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Letter to the editor: MAGAs can display their hero’s mug shot
I have been told that there was a time when the walls of coal miners’ patch homes held pictures of two much-admired men of that almost forgotten era. Then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt was one, and United Mine Workers union head John L. Lewis was the other. I never personally saw...
Editorial: Do we need more gator laws?
“Jurassic Park” is a heck of a movie. Indeed, it is a great franchise of movies. Michael Crichton’s bestselling book as the skeleton and Stephen Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster thriller brought us all face to face — or screen to face — with reptilian claws and teeth. Five more movies followed....
The Stroller, Sept. 6, 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. Volunteers needed at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley Animal Protectors of...
Letter to the editor: Spino deserves vote for Greensburg mayor
Residents of the city of Greensburg will elect a mayor Nov. 7. G. Domenic Spino is running for the position. He is a dedicated, passionate and honest candidate. Dom serves humbly, like his parents. His father, the late Dr. Pascal D. Spino, was just a pure joy to be around....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 5, 2023: Canaan Smith-Njigba, Nick Gonzales collects 4 hits each
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-71) came back to defeat Toledo (Tigers), 8-6. Indianapolis scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth on back-to-back home runs from 1B Mason Martin (.239), his first with Indy, and C Grant Koch (.258), his eighth, and an RBI single from RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.255). Martin...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 5, 2023
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 1, Fox Chapel 0 Penn-Trafford 6, Winchester Thurston 0 Aquinas Academy at Latrobe, (n) Ellis School at Oakland Catholic, (n) Shady Side Academy at Upper St. Clair, (n) Wednesday’s schedule Section 3A North Allegheny at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Allderdice at...
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2023: Deer Lakes gets past Shady Side Academy in section clash
Zane Spence and Peyton Kushon scored to lead Deer Lakes to a 2-1 victory over Shady Side Academy in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A boys soccer Tuesday night. Artemey Parshyn and Ethan Alberta had assists for the Lancers (4-0, 3-0). Amir Awais scored for the Bulldogs (2-1,...
Penn State’s James Franklin talks Drew Allar’s arm talent, a new WR’s early success
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s offense put on a show in the Nittany Lions’ season-opening 38-15 victory over West Virginia Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Drew Allar was in the middle of all that success, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start. Seventh-ranked Penn...
Column: Ryder Cup is the ultimate test for the unflappable Swedish rookie Ludvig AbergVideo
The comparisons with Sergio Garcia are inevitable and appropriate based on the sheer skill and rapid rise. Just don’t look for Ludvig Aberg to be sprinting and strutting and leaping into the arms of his teammates at the Ryder Cup. “It was like a walk in the park for him,”...
Pittsburgh appeals decision to reduce punishment for officer who skipped funeral where 5 were shot
Two Pittsburgh police officers and their supervisor were disciplined last fall after they failed to provide a police presence at a Brighton Heights funeral in October where five people were shot. Those details were revealed last week in an arbitration appeal in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court after one of...
Raymond Scheppach: Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown — here’s why that isn’t likely
U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business. Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 And in that time, it will need...
Gov. Shapiro opens door wider for small businesses to compete for state contracts
Small businesses may now have a better chance at landing a state government contract as a result of an executive order Gov. Josh Shapiro signed on Tuesday. The order expands increases the amount of money the commonwealth spends on contracts with small diverse businesses, building on former Gov. Tom Wolf’s...
Suspect fatally shot by a law-enforcement officer near Route 30 in North Huntingdon, investigation continues
A law enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect in North Huntingdon on Tuesday afternoon while agents with the state Attorney General’s Office were conducting a narcotics investigation, according to officials. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office released a joint statement on behalf of the state police that said that, after...
Elwood Watson: Jacksonville and the continued assault on Black people
As segments of the nation remembered the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, we simultaneously witnessed another horrendous, senseless act of racially sadistic violence occur in Jacksonville, Fla. Armed with an AR-15 and a handgun decorated with a swastika, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmiter carried out a racist mass...
Defense attorneys consent to gag order proposed by Zappala following video briefing
An Allegheny County judge on Tuesday granted a request for a gag order by District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. stemming from a video he made in which he commented on pending cases. The gag order covers a homicide case from August 2022, as well as the attempted homicide of...
Monroeville softballers raise money for Plum families
The Monroeville Sting Fast Pitch Tournament Team recently held a car wash to raise money for the families of the Rustic Ridge neighborhood in Plum. Head Coach Pete Griffith reported that the team raised almost $650. “It’s important to all of our coaches that we teach our team the importance...
Tom Pike: Leaders aren’t helpless and must take action on fracking
On Aug. 15, researchers with the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced they had found strong links between lymphoma and fracking, as well as asthma and fracking. Lymphoma was found to be 5-7 times as common in people who lived near fracking well pads as those...
Letter to the editor: Jail for the leading candidate?
What surprises me most is how average Democrats seem perfectly fine with our government attempting to jail the leading opposition candidate. Thomas Wagner Murrysville...
Pine-Richland student achievements for the week of Sept. 5, 2023
In August, Pine-Richland High School junior Prisha Dargan traveled with her robotics team to Belize to help kickstart FIRST Lego League teams across Belize and to mentor and assist the FIRST Global Challenge Team from Belize High School. Dargan and her team worked with the Belize team on alternative robot...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for Morabito in Allegheny Township
We have lived in Allegheny Township for 32 years. We believe Supervisor Jamie Morabito is the best thing that has happened to our township in a number of years. He has infused new blood and new ideas into this stagnant township. Community Days was a great success thanks to his...
Shooting suspect in custody after 7-hour standoff in McKeesport
A man is in police custody following an overnight standoff in McKeesport that lasted more than seven hours. Allegheny County Police on Tuesday charged Michael Paul Plopi, 42, of McKeesport, with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and a firearms violation in connection with the standoff, court records show. He had not...
Editorial: Pennsylvania legislature runs secrecy machine
To borrow a device from the recent Republican candidates’ debate: Raise your hand if you think that lobbyists influence politicians, officeholders and public policy. Raise it again if you think that the public should know how those lobbyists affect policy. Pennsylvania’s 203 representatives and 50 senators disagree with you. They...
Letter to the editor: Find humane solutions to deer problems
Shame on Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and City Council member Barb Warwick for orchestrating the cull of deer in Frick Park (“Pittsburgh looking to allow limited deer hunting in some city parks,” Aug. 29, TribLIVE). I am a native of Somerset County, and some of my earliest memories are of...
The Stroller, Sept. 5, 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. Tickets on sale for Boy Scout chicken barbecue Boy Scout Troop...
Letter to the editor: Government excess in Maui
The federal government response to the Maui wildfires has been abhorrent. DHS/FEMA personnel are being housed in 5-star luxury resorts, where the lowest cost for a room at one of them is $1,300 per night. They are spending at least $200,000 per night for Washington bureaucrats to be housed. Why...
