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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 —...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s policies are destroying the country
Now you have gone and done it! I’d like to thank my fellow Americans for electing a president who is rapidly destroying our country. In a little more than 100 days, Joe Biden’s policies have created the greatest border crisis in American history, destruction of energy independence, upheaval in our...
Arrest warrant issued for man charged in 2013 shooting of 15-month-old boy in East Hills
A second man faces charges for the deadly 2013 shooting that killed an infant at a family picnic in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, court records show. Marcus White Jr., whose nickname Baby Marcus became a rallying cry against gun violence after his killing, was 15 months old when multiple people...
The Stroller, May 26, 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. Blue Star Memorial Marker to be dedicated in Lower Burrell Burrellton Garden Club will sponsor a dedication ceremony of the Blue Star...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs a gift ban for lawmakers
Pennsylvania legislators have a strong sense of entitlement. The recent article “From frames to furniture to food, here’s how Pa. lawmakers spent millions of taxpayer dollars” (May 12, TribLIVE) shows how generously the state taxpayer supports the perquisites of legislators in running their offices. If that isn’t bad enough, legislators...
Lemieux, Bettis selected as honorary chairmen of U.S. Amateur
Pittsburgh hall-of-fame athletes Mario Lemieux and Jerome Bettis will serve as honorary chairmen of the 121st U.S. Amateur golf championship set for Aug. 9-15 at famed Oakmont Country Club and Longue Vue Club, the USGA announced. Lemieux and Bettis are members at Oakmont. “For the event to be held at...
Pirates farm report for May 25, 2021: Altoona’s Roansy Contreras takes 1st loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-7) lost 3-1 to Omaha (Royals). RHP Chad Kuhl, out since April 18 with a shoulder injury, allowed one run on one hit, striking out four and walking two, in 3.1 innings in his second rehab start. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes went 0 for 3 with a strikeout in...
High school roundup for May 25, 2021: South Park surges into 3A baseball finals
Austin Lafferty homered and drove in two runs and Derek Kalafatis went 2 for 2 with two RBIs as No. 3 South Park took a 5-0 lead after three innings and rolled to an 8-2 WPIAL Class 3A baseball semifinal victory over No. 2 Avonworth on Tuesday afternoon. Winning pitcher...
Marilyn Manson wanted in New Hampshire on assault warrant
Police in New Hampshire have issued an arrest warrant for Marilyn Manson on assault charges. Manson, whose legal name is Brian Warner, is wanted in Gilford, N.H., on suspicion of two counts of simple assault, the town’s Police Department said in a Facebook post. Cops said the 2019 incident involved...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 25, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results North Allegheny 10, Butler 0 Hempfield 12, Norwin 2 Finals North Allegheny (19-3) vs. Hempfield (15-7), TBA Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Franklin Regional 9, Peters Township 1 Bethel Park 1, West Allegheny 0 Finals Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. Bethel...
Riverview returns to WPIAL baseball title game for 1st time in 20 years
For the first time in 20 years, Riverview is headed for the WPIAL Class A baseball final. The Raiders jumped on Jefferson-Morgan for four runs in the top of the first inning and kept adding on, defeating the Rockets, 12-2, in five innings at Plum High School. Tyler Zellefrow and...
Parties agree to halt railing repair near Duquesne Incline where man fell to his deathVideo
The owners of the Station Square property where a man fell to his death earlier this month agreed on Tuesday to halt construction on a new railing for at least a week so that experts retained by his family can examine the railing that they believe failed. Brandon James Boburka,...
Food Podcast: KDKA-TV Feed the Kids Telethon airs June 2
While some kids get excited for school to let out for summer, others worry. Children who live with food insecurity often rely on free meals at school to get by, and without school, organizations including the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank shift into high gear to create as many options...
‘Humans’ movie set for 2021 release
May 25—The film adaptation of Stephen Karam’s Tony Award-winning play “The Humans” should hit our screens this year. The movie, which wrapped production in 2019, is set to come out in 2021, according to the Internet Movie Database, although an exact release date has not been announced. The story focuses...
How to fish for free – no license required – in Pennsylvania this weekend
Sunday, May 30, is the first of 2 Fish-for-Free Days in Pennsylvania this year. The second will be Sunday, July 4. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission annually designates a couple days during holiday weekends when anyone may legally fish in Pennsylvania without buying a fishing license or trout/salmon permit....
