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Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs out for the season with torn ACLVideo
DALLAS — The Cowboys have lost Trevon Diggs for the season. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback suffered an ACL tear during a 1-on-1 period at Thursday’s practice, a person familiar with the situation said. He was seen afterward on crutches. The team is proceeding with the expectation Diggs is out...
Rich Fitzgerald: Pa. leaders and presidential hopefuls should commit to aiding America’s caregivers
Pennsylvanians have a long tradition of taking care of our neighbors, all the way back to our founding. Today we continue that tradition, especially when it comes to caring for those who can’t take care of themselves. A little over a million Pennsylvanians act as caregivers for their friends and...
Hampton’s final Pints in the Park for the season set
The leaves are beginning to brighten, and a slight chill is creeping into the air, but it’s not too late to catch the season’s final Pints in the Park gathering. This year’s last Pints in the Park gathering will take place from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Hampton Township...
Powerball jackpot elusive again; Saturday prize rises to $725M
Another Powerball drawing, another night without a big winner. The winning numbers were 16-27-59-62-63 with a Powerball of 23. Up for grabs was $672 million, $320 million for all cash. No entries matched all six numbers in the Powerball drawing Wednesday night, pushing the jackpot to $725 million ($345.7 million...
Through the years: Valley ended long Kiski Area winning streak in ’73
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history. Before the largest home crowd in 27 years, Valley ended Kiski Area’s 45-game Foothills Conference winning streak with a 14-8 upset....
Elizabeth Kryder-Reid: The importance of shining a light on hidden toxic histories
Indianapolis proudly claims Elvis’ last concert, Robert Kennedy’s speech in response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and the Indianapolis 500. There’s a 9/11 memorial, a Medal of Honor Memorial and a statue of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. What few locals know, let alone tourists, is that the city...
Student news from Fox Chapel Area
Dorseyville Middle School seventh-grader Rishabh Krishnamurthy recently was named one of the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC). It is the nation’s premier science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition for middle school students. The challenge, a program of Society for Science,...
Penn State TE Theo Johnson ‘trusting the process’ amid lack of targets, production
Penn State has had a run of tight ends in recent years. Mike Gesicki was followed by Pat Freiermuth. Both were integral pieces of the Nittany Lions’ passing game, and both have established themselves in the NFL. Brenton Strange, a fellow second-round draft pick, is in the process of doing...
Letter to the editor: Trump will go after lifetime politicians
I believe the main reason both parties do not want President Trump elected is there are many lifetime pols as guilty as President Biden in selling out the country to get rich. They know Trump will go after them for the way he has been treated. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Penguins 2023 preseason primer: What you need to know as training camp opens
After not reaching the playoffs last season — ending a 16-season streak — the Pittsburgh Penguins cleaned house in the front office and made the NHL’s biggest offseason trade. The Penguins reported to training camp Wednesday, with the first day of on-ice activities coming Thursday, here’s a guide to get...
Letter to the editor: Obama’s transformation
An opinion formed by research, facts, observation, logic and common sense: President Obama promised to “fundamentally transform” our country. We elected him anyway! So, gradually, MLK’s dream of a colorblind society was replaced with reignited racial tension. The IRS, DOJ and FBI began to be politicized and weaponized against the...
Remember When: Sewickley Herald headlines from 1932
In the news this week 91 years ago: • The Sewickley Advisory Council of the Union Aid Society reported that 227 men had been given part-time work from April 9 to Sept. 17. At press time, 408 men had registered for employment. “The demand for work and the demand for...
Editorial: 5 former Pa. governors agree on open primaries
On Monday, five former governors came together to espouse a common cause. Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker, Ed Rendell, Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf represent an unbroken chain of the Keystone State’s top executives that extends back to 1995. Three are Republicans. Two are Democrats. Wolf and Corbett were even adversaries...
The Stroller, Sept. 21, 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 smoke alarms available to qualified Arnold homes Arnold Fire Engine...
Letter to the editor: Shapiro taking action for women’s health
In response to the letter “Defund Planned Parenthood” (Sept. 14, TribLIVE), we have several corrections. 1. Half of Pennsylvania is not anti-abortion. The latest polling shows that as much as 89% of Pennsylvanians support access to abortion. 2. The governor did not veto funding for Real Alternatives. His administration terminated...
Hampton point guard Meghan Murray commits to Kent State
Hampton senior Meghan Murray, one of the WPIAL’s top point guards, makes fast decisions on the basketball court. She also wasted no time during an official visit to Kent State last weekend. The 5-foot-5 Murray, on her first trip to the school, committed to the Division I Mid-American Conference program...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 20, 2023
High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 3, Peters Township 0 Allderdice at Hempfield, (n) Thursday’s schedule Section 3A Norwin at North Allegheny, 5 p.m. Section 2A Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Section 1A Ellis School at Aquinas Academy, 3:45...
High school roundup for Sept. 20, 2023: North Allegheny tops Seneca Valley in battle of unbeatens
Kieran Shannon and Abigail Stager found the net to lead North Allegheny to a 2-0 victory over Seneca Valley (8-1, 6-1) in a battle of undefeated teams in Section 1-4A girls soccer Wednesday night. Natalie Rak recorded the shutout for the Tigers (10-0, 7-0). Avonworth 3, Quaker Valley 0 –...
Defending 3A champ, 5th seed in 2A reach WPIAL tennis finals
Penn-Trafford sophomore Mia Williams is in position to claim her second WPIAL girls tennis championship after winning three matches in the Class 3A tournament Wednesday at Bethel Park. Williams, the top seed, defeated Seneca Valley’s Kylie Staudt, 10-0, Bethel Park’s Lily Sierka, 10-3, and North Allegheny’s Laeticia Tici-Wessel, North Allegheny,...
Next on the Tee: Chip Beck recalls Ryder Cup memories
Top golf instructors Tom Patri and Tim Cusick, plus four-time PGA Tour winner Chip Beck and Uneekor’s VP of Marketing, Greg Sabella, are this week’s guests on the Next on the Tee podcast with Chris Mascaro. Patri, from Naples (Fla.) Golf Schools, discusses the Ryder Cup and if Justin Thomas...
Power station implosion in Springdale on hold as judge weighs injunction
The scheduled implosion of the boiler house at the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale has been delayed as a judge continues to take testimony over a requested injunction to stop the demolition. The implosion of the building was scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday. However, 16 community residents filed a lawsuit...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 20, 2023: Canaan Smith-Njigba homers in Indy slugfest
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 68-76) survived a late rally to beat Rochester (Nationals), 14-11. RHP Aaron Shortridge (1-0, 1.80) went five strong innings, allowing one run on five hits, walked four and struck out three. RHP Thomas Hatch (4.63) gave up two runs on four hits and struck out two in 1.2...
Pa. Senate passes bill allowing more medical marijuana growers to sell directly to patients
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow all of the state’s medical marijuana growers and processors to sell their products directly to patients, with several senators speculating that the bill could — and should — become a vehicle for further opening up the commonwealth’s marijuana laws....
The Birdie stays on brand with his A-K Valley Week 4 picks
Last week: 7-5 (58.3%) Overall: 30-14 (68.2%) The Birdie walked into the office Monday morning and plopped two big blue Giant Eagle bags down on the sports desk. This wasn’t unusual. He usually calls an order of that size “lunch.” But this time, he had a point to make, which...
2023 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 4
Thursday City League Allderdice at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Seneca Valley, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at Bethel Park, 7 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Peters Township, 7 p.m. Big East Gateway at Plum, 7...
