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Letter to the editor: Trump will get fair trials
In the letter “Trump charges sign of election tampering” (May 7, TribLive), we find the question, “How can we possibly perceive the roughly 90 felony charges leveled against the Republican candidate by multiple Democratic prosecutors in multiple Democratic-led cities as anything other than blatant election tampering?” The defendant in these...
Editorial: What can Pennsylvania do about truancy?
Schools can be caught in a no-win situation when it comes to getting kids in the doors. Students are required to attend school until they turn 18 or graduate. It might be a public or private or charter school, but they have to be learning to read and write and...
Westmoreland happenings: Pizza fundraiser, shoe collection, plant sale, more
Class • YWCA Westmoreland will offer a class, “Apple Basics,” from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 3, 4, 10 and 11 at the YWCA Mansion, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg. Cost: $20. Reservations required: 724-834-9390 or ywcawestmoreland.org. Fundraisers • Lincoln Heights Civic Association will have bingo from 1 to 3...
The Stroller, May 15, 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. Local food shuttle expands hours, service areas The Fresh Food Shuttle...
Letter to the editor: Trump haters, wake up
Are Democratic voters just incredibly naive? Or maybe they just don’t care when the lies are about the “other guys.” So, if Donald Trump is targeted, anything goes. By now it should be obvious to the least savvy of voters that leftist prosecutors have targeted Trump and constructed the crimes....
Pirates farm report for May 14, 2024: Domingo German makes 1st start for Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-19) and Toledo (Tigers) were rained out. The game will be made up as apart of a doubleheader Thursday. Next: Wednesday vs. Toledo (Tigers), 1:35 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 8-26) gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth to lose 2-1 to Akron (Guardians). RHP Braxton Ashcraft...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 14, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler (15-5)...
High school roundup for May 14, 2024: Cheyenne Piper throws perfect game for Ligonier Valley in 3A 1st round
Cheyenne Piper finished off a perfect game by striking out the side in the seventh inning, leading No. 2 Ligonier Valley to an 8-0 victory over No. 15 Keystone Oaks (8-10) in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round softball playoff game Tuesday. Piper finished with 14 strikeouts to surpass the 500...
Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday tried to thwart at every turn a request for compassionate release by a quadriplegic man serving a life prison term, despite Gov. Josh Shapiro and several state representatives throwing their weight behind the effort. Ezra Bozeman, 68, was convicted of second-degree murder...
Stormy Daniels wore bulletproof vest to Trump trial, lawyer says
NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest under her outfits while she was testifying at former president Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan, her lawyer said Monday. The former adult film star was “paralyzed” with fear ahead of the proceedings, attorney Clark Brewster said on CNN’s “AC360.”...
2 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers perform onstage with their daughters in ‘Cinderella’
Audiences at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s production of “Cinderella” will get to share in some sweet family memories. Two dancers — William Moore and Danielle Downey — will perform with their young daughters in the production, which runs Friday through Sunday. Even more poignant, both dancers have just announced their retirement...
Portion of Parkway East to be single lane in both directions this weekend
A section of the Parkway East will be reduced to a single lane in each direction starting Friday night through early Monday, PennDOT announced Tuesday. From 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, crews will restrict I-376 between the Monroeville/Business Route 22 Exit 80 interchange and the bridge over Old...
Jared Bahir Browsh: Sports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity
Sports betting is having a big moment across the United States. While gambling on sports has been legal for decades in countries such as the U.K., it wasn’t until 2018 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could legalize sports betting. Before then, sports betting had been permitted only...
Pa. Treasury has $4.5B in unclaimed property — how to find out if some belongs to you
Are you still missing any belongings after searching for years? You might be owed part of the billions of dollars’ worth of unclaimed property held by the Pennsylvania Treasury. According to a news release published Monday, the state treasury holds more than $4.5 billion worth of unclaimed property as of...
Lawmakers issue ultimatum to tech platforms over data privacy
WASHINGTON — For years Congress has held dozens of hearings aiming to enact laws on data privacy and kids’ online safety, and to curb the freewheeling collection and sale of Americans’ data without enacting any substantial legislation. The frustration is showing. Two House lawmakers, who direct blame squarely at tech...
Danny Tyree: Is ‘value’ a dirty word?
As I sit here admiring my 88-cent container of mustard, I can’t help feeling self-conscious. I know that restaurants advertise their “value menus” and retailers offer no-frills knockoffs of their glitziest products, but I keep picturing the corporate CEOs loathing such concessions as a necessary evil to appease the (ugh!)...
Sudden Little Thrills music festival canceled
The Sudden Little Thrills music festival, which was slated to take place Sept. 7 and 8 at Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green, has been canceled. “We were excited to bring a new world-class music festival to Pittsburgh. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, the Sudden Little Thrills festival will not take...
Letter to the editor: What Trump gave us
Regarding the letter “Trump will let us shine again” (April 28, TribLive): When President Trump took office, the economy was in the 91st month of expansion since the great recession, caused by policies of the Obama administration in which Trump had no hand. If the letter-writer thinks that Trump’s policies,...
Letter to the editor: Supporting Israel is supporting terror
WARNING: The following letter will be disturbing to the sayanim (look it up) and all the media-brainwashed people who consider any criticism of Israel to be antisemitism: I contacted Sen. Bob Casey at his website and asked his position on the Israel/Gaza situation. I received a lengthy one-sided screed condemning...
The Stroller, May 14, 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. June 1 5k/10k to benefit Freeport Area HS cross country team...
Letter to the editor: Pharmacy benefit restrictions will hamper Pittsburgh’s economic development
Four years since the onset of covid-19, the aftershocks of the pandemic continue to ripple across Pittsburgh. Commercial office vacancies and falling city tax revenues present fresh challenges that we must work collaboratively to overcome. Despite these hurdles, downtown Pittsburgh is making strides to recover. Over the last couple years,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 20 schedule Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler...
Man critically hurt in West Deer hit-and-run
A man was critically wounded Monday night after a vehicle crashed into a dirt bike on Saxonburg Boulevard in West Deer, Allegheny County police said. The vehicle involved in the collision drove away and the man driving the dirt bike was flown to a hospital for treatment. Both vehicles were...
High school roundup for May 13, 2024: 11th-seeded Latrobe knocks off No. 6 Trinity in 5A softball
Madi Balko crushed a two-run homer, and Sami Kronenwetter smashed an RBI double in a three-run fourth inning to lead 11th-seeded Latrobe to a 5-1 upset victory over No. 6 Trinity in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round softball game Monday. Winning pitcher Kayla Williams gave up one run on three...
‘I have received forgiveness and so I offer it to you,’ father of crash victim tells Mt. Lebanon man given plea deal
Just minutes after Hampartsoum “Henry” Nazarian pleaded guilty to striking their son on the side of the road and killing him, David and Heidi Drake were in the courthouse hallway hugging him. “The accident was not an intentional thing to try to hurt us or Tyler,” Heidi Drake said in...
