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Bethel Park hosts 4th annual Touch-a-Truck event
The weather cooperated fully, with a dose of mid-summer sunshine in mid-May, as Bethel Park hosted its fourth annual Touch-a-Truck event at the municipality’s public works garage. Children and their families were able to take close-up looks at all kinds of vehicles, from fire engines and ambulances to the public...
Patrick Sable, Corinna Skorpenske and Amy Stuart: Harrisburg must fully and fairly fund our schools
Public school districts across Allegheny County are facing substantial challenges in continuing to maintain our high academic standards while addressing the many needs of our diverse student population. For example, in the South Park School District, special education costs have grown $7.1 million, while the district has only received $1.2...
John McIntire comedy talk show in Oakmont dedicated to Dr. Cyril Wecht
The world’s on fire — and John McIntire is here to make everyone laugh about it. Since 2007, McIntire has been hosting a comedy talk show with a panel of guests — often local political figures, sometimes comedians. The former host of PCNC’s “Night Talk” and KDKA radio voice has...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: June 7
The following is a new feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz:...
Letter to the editor: Kennedy as president?
Maria Bartiromo recently had Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on her Fox News show. He told her how angry and upset he is about not being included in the upcoming presidential debate between Presidents Biden and Trump. Kennedy is afflicted with a rare voice disorder that makes it difficult to understand...
Fellowship at Sewickley area houses of worship for the week of June 7, 2024
Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, family services once a month and Kabbalat Shabbat services online once per month. There is also Religious School every Sunday. First Friday: Family Service at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by...
Letter to the editor: Justice won out with Trump verdict
The recent verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial proves our justice system works and that no one is above the law. According to Trump, it was rigged. He’s always the victim. The whole country is against him and in a big conspiracy to keep him out of the White...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 7-9
The Three Rivers Arts Festival is still going on, but if you need something a little different to do, here are some other happenings about town this weekend. From beer to non-alcoholic beverages, parks to parades, there’s something for everyone! Beers of the Burgh Festival Brew lovers rejoice! This Saturday,...
Alle-Kiski High School Reunion News – June 7, 2024
Publicize your class’s high school reunion announcement. Send information as soon as possible to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Ken-Hi Class of 1959 will have a reunion at 4 p.m. Aug. 15 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell....
The Stroller, June 7, 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. Summer camps offered at St. Joseph High School St. Joseph High...
Laurels & lances: Fire and EMS
Laurel: To pulling together. A fire can can devastate a residence. Even when there is no loss of life, it can upend a family and send people scrambling to find shelter and replace the necessities they have lost. But what happens when the residence lost is the place people go...
Letter to the editor: Respecting our judicial system
The partisan responses to the Trump hush money verdict make clear the stark choices voters have this November (“Experts laud legal system for withstanding pressures of Trump trial,” June 2, TribLive). We can either elect an unrepentant scoundrel or a sanctimonious hypocrite. President Biden is calling for respect of the...
Pirates farm report for June 6, 2024: Indianapolis pitchers touched up for 23 runs
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 25-33) gave up seven home runs and was clobbered by Columbus (Guardians), 23-5. RHP Domingo German (0-3, 7.97) started and went five innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits, including two homers. He walked three and struck out three. LHP Geronimo Franzua (6.75) was touched up for six...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 6, 2024
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results Downingtown East vs. LaSalle College, ppd. Hazleton vs. Neshaminy, ppd. Hempfield Landisville 3, Erie McDowell 0 Downingtown West 7, Wilson West Lawn 0 Friday’s schedule Downingtown East (18-6) vs. LaSalle College (22-3) at Neumann University, 2 p.m.; Hazleton (20-4) vs....
High school roundup for June 6, 2024: Thomas Jefferson softball rallies for PIAA quarterfinal win
Adalina Bracco hit a tie-breaking two-run double in the sixth inning to lead WPIAL runner-up Thomas Jefferson to a 3-1 victory over District 1 runner-up West Chester East in the PIAA Class 5A softball quarterfinals Thursday in Chambersburg. Hannah Alonso went 3 for 3 with an RBI, Morgan Alisesky was...
Russian warships, including nuclear sub, missile frigate, will arrive next week in Cuba
Three Russian Navy ships and a nuclear-powered submarine will arrive at the Port of Havana for an official visit next week, the Cuban armed forces said in a statement Thursday, confirming the military exercises first disclosed by U.S. officials. The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces said the Russian missile frigate Admiral...
Paid family leave draws bipartisan support as good for the economy, but some oppose cost, lost control
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Alana Griffin was employed and on maternity leave when she and her infant son moved into a Tampa, Florida,...
Living Dead Weekend will celebrate everything George A. Romero and beyond
This weekend, a Pittsburgh horror legend — the zombie — will be celebrated at Living Dead Weekend in Monroeville. Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Monroeville Mall, the legacy of Pittsburgh-based horror creator George A. Romero will be celebrated by fans with a movie screening, cast meet and greets, vendors,...
Member of Super Bowl team suffers seizure, cardiac arrest during meeting
The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs canceled all team activities and media availability Thursday after a member of the squad suffered a seizure and subsequent cardiac arrest during a meeting, according to a report from NFL Network. The report said BJ Thompson, a defensive end a special teams player,...
‘When her son was killed, God gave her a purpose’: Pittsburgh gun-violence opponent Valerie Dixon dies at 63
For more than 20 years, Valerie Dixon was a fixture in Pittsburgh’s fight against gun violence. Whether comforting victims and their loved ones in the Allegheny County Courthouse, lobbying politicians in the City-County Building, or doing outreach on Pittsburgh’s streets, it was Dixon’s life’s work — but not a job...
North Hills Ebony Women scholarship reception set for June 23 in McCandless
North Hills Ebony Women Inc. will host its annual scholarship reception at 3 p.m. June 23 at La Roche University’s Zappala Campus Center in McCandless. The occasion celebrates the achievements of Black high school and college students who have been awarded academic scholarships by NHEW. Since its founding in 1979,...
Greg Fulton: Recognizing one last hero from D-Day
“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” These are the first lines of a short message from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: June 7-9
Fill your weekend with music, food and fun with these great opportunities in Westmoreland County. SummerSounds: Elton Rohn The SummerSounds concert series is back and this Friday’s live act will be Elton Rohn, a a top-rated and high-energy Elton John tribute act. Attendees will hear many of John’s hits, timeless...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Biden and the justice system
The family of President Joe Biden is known to be close-knit and loving. It is difficult to imagine the pain the president feels in having to deal with the trial of son Hunter, which could conceivably land him in prison. It is notable that the president has not condemned the...
Letter to the editor: Destruction of women’s sports
Well, the Biden administration has allowed girls and women’s sports to be ruined. I wonder what they’re dreaming of destroying next. I recently watched a trans girl destroy the dreams of the girls in a state title championship track meet. Those girls should’ve grabbed their belongings and left the track,...
