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Letter to the editor: Thornburgh an example for all politicians
Many years ago, I started a second career in the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm K&L Gates. One of the first people who wandered into my office to welcome me to the firm was Dick Thornburgh. I had gone to college in Pennsylvania and knew people who worked...
Letter to the editor: Keep following the covid-19 rules
The year 2020 was a year of daunting challenge. Covid-19 created significant negative impacts on all aspects of life. We’ve all been touched in one way or another by this virus. We’ve mourned the loss of friends and family, we’ve lost income, we’ve lost touch with those we love. 2020...
The Stroller, Jan. 10, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Online parenting program offered Wesley Family Services and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will sponsor an online parenting program, “The Incredible Years, “from 6...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 9, 2021
Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class A Section 1 Union 79, Cornell 41 Nonsection Beth-Center 65, Jefferson-Morgan 49 Burrell 67, Northgate 39 Lincoln Park 59, Central Catholic 47 Chartiers Valley 66, Fox Chapel 63 Eden Christian 72, Cheswick Christian Academy 28 Ellwood City 60, Wilmington 36 McGuffey 60, Burgettstown 28 McKeesport...
High school roundup for Jan. 9, 2021: Brayden Reynolds powers Chartiers Valley to 3-0 start
Brayden Reynolds scored a game-high 33 points, hit four 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Chartiers Valley (3-0) to a 66-63 boys basketball nonsection win over Fox Chapel on Saturday afternoon. Carter Mastovich scored 13 points, including four 3-pointers, in the win. Eli Yofan led Fox Chapel (2-1) with...
Editorial: Making companies immune from misconduct is sick
When we think about immunity, we usually think about being resistant to a disease. Immunity is the ability to shrug off an infection, to ignore a virus. It’s an idea that has occupied us for much of the last year. The possibility of being immune to covid-19 because of having...
Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela: Airport security checkpoints are nation’s covid-19 canary
We welcome the new year with nearly 22 million confirmed covid-19 cases and 365,000 deaths. The U.S. leads the world in total confirmed cases and deaths, while also ranking second in confirmed cases per capita and seventh in deaths per capita (for countries with a population over 10 million). The...
Sounding off: We don’t have freedom to harm others
I weep with all the health care workers, families and caregivers who, on top of dealing with covid-19, must listen to the hate spewed forth in the name of “personal freedoms.” Yes, it is hate. It is total disregard for the lives of others. It is like you are driving...
Letter to the editor: Police actions during DC chaos
How come the police were not told to stand down like they were at some of the Black Lives Matter riots? Was it because the politicians were in danger, not private citizens’ businesses? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Student news: Food donations, debate winners, kindergarten registration and more
A group of Shady Side Academy Junior and Middle School families organized a “No Hungry Kids!” fundraiser to support the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in December and raised more than $5,300. The Delfyett, Iannetti, Khalil, Walsh and Zureikat families created a video that was shown during Zoom assemblies at...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler and Joyce are patriots
I felt compelled to respond to letters from Scott Huber claiming the presidential election was the “most secure election in modern history” (“Will Joyce and Reschenthaler need pardons?”) and Edward Svitek that Biden won “fairly and squarely” (“Does Trump love America?”) when the facts and statistics say otherwise. Joe Biden...
High school winter sports set to attempt season with coronavirus waiting around every cornerVideo
In a normal year, real estate is hard to come by on the mats in the Kiski Area wrestling room. Cavaliers wrestlers usually stretch wall to wall as they drill with practice partners and try avoid other teammates doing the same. Over the course of a two- or three-hour practice,...
Varying mask policies create conundrum for high school athletics
Just before the PIAA soccer finals, Gov. Tom Wolf and Pa. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced ramped-up guidelines that would make sports teams wear face coverings during competition. The rules later were loosened, and athletes did not have to wear masks during play, only on the sidelines, if...
Letter to the editor: Lying to Congress is a crime
Sen. Ted Cruz proposed a congressional inquiry to determine the legitimacy of the 2020 election (and it failed, on Jan. 6). The idea was fine with me — but note that the line between freedom of speech and slander, defamation and sedition is not a fine one. If you’re lying...
The Stroller, Jan. 9, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Help available from HOPE Center hotline If social distancing has forced you into an unsafe situation, help is available by calling the Alle-Kiski HOPE...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 8, 2021
Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 82, North Hills 79 Seneca Valley 85, Pine-Richland 76 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 58, Baldwin 51 Section 3 Central Catholic 48, Norwin 27 Fox Chapel 87, Hempfield 65 Class 5A Section 1 Albert Gallatin 55, Thomas Jefferson 50 Section 2...
High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2021: North Allegheny rallies past rival North Hills
Greg Habib scored 26 points and Matt McDonough added 23 as No. 3 North Allegheny rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to earn an 82-79 Section 1-6A boys basketball victory over rival North Hills as WPIAL basketball action resumed after a four-week shutdown Friday night. Kyrell Hutcherson added 10 points...
Route 30 lane restrictions slated in North Huntingdon
Lane restrictions will be in place on a section of Route 30 in North Huntingdon beginning Monday. According to PennDOT, the restrictions will occur weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., between Michigan Lane and Woodside Road. That will allow crews to perform geotechnical boring in the area. The restrictions...
Man struck by car, critically injured in McKeesport
A man was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in McKeesport. The man was crossing the street in the 800 block of Lysle Boulevard when he was struck, according to Allegheny County Police. The crash was reported to 911 just after 3:15 p.m. The man...
Woman alleges false arrest stemming from Pittsburgh’s George Floyd protests
A Pittsburgh woman who said she was falsely arrested while she was peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd is suing the City of Pittsburgh and several police officers. Kimberly Latta, 60, said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that no warning to disperse was given before she was arrested...
Allegheny County courts to provide public with remote access to criminal proceedings
Less than a month after advocacy groups said they would sue Allegheny County if it did not provide electronic access to its criminal court proceedings, administrators said the public will be able to watch virtual hearings beginning next week. Court administrator Christopher Connors said Friday that members of the community...
Allegheny County DA’s office refiles charges against Pittsburgh protesters
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office has refiled failure-to-disperse charges against 24 people who were originally charged in the spring during protests Downtown and in East Liberty. Pittsburgh police initially arrested 61 people, but District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., at the time, said there was not enough evidence to...
Honor roll, scholarships and more for Sewickley area students
Student volunteers The covid-19 pandemic made traditional volunteering through the University of Mount Union’s Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement undoubtedly difficult. Even so, nearly 200 individuals participated in at least one of seven unique community service initiatives during the University’s fall 2020 semester. One of those initiatives...
Former Pitt student accused of threatening FBI agents will remain in custody, judge rules
A former University of Pittsburgh student who has a “fascination with terrorism” will remain incarcerated pending trial on charges that he threatened an FBI agent. U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Lanzillo ruled that Khaled Miah, 27, poses a potential threat to the community and a risk of flight. “Anyone who seems...
After Capitol riots, Lehigh University rescinds Trump’s honorary degree from 1988
Lehigh University announced Friday it will rescind President Donald Trump’s honorary degree after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. In a message posted on the university’s social media accounts Friday, officials said the Executive Committee of the...
