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The Stroller, Aug. 18, 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. Food truck festival on tap in West Deer The West Deer...
Road work triggers detours in West Newton, Manor, Allegheny, Mt. Pleasant townships
Motorists in Westmoreland County can expect to encounter detours related to road projects beginning Monday in West Newton and Allegheny Township and Tuesday in Mt. Pleasant Township. • In Manor, work on a storm sewer is slated to restrict traffic beginning Monday and trigger a detour beginning Aug. 26. The...
Letter to the editor: Celebrating Steelers’ impact on Westmoreland County
I want to express my deep gratitude to the Pittsburgh Steelers for consistently choosing Latrobe as their training camp site. This annual tradition not only excites our community but also significantly benefits our local economy. A special thank-you goes to Saint Vincent College for its exceptional hospitality. Its commitment to...
Penn State’s Adisa Isaac shines before exiting Ravens debut: ‘He was a factor’
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens have had two rookies suffer injuries in as many preseason games. Last week, it was cornerback Nate Wiggins who exited early with a shoulder injury against the Philadelphia Eagles before returning to practice Thursday. On Saturday, outside linebacker Adisa Isaac went to the medical tent...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 17, 2024: Thomas Harrington shines in Indianapolis victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-59) shut out St. Paul (Twins), 3-0. 3B Jose Rojas (.246) and RF Edward Olivares (.273) each hit solo homers. Olivares was 3 for 4. 1B Billy Cook (.295) was 3 for 4 with a double and run scored. C Jason Delay (.282) was 2 for 3 with...
Ken Stringer: Vance’s accusation of stolen valor dishonors himself and all veterans
J.D. Vance has just insulted every veteran who earned and wears an award for valor on their uniform. In saying Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is guilty of “stolen valor” in representing his military career, Vance displays his ignorance of what the term means, and he misappropriates it for personal and...
Returning DB Cam Miller confident in Penn State’s new-look cornerback room
Cam Miller had to wait 24 games to make his first start at Penn State. His next start could be only a couple weeks away. The Nittany Lions will unveil a revamped cornerback room against West Virginia on Aug. 31 in Morgantown. Johnny Dixon, Kalen King and Daequan Hardy, Penn...
Monessen football will lean on quartet of juniors to push for WPIAL playoff spotVideo
Ty Kershaw remembers when fellow running back Tavian Taylor was reluctant to play football. Not the biggest kid on the block, Taylor wasn’t terribly enthused about suiting up for Monessen and coach Wade Brown two years ago. As a freshman, Taylor was just a couple of inches over 5 feet...
John G. Geer and Jacob Mchangama: Americans love free speech — until they realize everyone else has it, too
Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so often. One of those times was during the protests at U.S. universities about the Israel-Hamas war. As scholars of free speech and public opinion, we set out to find out what happened and why. The Supreme Court itself, as recently as...
Front Porch Theatricals’ ‘Bandstand’ is a swinging tribute to America’s veterans
Along with piping-hot swing music and dazzling choreography, the musical “Bandstand” offers an unflinching glimpse into the lives of United States military veterans coming home after World War II. Thanks to an incredible, multitalented cast and seamless direction, local company Front Porch Theatricals has crafted a production of which they...
Sounding off: Presidential politics
Harris is no moderate We now know the Democrats’ presidential candidate, after they pushed the sitting president, and the only candidate to receive any primary votes, out of the race. Do we really know her? The Kamala Harris campaign, with the help of the mainstream media, is trying to rewrite...
Letter to the editor: Facts about Walz’s military record
I know this is an opinion page and facts don’t really matter to a great many in Westmoreland County … i.e., the Sherry Hamilton legal, financial and procedural mess we are experiencing at the Register of Wills Office. Vote R no matter what! The truth is about performance records. In...
Editorial: Are police dog programs a community benefit?
