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Superior Court: Trial judge cannot block DA’s pursuit of death penalty in Bellevue homicide
The state Superior Court on Wednesday said that a now-retired Allegheny County Common Pleas judge did not have the authority to prohibit prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. The appellate court returned the criminal case against Deangelo Zieglar back to the trial court to proceed as a capital case, finding...
The Birdie tells A-K Valley seniors to take a bow, or hit a Griddy, in Week Zero
At this time of year, high school football players, especially seniors, often are admonished by old folks to appreciate what they have before it’s gone. There will be a Facebook post with a picture of an empty field, usually a little bit of fog, and the text will tell athletes...
2024 Trib HSSN WPIAL preseason football rankings
WPIAL preseason football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, 2023 record 1. North Allegheny, 13-2 2. Central Catholic, 10-2 3. Canon-McMillan, 6-5 4. Seneca Valley, 3-7 5. Norwin, 3-7 Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 15-1 2. Pine-Richland, 9-4 3. Woodland Hills, 6-4 4. Penn Hills, 9-3 5. Upper St. Clair, 9-2...
2024 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week Zero
Friday Nonconference Albert Gallatin at Greensburg Salem, 7 p.m. Allderdice at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Apollo-Ridge at Leechburg, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Highlands, 7 p.m. Avella at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Avonworth at Burrell, 7:30 p.m. Beaver Falls at Blackhawk, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Brownsville, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at Seneca...
When it comes to Westmoreland County high school football picks, The Birdie always delivers
Last season: 109-29 (79%) The Birdie wanted to make some extra money this summer so he did some DoorDash work. His venture only lasted a week, though, because customers were reporting their food was arriving tampered with or half-eaten. “Don’t look at me,” Birdie said. “That pizza was only a...
Woman sues Uber, claims driver took her on terrifying ride
A Washington County woman is claiming in a lawsuit that she had to jump from a moving Uber because she feared for her life after the driver crashed on a highway and then fled in a smoking, speeding car. A police report stemming from the Dec. 2 crash, however, does...
Community rallies around elderly Allegheny Township woman when fire hits at her house
When fire hit Janet Feil’s Allegheny Township house Wednesday evening, first responders, family and neighbors rallied around the 84-year-old woman. But it was a motorist driving down Garvers Ferry Road and Feil’s daughter living in Florida who set that response in motion. Feil said she was getting dinner ready about...
Penn State’s DaKaari Nelson playing physical after camp switch to linebacker
It’s not often you see position changes once camp has started and a team gets this close to its season opener, but for a guy such as Penn State safety-turned-linebacker DaKaari Nelson, it made a lot of sense. Nelson, a former highly regarded four-star prospect from Alabama, has the frame...
Peter Morici: Biden leaves an impressive legacy — and a pile of budget and security challenges
Only a handful of U.S. presidents could boast Joe Biden’s range of legislative and foreign policy accomplishments. The Chips and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, for example, steered the U.S. economy in a much-needed new direction. But the 46th U.S. president will leave his successor with tough federal...
GOP lawmakers praise University of Kentucky for removing Office of Institutional Diversity
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican lawmakers who sponsored anti-DEI bills earlier this year are praising the University of Kentucky for deciding to eliminate its Office of Institutional Diversity. The GOP-controlled state legislature this spring tried but failed to pass bills targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs — commonly referred to as...
Rotary sets fundraising goal for Chicken BBQ at Bethel Park High School
Through its annual Chicken BBQ fundraiser, the Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park Rotary Breakfast Club has a goal this year of generating $55,000 through the Oct. 26 event. “In 1989, the first Chicken BBQ fundraiser successfully earned just $8,000 to help a pair of local teenagers in need of a bone...
LZ Granderson: Coach Tim Walz took a stand when queer kids desperately needed an advocate
Harrison Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs player whose “Me Tarzan/You Jane” commencement speech caused an uproar last spring, was back in the news recently after signing a contract extension that made him the highest-paid kicker in the league. Well deserved, considering he’s the second most accurate in NFL history, but...
