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Holiday events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
To have your event listed, send information to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Gilpin • A Stuff the Cruise toy collection to benefit Allegheny Valley Marine Corps League will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 19 m. at Dollar General,...
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 19, 2020
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus vs. Central Dauphin at Whitehall HS, 3 p.m. Class 2A Archbishop Carroll vs. Palmyra at Whitehall HS, 12:30 p.m. Class A Wyoming Seminary vs. Greenwood at Whitehall HS, 10 a.m. Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday’s schedule...
Thomas Jefferson preps for PIAA semifinal battle with Oil City
Bill Cherpak doesn’t often have to worry about his players moving on from a big win and switching their focus to the next task at hand. Thomas Jefferson celebrated capturing its second consecutive WPIAL championship and 10th overall with a thrilling 35-28 overtime win over Aliquippa on Saturday. And when...
Laurels & lances: Neighbors, risks and connections
Laurel: To good neighbors. The Tree of Life Congregation still has no permanent home since the 2018 shooting at its synagogue, where two other congregations worshipped, as well. The attack killed 11 from the three congregations in the largest, deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. The synagogue in Squirrel Hill...
Kenneth Thorpe and Erik Paulsen: Superbugs will kill millions — unless Congress acts
We’re in the midst of the worst health crisis of the 21st century — and it’s not covid-19. The coronavirus is a terrible disease, of course. In just 10 months, it has killed more than 1 million people around the globe. But there’s a far more dangerous plague circulating through...
Ethics complaints target Georgia Sen. Loeffler after she solicited donations in U.S. CapitolVideo
ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., is facing a pair of ethics complaints after she solicited campaign contributions for her runoff campaign during an on-camera interview at the U.S. Capitol. The Democratic Party of Georgia and the American Democracy Legal Fund both filed complaints with the Senate ethics committee...
Pa. lawmakers to use remaining $1.3B in coronavirus aid to prop up state budget
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 — Despite the pleas of restaurant owners, service providers and other industries, Republican leaders in the House have put forth...
State appeals court orders challenged ballots in Brewster-Ziccarelli Senate race to not be counted; race tied
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Thursday evening ordered that 2,349 undated mail-in ballots in Allegheny County not be counted as part of an appeal by the Republican challenger for the 45th Senatorial District seat. But the order — and the one the court issued to stay the vote count Wednesday...
Trump supporters plan ‘election integrity’ rally in Greensburg
Supporters of President Trump will rally Saturday outside the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg to protest the results of the election. The 2 p.m. event could overlap with a Black Lives Matter rally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tony Naples, co-organizer of the 1776 Rally For Election Integrity, said there will...
Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli denied back-pay; barred from seeking judicial office
Former Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark V. Tranquilli will not receive any of his withheld salary during his three-month suspension. That sanction was part of an order handed down Thursday by the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline. In addition, Tranquilli, who resigned the day before his misconduct trial was...
Peter Morici: With Biden, relations with Europe will only be cosmetically better
Many establishment foreign-policy experts blame Donald Trump for the poor state of relations with Europe. However, a Joe Biden presidency cannot resolve enduring differences and dysfunctions that stress trans-Atlantic cooperation. For example, Biden can stop blocking World Trade Organization dispute settlement, and rejoin the World Health Organization and the Paris...
Lawsuit: Clairton illegally charged per minute fee for virtual city council meeting
Infighting over the potential sale of a community’s sewer system led to a lawsuit this week over the Sunshine Act, alleging that callers participating in a council meeting via conference call were required to pay a per-minute fee. The lawsuit was filed by the Clairton Municipal Authority, along with two...
Westmoreland County reports a record 7 new covid-19 deaths in a single day
Westmoreland County continues to shatter coronavirus records. For the third time in a week the county surpassed 200 newly reported covid-19 cases in a single day and hit a new high for deaths reported in a 24-hour span. The county on Thursday reported seven additional coronavirus deaths and 259 additional...
Pa. records highest daily increase in coronavirus cases
Pennsylvania on Thursday eclipsed more than 7,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time. The state reported a record 7,126 additional covid-19 cases and 116 new deaths. That brings the totals since the pandemic struck the state in March to 288,978 cases and 9,581 deaths. In...
Birdie on board as Jeannette bandwagon rolls into Reynolds
Last week: 0-1 Season: 71-22 (76.3%) Jeannette has impressed the Birdie since the preseason. The pigskin prodigy told his dear readers in his first column of the year that the Jayhawks would be his “golden ticket” for the postseason. He predicted six regular-season wins and a playoff run. While he...
High school football schedule, broadcasts for PIAA semifinals
Here’s a look at this week’s PIAA semifinals high school football schedule and broadcasts: PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central York (9-0) vs. McDowell (7-0) at Mansion Park, Altoona, 1 p.m. Souderton (7-0) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (4-0) at Cardinal O’Hara, noon Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cathedral Prep...
Covid cases in Allegheny County continue to spike
Allegheny County for the second day in a row recorded more than 600 new cases of coronavirus, the county’s Health Department reported Thursday. The county announced 609 additional covid-19 cases, bringing the total case count to 22,043 since the pandemic reached the county in March. The county recorded a record...
Carol Ann Gregg: Farmers, consumers beware — natural gas foes have vision but no plan
Farmers in Pennsylvania and other states have good reason to be uneasy about future energy policies popularizing the political fringes. Unlike a sudden and unpredictable pandemic that threw the world into turmoil, differing paths on the use of America’s abundant fossil fuel resources could have predictably bad consequences for agriculture...
Cases recently heard in Brentwood, South Park district courts
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts or the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Ralph Kaiser, Brentwood • Trei Dvon Kinnon, 29, of Pittsburgh on charges of being a habitual offender,...
Charges recently filed in Bridgeville, Scott, Carnegie district courts
District court judges in Bridgeville, Scott and Carnegie handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in appropriate district courts or the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet, Bridgeville • Edward Belveny Jr., 62, of McDonald on charges of simple assault and harassment. Charges...
Penn State men’s basketball players still searching for answers after Pat Chambers’ resignation
Izaiah Brockington opened up preseason media availability with a quick statement about his former head coach Pat Chambers, an uncommon action from a player. The junior guard gathered his thoughts and spoke softly. “I was shocked and hurt by the decision that coach made (to resign),” Brockington said. “As a...
Letter to the editor: Playbook of political losers
So the election is over and since the 15th president of my lifetime is to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, does that mean the losing party will start the impeachment and collusion proceedings on Jan. 21? This is the recent history of our so-called political leaders, or should I say...
Letter to the editor: Election autopsy would clear the air
What’s the rush? We have had four years of investigations. Three (at least) on Russia. One impeachment. Probes on taxes, the FBI, foreign involvement, Department of Justice hearings, etc. Now with “dead time” before the electors meet Dec. 14, there is a call to pack up and move on. What...
Editorial: Tranquilli resignation is last judicious word
Nolle prosequi is one of those formal, Latin phrases that abounds in the law. Translated to English as “not to follow,” in court it refers to a charge that isn’t pursued, often because of a plea deal where other charges were completed. On Tuesday, Allegheny County Judge Mark V. Tranquilli...
Letter to the editor: No voter fraud; let’s move on
It is unfortunate that in these times anybody can throw out any sort of nonsense, and so many people will believe anything. Letter-writer Al Bianchini, offering no evidence, states that the election was “a fiasco” and “mail-in balloting is a disaster” (“U.S. voting system is a disaster,” Nov. 11, TribLIVE)....
