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The Stroller, Nov. 18, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Cash raffle to benefit...
Allegheny County’s search for jail warden nears final phase
Shane Dady had worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for more than two decades when he took over last year as acting warden of the long-troubled Allegheny County Jail. Even with all of that experience, he was apprehensive. Dady was familiar with the jail’s reputation: bad, even as correctional...
Letter to the editor: Trump committed to his promises
President-elect Donald Trump unburdened me of another great fear when it was announced Mike Pompeo would not be joining the Trump Cabinet. For context, as CIA director in 2017-18, Pompeo plotted to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. And, more recently, Pompeo was caught on video dancing with Israeli...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Nov. 18, 2024
Final edition of joint plan available online The final edition of Plan for Our Future, Fox Chapel and O’Hara’s joint implementable comprehensive plan, is ready for public view. To view or download the document, visit O’Hara’s township website and click on the Plan for Our Future − Final Edition link....
Eureka, Citizens gifted eplugs to thwart electric vehicle dangers
First responders are learning to combat a new type of safety risk: electric vehicles. “They’re silent,” Eureka Fire-Rescue Chief Brad James said. “You pull up and you assume it’s off. If it’s still in drive and the patient or first responder accidentally hits the pedal, that thing can take off.”...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 18
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 18....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 18
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 18....
High school sports schedules for Nov. 18, 2024
High school Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Pine-Richland (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 8 p.m. Class 3A Avonworth (10-3) vs. Central Valley (7-5) at Acrisure Stadium, 5 p.m. Class 2A Seton LaSalle (11-0) vs. South Park (11-1) at Acrisure Stadium, 2 p.m. Class A...
Cal (Pa.), Slippery Rock, Grove City, W&J and Carnegie Mellon qualify for NCAA football playoffsVideo
Five district college football teams are on their way to the NCAA playoffs. Cal (Pa.), the PSAC West champion, is back in the Division II bracket for the first time since 2017. The Vulcans, who lost to Kutztown in Saturday’s PSAC championship game, earned the No. 3 seed in their...
New database tracks how tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars are being spent
HARRISBURG — A first-of-its-kind database from Spotlight PA will make it easier for the public to track how Pennsylvania counties decided to spend tens of millions of dollars from their first rounds of opioid settlement payments — and whether a powerful state oversight board ultimately approved those decisions. Pennsylvania expects...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Nov. 7-13, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
4 formerly undecided Pennsylvanians explain how they voted
HARRISBURG — The 2024 presidential election is over. And after months at the center of the political universe, Pennsylvania voters have shown the nation how they feel politically: Most picked Donald Trump. Trump beat Kamala Harris in the commonwealth by a little less than 2 percentage points. It was a...
Westmoreland happenings: Blood drive, senior citizen news, bingo, more
Church News • A free food and fellowship luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fayette Ave., Belle Vernon. Public welcome. Details: 724-929-7616. • Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups...
Penn State’s James Franklin stumps for Big Ten in statement about toughest conferences
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — James Franklin turned a question about getting younger players snaps at Purdue into an answer about the Big Ten, SEC and college football’s toughest conferences. Franklin was asked after Penn State’s blowout win over Purdue about getting underclassmen playing time. The Nittany Lions won 49-10, allowing...
Travelogue: Penn Township man, son meet neighbor while hiking Canadian Rockies
(Editor’s Note: Penn Township resident Robert Szypulski and his son, Scott Szypulski of Oakland, share their latest trip to Canada. They are regular visitors to our nation’s national parks.) Sooner or later, those who enjoy epic Rocky Mountain hikes in the awesome American national parks of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana...
Letter to the editor: Wait to judge the next Trump presidency
Some after-election points: 1. Well, the good news is that Disney does not have to make new animatronics for its Hall of the Presidents; they can reuse Donald Trump’s old one. 2. Forty-eight percent — well, OK, 47.8% — of the people are sad that their candidate did not win....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 17, 2024
Aspinwall James Gilmore sold property at 228 Fourth St. to Jorge and Amy Kathryn Puron for $345,000. CPP Group LLC sold property at 406 Eastern Ave. to Rickey Miller for $416,000. Robert Shulik sold property at 412 Field Ave. to Brittany Spitznogle for $215,000. Raymond Zinobile sold property at 944...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 17, 2024
Aleppo Richard Starr trustee sold property at 205 Sewickley Heights Drive to Leland and Elaine Sapp for $273,000. Bell Acres Kevin Keegan sold property at 109 Turkeyfoot Road to Si Bishop for $322,500. Edgeworth Jill Edwards sold property at 308 Maple Lane to Peter Kimball Kendall and Alanna Rachel Downing...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 17, 2024
Bellevue Syed Rasheedullah Hussaini sold property at 340 Lincoln Ave. to Joshua David and Jocelyn Perkins for $239,875. Anders Anderson sold property at 75 Meade Ave. to Kenneth Marshall and Carin Mincemoyer for $125,000. Etna 100 WOA LLC sold property at 43—45 Sycamore St. to Nest Egg Ventures LLC for...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 17, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Ryan Lynn sold property at 508 Sherwood Road to Daniel Geary for $310,000. Monroeville Ryan Williams sold property at 350 Coleman Drive to Mason Mauldin and Maria Daugherty for $249,900. Ryan Wierzchowski sold property at 573 Firethorn Drive to James and Daniel Boden for $125,000. Pascal...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Nov. 17, 2024
Bethel Park Estate of Robert McNeils sold property at 3234 Apache Road to Martin and Cheryl Franzmann for $135,000. Cedar Brook Properties Funding 1 LLC sold property at 2910 Bethel Church Road to Martin and Dianne Wharton for $205,000. Lindsey Wild sold property at 115 Bluestone Drive to Ryan and...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Nov. 21, 2024
Bridgeville Jarrett Lemonakis sold property at 410 Forbes St. to Salina Michele Kovski for $220,500. Joshua Neely sold property at 1000 McLaughlin Run Road to Laeth Abdlrazq Mahmod for $67,000. WEGO Enterprises sold property at 274 St. Clair St. to Julian Givi for $117,500. Eric Bott sold property at 130...
Letter to the editor: Clearances should be diocesan responsibility
As I was following the letters to the editor from parishioners who lost a beloved priest through a forced resignation, I felt sadness for the parishioners and the priest. But one letter especially caught my attention: “Father Moineau deserves better” (Sept. 11, TribLive). He pointed out that the Diocese of...
Editorial: The high cost of running for office
The 2024 election season was expensive. AdImpact, a Virginia-based advertising analytics firm, reported the total cost of political advertising leading to this year’s general election at a staggering $11 billion. Most of that, obviously, went to the presidential races. The top of the ticket crossed $3 billion. That was more...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 17, 2024
Baldwin Borough Rose Milkovich Andrews sold property at 5250 Elmwood Drive to Brian Davis and Rose Andrews for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $89,800). Estate of Thomas Kelley sold property at 424 Faith Drive to Kathie Jo Manning for $268,000. Daniel Griener sold property at 4733...
