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Letter to the editor: Who’s going to help senior citizens?
Regarding the letter “Westmoreland needs higher wages to grow population” (Oct. 22, TribLIVE): Thanks for the math. Do this math: Who helps us senior citizens? You double people’s wages, but senior citizens don’t get their checks doubled. We need to pay for the same items, but now we will pay...
Editorial: We must get the Americans out of Gaza
It’s a fundamental responsibility of government to come to the aid of American citizens in peril overseas. That’s why the U.S. traded the release from prison of the notorious Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer, for the release from Russia of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who then revised her...
The Stroller, Nov. 2, 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. Valley HS to present fall play The Valley High School Drama...
Letter to the editor: We should invest in school bus safety
Much has been said about school safety in the past few years, but not enough has been done regarding school bus safety. Unfortunately, as a retired Pennsylvania child care inspector for more than 18 years and a Pennsylvania school safety and security assessor, I can only say what must be...
Free Thanksgiving Dinners in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Free Thanksgiving dinners are being offered in several communities in the Valley. Please note the reservation deadlines. Brackenridge A community Thanksgiving dinner will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Salvation Army, 917 Brackenridge Ave. Dine in or takeout. No reservations required. Dinners scheduled on Thanksgiving Day...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 1, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Saturday’s schedule At Washington & Jefferson Finals Class 3A Pine-Richland (18-0) vs. Peters Township (13-4-2) at Washington & Jefferson, 4 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford (17-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 2 p.m. Class A Shady Side Academy (9-5) vs. Aquinas Academy...
High school roundup for Nov. 1, 2023: Montour, Burrell, Shady Side Academy make states
Jaxon Camp scored a pair of second-half goals to break open a tie game and send fifth-seeded Montour to the state tournament with a 3-1 victory over No. 11 Franklin Regional in the WPIAL Class 3A third-place match Wednesday night. Jovan Sankoorikal scored a first-half goal to give the Panthers...
Disney says it expects to pay $8.6 billion for Comcast’s Hulu stake
The Walt Disney Co. is proceeding with its buyout of Comcast Corp.’s stake in streaming service Hulu — a major step in the Burbank entertainment giant’s pivot to streaming. The move was expected. Months ago, Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts signaled that the Philadelphia cable giant was planning to divest...
Pittsburgh political consulting firm hit with lawsuit alleging sexual assault
A former employee at an influential political consulting firm claims in a federal lawsuit that management took no action after she reported she was sexually assaulted by her supervisor at a Pittsburgh restaurant. The complaint against Pittsburgh-based ColdSpark Media, initially filed in August and amended last month, includes claims for...
Time flies and so does The Birdie as he makes his A-K Valley playoff picks
Last week: 7-2 (77.8%) Season: 82-28 (74.5%) With the WPIAL playoffs about to begin, it’s easy to feel like the high school football season has flown by. The seniors on the rosters of teams through the A-K Valley surely feel that way. But if you think about it, a lot...
The Birdie misses his trips to Green Tree, hopes to hit on Westmoreland County playoff picks
Last week: 9-2 (81.8%) Season: 95-27 (77.8%) For decades, as readers know, when the WPIAL football playoff pairings meeting was an in-person event, the Birdie would get excited for his yearly excursion to a packed hotel ballroom in Green Tree. It was like his school picnic day. He would slick...
Report: NYC student homelessness reaches record high of 119,320 children
The number of homeless students in New York City public schools reached a record high last year, with roughly one in nine schoolchildren lacking a stable place to call home. A jaw-dropping 119,320 students slept in shelters or the overcrowded homes of friends and extended family — a 14% increase...
NYC student homelessness reaches record high of 119,320 children, report says
The number of homeless students in New York City public schools reached a record high last year, with roughly one in nine schoolchildren lacking a stable place to call home. A jaw-dropping 119,320 students slept in shelters or the overcrowded homes of friends and extended family — a 14% increase...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 10
WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 10 Mt. Lebanon (5-5) vs. Central Catholic (9-1) at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (6-4) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Franklin Regional (6-4) at Peters Township (10-0), 7 p.m.; Moon (5-5) at Gateway (5-5), 7 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (5-5)...
Cornell University student arrested for antisemitic death threats
A 21-year-old junior at Cornell University was arrested Tuesday for making online threats to Jewish students, federal authorities said. Patrick Dai was charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications after his disturbing messages put the Ithaca, N.Y., campus on high alert last weekend. Dai posted...
Fox Chapel Council welcomes new junior members
Two Shady Side Academy students recently took their seats as junior Fox Chapel Council members. Mayor Alex Scott administered the oath of office to Avery Litwin and Ethan Kolek on Sept. 18. The council selected Litwin and Kolek out of four candidates in August. Litwin is a member of the...
Why travelers expecting sticker shock could see sweet relief instead
Dining out is more expensive than ever. The cost of gas is rising again. And the price of travel — including airfare and hotels — has kept pace. Right? Not exactly. Airfare costs declined by 13% between September 2022 and September 2023, according to September 2023 Consumer Price Index data...
Pittsburgh man guilty of manslaughter in stray bullet shooting death of 1-year-old
An Allegheny County jury on Wednesday said that a man involved in a summer afternoon gunfight in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill that led to the death of a 1-year-old struck by a stray bullet is guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Marvin Hill, 44, of Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood, will be sentenced on...
Working the polls cleared up Jay Schneider’s 2020 suspicions. Now he’s taking charge as a judge of elections
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. In 2022, when the judge of elections at Jay Schneider’s township polling place asked him to...
SUV passenger dead in pileup on 1-80 in Mercer County, officials sayVideo
A male passenger in an SUV was killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Wednesday that left Interstate 80 in Mercer County shut down for nearly 11 hours, according to state police. The pileup occurred about 5:45 a.m. in the highway’s eastbound lanes near mile marker 14 in East Lackawannock Township,...
First snow of season hits Western Pennsylvania
Snow hit parts of Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning. It began overnight on Halloween. Much of the snow was north of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in places such as Butler and Mercer counties, as well as Westmoreland County to the east. National Weather Service meteorologists had predicted an accumulation of...
Robert T. Smith: Devotion to segregation
There is but one race, the human race. Divisions of this one race have occurred due to geographic ancestry, behaviors, activities and interests, and through all manner of other shared groupings. We humans seem prone to segregation that has been encoded into the human race’s psyche. We can see this...
Cold weather shelters open in Westmoreland
Cold weather shelters have opened for the season in Westmoreland County. The shelters provide emergency lodging for people or families who are homeless or don’t have heat through a partnership among the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Welcome Home Shelter and Union Mission. When nighttime temperatures fall below 25...
Penn State’s defense prepares for Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa, the Big Ten’s most prolific passer
Taulia Tagovailoa holds every major passing record — passing yards, completions and touchdowns — at Maryland. The younger brother of Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa has been the Terrapins’ leader and linchpin for four seasons, ever since he transferred from Alabama. But in that span, the Nittany Lions have had Tagovailoa’s...
Letter to the editor: Sheriff James Albert has kept his promises
Sheriff James Albert went into office with solid objectives: to restore experience and integrity to the office, offer training, including active school shooter courses for all deputies, put a stop to lawsuits that had cost the county taxpayers more than $750,000 and much more. The sheriff who was elected five...
