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Penn-Trafford grad Korinek qualifies for NCAA rifle championships but has dream dashed by event cancellation
Laser focus and a cool head. Those are qualities Penn-Trafford graduate Kaitlin Korinek always has exhibited. On family camping trips in her youth, she said she could sit in the boat for hours fishing, blocking out everything around her. Her level-headed nature made her the kind of person others would...
Plum Hall of Famer Kristy Trn earns PSAC basketball coaching honor
Kristy Trn is no stranger to success, but the longtime coach of the Shippensburg women’s basketball team is not used to a rebuilding project. Trn faced one after the 2016-17 season, when the Raiders won 24 games, reached the PSAC Tournament semifinals and earned a berth in the NCAA Division...
New Kensington police say officer killed suspect after he aimed shotgun at officers
Westmoreland County detectives continue to investigate the circumstances that led New Kensington police to fatally shoot a man Friday. Detective John Clark said the county district attorney’s office investigators are still interviewing witnesses and following up on information regarding the incident. Officers responded to multiple calls reporting a man with...
‘You’re in for it’: Western Pa. restaurants brace for coronavirus slowdown
Kevin Joyce said it’s “white knuckle” time for Pittsburgh’s hospitality industry. The owner of The Carlton Restaurant and Eadie’s Kitchen and Market, both Downtown, said food and beverage establishments across the city are feeling the impact of coronavirus. He said his restaurant was booked for Friday night with a Celine...
USA Wrestling postpones Olympic trials at Penn State
USA Wrestling has postponed the Olympic trials that were scheduled for Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center on April 4-5 due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement, the governing body said it is working with local officials and health experts in hopes of rescheduling the event at the same venue. The...
Ravens designate OLB Matthew Judon with franchise tagVideo
BALTIMORE — The Ravens designated Pro Bowl outside linebacker Matthew Judon with the franchise tag, general manager Eric DeCosta announced Friday, keeping the team’s top pass rusher from entering free agency as they negotiate a long-term deal. The NFL deadline to designate pending unrestricted free agents with the franchise tag...
Chargers place franchise tag on TE Hunter HenryVideo
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers took another step toward solidifying their offense Friday by placing the franchise tag on one of their top playmakers. The franchise announced it put the nonexclusive franchise tag on tight end Hunter Henry. General manager Tom Telesco said during the NFL scouting...
Mayor Peduto bans gatherings of 250 or more in city; Allegheny County encourages sameVideo
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto declared a state of emergency in the city Friday evening and prohibited all public gatherings of more than 250 people. The ban on gatherings goes into effect at 9 a.m. Monday and is subject to City Council ratification. The emergency declaration is in effect for seven...
Hampton School District closing for 2 weeks due to coronavirus concerns
Hampton Township School District will be closing for two weeks beginning March 16 following Gov. Tom Wolf’s directive that all Pennsylvania schools observe a closure for 10 business days in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Students will be instructed via email beginning March 17 about using...
Shaler Area school district to close for 2 weeks amid coronavirus concerns
Even before Gov. Tom Wolf announced that all Pennsylvania schools would close for 10 business days due to coronavirus concerns, Shaler Area School District had already come to the same conclusion and sent out an email to families in the school district that classes would be suspended for two weeks....
Editorial: Honest info builds trust in a pandemic
Transparency is one of those buzzy kind of words that seem to cluster like flies around government and other like organizations. What is so great about transparency? Maybe we should just call it what it is. Honesty. Transparency is a lack of secrecy. It is opening the door and inviting...
Pine-Richland closing all schools through March 27 due to coronavirus concerns
Pine-Richland School District announced on Friday afternoon that all schools will be closed beginning Saturday through Friday, March 27 in response to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The same afternoon, Governor Tom Wolf ordered all Pennsylvania schools to shut down for a minimum of 10 days. Superintendent Dr....
Gov. Tom Wolf orders all Pa. schools shut down for 10 days
Schools across Pennsylvania will close for at least 10 business days amid efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus, state officials said Friday. Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement that officials will re-evaluate after 10 days to decide whether schools should remain closed. The order – for 10 school...
Penn Hills area cancellations due to coronavirus
These are the most up to date cancellations due to the coronavirus in Penn Hills and the surrounding areas. To get your information on this list, email kgreen@triblive.com. Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s state-wide directive that all schools close, Penn Hills School District will be closed for 10 days starting March...
Miami mayor tests positive for coronavirus after event with Brazil President Bolsonaro
MIAMI — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, four days after the mayor attended a Miami event with a Brazilian government official who later tested positive for the virus. Suarez confirmed the positive test Friday morning in an interview with...
Carlynton presents ‘Cinderella’
Editor’s note: In regard to Gov. Wolf’s order, the Carlynton School District is closing all schools and canceling all classes and all activities. The district tentatively plans to reopen March 30. Carlynton students will whisk audiences away on a carriage ride to a fairytale land where dreams really do come...
SAT exam at Hampton High School canceled
In response to coronavirus concerns, officials have postponed SAT testing that was scheduled for March 14 at Hampton High School. When the exam is rescheduled, the district will send out an announcement. For details, go to ht-sd.org....
Sewickley Herald moves to new building
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Letter to the editor: Bezos’ wealth could cover a lot
Let’s imagine that Jeff Bezos, who accumulates almost $9 million an hour, lived in a world with Bernie Sanders’ 8% “extreme wealth” tax (on fortunes over $10 billion). A single year would see $9 billion flow into government coffers from Bezos’s $115 billion treasure trove, more than enough to cover...
Latest on coronavirus: Gov. Wolf explains measures taken in Pa.; state cases rise to 41
Over the course of just a few hours Friday, cases of the novel coronavirus in Pennsylvania jumped from 33 to 41 — including the first patient to test presumptive positive from Western Pennsylvania. The Washington County case was announced during a 5 p.m. update by the state Department of Health....
Disney World closes theme parks for rest of March as coronavirus concerns swell
ORLANDO, Fla. — Throughout its nearly 50-year history, Walt Disney World has closed briefly a handful of times from looming hurricanes and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but late Thursday, the company announced it would shut down for nearly two weeks starting Sunday because of the coronavirus pandemic — an unprecedented...
Letter to the editor: Methodist Church & LGBT people
Western Pennsylvania will soon welcome spring with colorful blooms and sweet aromas. On this Sunday, there’s a sky as blue as popsicles from my childhood. My girlfriend “KB” and I walk hand in hand looking for a church. We walk up to a stately stone United Methodist Church surrounded by...
Letter to the editor: Tale of 2 Americas
Reading recent letters, you’d think there are two Americas. One is certain righteousness, President Trump’s logic and reason, spouting claims that “He has arrived,” supporting a chosen son who’d make Geppetto’s head explode. The other squandered all political capital promoting morally offensive “progressive” social reforms while abiding archaic bureaucratic mores...
The Stroller, March 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Volunteers sought...
Grafting tomatoes is well worth the effort
When Rich Gebrosky noticed grafted tomato plants in a seed catalog, it piqued his interest. “But they were so expensive,” he says, “I decided to look into it and see if I could make my own grafted plants.” Grafting tomatoes starts with two sets of plants. There’s the rootstock, which...
