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Letter to the editor: Improving mental health services for correctional officers
The National Institute of Justice has found the very debilitating effects of working as a correctional officer “stem from two primary sources: the demands of responding to critical incidents within the correctional facility (and) organizational stressors ranging from understaffing shifts to toxic environments.” The study found the suicide rate of...
Belle Vernon hires former Shaler, Gateway coach to lead girls basketball program
Confident, motivated and excited. Those are just a few words that could describe new Belle Vernon girls basketball coach Cornelious Nesbit. Nesbit was hired Monday by the Belle Vernon Area School Board to take over for Kaitlyn Slagus after her resignation following this past season. Nesbit just wrapped up his...
Pirates farm report for May 21, 2024: Henry Davis homers again for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 21-22) clobbered Toledo (Tigers), 18-6. C Henry Davis (.279) went 2 for 5 with a double, a two-run homer, his fourth, two walks, four runs scored and his first stolen base. LF Matt Gorski (.278) went 3 for 6 with two homers, his fifth and sixth, and five...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 21, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Mt. Lebanon 11, Seneca Valley 5 North Allegheny 5, Pine-Richland 4 Championship Mt. Lebanon (18-4) vs. North Allegheny (16-5) Class 5A Quarterfinals Tuesday’s results West Allegheny 5, Shaler 0 Bethel Park 11, Trinity 1 Semifinals Tuesday’s results Penn-Trafford 10, Franklin...
High school roundup for May 21, 2024: Bethel Park, West Allegheny advance in 5A bracket
Ethan Stanhoff and Dylan Paul each drove in three runs and Michael Bruckner knocked in a pair to lead No. 5 Bethel Park to an 11-1 victory over No. 12 Trinity in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball quarterfinals Tuesday. Santino Diulus allowed one run and struck out seven in six...
Excessive force trial opens against state police in 2017 killing of Washington County man
When Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a Washington County trailer park on Oct. 1, 2017, they were told a man appeared to be in a mental health crisis. He had a knife and was out of control, according to the frantic 911 call summoning them. But when police arrived...
Trump’s ‘unified reich’ post is ‘sickening,’ White House says
WASHINGTON — The White House denounced Republican Donald Trump after a video was posted to his social media account that referenced a “unified reich” as a potential news headline if he won a second term, calling it “dangerous and offensive.” “It is abhorrent, sickening, and disgraceful for anyone to promote...
2024 WPIAL all-section girls lacrosse teams announced
Two WPIAL girls lacrosse champions will be crowned Thursday at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium. The Class 2A championship game between top-seeded Mars and No. 3 Chartiers Valley will be contested at 4:30 p.m. followed by the Class 3A championship matchup between No. 1 Mt. Lebanon and No. 2 Pine-Richland....
‘Shocking and outrageous’: American Airlines blames 9-year-old girl for being filmed in plane bathroom
BOSTON — American Airlines, facing lawsuits after a flight attendant allegedly filmed girls using plane bathrooms, is blaming a 9-year-old girl for being secretly recorded. The airline, in a new court filing, is arguing that the young girl should have known that the airplane toilet contained a recording device. “Defendant...
Jen Mizell: UPMC must show moral leadership
I started my career as a nurse at UPMC almost two decades ago because I wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives. That’s what has kept me going all these years, especially through the trauma of the pandemic. But as UPMC has consolidated more and more power, staffing...
Rob Richie: Ranked-choice voting for presidential elections?
Imagine it’s election night 2024. A few close swing states will decide the presidency — and test the health of our democracy. In that scenario, we can be certain of two facts: Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump will win a majority of the vote, and votes for independent and...
New Pa. tourism slogan highlights the state as the ‘great American getaway’
Pennsylvania has invited tourists to pursue their happiness in the Keystone State since 2016 but now Gov. Josh Shapiro wants people to see it as more of an escape. On Monday, Shapiro along with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and other officials unveiled the state’s new tourism slogan: “Pennsylvania. The Great...
