, Harry Reid and others have been legitimizing the UFO topic. UFO disclosure was supposed to come in 2016 from Hillary Clinton, who attended Laurance Rockefeller’s 1995 Wyoming retreat on the subject and can be seen carrying the book “Are We Alone?” John...
North Hills softball avoids WPIAL title letdown, blanks Fox Chapel
Even a nearly two-hour rain and lightning delay didn’t deter WPIAL champion North Hills from a strong performance in its PIAA opener. Indians junior righthander Sophia Roncone struck out 13 Fox Chapel batters and yielded only three hits as North Hills blanked the Foxes, 6-0, at North Allegheny High School....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 7, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A First round Monday’s results Central 3, Boyertown 2 Hempfield 7, McDowell 2 La Salle College 14, Hatboro-Horsham 1 Neshaminy 7, Parkland 5 North Allegheny 13, Warwick 4 North Penn 3, Hazleton 1 Spring-Ford 6, Wilson 1 Emmaus 2, Governor Mifflin 1 Quarterfinals Thursday’s...
High school roundup for June 7, 2021: Bethel Park baseball moves on, softball bows out
Evan Holewinski threw a complete game, allowing four hits, to help Bethel Park to a 5-1 victory over District 3 runner-up Northern in a PIAA Class 5A first-round baseball game Monday afternoon. David Kessler and Eric Chalus had two hits apiece and Zack Sackett doubled and drove in three runs....
Police: Man shot in hand in West Mifflin
A man was hospitalized after being shot in the hand while at the Mon-View Heights Housing Community in West Mifflin Monday. Allegheny County police said they were notified of the shooting on Midway Drive shortly after 9 p.m. Authorities said there was evidence of a shooting in multiple units within...
Ex-college athlete sentenced for burning Minneapolis police station
MINNEAPOLIS — A U.S. District Court judge sentenced the last of the four men who have pleaded guilty to burning a Minneapolis police station last summer to two years and five months in federal prison and to help pay $12 million in restitution for the damage. In court Monday morning,...
Riverview baseball falls to Kennedy Catholic in PIAA 1st round
The Riverview baseball team hadn’t been to the PIAA playoffs in 14 years, but when the Raiders took the field for their PIAA first-round matchup against District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic on Monday, they looked right at home. Luke Migely walked to start the game and then came around on...
