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Letter to the editor: Useful idiots of Democratic Party
It’s pathetic! Many of the Trib’s letter-writers must just turn on CNN, or similar cesspools of false information and incitement, and hit the “record” button on the side of their brains, then later plunk their sorry butts down at their little keyboards and hit the “play” button. They all spew...
The Stroller, May 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, 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. Community welcome to place flags in Brackenridge Members of Brackenridge American Legion will place flags on veterans’ graves Saturday in Prospect Cemetery,...
Letter to the editor: Sickness in Republican Party
Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from her Republican leadership post in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 12 because she had the courage and integrity to criticize President Trump. She said he is a danger to our democracy. There is a sickness in the Republican Party, and its name...
Pirates farm report for May 26, 2021: RHP Jose Soriano knocked around in rehab start
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-8) lost 10-7 to Omaha (Royals). Ke’Bryan Hayes, making his fourth rehab appearance with the Indians while recovering from a wrist injury, went 2 for 4 with a walk, a double and three runs scored. He acted as designated hitter. LF Anthony Alford went 2 for 3 with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 26, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (19-3) vs. Hempfield (15-7) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. Bethel Park (18-3) at Wild Things Park, 4:30 p.m. Consolation June 2 schedule Peters Township (10-11) vs. West Allegheny...
Bethel Park weathers early storm, drops Pine-Richland in Class 6A softball semifinals
Through the first three batters of the game, it appeared as if unbeaten Bethel Park was in for a rare test. But that storm — like the literal one that hit midway through the third inning — came and went quickly. The top-seeded Black Hawks (17-0) combined a stellar pitching...
High school roundup for May 26, 2021: Unbeaten Beaver rolls into WPIAL softball finals
Beaver continued its undefeated run to the WPIAL Class 4A softball finals with a 7-4 victory over West Mifflin on Wednesday afternoon. Emilee Hohenshel hit a two-run double and Bailey Nicol added another RBI double as the No. 2 Bobcats (16-0) scored four runs in the first inning. Kayla Cornell...
Laurel pounds out 17 hits to reach Class 2A softball finals
Frazier softball coach Don Hartman didn’t mince words following his team’s six-inning loss to Laurel in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Wednesday. “I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We’re no match for them,” he said. “They are simply bigger, faster and stronger than us, and they showed that in a...
Highlands mounts comeback, shocks No. 1 Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A semifinals
Down by three runs and down to its last three outs, the Highlands softball team mounted an epic comeback against the top-seeded defending WPIAL champs Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Rams scored three runs in the top of the seventh and added two more in the top of the eighth to...
Editorial: The balancing act of vaccines, public health and liberties
Since the first covid-19 vaccines became available in December, the push has been on. Get the shot to the medical personnel, to the most vulnerable, to the front-line workers. Get it to everyone over 65, over 55, over 18, over 12. Get teachers vaccinated and corrections officers and inmates. The...
‘Internal systemic failures’ led to Wolf administration blunder that derailed child sex abuse amendment
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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 — “Internal systemic failures” were behind the Wolf administration’s bungling of a statewide referendum that would provide legal recourse to...
Allegheny County jail guard charged in drug scheme released on bond
The former Allegheny County correctional officer accused in state court of taking illegal drugs into the jail and charged in federal court with possessing a modified shotgun will be released from custody pending trial. Lewis Bagnato, 32, of Kennedy, has been in custody at the Allegheny County Jail since he...
Gordon Tomb: ‘Green’ medicine is snake oil, likely to sicken Pa.
“Green” energy proposals are no economic therapeutic for Pennsylvania. They’re snake oil miracle cures that ignore the realities of physics — and people’s needs. In January, the Political Economy Research Institute “reimagined” Pennsylvania in a 135-page document that proposed spending billions of dollars on so-called renewable energy to restore the...
South Park woman sues Dollar Bank, says it failed to protect her from multimillion dollar scam
A 79-year-old South Park woman is suing Dollar Bank for negligence, alleging that it failed to stop her from wiring millions of dollars to scammers. Mary Clayton made four wire transfers totaling $4.3 million to a cryptocurrency account in the summer of 2019 from a Dollar Bank branch, according to...
Workers return to weirder offices with moveable walls and touchless elevators
Masked, desk-bound and unable to recognize their colleagues in an elevator, people are starting to return to offices in cities around the world where the pandemic is receding. Many will find their offices transformed, too. In the challenge to make offices both covid-19-safe and attractive places to work, firms have...
Speed humps coming to Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
An effort to reduce how fast people drive on Webster Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Upper Hill District will be expanded upon with the addition of more speed humps next month, the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced. About two-thirds of the vehicles using Webster exceed the 25 mph speed limit,...
Penn State punter reportedly enters NCAA transfer portal
STATE COLLEGE — A Penn State punter has reportedly entered the NCAA transfer portal, which could signal some roster movement for the Lions after a relatively quiet spring. Freshman Levi Forrest, who appeared in two games for Penn State in 2020, has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will look...
Bethel Park couple contends in lawsuit that physical therapist infected them with covid
A Bethel Park couple is suing Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy Association and a therapist there, alleging that she failed to properly wear a mask when she visited their home in the fall and infected them with covid-19. John Boyle and Cheryl McKinney became so ill, they were both hospitalized,...
‘Losing a good one’: Belavic leaves mark at Level Green Elementary in Penn-Trafford School District
After 24 years with the Penn-Trafford School District, Level Green Elementary School first grade teacher Janna Belavic has arrived at her retirement. Belavic taught sixth grade at Trafford Middle School for one year, then spent the remaining 23 at Level Green. She also served as a technology assistant for the...
Man gets 2 to 4 years for fatal McKeesport crash that killed his friend
A McKeesport man who was driving under the influence of marijuana in 2019 when he crashed and killed his friend in the passenger seat will spend two to four years in state prison. Jerry Hardy, 25, entered the plea agreement with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office on Wednesday —...
Westmoreland happenings include Memorial Day events, bereavement group, strawberry festival
Memorial Day events • Irwin: A parade sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, follow Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, then proceed eastward to Irwin Union Cemetery for a ceremony. Army veteran David Mahlstedt, a supervisor at Snyder Funeral Home,...
Carnegie, Bridgeville area high school graduations set
Carnegie and Bridgeville area high schools are preparing for in-person graduation ceremonies. Chartiers Valley High School’s graduation will take place at Chartiers Valley High School Stadium at 7 p.m. June 2. More than 230 members of the class of 2021 will receive their diplomas in front of friends and family....
Letter to the editor: Why all the fuss on mail-in ballots and voter ID?
So many letters about mail-in ballots. If we are unable to get to a voting place, we request mail-in ballots. This a fact, and it won’t change. We go to the grocery store, drug store, gas stations, liquor store, mall and other stores, so we can go to vote —...
Letter to the editor: Critical race theory is not ‘a racist teaching’
In the May 13 issue of the Sewickley Herald, a letter urged the Quaker Valley School Board to ban ideas from the curriculum, restricting free thought and free speech in our schools (“What is Quaker Valley’s stance on critical race theory?”). As an educator and a proud American, I was...
Editorial: Be realistic about public benefits of online sports betting
Online sports betting is quite the growth industry. Watch a professional athletic competition on TV and you are likely to see more gambling commercials than you will the old reliables such as cars, beer and snack food. The ads sell you on the thrill, the interaction, the potential prize —...
