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Harry Litman: Here’s the real reason Trump didn’t try to move the Georgia prosecution to federal court
What should we make of Donald Trump’s surprising recent decision not to try moving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against him to federal court? Most observers, including me, had anticipated that Trump would attempt to get the case out of the Georgia court, and not simply because it’s...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 9, 2023
High schools Field hockey Monday’s schedule Section 3A North Allegheny at Hempfield, 6 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Norwin, 7 p.m. Peters Township at Allderdice, 3:15 p.m. Nonsection Pine-Richland at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Hockey PIHL Monday’s schedule Class 2A Thomas Jefferson at Franklin Regional, Palmer Imaging Arena, 6:30 p.m. Bishop...
Fatal Indiana County shooting marks 540th mass incident this year, according to gun violence group
White Township joined the likes of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg as communities struck by a mass shooting when gunfire erupted early Sunday morning at a party at the Chevy Chase Community Center. One person died and at least eight others were wounded in a chaotic scene that state police described...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Sept. 27-Oct. 4, 2023
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Trib HSSN girls, boys soccer rankings: Week ending Oct. 8, 2023
WPIAL soccer rankings Girls Class 4A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny (14-0) 1 2. Peters Township (12-0-1) 2 3. Upper St. Clair (12-1) 3 4. Seneca Valley (11-1-1) 4 5: Fox Chapel (9-3-1) 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Mars (11-0) 1 2. Moon (10-1-1) 2 3. Plum...
Letter to the editor: Unions help workers keep up with inflation
The one constant of economic life is inflation. Prices go up. Always. There was a time when wages went up with them. But that was when most U.S. workers were represented by unions. Because of inflation, potatoes aren’t still a nickel a pound. Because of unions, you’re not still making...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 8, 2023
Bell Acres Jermaine Benjamin sold property at 114 Hamilton Drive to Emme Harding for $389,900. Franklin Park David Hartman sold property at 2309 McAleer Road to Ananthapadmanabham Manikandan for $342,500. Mary Wilson sold property at 2347 Wilvan Ln to Florian and Audrey Rajakovich for $708,000. Xiaoshu Zou sold property at...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 8, 2023
Etna Sean Brett sold property at 179 High St. to John Reese for $150,000. Indiana Hidden Falls GP LLC sold property at 115 Hidden Falls Pt to Gregory Cummings for $636,248. Keith Turnbull sold property at 214 Indianola Drive to Robert Bliss for $50,000. Cheryl Heresco sold property at 219...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 8, 2023
Forest Hills Rosemary Forester sold property at 316 Edgewood Road to Nicole Sefonek-Weiss and Jeffrey Michael Weiss for $311,081. Monroeville Gina Giacchino sold property at 275 Shady Ridge Drive to Christie Foremsky for $170,000. Ryan William McNatt sold property at 601 Spring Run Drive to Tilak Joshi for $249,900. Oakmont...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 8, 2023
Etna Sean Brett sold property at 179 High St. to John Reese for $150,000. Franklin Park Xiaoshu Zou sold property at 1818 Franklin Run Ct to Shailesh Ozarkar and Pranati Talnikar for $550,000. Scott Thistle sold property at 2576 Matterhorn Drive to Nicholas Adam and Anne Catherine Bassett for $465,000....
Letter to the editor: Careful with those spotted lanternflies
So I’m sitting at a five-way intersection in Pittsburgh waiting for the light to go green when I look out the side window and see a gentleman stomping around in a wide circle. It dawns on me he is eradicating, or trying to deal with, the spotted lanternfly invasion. Finally,...
Editorial: Why are there so many death penalty cases in Washington County?
Washington County has about 210,000 residents. It is 18th in population among Pennsylvania counties. It has a million fewer people than neighboring Allegheny County. Of the 98 people sentenced to death in the Keystone State, 19 were convicted in Philadelphia, seven in Allegheny and five in Westmoreland. But if a...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 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. Free concert series at the Syria Shrine Center to conclude season...