Robert Perkins and Wesley Caines: Holistic defense can change lives
Everyone agrees that the right to a lawyer, even if you cannot afford one, is a necessary condition of justice. Yet funding for public defense lawyers in Allegheny County has never been enough to protect this right. Local defense spending is roughly a third of the national average — putting...
Letter to the editor: Free-market economy is the answer
Tired of high prices for food, gasoline, prescription meds? And the list goes on. The concept of price fixing is a first step to socialism. It has been tried in other countries and it has failed. A free-market economy is the answer. Bill Burdett West Deer...
Letter to the editor: Sue-crazy people like Mammoth sliders ruin the fun
I read about another person getting hurt on the slide at Mammoth Park (“Hunker woman is latest to sue over Giant Slide safety concerns at Mammoth Park,” Aug. 9, TribLive). I remember flying down the older slide in the ’80s and at the end landing on my feet but doing...
Annual event on tap to benefit Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is known by many names — the beacon on the hill, the Carnegie Carnegie, A.C. Free, etc. All these titles hopefully help to avoid confusion, as there are a number of Carnegie libraries in and around Pittsburgh (no, we aren’t the big...
Letter to the editor: All have right to free speech
It is sad to see a letter from someone who wants to have law enforcement officers fired for free speech, engaged in when they are not acting in official capacity (“Hate-filled letters by law enforcement alarming,” Aug. 14, TribLive). All Americans are entitled to form and express opinions without fear...
Westmoreland happenings: Hot dog sale, reunion news, fundraisers, more
Fundraisers • St. John United Church of Christ, 1230 Brownstown Road, Larimer, will have a Dog Days of Summer hot dog sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 24 at the church. Combo meals and drinks available. Details: Lil, 724-493-8982. • Feeding the Spirit will host a beach-themed fundraiser,...
Childish Gambino electrifies PPG Paints Arena on final tour
Donald Glover is the definition of multitalented. He is a renowned writer, actor and director who has written for NBC’s “30 Rock,” starred in “Community” and wrote and starred in the FX series “Atlanta,” among many other projects. When he works under his stage name — Childish Gambino — it’s...
Editorial: Back-to-school safety: Everyone has a role to play
The first harbinger of autumn’s arrival is upon us, with public school students preparing to return to their classrooms for the 2024-25 school year. Over the next two weeks, classes will begin throughout the area — in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, in public and private, parochial and charter schools. That...
Bigger roster aids Monessen in quest to return to postseason
The refrain has become a familiar one: Monessen enters football season with a small roster, comes dangerously close to not having enough players some weeks then, somehow, manages to qualify for the WPIAL Class A playoffs. It has happened in each of coach Wade Brown’s three seasons at the helm,...
The Stroller, Aug. 21, 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. Cash raffle to benefit Eureka EMS Tickets are on sale for...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg bishop owes priest an apology
On May 28, Bishop Larry Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg announced the forced resignation of Father John Moineau, pastor of Immaculate Conception and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes, because he believed there was a “conspiracy” to hide the prior criminal record of a worker who had been hired by...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 20, 2024
High schools Golf Tuesday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 1 Kiski Area 193, Penn-Trafford 203 Medalists: Max Mottura, Trey Roberts (KA) 36; Anthony Barilla (PT) 37 Latrobe 203, Hempfield 239 Medalists: Jack Sacriponte (L) 38; Brady Wossel (H) 45 Section 2 Belle Vernon 199, Connellsville 217 Medalists: Jordan Mocello (BV)...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 20, 2024: Kervin Pichardo, Tsung-Che Cheng homer in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-60) lost 2-1 to Columbus (Guardians) in 11 innings. RHP Jared Jones (4.91), making his third rehab start, gave up no runs on one hit and one walk with 10 strikeouts in five innings. LHP Ryan Borucki (5.40) and RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (6.00) each pitched a scoreless inning....
