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Plum grad Magnusen goes into Penn State Behrend Hall of Fame for volleyball accomplishments
Phil Pisano has a photo on the wall of his office at Penn State Behrend, a memento from his time as the school’s women’s volleyball coach. It depicts the team in the aftermath of its victory in the 2013 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title match. Pisano, now the men’s volleyball...
Mitch Kates: Anniversary of Hamas slaughter reminds Jews of stakes in election
This week, Pennsylvania 434,00 Jewish residents are mourning the one-year anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust — by Hamas. Hamas murdered more than 1,200 Israelis during the attack, slaughtering babies, committing sexual violence, burning whole families alive and taking 240 civilians hostage. One year later, Hamas...
Letter to the editor: Move on, Trump
I can’t believe it, four years after Donald Trump lost the election legally, he is still saying he won. Get a life. Move on to your next golf outing. Donald Boland Leechburg...
Sounding off: Campaign countdown continues
Military generals’ endorsement of Harris is telling The letter “Trump is the tough leader we need” (Sept. 27, TribLive) talked about Donald Trump’s toughness and said he can’t be bought. I would remind voters Trump spent three hours alone with Vladimir Putin; one can only imagine what they discussed, aside...
Letter to the editor: Where is Sen. Bob Casey’s money coming from?
We have heard where one candidate for Pennsylvania U.S. senator got his money. What about the other, since he has been in government all his life ? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Cherri Rogers will support women and girls
How well does Rep. Eric Davanzo support the needs of women and girls? Or even the needs of young families? His voting record suggests not very well. He voted “no” on HB 2137, a bill aimed at Pennsylvania’s working and single-parent families, to improve health outcomes for both parents and...
Letter to the editor: County jail correctional officers need better training
A referendum passed in Allegheny County in 2021 not only included a mandate for county jail residents to be out of their cells for four hours a day, but also banned the use of leg shackles, restraint chairs and pepper spray. The training our correctional officers have had in the...
Editorial: Social media blurs public and private communication
Is a private Facebook page a public record? It’s a complicated question — so complicated that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is being asked to decide. The line between public and private isn’t as black and white as it might seem. Public officials are also private individuals. Sometimes the two sides...
Letter to the editor: Republicans’ nonsense
As a huge “Seinfeld” fan, I ask, “What’s the deal with Republicans?” Here are a few examples: Donald Trump was recorded saying women should be punished for abortions. A U.S. congresswoman said the Parkland School shooting was staged. We’ve seen a video of another congresswoman fondling her date in a...
The Stroller, Oct. 12, 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. Freeport Area HS Key...
Letter to the editor: Casey, Harris, Walz the best Dems have?
I’ve watched three debates, and as a retired executive, I ask myself, would I hire or promote any of these Democrats on an interview? The answer is “no.” Sen. Bob Casey sounded as monotone and boring as any human I’ve ever heard. He’s a 99% “yes” vote for progressives. After...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 11, 2024
High school Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 59, Norwin 14 North Allegheny 38, Canon-McMillan 6 Seneca Valley 27, Hempfield 15 Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon 55, Baldwin 26 Peters Township 38, South Fayette 3 Upper St. Clair 14, Bethel Park 10 Big East Kiski Area 21, Armstrong...
Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 366 - Kymon’e Brown, Jeannette (21 of 32) 310 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (21 of 33) 296 - Cedric Davis, Brentwood (10 of 23) 275 - Anthony Smith, Southmoreland (15 of 27) 255 - Trey Hopper,...
High school football roundup for Oct. 11, 2024: Woodland Hills holds off Gateway in Big East
Nico Mager ran for two touchdowns and Amir Smith caught a 12-yard TD pass from Cam Walter as Woodland Hills held on for a 28-27 victory over Gateway (3-5, 2-3) in a WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference football game Friday night. After Amari Gans scored on a 12-yard run...
Belle Vernon grinds out victory over Laurel Highlands
A week after hitting big play after big play, the Belle Vernon Area football team showed it can be methodical if needed. The Leopards didn’t hit as many big plays, but they steadily chewed up yardage on their way to a 47-10 win over Laurel Highlands in Big 6 Conference...
Seneca Valley beats Hempfield in pivotal Class 6A matchup
Seneca Valley won a crucial Class 6A contest Friday night, defeating Hempfield, 27-15. After a high-scoring second quarter led by junior quarterback Andrew Loebig’s arm, the run game sealed the deal for the Raiders (3-4, 3-1). With Seneca Valley doing many things well, Hempfield (3-5, 2-3) was shutout in the...
Elizabeth Forward uses big plays to pull away from Yough
Elizabeth Forward has spent the past two weeks trying to put the Interstate Conference on notice after feeling overlooked early in the season, and Friday night was no different as the Warriors dominated Yough, 45-7, to move to 3-0 in the conference. The Warriors (5-3) have won four straight, and...
Judge blocks vote to remove Penn State trustee
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania judge has blocked Penn State’s Board of Trustees from voting to remove a member who is suing the board over access to financial information, calling the vote potentially “retaliatory.” Board member Barry Fenchak, an investment advisor, believes the board has been paying unusually high advisory fees...
Judge: Mt. Lebanon School District violated parents’ rights in transgender identity lesson for first graders
Mt. Lebanon School District violated the constitutional rights of parents, a federal judge said, when it allowed a first-grade teacher to give a lesson on transgender identity to her students without first providing parents notice and the ability to opt out. Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti ruled in...
NFL concussion protocol followed when Bills QB Josh Allen was evaluated, league says
The NFL and its players association said Friday the required steps were followed when Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was evaluated for a concussion last week at Houston and cleared to return to the game. The league and the NFL Players Association said in a joint statement they reviewed reports...
Jets’ new play-caller Todd Downing praises Nathaniel Hackett for his support
NEW YORK — It’s very rare for a coach who was demoted to stay on the same staff. But that is the case for Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. On Wednesday, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich stripped him of playcalling duties and made passing game coordinator Todd Downing the new...
Man settles suit against ex’s friends accused of helping her get abortion pills in Texas
A Texas man’s first-of-its kind lawsuit against three women who he alleged helped his ex-wife obtain pills to induce an abortion in 2022 has been settled, according to court documents. A notice to dismiss the lawsuit was filed Thursday by Jonathan Mitchell, a notable anti-abortion attorney, on behalf of the...
Boeing to lay off 10% of employees as strike by factory workers cripples airplane production
Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes. New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo Friday the job cuts...
Woman in labor has ‘white-knuckle’ ride to hospital during hurricane, Florida cops say
The closest route was through a town under a flash flood warning. Heavy rain was falling, electricity for traffic lights was spotty and wind gusts carried potentially dangerous debris. Nonetheless, a pregnant Florida woman was in labor Thursday as Hurricane Milton was crossing Polk County, and she desperately needed to...
North Side man gets life in prison for 2021 shooting death in Carrick
A Pittsburgh man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was sentenced Thursday for killing the woman he had been dating. A jury convicted Donte Moss, 44, of the North Side of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm in the March 27, 2021, death of...