Letter to the editor: Congress should get priorities straight
In past government shutdowns, after passing a budget, Congress has always passed retroactive pay for both government workers required to work through the shutdown and furloughed employees. Although it is a concerning temporary disruption in normal pay cycles and is a serious family household budget concern, it is essentially a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 7, 2023
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Bald Eagle Invitational At White Oak Park Class 3A Individual: 1. Kefimba Cisse, Gateway, 16:11.14. 2. Enzo Jiancristoforo, Norwin, 16:33.95. 3. Luke Simpson, Norwin, 16:37.28. 4. Kayden Lightner, North Hills, 16:44.98. 5. Will Tew, Allderdice, 16:47.63. 6. Thomas Gaydos, Norwin, 16:52.28. 7. Aran...
High school roundup for Oct. 7, 2023: Zack Schrockman boosts Burgettstown past OLSH
Zack Schrockman’s second touchdown of the game, a 2-yard TD run with 5:21 to play, powered Burgettstown to a 19-13 victory over OLSH in a Class A Black Hills Conference game Saturday. Schrockman also scored on a 71-yard punt return in the second quarter for the Blue Devils (3-3, 2-2)....
Riverhounds blank Tampa to clinch top seed in USL Championship playoffs
The USL Championship playoffs will run through the city of Pittsburgh. Albert Dikwa and Arturo Ordonez scored a goal each and the Riverhounds clinched the USL Championship Eastern Conference title, and home-field advantage throughout the postseason, with a 2-0 road win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday night. The...
District college football roundup: Cal (Pa.) rocks IUP in Coal Bowl
Davis Black passed for 261 yards and Eric McKan III rushed for 105 yards to lead Cal (Pa.) to a 30-20 victory over IUP in the Coal Bowl on Saturday afternoon. McKan and Matt Charlton had rushing touchdowns and Khalil Taylor returned a blocked punt 10 yards for a score...
Gardner-Webb jumps on Robert Morris in conference opener
Jayden Brown scored three touchdowns in the first quarter as Gardner-Webb jumped out to a big early lead and cruised to a 31-16 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. Brown scored on a 67-yard catch from quarterback Matthew Caldwell, an 8-yard run and an 8-yard TD reception as Gardner-Webb (2-3,...
Massive fentanyl pill mill busted in Bronx, 50 pounds of drugs seized
NEW YORK — The blacked-out windows of a Bronx apartment weren’t enough to hide the lethal fentanyl mill operating inside. Four accused drug dealers were busted and charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and narcotics distribution after one of the largest fentanyl seizures in New York history, with more than...
Gary Franks: Debate lessons to be learned from Ronald Reagan
The Republican candidates for president were at the Ronald Reagan Library in California last week for a debate. One candidate promoted himself well, like Reagan, and remembered the former president’s trademark: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican.” And for those two reasons, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes out...
House speaker race pits Trump-backed Jordan against Scalise
WASHINGTON — The bitter battle between Reps. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for the U.S. House speakership culminates a long-simmering personal rivalry that grew along with the fractures in the Republican party. Their tensions will be on display next week as Republicans hold a divisive fight for the...
Hurricane center ups odds for next tropical system in Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has increased odds a tropical wave in the Atlantic could become the busy season’s next tropical depression or storm. The system that emerged off the lower latitudes of the west of coast of Africa has been producing a large area of disorganized showers...
Local Jews, former Pittsburghers in Israel react to ‘unprecedented’ attacks on the Jewish State
Squirrel Hill native Josh Weinberg was praying in a Jerusalem-area synagogue around 10 a.m. local time Saturday when sirens alerting Israelis of incoming missile strikes started to wail. The synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim has no bunker, so Weinberg, a real estate attorney who left Pittsburgh...
André O. Hudson: Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discovery that modifying mRNA — a form of genetic material your body uses to produce proteins — could reduce unwanted inflammatory responses and allow it to be delivered into cells. While the...
