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Threats to local schools jump after Georgia school shooting, attract FBI interest
A recent spate of unfounded threats against schools in the region is becoming typical in the wake of major school shootings such as the one in Georgia last week. Since Friday, there have been at least nine districts affected by threats of violence in Southwestern Pennsylvania. All of the threats...
Letter to the editor: Politicians want union money
The pols want the union money for their campaigns so they side with the union bosses. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Father Moineau deserves better
Father John Moineau, who has done so much good for our community, helping many young and old people find their faith, is now not even being recognized. It seems to me that our diocesan leaders are being disingenuous by discouraging prayers for such a positive role model in his fight...
Live from Shanksville: Biden, Harris, Trump pay their respectsVideo
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump visited the Flight 93 National Memorial Wednesday as part of the observance of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Trump was the last to arrive at the site in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, that marks where United Airlines Flight...
Jeff Lynne’s ELO delivers proper electrifying send-off for a legend
On Tuesday night, during the set of opening band Rooney, lead singer Robert Schwartzman talked about being a part of the farewell tour of Jeff Lynne’s ELO. “This is the last time the spaceship will fly in Pittsburgh,” Schwartzman said. After more than 50 years, music titan Jeff Lynne is...
Letter to the editor: Zelenak will advocate for constituents
Agriculture is the No. 1 industry in Pennsylvania. With over 49,000 farm families and more than 7.3 million acres of farmland, agriculture has helped create jobs, grow businesses, and provide food, fuel and fiber for the U.S. and countries around the world. Agriculture contributes $132.5 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy,...
Editorial: The indelible mark of Sept. 11, 2001
On Sept. 11, 2001, everyone woke up the same splintered, tribal people they were the night before. Americans were Democrats and Republicans. They were liberals and conservatives. They were Catholics and Jews, Methodists and Muslims, Californians and New Yorkers, Pittsburghers and Philadelphians. They aligned by job, by home, by alma...
Letter to the editor: No joy if Harris gets elected
I have lived through the last 14 presidents, and what I have learned over the last 60-some adult years is that you can’t believe what a politician tells you. You can only believe by witnessing what he or she has done or screwed up. Kamala Harris is starting to tell...
The Stroller, Sept. 11, 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. Concert scheduled Friday in...
Letter to the editor: Backing a felon and the police?
Recently I’ve seen a phenomenon that strikes me as the height of left-brain/right-brain cognitive dissonance: A sign that says “I’m Voting For the Felon” right next to a sign that says: “Back the Police.” Amazing. What do the police think about that? I’m sure the person with those signs would...
‘Hallowed ground’: A look back at 9/11 attacks and the impact on Shanksville
Here’s a look back at the TribLive’s coverage of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in 2021. • Families of those on Flight 93, the Shanksville community and others forged resolve to see national memorial come to life Fate threw them together. Two decades later, the unlikely...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 10, 2024
High schools Cross country Tuesday’s results Boys Division I Section 1 Hempfield 20, Penn-Trafford 43 Hempfield 15, Yough 50 Indiana 15, Greensburg Salem 50 Indiana 19, Derry 40 Norwin 17, Latrobe 42 Latrobe 15, Ligonier Valley 46 Section 5 Blackhawk 15, Ambridge 50 Chartiers Valley 15, Ambridge 50 Chartiers Valley...
Washington Wild Things take Game 1 in Frontier League Championship Series
The Washington Wild Things scored in five consecutive innings, including a homer by shortstop Ethan Wilder, to defeat the Quebec Capitales, 5-2, in Game 1 of the best-of-five Frontier League Championship series Tuesday night. Game 2 is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Wednesday in Washington. Kobe Foster started and went six...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 10, 2024: Bubba Chandler strikes out 10 in 6 innings in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 70-66) routed Rochester (Nationals), 13-3. RHP Bubba Chandler (4-0, 1.59) started and struck out 10 in six innings, allowing no runs on one hit and two walks. He was perfect through five innings. Indianapolis pounded out 15 hits to support him. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.343) went 2...
High school roundup for Sept. 10, 2024: Fox Chapel stops Seneca Valley in 4A showdown
Aidan Stein and Chase Carney scored to lead Fox Chapel to a 2-1 victory over Seneca Valley in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-4A boys soccer Tuesday. The Foxes (4-1-1, 2-0) built a 2-0 lead before Owen Eastgate scored to bring the Raiders (5-2, 1-1) back within a...
News companies walk fine line of trust versus efficiency with AI tools AI
This story was not written using artificial intelligence, but it could have been. We have an example from ChatGPT that we could link to as on online only file. Although the technology might have sped up the writing process, the quality of the information — and the trust the reader...
Watch: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump debate in PhiladelphiaVideo
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take the stage for a debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia, where they’ll fight to sway 2024 election voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics....
News companies walk fine line of trust versus efficiency with AI tools
This story was not written using artificial intelligence, but it could have been. Although the technology might have sped up the writing process, the quality of the information — and the trust the reader has in it — likely would have suffered. Use of AI in the news industry, so...
Analysis: Solheim Cup and other golf ties count as loss for Americans without trophy to take homeVideo
U.S. captain Stacy Lewis at least got one thing right when her Solheim Cup team left Spain a year ago — without the crystal trophy — following a draw with Europe. “We only have to wait another year to get this thing back,” she said. This will be the second...
Husband, wife plead guilty to acts that disrupted transgender rights program at Pitt
A husband and wife accused of setting off smoke bombs and throwing an explosive firework at a group of police officers at a transgender rights protest at the University of Pittsburgh last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court. Brian and Krystal DiPippa pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge...
SpearIt: Words matter — antisemitism vs. Islamophobia
The ongoing conflict in Palestine has put Muslim and Jewish people around the world on high alert for months now; people of both faiths fear that the events in the Middle East could incite widespread waves of racism and violence toward them. In popular discourse, the terms “antisemitism” and “Islamophobia”...
Repairs set through November on Route 1006, spanning Indiana Township, Harmar, Fox Chapel
PennDOT announced roadway improvement work will begin Thursday on Dorseyville Road, Saxonburg Boulevard, Guys Run Road, Harts Run Road and Fox Chapel Road, spanning Indiana and Harmar townships and Fox Chapel. The work is part of a nearly $11.9 million paving project. Single-lane alternating traffic for base repair work will...
Ex-McKeesport detective charged with stealing $1 million from police union
A former McKeesport police officer who served as financial officer for his police union is accused of stealing more than $1 million from the lodge’s bank accounts over five years. Joseph Osinski, 55, is charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office with multiple counts of theft, theft by deception, access...
Trump, Harris barnstorm Western Pa. Here’s where they have stopped
Pennsylvania is a prime battleground state in the 2024 presidential race. And Western Pennsylvania has become a must-stop campaign swing for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. July included major turning points in the campaigns — a gunman attempted to assassinate Trump on July 13 in Butler...
The Clarks headline evening of music in downtown Irwin
The Clarks headline a trio of acts appearing Sept. 21 beginning at 5 p.m. in downtown Irwin. Main Street will be closed for what is billed as “Gig on Main” and occupied by 15 food trucks along with the stage that will feature music beginning at 5 p.m. from Justin...
