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Suspects still at large after police chase that locked down Kiski Area East Primary in Vandergrift
Kiski Area East Primary School in Vandergrift was locked down Friday while police conduct a manhunt in the area. The school went into lockdown early Friday before the school day began as police searched the nearby area for a driver who crashed and fled from a stolen vehicle. What started...
Services, events at Sewickley area houses of worship for the week of Jan. 26, 2024
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 12-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Sunday school is every first Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship and praise service is weekly at 10:45 a.m. Virtual Bible study is every first Wednesday at 7 p.m. The link is on the church’s website. Beth Samuel...
Letter to the editor: Lawmakers should pray
Lawmakers, make a commitment to use the Congressional Prayer Room. When considering important legislation for our country, the prayer room offers a quiet place to consider, discuss and pray about essential items on your agenda. “But when you pray, you should go into your room, close the door and pray...
Allegheny County judge accused of improper conduct with teens in judicial board complaint
An Allegheny County judge is accused of engaging in improper conduct with teenage boys in a judicial board complaint filed this week. Magistrate Judge Anthony Saveikis, who has served as a judge since January 2002, was notified by the state judicial conduct board that he is facing formal charges before...
Letter to the editor: Politicians won’t take responsibility for anything
I find it most annoying that I cannot say “Because I am unable to properly manage my income I am unable to pay my bills, and because of this you will simply have to raise my Social Security at least 32%.” Yet all of our politicians can do this (“Westmoreland...
Laurels & lances: Cooperation and cruelty
Laurel: To cooperation. Many state and local leaders will note that Pennsylvania’s overlapping jurisdictions and duplication of services can cause a lot of headaches. Do we need 500 school districts in 67 counties? Then there are the concentric circles of municipalities that can be contained within other municipalities like a...
The Stroller, Jan. 26, 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. Drive-thru Valentine meal to benefit Peoples Library Peoples Library will sponsor...
Additional defendants named in Fern Hollow Bridge civil suits
Attorneys for the people injured when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed two years ago have added three defendants to their potential claims just days before the deadline to file suit. Court documents were filed putting the City of Pittsburgh on notice that it would be subject to a lawsuit just...
Letter to the editor: Authorities like MAWC need greater scrutiny
Why is the headline “Greensburg law firm gets $72K raise for Westmoreland water, sewer advice” (Jan. 17, TribLive) interesting? Not because of the sidebar covering the 9% rate hike for many customers. Also, “interesting” is the wrong word. The right word is “outrage” — actually, it’s a double outrage. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 25, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 5A Section 4 Moon 58, South Fayette 49 Class 4A Section 4 South Allegheny 59, Avonworth 55 Class 3A Section 2 Seton LaSalle 66, Steel Valley 32 Nonsection Propel Andrew Street 60, Calvary Christian 15 Eden Christian at Chartiers Valley, ppd. Southwest Christian...
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2024: Clairton’s Iyanna Wade sets WPIAL single-game scoring record
Iyanna Wade set a WPIAL girls basketball single-game scoring record with 65 points, leading Clairton (14-2, 6-2) to a 81-32 victory over Steel Valley (0-17, 0-9) in Section 3-2A Thursday night. Wade broke the record of 62 set by Maude Searcy of Wilkinsburg in a win over Clairton in 1990....
‘No child should ever go to school and never come home’: Teen sentenced in Oliver Citywide killing
A Crafton Heights teen will serve 20 to 40 years in state prison for killing a fellow student outside Oliver Citywide Academy two years ago. Eugene Watson, 19, was sentenced on Thursday in the shooting death of Marquis Campbell, 15, following an emotional hearing before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge...
Texas had estimated 26,000 pregnancies from rape since total abortion ban
DALLAS — Texas has had an estimated 26,000 rape-related pregnancies since the state enacted its abortion bans, according to new research published this week. Doctors performed fewer than 10 abortions per month in Texas in the first eight months of 2023, meaning that survivors of rape may have crossed state...
Pennsylvania lawmakers file lawsuit against Shapiro, Biden over election-related orders
A group of conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers have filed suit against President Joe Biden and Gov. Josh Shapiro over their use of executive authority in election matters. In the 33-page complaint filed in U.S. Middle District Court, the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus asks the court to halt activities authorized through executive orders...
Men who poisoned protected birds found guilty — 15 months after trial
Two men who killed dozens of protected birds in 2020 by spreading poisoned corn around a pond in Lawrence County have been found guilty in federal court. The verdict Wednesday for Robert Yost, 52, of New Galilee, Beaver County, and Jacob Reese, 27, of Enon Valley, Lawrence County, came more...
Jury convicts Munhall man in Hazelwood fatal drive-by shooting
A Munhall man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in a drive-by shooting in Hazelwood. Quentin Primus, 24, will be sentenced March 18 to the mandatory prison term by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani. The...
Unified bocce team brings students together at Gateway
Last year, when one of Gateway School District’s two unified bocce teams made it to the playoffs, the full roster of players was there to cheer each other on. That rang true to the mission of unified bocce — part of the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program. The intramural...
Trib Lunch Box: Home improvement fight, Summer Lee money, closing Pittsburgh school buildings, Bill Cowher
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024: We’ve made it even easier to get news from TribLive delivered right to your inbox. Choose from daily news and sports newsletters to stay informed of the news that matters most to you. Sign up here: • Pittsburgh...
Northern Tier Library in Richland honored for programming
Northern Tier Library has achieved Gold Star Status through the Pennsylvania Library Association. The award was earned because of the high quality of literacy programming that the library has presented, as determined by fellow librarians. Upcoming programs include: • Take-home crafts, Feb. 6 and 27. Kids of all ages are...
Sara Harmouch and Nakissa Jahanbani: How much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ — Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
From attacks by rebels in the Red Sea to raids in northern Israel and the Oct. 7 assault by Hamas, Western analysts have pointed a finger of blame toward Iran. Regardless of how involved Tehran is directly in the planning and carrying out of such incidents, the accusations get at...
Superstar ’80s musician Dave Stewart mounts 1st North American tour in 25 years
Eurythmics fans have long hoped that the iconic ’80s modern pop duo — consisting of supremely talented vocalist Annie Lennox and acclaimed musician Dave Stewart — might one day reunite and mount a major tour. But that’s probably not in the cards, says Stewart, for the band that produced such...
Why Penn State LB Tony Rojas is ‘ready to take over’ next season
Last September, Penn State opened Big Ten play with a road win at Illinois. Players jogged over to the traveling fans, posed for photos and expressed their appreciation for their support at Memorial Stadium. But one Nittany Lion hung back and delayed his postgame celebrations. Tony Rojas, the highly touted...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s my guy
“Trump’s your guy” (Jan. 15, TribLIVE) made me wonder about the hate in the writer’s heart that prompted him to write such a letter. And to what end? Is he trying to change the minds of those who reveled in the low cost of gasoline and groceries and who were...
Letter to the editor: Dereliction of duty at our border
The writer of the letter “Trump was derelict in his duties regarding Jan. 6” (Jan. 23, TribLive): If we want to honestly talk about dereliction of duty, have you been paying attention to the southern border? That is a true dereliction of duty under President Biden. I will give you...
2 Quaker Valley students to be honored at Junior Achievement’s 18 Under Eighteen
Two local students are in the Junior Achievement 18 Under Eighteen class of 2024. Kirsten Close and Liam Welge will be recognized on Feb. 6 at Acrisure Stadium. Kirsten Close is a 17-year-old trailblazer and founder of MePower United, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing menstrual poverty in underdeveloped nations overseas....
