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Letter to the editor: Slow climate impact for children’s sake
On Monday, my seventh grader was home from the Pittsburgh Public Schools because of heat. I grew up in Miami, where the classrooms often had no air conditioning, and we never had a heat day. Was there a remote-learning day in Pittsburgh last year because of snow? I don’t remember...
Remember When: Sewickley Herald headlines from 1942
In the news this week 81 years ago: The Sewickley Valley home front was doing its part to aid the war effort. • Plans were underway to transform a vacant lot at the corner of Beaver and Broad Streets into a square honoring the Sewickley Valley’s veterans. At a meeting...
Editorial: Police trust is earned with high expectations
It is critical that people have trust in the police. The relationship between the public and police officers depends on an understanding of best interests. Like child and parent or student and teacher, it is more than just authority. It is a belief in doing the right thing. At least,...
The Stroller, Sept. 7, 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. St. James Parish to host fall festival A fall festival will...
Letter to the editor: Key facts, context on Pitt’s health studies
The recent studies conducted by the University of Pittsburgh, alongside sensationalized headlines, have created unnecessary confusion about the safety of natural gas development (“Fracking study points to health costs,” Aug. 24, TribLIVE). As an industry built on scientific research and facts, let us set the record on the studies’ actual...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 6, 2023: Joe Perez homer lifts Altoona to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-72) lost 7-2 to Toledo (Tigers). RHP Roansy Contreras (3.15) gave up a two-run home run, four total hits, and fanned four in four innings. RHP Jack O’Reilly (3-7, 5.06) gave up two hits and walked a pair while allowing a run in two innings and suffered the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 6, 2023
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Section 3A North Allegheny 2, Peters Township 2 Allderdice at Pine-Richland, ppd. Nonsection Penn-Trafford 10, Hempfield 0 Thursday’s schedule Section 3A Hempfield at Mt. Lebanon, 6 p.m. Nonsection Fox Chapel at Aquinas Academy, 4 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Ellis School, 4:30 p.m. Football...
High school roundup for Sept. 6, 2023: North Catholic finds winning goal vs. Quaker Valley
Lily Karsman scored the game’s lone goal and Rylee Kumer recorded the shutout to lead North Catholic to a 1-0 victory over Quaker Valley (3-1, 1-1) in Section 1-2A girls soccer Wednesday. Kathleen Virostek assisted on the winning goal for North Catholic (2-1, 2-1). Ambridge 3, Hopewell 2 – Megan...
Mar-a-Lago tech director cuts deal to aid government in Trump classified documents case, defense lawyer says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Mar-a-Lago technology worker employed by Donald Trump agreed to testify for the government in the former president’s classified documents case after he was offered a non-prosecution agreement, a defense lawyer asserted in a filing made public Wednesday. The worker, identified in court papers as “Trump...
Next on the Tee: Host Chris Mascaro welcomes PGA club pro Rick Werner
In this week’s “Next on the Tee” podcast, host Chris Mascaro is joined by Rick Werner, one of the country’s top PGA club professionals, as well as a 1979 Ohio PGA section champion and member of the 2023 South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame class. Werner recalls his success at...
The Birdie is feeling lucky with his Week 2 A-K Valley football picks
Last week: 7-3 (70%) Season: 15-6 (71.4%) Last week, The Birdie gave his stamp of approval to Riverview as his breakthrough team of the year. The Raiders came out and rolled Carlynton, and the old bird crowed for the next six days about how smart he is. Not every team...
The Birdie’s Westmoreland County picks stand the test of time
Last week: 7-4 (63.6%) Season: 14-8 (63.6%) When the Birdie heard Hempfield Township was going to fill a time capsule and open it 50 years from now, he began gathering items to donate. “Maybe they should bury your picks in there,” a part-timer shouts across the newsroom. “You know what...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 2
Thursday City League Perry at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Northeast Penn Hills at Pine-Richland, 7 p.m. Nonconference Ambridge at Neshannock, 7 p.m. Avella at Mapletown, 7 p.m. Avonworth at Sto-Rox,...