Pints in the Park kicks off seasonal events in Hampton
The tents and trucks were set up and ready to go. Mother Nature had other ideas. Hampton’s first Pints in the Park event of the season got off to a soaky start, with steady rain creating less-than-ideal conditions around 5 p.m. The precipitation eventually tailed off, giving guests an opportunity...
Rain haikus project reveals student poetry when sidewalk gets wet
Pittsburgh summers may be notoriously rainy, but this year there’s an advantage to a mid-afternoon shower in certain parts of the city — rain-revealed poetry to enjoy. PA Humanities, as part of its 50th year celebration, brought a Rain Poetry project to three sites in Pittsburgh this spring. Students from...
Danny Tyree: Is it nice to fool Mother Nature?
I was hunkered down paying rapt attention to the weather report on May 8 when an EF-3 tornado rampaged through a neighboring county. Understandably, I was intrigued by a May 11 New York Post article about a technological push to manipulate the weather. Eleven states already maintain “old school” programs...
Letter to the editor: Trump is unqualified for public office
During the Vietnam War, Donald Trump claimed (I say feigned) a foot injury and wouldn’t serve his country. In 2016, as Trump campaigned for president, he disparaged Sen. John McCain’s heroic service as a POW. According to news reports, Trump staffers claim that during a visit to France in 2018,...
Letter to the editor: Can women have it all? Maybe not at the same time.
Reading comments concerning Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College brought back some memories. I grew up in the 1950s, and my first job out of high school was at the home office of the G.C. Murphy Co. in McKeesport. Computers were just being introduced, and...
Editorial: John Fetterman should be careful throwing political stones
Those who live in glass houses are often cautioned about the casual tossing of stones. On Friday, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Braddock, decided to pick up some rocks and juggle. “In the past, I’ve described the U.S. House as ‘The Jerry Springer Show,’ ” he posted on X.com. “Today, I’m apologizing...
The Stroller, May 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. Bereavement event for children planned Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission of...
Many West Deer residents are calling for more stringent regulations on gas drilling
Ron Zielinski doesn’t want a gas well anywhere near his West Deer home. “I strongly oppose it because of the problems we could face in the future,” said the Bryson Road resident, who recently led a parade of residents complaining to supervisors about proposed changes to the township’s gas well...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump back in the Oval Office
Radical Democrats have declared a desperate war on Donald Trump and his America-first agenda. In my opinion, the current court case in New York City is the latest example of America’s justice system being twisted to keep him out of the Oval Office. Despite all the salacious allegations, Trump’s popularity...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 20, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s results Mt. Lebanon 5, Butler 0 Seneca Valley 5, Hempfield 4 Pine-Richland 4, Central Catholic 1 North Allegheny 3, Norwin 0 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (17-4) vs. Seneca Valley (11-8-1) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4:30 p.m.; Pine-Richland (17-4) vs. North...
High school roundup for May 20, 2024: Mt. Lebanon’s David Shields, North Allegheny’s David Posey pitch teams into semifinals
David Shields threw a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to lead No. 1 Mt. Lebanon to a 5-0 victory over No. 8 Butler in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Monday. Graham Keen and Nate Girod doubled and drove in a run apiece for the Blue Devils (17-4), who will...
Sen. John Fetterman makes Caribbean trip to try to free Somerset County man, others held on ammo charges
Sen. John Fetterman was part of congressional delegation that made a trip to Turks and Caicos to discuss the release of five Americans, including one from Pennsylvania, being held on ammunition charges. The individuals, including Bryan Hagerich from Somerset County, are being detained for carrying ammunition in their luggage when...
CEO of Post-Gazette’s parent company ousted as brothers’ feud continues
The chief executive of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s parent company has been fired. The move was the latest in a family feud over what the ousted CEO, Allan Block, says are attempts to sell Block Communications Inc., the family-owned business that also owns The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, four television stations...
