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Aquinas Academy in Hampton honors students with awards
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton wrapped up 2023-24 by presenting end-of-the-year awards to students for various academic and athletic achievements. Among the recipients were winners of school-level awards: • Joshua Schlemmer, Aquinas Award, given to the upper school student who through academic achievement, love of God and contributions to...
Greg Fulton: Pirates need Roy Hobbs
It’s been a rough several years for the Pirates. Since 2015, the last time the Bucs were in the playoffs, they have had only one winning season. In two of those years, they lost more than 100 games. The Pirates are below .500, and it’s fairly likely that they won’t...
Editorial: America is derived from the consent of the governed
In the fall of 1774, 56 men from 12 of the 13 American colonies met in Philadelphia in the First Continental Congress. It included John Adams and his cousin Samuel, Patrick Henry, John Jay and George Washington. The purpose was to decide how to proceed after Great Britain’s harsh consequences...
The Stroller, July 3, 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. Boaters bash planned July 13 in New Kensington Allegheny River Development...
A traveling replica of George Washington’s headquarters on display at Fort Ligonier this weekend
A traveling replica of George Washington’s headquarters and sleeping tent is on display at Fort Ligonier through Sunday. The large linen tent is filled with reproductions of period artifacts and equipment. Presented by Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, the exhibit includes costumed interpreters who assembled a replica of another...
Bill taking Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban off the books clears state House
A bill that would repeal Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday on a bipartisan vote, with proponents saying the change was necessary to protect marriage equality if federal case law was overturned. The measure passed 133-to-68 in the final vote, with all but one member...
Pirates farm report for July 2, 2024: Matt Frazier’s 5 RBIs lift Indianapolis to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 36-45) pounded Louisville (Reds), 8-2. LF Matt Fraizer (.250) was 2 for 3 with five RBIs, including a three-run home run and a double. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.355) was 3 for 5. SS Liover Peguero (.270) was 2 for 5 with a solo homer. DJ Seth Beer...
Penn State recruiting: What holes still need to be filled?
James Franklin and Penn State are on a recruiting heater. But what more can Franklin and his coaching staff add to the Nittany Lions’ 2025 recruiting class? Penn State’s recruiting run has been mightily impressive. The Nittany Lions have secured verbal commitments from eight prospects in the 2025 cycle in...
‘Nearly fell asleep on stage’: Biden blames travel for poor debate as he looks to calm revolt
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden blamed travel plans that took him to France and Italy in the weeks ahead of his disastrous debate against Donald Trump for his poor performance on stage, seeking to explain a moment that has upended the 2024 race and imperiled his reelection prospects. “I didn’t...
Pa.’s health secretary wins Senate confirmation to the post on 2nd try
After 18 months as serving as the acting head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Dr. Debra Bogen is now the state’s health secretary. Bogen, a pediatrician and former head of the Allegheny County Health Department, won Senate confirmation on Tuesday by a 42-8 bipartisan vote. “I look forward to continuing...
Fetterman calls Abandon Biden movement dumb, defends Biden’s debate performance on Fox News
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized the Abandon Biden movement as part of his fierce defense of President Joe Biden in the midst of a post-debate panic among Democrats. Abandon Biden is a group of Muslim activists and allies who previously supported Biden and want to punish him for supporting Israel...
Cedar Fair CEO takes over Six Flags as merger closes
After months of waiting, Six Flags and Cedar Fair’s merger has finally closed, creating one theme park giant. The move will consolidate both company’s parks under one company and, most importantly to Texans, move Six Flags’ corporate headquarters from Arlington, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina. The merger unites both companies...
Analysis: The easier path on the PGA Tour doesn’t make it easyVideo
Jordan Spieth returns to the John Deere Classic for the first time since he won a playoff in 2015. Just don’t get the idea this is some kind of nostalgia tour. He needs the points. Spieth started the year guaranteed starts in all eight of the PGA Tour’s signature events...
Dr. David Macpherson: The president must step aside
Last week’s presidential debate left a very hollow feeling in my gut. I am a lifelong Democrat and have been an ardent supporter of President Biden. I believe he’s done a great job. But as much as I’d like to tout his past accomplishments, the focus must be on the...
Rep. Lloyd Doggett is 1st Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee
WASHINGTON — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.” Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in...
New Castle native Anthony Richards joins Andy Toole’s coaching staff at Robert Morris
New Castle native Anthony Richards has joined the Robert Morris men’s basketball program as an assistant coach, the university announced Monday. “I have known Anthony since he was in junior high school. He has always impacted winning at every level as a player and now as a coach,” head coach...
Westmoreland happenings: Blood drive, free admission, more
Church news • Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver....
Sarika Pruthi and Arushi Parnika Kharbanda: Mass consumerism and the hypocrisy of Gen Z
California lawmakers recently approved two bills banning grocery and convenience stores statewide from offering customers reusable plastic bags. These bills are the next step in combating plastic waste, but what about the waste from mass consumerism that has come to pervade our lives? Through the past decades, we have been...
Holiday alters trash collection in Arnold, New Kensington
Trash collection this week will be a day early or a day late depending on whether you live in Arnold or New Kensington. In Arnold, garbage collection will be one day early this week because of the Independence Day holiday. Residents should have garbage out before 6 a.m. Wednesday. Recycling...
Letter to the editor: Why do we callously accept abortion?
Callousness and despair. We can easily recognize the sad presence of both in our society. Solidarity and hope. How much more these correspond to who we really are! According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, 34,838 innocent children were killed through abortion in our state in 2022, the latest year...
Sewickley area student achievements for the week of July 2, 2024
Dana Kromah, 16, was named a Pittsburgh Riverhounds Change Maker last month. The initiative recognizes people under age 18 who hae made a difference in their community. Kromah has logged countless hours volunteering his time at the Sewickley Community Center and as a member of the Quaker Valley Black Student...
Letter to the editor: Trump is a criminal
Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts. In our 250 years as a republic, we have never had a president who was a convicted criminal. Never! We should never have a president with such a low moral character. Never! Trump has been convicted of financial fraud and found...
Editorial: South Side, crime and the difference a year makes
In 2022, crime was a problem on the South Side of Pittsburgh. People were concerned about safety. So were businesses. The Fudge Farm closed its South Side location in June 2022, with the owners saying after yet another shooting: “We can no longer ask teenage children or (anyone) for that...
The Stroller, July 2, 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. Free rides available to medical appointments Wesley Family Services now offers...
Letter to the editor: No question that Trump should be president
I never liked Joe Biden. It seemed like he was always angry and yelling as a politician. I guess he learned early that people naturally back down from confrontation. What I saw at last week’s debate was a pathetic shell of a man who was a terrible senator and an...
