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Letter to the editor: Not all in Gaza are victims
Residents of Gaza are portrayed as victims of warmonger Israel. They claim they are innocent victims. This is not entirely true. Some Gaza residents are actually part of Hamas and believe they are justified in attacking Israel. It is very hard to keep a secret for a long time. Hamas...
Laurels & lances: Highs and lows of 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, we look back on some of the highs and lows of the past 12 months. Laurel: To healing wounds. Five years after the deadliest antisemetic attack in U.S. history, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting finally had its day in court. Shooter Robert Bowers was convicted...
Pop culture in Pittsburgh: A look back at 2023
There was no shortage of news in 2023 throughout the region’s arts and entertainment scene. From Taylor Swift to Kennywood, here are the region’s biggest cultural stories of 2023. ‘Swiftburg’ Arguably the concert of the year and the 2023 version of Beetlemania, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour sold out both nights...
The Stroller, Dec. 29, 2023: 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. Christmas tree recycling locations announced Several locations in the area will...
Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in 2 states. Can he still run for president?
DENVER — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next? Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court was the first court to apply...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for first responders in Sewickley Valley
The borough of Sewickley Heights wishes to recognize and express its gratitude to the Sewickley Valley police, fire and ambulance services and other first responders for their remarkable coordinated emergency response to the incident that occurred on Backbone Road on Dec. 12. The Sewickley Heights police, with assistance offered by...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 28, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Apollo Trust Company Tournament River Valley 50, Summit Academy 42 Apollo-Ridge 61, Leechburg 54 Aquinas Academy tournament Springdale 73, Pittsburgh Christian Academy 33 Aquinas Academy 56, Trinity Christian 20 Avella tournament Fort Cherry 84, Propel Montour 21 Chartiers-Houston 60, Western Beaver 39 McGuffey 49,...
High school roundup for Dec. 28, 2023: Coaches earn milestone wins in holiday tournament action
Robert Thomas scored 28 points as Penn Hills defeated Greensburg Central Catholic, 58-55, at the Coach Paul Sapotichne Holiday Classic at Greensburg Salem to give coach Chris Giles his 100th career victory. Kahlil Wall added 17 for Penn Hills (5-1). Tyree Turner scored 20 and Brady O’Rourke added 11 for...
3 dead, 1 injured in central Pa. stabbings, police say
Police are investigating several stabbings Thursday in Hanover, York County, that left three people dead and a fourth injured. Hanover Borough Police Department responded at 10:18 a.m. where they said they encountered a 27-year-old Hanover man outside a residence with severe injuries. Police said the man, who was taken to...
Woman, 82, killed after medical emergency causes car goes to go over hillside in McKeesport
An 82-year-old woman was killed Dec. 28 after a medical emergency caused her car to travel over a hillside in McKeesport, according to police. Rescue crews responded at 4 p.m. to a hill near the 1000 block of Long Run Road to find Harriet Sigmund-Dukic of McKeesport inside her car,...
As cities take down Confederate memorials, Florida bill seeks to stop them — and put the statues back up
Confederate monuments have come down in Orlando, Tampa and most recently Jacksonville as part of a nationwide reckoning with public memorials that commemorate the Confederacy. But if a bill becomes law next year, local leaders could be fined and even booted from office if they remove those monuments. State Rep....
Greensburg Salem teacher, aide charged in assaults of 3 Nicely Elementary students
A Greensburg Salem School District elementary teacher and her aide are accused of mistreating special needs students on multiple occasions by spraying lemon juice and a soap into the mouth of one child and restraining that child and two others with soundproofing mats, police said. Brooke A. Stanko, 34, of...
Liz Hirsh Naftali: My 4-year-old great-niece was released by Hamas. When will the other hostages be freed?
There are 107 people, including seven Americans, still held hostage by Hamas since the brutal terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7. My great-niece, 4-year-old Abigail Mor Edan, was one of them. For 50 days, we did not know where she was, if she was alive, or if she was...
Penn State edge rusher Adisa Isaac declares for the NFL Draft
ATLANTA — On Wednesday night, Adisa Isaac declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. On Thursday morning, the star Penn State defensive end explained why. “There’s been a lot of thoughts with family and with coaches. I felt like it was time,” Isaac said, two days before the Peach Bowl. “I...
Letter to the editor: Rudolph the Black and Yellow Steeler
Rudolph the black and yellow Steeler Had a very shiny throw. And if you ever saw it You would even say go GO! All of the other coaches Used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolph join in any football games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman, be a better man
Like many young Pennsylvanians, I’ve been disappointed to watch Sen. John Fetterman flounder in his elected role of representing us. We were told (by him and his family) that we would be getting a progressive champion of human rights, and instead we get a worse-dressed version of Sen. Joe Manchin,...
Editorial: Personal finance class long overdue for Pennsylvania students
William Penn opened schools when Pennsylvania was just a colony. Public schools in the state were put in place constitutionally in 1789. The Free Public Schools Act passed 45 years later, formalizing a public education system in the Keystone State. Education represents about 39% of the state’s budget, according to...
Letter to the editor: Biased press
Seeking the truth (a lost virtue) should always be job No. 1 of any in a free press. But too often the truth gets slanted to fit an agenda. Case in point: In November, a march in Washington of pro-Israeli supporters had an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 people in attendance,...
The Stroller, Dec. 28, 2023: 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. Rotary offers annual scholarships The Bob Williams Memorial Rotary Scholarship, sponsored...
Letter to the editor: Foie gras ban shows Pittsburgh’s compassion
I am in support of the recent ban on foie gras sale and production in the city of Pittsburgh, as it reflects our city’s progressiveness and commitment to a more compassionate future for all beings (“Pittsburgh bans foie gras, pauses efforts to bar fur sales, horse-drawn carriages,” Dec. 18, TribLive)....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 27, 2023
High schools Basketball Holiday tournament schedule Boys Wednesday’s results Bentworth tournament Brownsville 58, Carrick 53 West Greene 46, Bentworth 45 Carmichaels Lions Club Tournament Jefferson-Morgan 56, Beth-Center 50 Mapletown 65, Carmichaels 62 Charleroi tournament East Allegheny 50, Ringgold 49 Southmoreland 69, South Park 68 Charleroi 59, California 33 Daytona Beach...
High school roundup for Dec. 27, 2023: Lincoln Park wins 1st girls basketball game at PPG Paints Arena
Maddie Syka had 22 points to lead four Lincoln Park players in double figures in a 69-45 win over West Allegheny at the Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday. J’la Kizart scored 20, Abbi Januzzi had 13 and Sarah Scott netted 11 for the Leopards (8-0)....
John Dorfman: Magnificent Seven? Consider my Regular Seven instead
Well, finally! The stock market’s advance is broadening out at last, after close to two years when most stocks didn’t do much while the so-called Magnificent Seven soared. The Magnificent Seven consists of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Meta Platforms Inc. (META), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Nvidia...
Las Vegas opens marriage license pop-up in airport for New Year’s Eve
Las Vegas has opened a pop-up marriage license bureau in the airport for couples getting married in Sin City on New Year’s Eve. Open through Dec. 31, the location in Harry Reid International Airport was created for people tying the knot on 12/31/23. “Bringing the pop-up marriage license bureau to...
2 robots patrol Denver parking garages, curbing thefts, vandalism
LoDoMus Prime and his sidekick, Dave, roam two downtown Denver parking garages every day, watching people park their cars and rush off to appointments in nearby office buildings. If a person lingers too long, LoDoMus Prime or Dave will start a countdown: “Five, four, three, two, one.” Then the robots...
