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After Times Square controversy, breastfeeding billboards arrive in Philly
Drivers near Callowhill Street in Philadelphia and on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Plymouth Meeting and Lower Southampton can now see a billboard that was, for a time, deemed too controversial for Times Square. With pregnant belly out and breasts covered by her cookies, said to stimulate milk production, cookbook author...
Letter to the editor: Biden should institute freeze on prices, wages, benefits
President Nixon instituted a 90-day wage and price freeze in August 1971. Inflation was rampant, and people were suffering financial difficulties. My husband and I lived through that period. Most workers’ wages were frozen. Most prices were frozen. Wage and price controls did not work perfectly, but they did cool...
Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin high school graduations set
Members of the class of 2024 are gearing up for high school graduation in the South Hills. Thomas Jefferson High School in West Jefferson Hills School District will graduate approximately 240 students at 7 p.m. June 4. The ceremony is at Thomas Jefferson Stadium and is open to the public....
Letter to the editor: Veterans follow orders on safety precautions
The writer of the letter “Veteran won’t vote for Biden” (May 16, TribLive), who says he is an Air Force veteran, regurgitates numerous right-wing conspiracy theories about the erosion of “freedoms, values and individual responsibilities” by the left as reasons not to vote for President Biden and extolling the years...
Editorial: Is the NFL Draft or a Super Bowl better for Pittsburgh?
Is the NFL Draft coming to Pittsburgh in 2026 really that big a deal? From a financial perspective, it definitely could be. It seems unlikely Pittsburgh will see a Super Bowl on the North Shore anytime soon. The February weather in Southwestern Pennsylvania is too changeable for 120 million eyes...
The Stroller, May 23, 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. Commemorative book planned by Leechburg Anniversary Committee The Leechburg 175th Anniversary...
Letter to the editor: Abortion should not be an issue
Election Day is racing at us with what seems like breakneck speed. To me, it seems the big issues the candidates will be clashing about are abortion, inflation and millions of immigrants living off the American taxpayer. How many of them are here to do harm to our country? Of...
2 new officers join Monroeville police force
Two new police officers are on duty in Monroeville. Mayor Nick Gresock swore in Jason Dembiczak and Robert Wratcher, at the May 14 council meeting. Police Chief Doug Cole introduced the two officers, outlining their educational backgrounds and experience. He mentioned that Wratcher’s mother also had been a Monroeville police...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 22, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship May 29 schedule Mt. Lebanon (18-4) vs. North Allegheny (16-5) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Wednesday’s result Bethel Park 7, West Allegheny 6 Championship Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. Bethel Park (15-6-1) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m....
Pirates farm report for May 22, 2024: Jake Lamb collects 4 hits in Indianapolis loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 21-23) lost 8-7 to Toledo (Tigers) in 11 innings. DH Jake Lamb (.350) went 4 for 5 with a double and two runs scored. C Henry Davis (.295) entered as a pinch-hitter in the top of the 10th and delivered an RBI double. 1B Matt Gorski (.277) went...
High school roundup for May 22, 2024: Lexie Hames fans 18 as Seneca Valley moves into WPIAL finals
Lexie Hames threw a one-hitter with 18 strikeouts and no walks to lead No. 2 Seneca Valley to a 7-1 win over No. 6 Canon-McMillan (7-12) in the WPIAL Class 6A softball semifinals Wednesday. Kara Pasquale had three hits, including a double, and an RBI and Abby Kalkowski doubled and...
Armstrong caps comeback win over Penn-Trafford with walk-off homer by Emma Paul
When the WPIAL Class 5A softball semifinal between top-seeded Armstrong and No. 4 Penn-Trafford reached extra innings Wednesday afternoon, it was time for a hero to emerge. Emma Paul was happy to play the role. Paul belted a 1-0 fastball over the right-field fence in the bottom of the eighth...
‘I was afraid of dying’: Trooper defends killing knife-wielding Washington County man
Pennsylvania State Trooper Chad Weaver said that in the moment before he shot Anthony Gallo 10 times with his AR-15 rifle in a Washington County trailer, the suspect, just 2 feet away, took a step toward him and tried to stab him. “Anthony Gallo didn’t comply with my commands, and...
Hornets star LaMelo Ball faces lawsuit for allegedly driving over child’s foot
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets organization are facing a civil lawsuit from a woman who alleges the star guard hit her son with his car outside Spectrum Center last fall. The suit, filed this week by Tamaria McRae in Mecklenburg County Superior Court, contends Ball ran...
Ravens’ Zay Flowers addresses investigation of alleged domestic violence incident
BALTIMORE — Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers said Wednesday he spent part of this offseason focused on trying to “be a better person.” It was the first time that Flowers met with the media since a police investigation into an alleged domestic incident connected to the wide receiver took place...
Pa. prison officials want $300M in added funding despite declining population, closures
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections wants more than $300 million in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the...
‘It’s such a big event’: North Shore businesses excited for NFL Draft in Pittsburgh
The phone calls to the Hyatt Place hotel on the North Shore began almost as soon as the NFL announced Pittsburgh as its 2026 draft location. Excited football fans were ready to book rooms for the three-day party. “We’ve had to just tell everyone we are just finding out as...
Jennifer Huddleston: AI and privacy rules meant for Big Tech could hurt small businesses most
As lawmakers and regulators in the U.S. consider policy born of their Big Tech concerns such as data privacy and artificial intelligence, they should carefully consider how such changes could end up trampling the small and midsize businesses that drive innovation and competition. While policymakers may have Google and Facebook...
Westmoreland happenings: Brass concert, summer reading program, more
Fundraisers • Olive Branch Baptist Church, 296 Route 981, Rostraver, will host its monthly clothing sale from 9:30 to 11 a.m. June 1 at the church. Donations of clean, used clothing in plastic bags are welcome and can be placed on the porch at the rear of the building. Profits...
Jealousy of porn actor led to murder attempt with golf club, LAPD says
LOS ANGELES — A man was arrested last month after he tried to ram an adult film star’s motorcycle and bludgeon the victim with a golf club, according to Los Angeles police. James Gosselin, 26, allegedly attempted to run over an adult film actor identified in an LAPD search warrant...
Letter to the editor: Border crisis is costing us
The letter “Tired of the whining about the border” (May 18, TribLive) stating that the southern border is a nonexistent crisis has flaws. Taxpayers are being told we must provide food, lodging and medical treatment for many of these immigrants — the real “free lunch.” Our national debt goes up...
Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Lady Day’ is a beautiful, raw evening spent with a legend
Billie Holiday will undoubtedly — and deservedly — be a household name for generations to come. The revered jazz singer was just 44 years old when she passed in July 1959. “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” the first musical of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s summer 2024 season, takes...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County’s voter rolls should be cleaned up
The election of November 2024 is going to be a historic one. Pennsylvania will be a pivotal state. Allegheny County should be prepared for close scrutiny and have its voter rolls in order. Right now, they aren’t. The county reported 900,464 on the rolls in the November 2023 election. Over...
18-year-old from Woodland Hills district fatally shot in North Braddock
An 18-year-old student in the Woodland Hills school district was shot and killed Tuesday night in North Braddock. Nevaeh Leeha Howard of Rankin was in her senior year at Woodland Hills Online Academy, school superintendent Dan Castagna said. The academy is a cyber-school serving district students in kindergarten through 12th...
Editorial: Elected official shouldn’t require babysitting to do her job
The drama in the Westmoreland County Register of Wills office continues. It started with judges ordering Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton to comply with certain timelines. She didn’t. There was a hearing that revealed more of the dysfunction in the office, including a large backlog of uncompleted work delaying...