Ron DeSantis returned to the campaign trail with 2 fundraisers in Pennsylvania this week
PHILADELPHIA — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised about $400,000 in a fundraising swing through Pennsylvania Tuesday, his campaign told The Inquirer. The trip marked DeSantis’ return to the campaign trail after a week hiatus overseeing recovery efforts in Florida following Hurricane Idalia. He met with donors at a luncheon in...
Judge orders Texas to remove border buoys from Rio Grande, rejects Gov. Abbott’s ‘invasion’ claim
AUSTIN — Texas must remove floating border buoys by Sept. 15 and cannot install any similar structures in the Rio Grande without receiving proper approval, a federal judge wrote Friday in a scathing ruling criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott for ignoring federal laws. Federal Judge David Ezra of the Western District...
49ers, Nick Bosa agree to record extension, bolstering Super Bowl contentionVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Defensive end Nick Bosa has agreed to the richest contract in 49ers history, ending a 43-day holdout in what truly was a fait accompli, for a franchise that’s investing so much toward its first Super Bowl title since the 1994 season. The mega-deal comes just ahead...
Former Allegheny County Airport Authority vice president alleges race discrimination, retaliation
A former Allegheny County Airport Authority employee filed a federal lawsuit this week accusing the organization of racism. Charmaine Easie-Samuels, who worked in the agency’s marketing, communications and customer experience department, was hired as a vice president in December 2021. She was fired nearly a year ago. The lawsuit includes...
Trial begins in 2019 North Side shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
Ashley Strong had just stopped her car at Kennedy and Norwood avenues on Pittsburgh’s North Side to drop off her friend. Cedrick L. Mack was supposed to be meeting someone named Reese on the afternoon of Dec. 18, 2019. Strong saw the person he was supposed to meet walking up...
Day of Peace commemorated Sept. 24 in McCandless
A festival to celebrate peace and what’s right with the world will take place Sept. 24 at North Park in McCandless. The 19th Annual North Hills International Day of Peace Festival is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start at Point Grove on North Park’s Lake Shore Drive. The finale, a...
Christopher Decker: Jobs are up, wages less so — and lower purchasing power could still lead the US into a recession
Don’t be overly fooled by recent seemingly rosy jobs data. Yes, the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in August 2023 — faster than the revised 157,000 increase for July and above most analysts’ expectations for the month. And yes, gains were seen across most industries, with health care and social...
Truck gets stuck at railroad intersection in Springdale
A tanker truck got stuck Wednesday morning at the Colfax Street railroad crossing in Springdale. The truck became hung up on the Norfolk Southern tracks, causing railroad traffic to shut down while police and officials worked to remove the tractor-trailer from the tracks. It appeared the truck might have gone...
Westmoreland happenings: bingos, rummage sale, community festival, more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host...
DA: State police justified in fatally shooting Fawn man last October
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday that state police were justified in fatally shooting a Fawn man who brandished a gun last fall after troopers responded to a domestic disturbance report. Zachary John Cervice, 50, was killed on Shamrock Lane as he got out of a...
Barry C. Burden: Paper ballots are good, but accurately hand-counting them all is next to impossible
Among people, mostly Republicans, who remain the most suspicious of the 2020 presidential election results, there’s something of a movement to return to the days when election ballots in the United States were counted by hand. One 67,000-person county in Georgia recently required a hand count of all ballots, for...
Coroner identifies Allegheny County man killed in ‘police-involved shooting’ in North Huntingdon
An Allegheny County man was identified as the person who was killed Tuesday in North Huntingdon during a narcotics investigation involving agents from the state Attorney General’s Office. Dontae D. Warner, 30, of McKeesport “became involved in an interaction with multiple police departments” and died in a parking lot behind...
