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The Birdie urges Westmoreland County contenders to not slack off
Last week: 10-1 (90.9%) Season: 18-4 (81.8%) There was a time when teams could slack off. “Not quite like the Pittsburgh Pirates do,” Birdie said. “I don’t mean letting position players lob grapefruits to professional hitters or moving liable fielders to better positions after it’s too late.” No, Westmoreland County’s...
‘Aren’t little kids anymore’: Aquinas Academy in Hampton fosters middle schoolers’ development
Many people remember their years in junior high or middle school as some of the most challenging of their childhood. The middle school of Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton is changing that expectation for today’s students by providing an academic program with the mission of forming students in faith...
Fox Chapel Area High School homecoming court announced
Fox Chapel Area School District officials have announced their high school homecoming court. The members are seniors Isabella Cheatham, Maurena Cilenti, Christian Dantey, Emma Donovan, Chase Hendren, Nick Ingramm, Caden Kaiser and Ava Persichetti. The homecoming football game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the high school stadium,...
GOP appeals date ruling on mail-in ballots to Pa. Supreme Court
The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pennsylvania are appealing a Commonwealth Court ruling that mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates on their outer envelopes should be counted. The appeal to the state Supreme Court was expected. It is being fast-tracked, like all elections cases this year. Whatever...
Tim Walz stops at Moon dessert shop, Fayette County farm during Western Pa. campaign swing
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz returned to the Pittsburgh region Wednesday as part of a campaign swing across Pennsylvania, ordering a milkshake in Moon and feeding calves on a Fayette County farm. A plane carrying Walz, the governor of Minnesota and running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, touched...
Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon, newspaper reports
President Joe Biden will formally block Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted anonymous sources for the article. The proposed acquisition has been under investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. body. Nippon...
Pa. GOP narrows gap in registered voters with election 2 months out
HARRISBURG — The 2024 presidential election is two months away and, in Pennsylvania, Republicans continue to shrink the margin by which Democrats lead in registered voters. Democrats had 350,341 more registered voters compared to Republicans as of Monday, according to this week’s data update from the Department of State. That...
Trump presses effort to delay N.Y. sentencing with federal appeal
NEW YORK— Donald Trump appealed a ruling that prevents him from moving his New York hush money case to federal court, pressing ahead with a bid to delay his Sept. 18 sentencing until well after the November presidential election. The former president late Tuesday filed a notice of appeal after...
Trump heads to Pennsylvania as polls show toss-up with Harris
Former President Donald Trump headed to Harrisburg on Wednesday for a town hall forum as new polls show a toss-up race with Vice President Kamala Harris in the crucial Keystone State. Trump will interact with voters at the Fox News event hours after a new poll of battleground states showed...
Westmoreland happenings: art exhibits, bus trip, meetings, more
Arts • Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will exhibit the works of local artist and interior designer Doris Wood through Sept. 6 to Oct. 11 at the library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. A free opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20. Details: ghal.org. • The Greensburg...
Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride returns for 30th annual GAP fundraiser
The 30th annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride is set to hit the Great Allegheny Passage Sept. 14. The ride will be followed by a free Party on the Trail at the Boston access 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Both events are fundraisers for the Mon/Yough Trail Council. Volunteers maintain 15 miles of trail...
Letter to the editor: Who’s cross-checking the mail-in ballots?
Recently I received a mail-in ballot application from Washington, D.C., which I did not request. It was addressed to my household, thus two applications. My dear wife has been deceased for almost nine years. I have until Oct. 29 to send in the application. Sounds like I can vote twice....
Letter to the editor: Bishop must restore Father Moineau’s priestly duties
I write this letter because I feel disappointed, saddened and frustrated by the recent decisions that have been leveled against Father John Moineau. As a lifelong Catholic, I’ve had experiences with many priests who came and were transferred, none of whom have touched my heart, inspired my spiritual growth and...
Letter to the editor: UPMC Western Psych needs to invest in nurses to help address mental health crisis
I want to validate my co-worker Chris Hunter’s commentary about closed beds, persistent understaffing and turnover at UPMC Western Psych (“Amid growing mental health crisis, why are a third of Western Psych beds closed?” Aug. 7, TribLive). With four decades of service, I’m the most senior staff nurse in our...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ shine for bedazzled crowd at Benedum Center
The reality competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has enjoyed 16 regular seasons and a constellation of spin-offs since it premiered in 2009. Each season chronicles famous drag diva RuPaul’s search for “the next drag superstar.” If the regular seasons uplift one superstar, each season of “All Stars” produces supernovas. And...
Editorial: Why can’t Westmoreland County consider a cap on elected officials’ salaries?
Westmoreland County Commissioners need to talk about a change to how elected officials are paid. They need to do it openly, publicly and on the record, rather than lobbing comments back and forth via answers and interviews. But they aren’t. County law ties elected officials’ raises to the consumer price...
Letter to the editor: Harris doesn’t have backbone for the job
In his op-ed “What kind of prosecutor was Kamala Harris? The answer could be pivotal to her campaign” (Aug. 23, TribLive), Harry Litman states: “The presidential campaign is shaping up to be a tale of two prosecutors, both named Kamala Harris.” Harris is one prosecutor who has gotten this one...
The Stroller, Sept. 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. Free nature walk planned...
Letter to the editor: Price gouging and corporate greed
It became popular to champion free markets and demonize government regulations. That attitude led to years of nonenforcement of our anti-trust laws. Predictably, business mergers proliferated. Big corporations got bigger, and many became monopolies. As monopolies, they engaged in price-gouging and union busting, competition was stifled, and the quality of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 3, 2024
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 4, North Allegheny 2 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 1, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Hempfield 4, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 4, Peters Township 0 Football Thursday’s schedule City League Allderdice at Perry, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Ambridge...
High school roundup for Sept. 3, 2024: Belle Vernon gets past Mt. Pleasant
Trevor Kovatch and Brandon Yeschenko scored to power Belle Vernon to a 2-1 victory in an early season nonsection matchup of boys soccer undefeated teams Tuesday. Dominic Pireaux recorded his first varsity assist and Chris Howman also had an assist for the Leopards (3-0). Landon Stuart scored for Mt. Pleasant...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 3, 2024: Omar Alfonzo homers in Greensboro loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-64) was idle. Next: Wednesday at Toledo (Tigers), 6:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 55-72) was held to four hits in a 5-0 loss to Hartford (Rockies). CF Sammy Siani (.255) was 2 for 3 with a single and a double. C Carter Bins (.193) also went 2 for 3...
Elon Musk ‘can’t wait’ to help cut government programs if Trump is reelected
Elon Musk is excited about the possibility of joining a second Donald Trump administration — and he’s sharpening his ax. The right-wing tech entrepreneur announced shortly after the former president was shot during a July rally in Pennsylvania that he “fully” supports the MAGA candidate. But Trump said in a...
House set to help bald eagle soar as national bird
WASHINGTON — The bald eagle is poised to officially rise to its long-assumed perch as the national bird of the United States if House members follow suit when they return from recess and pass legislation that sailed through the Senate. The Senate took the first step toward that designation July...
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey claims he will not vote for Donald TrumpVideo
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 but will not do the same in 2024. Toomey, who represented the Keystone State from January 2011 to January 2023, said he could not support Trump because of the former president’s efforts to reverse the 2020 election....