Beware of dog. It’s a simple sentiment and one that requires little explanation. See a sign with those words on a fence, and you know there’s a guard on the other side whose bark could be worse than his bite — if you’re lucky. Similarly, the letters “K-9” on a...
The Stroller, Aug. 17, 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. Apollo library to offer oral history workshops The Pennsylvania Rural Arts...
Letter to the editor: Vance enters the lion’s den
On Aug. 11, Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance sat down for an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Absent from Fox News’ equivalent Sunday morning show was Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate, Tim Walz. But that shouldn’t shock, given Walz’s aversion to combat zones. Right out of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 16, 2024
High schools Football Scrimmages Saturday’s schedule Allderdice at Thomas Jefferson, 10 a.m. Apollo-Ridge and Summit Academy at Riverview, 10 a.m. Baldwin at Woodland Hills, 10 a.m. Beaver Falls at North Catholic, 10 a.m. Berlin-Brothersvalley at Ligonier Valley, 10 a.m. Brownsville vs. Carmichaels vs. Charleroi at Charleroi, 10 a.m. Burgettstown at...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 16, 2024: Bubba Chandler fans 11 in 6 innings for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-59) scored two in the bottom of the seventh to beat St. Paul (Twins), 3-2. RHP Bubba Chandler (0.00) made his second Triple-A start and pitched six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with 11 strikeouts. RHP Fineas Del Bonta-Smith (3-1, 3.80) gave up two runs,...
The 70th annual Westmoreland Fair is underway
It was farm animals, funnel cakes and old-fashioned fun on Friday night as the 70th annual Westmoreland Fair opened its gates. The fair will run through Aug. 24 at 123 Blue Ribbon Lane in Mt. Pleasant Township. Admission is $10 and includes parking, amusement rides and admission to all commercial...
49ers GM John Lynch on Brandon Aiyuk contract saga: ‘I don’t like that it’s taken this long’Video
With the season opener three weekends away, the San Francisco 49ers are starting to have more concern about the Brandon Aiyuk contact situation. In an interview with KNBR 680 AM on Friday, general manager John Lynch said, “I’m always hopeful. I’m an optimistic person (by) nature, and so I’m always...
OpenAI shuts down Iranian influence operation targeting U.S. election
NEW YORK — OpenAI removed a network of Iranian accounts that used its ChatGPT chatbot to try to wage a foreign influence campaign targeting the U.S. presidential election by generating longform articles and social media comments, the company said Friday. The accounts created content that appeared to be from liberal...
Gary Franks: Honeymoon with Kamala Harris will end soon
The Democrats’ current strategy is to manufacture enthusiasm and raise money for their presidential candidate. Easy task. Why? Because people are thrilled that President Joe Biden will not be running. Eighty percent of Americans in polls said they did not want him to seek reelection. Thus, it was easy to...
Fern Hollow victims blame Pittsburgh for hampering efforts to settle lawsuits
The City of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to settle the lawsuits filed by eight people injured in the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. But at every turn for more than two years, city attorneys have frustrated the plaintiffs and their lawyers, resorting to extensive legal maneuvers, denying requests to turn over...
Woman in crash with Sen. John Fetterman in Maryland still recuperating after June crash
The Virginia motorist whose vehicle was struck by Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s in June said this week through an attorney she’s still undergoing treatment after the collision in western Maryland. An attorney retained by Jennifer Campbell said in the statement the 62-year-old “seeks to maintain her privacy” as she recuperates...
Postponed Islamic art exhibit at the Frick Pittsburgh to open Saturday for 2-month run
A postponed exhibit at the Frick Pittsburgh called “Treasured Ornament: 10 Centuries of Islamic Art,” will now be open Saturday and run through Oct. 20. It was postponed last fall after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The exhibition was curated by Christopher Hatten and based on research published...
California social media law likely violates the First Amendment, 9th Circuit panel rules
A 2022 law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at protecting young people online likely violates the First Amendment of the Constitution, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The bipartisan law, co-authored by Democratic Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks of Oakland and Republican (now former)...
