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Witness testifies that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter saved his life as a teen
When Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers was a teenager, he saved a friend who was struggling to stay afloat in the Monongahela River. Frank Ray testified Tuesday in federal court that he and other boys went to find a rope swing hanging underneath the Glenwood Bridge and go swimming in...
Elwood Watson: In Florida, learn about the benefits of slavery
Florida has justly earned its recent reputation as the most dysfunctional, surreal and outlandish state in the nation. The so-called Sunshine State continues to promote high-profile lunacy. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new, updated framework for how Black history will be taught in K-12 schools, including guidelines that...
Christopher Briem: The painful truth of population decline
Few Americans have studied the plight of formerly industrialized cities more closely than Alan Mallach. Throughout his career, the noted community development expert has delved into the challenges facing many small and medium-sized communities that have had to deal with concentrated deindustrialization, disinvestment, and population contraction. He has distilled much...
How Penn State football has changed from the Rose Bowl to Big Ten media days
Penn State football fans, we’ve (almost) made it. The 2022 season is in the rearview mirror. Spring camp came and went. So did the NFL draft and a pair of transfer portal windows. June and July afforded players and coaches down time, to some extent. But now the 2023 campaign...
Defense seeks to exhume corpse of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father to verify paternity
Defense attorneys for the man found guilty of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue are seeking to have his father’s body exhumed to confirm paternity. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, was found guilty of all 63 counts against him for the Oct. 27, 2018, attack on the Tree...
Letter to the editor: Trump should pay the price
Let me get this straight. Donald Trump is expecting to get indicted on charges resulting from Jan. 6. Well, shouldn’t he? I’m tired of all his witch hunt crap. He is an ex-president who did wrong. If it was you or I, we would have to pay the cost. We...
North Hills student accolades for the month of July 2023
Hannah Velette and Mary-Catherine Seskey made the president’s list at the University of Alabama for the spring 2023 semester. Kaydence McLane made the dean’s list. Madison Perry made the president’s list at Saint Francis University for the spring 2023 semester. Cole Dorn and Michael Mosbacher made the dean’s list. Mark...
South Hills student accolades for the month of July 2023
Tyler Fabian earned a Juris Doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School on May 19. Gagan Phuyal has been named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Berea College. Megan Rozanski was named to the dean’s list at Wilkes University for the spring 2023 semester. Mark Boyd was named to...
Shaler area student accolades for the month of July 2023
The following students were named to the dean’s list at Chatham University for the spring 2023 semester: Meghan Dominek, Emma Blough, Michael Hurst, Abby Ronald, Gabe Ruano, Rachel Coleman, Oden Due, Annamarie Hart and Hannah Perry. Eli Yofan and Sophia Oeherle made the dean’s list at Miami University for the...
Editorial: Senior centers could be model for providing human services
Senior centers are more than just a place to play cards. They are a daily place of comfort and camaraderie, yes, but they have offerings beyond lunch with friends or a hand of Hearts. In Allegheny and Westmoreland counties alone, there are 53 offices that aren’t really offices so much...
The Stroller, July 25, 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. Bike run planned Aug. 26 by Ashley’s Angels Ashley’s Angels will...
Closed New Kensington Bridge a headache for some, a hope for others
Ron Weidenhoff spent the early morning hours Monday setting up a porch sale at his home along West Seventh Avenue in Tarentum. By 8:30 a.m., he could tell there was an uptick in traffic. “My porch was actually rattling from the trucks,” he said. “So many big trucks.” Just a...
Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As the federal government prepares to dole out billions of dollars to encourage states to invest in hydrogen production...
Letter to the editor: Conservatives call each other out
I believe the Pennsylvania GOP and the Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs have developed a strategy to stand against all MAGA candidates. Matthew Brouillette, founder and CEO of Commonwealth Partners, can hardly contain himself with his disdain for Donald Trump, Doug Mastriano, Joe Gale and any MAGA candidate (“Pa. primary...
Kevin Sabet: Pa. politicians’ pot push won’t be boon they claim
Over the last decade, the drive to legalize marijuana has been the subject of a significant public relations campaign. Throughout the country, the push to erase any stigma associated with marijuana has essentially become part of contemporary pop culture. In a vast effort to influence perceptions, musicians, actors, media personalities...
VA receives grant for construction of Fisher House at VA’s Heinz campus in O’Hara Township
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House has received a $250,000 grant toward construction of a 16-suite Fisher House on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s H. John Heinz III campus in O’Hara Township. Groundbreaking is set for 2024. The donor is a local foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. “We are...
Bradford Woods Conservancy hosts storytelling event
The Bradford Woods Conservancy will host its annual storytelling event, Friday evening July 28 at 7 p.m. Folks will gather at the reserve in Bradford Woods at the corner of Lincoln and Bradford Road, where they can walk down the trail to a beautiful outdoor area and sit around the...
Dr. Asif Ilyas: Education needed for opioid prescribing in Appalachia
The escalating opioid crisis, especially in the Appalachian region, is a stark reminder of the harsh realities of addiction. A recently published study by the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education illuminates the alarming rise of opioid- related deaths in the Appalachian region, disproportionately higher than the rest...
Witnesses detail synagogue shooter’s family history of suicide and abuse
Naomi Grimm never met her second cousin, Robert Bowers. She never even knew he existed until after he killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. Still, Grimm, a home health aide from Ohio, testified for the defense on Monday, recounting for the jury a pervasive family history...
Highlands grad Gabe Norris ready to impress new Robert Morris men’s soccer coach Jonathan Potter
Transfer? Though he never expressly used the word, Gabe Norris said “there was definitely a lot of thought” after coach Jason O’Keefe stepped down as coach of the Robert Morris men’s soccer program after the 2022 season. Certainly, the Highlands grad isn’t the first college athlete to experience a coaching...
With position switch, coaching change, Ligonier Valley grad Christian Jablonski ready for senior season with Lehigh
A little over a year ago, after a spring workout, Christian Jablonski walked off the field convinced he had seen his last game action for the Lehigh football team. The workout was light — no pads were involved — and the Ligonier Valley graduate had been executing his techniques against...
Matt Bradford: A self-inflicted Pa. budget crisis
In a very complicated place like the state Capitol, for once, things are simple. There is no budget impasse. And there was no “Great Betrayal.” The hyperbolic rhetoric from the Senate over the past few weeks would make you think otherwise and requires that the record be set straight. As...
Steelers training camp preview: What you need to know
The Pittsburgh Steelers return to Saint Vincent College for training camp this week, a time-honored tradition that stretches back to 1966. After spending 54 consecutive summers on campus, the coronavirus pandemic forced the team into a two-year hiatus from the Unity Township facilities. But after returning last July, the tradition...
Letter to the editor: Route 30 needs PennDOT’s attention
What is PennDOT planning to do with Route 30 from Ligonier to Greensburg? There are bumps big enough to ski down and potholes so deep they could open a wave pool. If they don’t do anything this year, they will be two-bedroom apartments by November. To be fair, they paved...
In brief: Monroeville area happenings, week of July 24, 2023
National Night Out set for Aug. 1 Monroeville Police Department invites the public to celebrate National Night Out. The event is scheduled for Aug. 1 from 6-8 pm at Monroeville Community Park, 2399 Tilbrook Road, Monroeville. Festivities will take place in pavilions 2 and 4. Residents are encouraged to show...
