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Charles Bolden: Honoring our promise and commitment to military families
Supporting our military and their families is a sacred obligation of our nation and each of us as citizens — a debt we can never fully repay. This commitment unites all Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. Vice President Kamala Harris has been by President Biden’s side in the...
Local artist Louise Silk talks about History Center exhibition
Artist Louise Silk, a born-and-raised Pittsburgher, has created a chronicle of her life over the decades through quilting. Starting on Sunday, visitors to the John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District will get the chance to see Silk through her art — and stitch themselves into the patchwork as...
Letter to the editor: Pray for stranded astronauts
We, as a nation, need to bow our heads in prayer. We have two astronauts “stuck” in space. They will not be able to be retrieved until sometime in February! Their first attempt to transfer the astronauts to safety failed. They need our help. Pray for divine guidance that our...
Fall events, Sunday school and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual bible study is at 6:30 p.m. A link is available on the website. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge....
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 30-Sept. 2
It’s a busy weekend in Pittsburgh! With three days off to bask in the last of summer and football season right around the corner, the city has plenty of excitement and relaxation to offer. If you want to avoid the insanity of the North Shore, there are definitely other happenings...
Letter to the editor: Trump is clearly the best choice
I watched Kamala Harris’ recent Raleigh economic speech online. Two Harris observations: 1. She believes policy problems are solved with government spending. 2. She is economically illiterate with limited leadership skills, characteristics that disqualifies her from presidential consideration. Take, for example, fighting inflation with price controls. When inflation started raging,...
Taleen Mardirossian: How lies on paper enabled Azerbaijan’s destruction of an Armenian community
My mother has two birth dates: the one on her passport, and then the real one. She was born in January in the late ’60s in Beirut, Lebanon. But because her birth was not registered for another 10 weeks, official documents give a date in March. With every phone call...
‘We’re going to win Pennsylvania’: Trump declares during Johnstown rally
Former President Donald Trump was back in Western Pennsylvania for the first time since an assassination attempt injured him last month in Butler County, and he is hoping his visit will rally his MAGA base to boost him to a Pennsylvania and national victory come November. Trump took the stage...
The Stroller, Aug. 30, 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. Hartwood Acres to host Allegheny County Music Festival The 24th annual...
Westmoreland happenings: Birding walk, community festival, meetings, more
Festival • The West Newton Community Festival will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 6, noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 7 and 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in Vine Street Park. There will be entertainment, games, food trucks, crafters, a basket sale and more. A parade will...
Laurels & lances: Potholes & potshots
Laurel: To demanding action. The bare minimum that should be expected of a shopping area is accessibility. Long before there were food courts and anchor stores, marketplaces realized that, to serve their purpose, they had to be easily traversed. In the modern era, that means they should have good roads...
Letter to the editor: Vote for leaders who support commonsense gun safety
Before the late 1990s, laws regulating firearms were in place and American citizens did not feel threatened by gun violence. During the George W. Bush administration, gun regulations were allowed to lapse. Gun manufacturers and the NRA were responsible for lobbying members of Congress to vote for gun legislation that...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Aug. 30-Sept. 2
There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that we’ve arrived at Labor Day, signaling an unofficial end to summer. The good news is that a three-day weekend is coming up. Here are some fun events to take the sting out of summer’s close and help you enjoy...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 29, 2024: Matt Gorski goes 4 for 4, belts 20th homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 63-63) outslugged Louisville (Reds), 10-6. RF Matt Gorski (.255) went 4 for 4 with a double, a two-run homer, his 20th, and four RBIs. LF Jack Suwinski (.194) went 1 for 4 with his fourth homer. CF Billy Cook (.282) went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. DH...
District college football roundup: Mercyhurst wins Division I debut
Adam Urena threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns as Mercyhurst defeated Wheeling, 28-25, on Thursday to win its first Division I FCS game after making the leap from Division II this season. Cameron Barmore caught seven passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns for the Lakers (1-0). Earnest Davis...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 29, 2024
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 9, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 15, Hempfield 0 Class 2A Peters Township 10, Latrobe 0 Football Thursday’s result Nonconference Westinghouse 52, Linsly (WV) 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Apollo-Ridge at Jeannette, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Hampton, 7 p.m. Beaver Falls at...
High school roundup for Aug. 29, 2024: Shady Side Academy outlasts Deer Lakes in OT
Mark Bence scored the overtime winner to lead Shady Side Academy (1-0-1, 1-0-1) to a 2-1 victory over Deer Lakes (2-1, 1-1) in an early season matchup of Section 1-2A boys soccer contenders Thursday night. Allderdice 4, West Mifflin 0 – Jacek Piekut had a goal and two assists and...
Pittsburgh man found guilty of second-degree murder in Wilkinsburg home invasion
A Hazelwood man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him late Thursday of second-degree murder for a 2019 Wilkinsburg home invasion. Brandon Franklin, 27, will be formally sentenced in November, but second-degree, or felony, murder carries a mandatory prison term of life without...
Son of Shenango football coach dies
DJ Graham, the son of Shenango football coach Jimmy Graham, died Tuesday, two days after his 17th birthday. Shenango’s scheduled football game at Ellwood City on Friday night has been canceled. DJ Graham was not a member of the football team, but he played baseball and was on the golf...
Jack White threatens Trump with legal action over White Stripes song: ‘Law suit coming’
Jack White says he is suing Donald Trump over his campaign’s use of the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” in an online video posted by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications. “Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists,” White wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday, which...
2 men, 1 woman plead guilty to 2019 Wilkinsburg killing
Three people charged with killing a man in Wilkinsburg after tracking his movements for weeks pleaded guilty Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Herbert Lee Walker III, 29, and Jeremiah Ligon, 27, of Penn Hills both pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy for their roles in the death...
No, Mark Cuban is not buying the Pirates
In case you needed a reminder: Billionaire Mark Cuban is not buying his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever. The topic came, yet again, Wednesday after the Pirates collapsed in epic fashion, blowing a 10-3 lead to the Chicago Cubs en route to a 14-10 loss. Pittsburgh...
Man sentenced for killing constable working at Pittsburgh club
Oneka Jones believes her son was born to be a protector. Willis D. Brooks worked as a school security guard and hoped to one day become a Pittsburgh police officer. He also was a certified state constable and worked security at an after-hours club in Knoxville. It was at that...
Man who heard voices will spend at least 8½ years in prison for killing stepfather
Seven years before Javon Taylor stabbed his stepfather to death, he started to exhibit symptoms of mental illness. He talked to himself out loud, believed the Little Mermaid was God and thought the walls in his apartment were wired so people could listen to him. It became so bad, his...
