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Arnold man pleads guilty to killing pedestrian with car in North Braddock
An Arnold man will serve two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle in a crash that killed a 75-year-old Braddock man. Tyrell Jimmie Knight, 37, was charged in the Nov. 9, 2023 death of Harry Harold King. According to Allegheny County Police,...
McKeesport man gets 15 to 30 years for shaking infant son to death
A McKeesport man who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for fatally shaking his infant son will serve at least 15 years in prison. Michael Barber, 31, pleaded guilty on Aug. 5 before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Satler. On Monday, she ordered him to serve 15 to 30 years...
Judge mulls verdict in Homewood triple homicide after closing arguments
In the hours before prosecutors said Ronald Steave killed two women and a 12-year-old boy, videos showed the three adults having sex together. During Steave’s nonjury homicide trial Monday, the prosecution presented still images and video from late Dec. 30, 2021, into early New Year’s Eve that showed Nandi Fitzgerald...
Penguins’ Noel Acciari avoids discipline for hit on Montreal’s Juraj SlafkovskyVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Noel Acciari drew a lot of attention from the Montreal Canadiens in the late stages of his team’s 3-1 home win at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. And not for good reasons. First, Acciari staggered Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky with a high hit at 16:56 of the...
Irwin man pleads guilty but mentally ill to killing girlfriend at Monroeville hotel
An Irwin man pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Monday for killing his girlfriend at a Monroeville hotel nearly three years ago. Matthew Gribschaw, 40, will be sentenced on one count of third-degree murder by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente on Jan. 30. Police say Gribschaw killed...
Standout freshmen, return of setter Vivian Poach have Saint Vincent volleyball among PAC playoff contendersVideo
As the volleyball regular season winds to a close in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, the standings are bunched as teams jockey for spots in the conference tournament. The top six teams at the end of the regular season earn spots in the PAC postseason, with the top two receiving a...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Dylan Morris
Last year, Latrobe had a lot of inexperience and modest expectations. That group ended up making it to the Penguins Cup Class 2A playoffs, which instilled a lot of belief going into this season. “It gave us a ton of confidence,” senior forward Dylan Morris said. “Losing so many seniors...
Highlands grad Sam Norris among young cornerstones for budding Waynesburg men’s soccer program
Sometimes finding the right college athletic program isn’t about finding the most successful one. It’s about finding the one with the best culture, the best sense of “team.” That’s how Highlands grad Sam Norris arrived at Waynesburg. Currently wrapping up his freshman season with the Yellowjackets men’s soccer team, Norris...
Harris gives short speech in Rankin; Trump gets support from Clemente Jr.Video
The next American president rallied Pittsburgh-area voters Monday as a contentious campaign comes to a close. Both candidates — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic heir to President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump, who has transformed the Republican Party with his bombastic, populist rhetoric — visited the region...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Nov. 4
We’ve officially reached the final pre-Election Day hours. Today is heavy on campaign events and light on polls (until tomorrow, when Americans conduct the only poll that matters). Here’s the scoop about what Election Day Eve has in store. Where is everyone? A little bit of everywhere — and all...
Joseph J. Ellis: The U.S. alone is saddled with an Electoral College. How did that happen?
In 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump lost the popular election by several million votes. But in 2016 he won in the Electoral College with slim majorities in several toss-up states. That is the only way he can win the looming election, a contest all the polls show is too close...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Nov. 4, 2024
Free books available monthly for kids through age 5 Children who reside in the 15235 ZIP code are eligible to receive free books every month until their 5th birthday through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in conjunction with Reading Ready Pittsburgh. The program, which aims to inspire a love of...
Prime Stage’s ‘First Mothers’ gives spotlight to the women who shaped U.S. presidents
The 45 men who have been president have come from many different states, parties and backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common: They had mothers. This often-unknown group of women and shaped the lives of our heads of state, but their stories are not told in high school...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny Valley Hospital is the best
As you enter the front of Allegheny Valley Hospital, the “moment” has begun. The front-desk staff is helpful and caring, so professional in their jobs. All departments through the hospital are there for you. The moment of exiting the hospital provides a feeling of gratefulness and happiness. Thank you, nurses...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh Mills should never have been built
Regarding the article “Namdar Realty profits from Pittsburgh Mills, ‘dying’ malls” (Oct. 19, TribLive): More power to Namdar for figuring out how to make a profit. The real story, however, is that the mall should never have been built in the first place. Construction of the mall was discussed back...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 4, 2024
Third Annual Oakmont gourd drive on tap Oakmont Borough’s third annual Gourds for Goats collection kicked off Monday, Nov. 4. During the past few summers, the owners of Capricious LLC have brought goats to Oakmont to maintain overgrown vegetation along the Allegheny River bank. In return, the borough hosts an...
Quaker Valley Middle School to stage Disney’s ‘Descendants’ musical
Quaker Valley Middle School is taking on a modern classic with “Disney’s Descendants: The Musical.” The show will have performances Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 in the middle school auditorium. Musical director Thomas Forrest said he’s had students clamoring to do this show for years, but the prospect...
Letter to the editor: Bureaus’ ‘errors’ are evil
One definition of the word “evil” as taken from the American Heritage Dictionary is “Morally bad or wrong; wicked.” This can be said about a lot of things, but two things come to mind that exemplify the word, two things happening right now in America which, when examined closely, have...
Editorial: McDonald’s fickle McFlurry machines are now more fixable. That’s more significant than you might think
With an E. coli scare linked to some of its Quarter Pounders, likely the slivered onions thereupon, McDonald’s and its franchisees have had a rough go of late, as reflected in its share price gyrations. But this week brought some good news for the Chicago- based fast-food giant. The notoriously...
Letter to the editor: Inspired by the people of Puerto Rico
We condemn in the strongest terms the recent racist identification of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” The Sisters of Divine Providence have proudly served alongside the people of Puerto Rico since 1932. We are privileged to count native Puerto Rican women among our membership, and we are...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 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. Rotary offers annual scholarships...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Nov. 4, 2024
Applications sought for full-time officer Fox Chapel is accepting applications for a full-time patrol officer until 4:30 p.m. Nov. 18. An application form is available on the borough’s website at fox-chapel.pa.us. Forms must be fully completed and mailed to the Fox Chapel Borough Building, 401 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA...
Letter to the editor: Library needs Southwest Greensburg’s support
In 2017, voters in Southwest Greensburg voted to financially support the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library through a ballot referendum, showing our children that the adults in this community support their access to reading and learning. In 2022, a referendum question appeared on the ballot again, introduced by the Southwest Greensburg...
Editorial page cartoons for the week of Nov. 4
Editorial page cartoons for the week of Nov. 4....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 4
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 4....
