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Sounding off: Biden and Trump, high-paid coaches, global warming on readers’ minds
Let’s dump both Biden, Trump An overwhelming majority of Americans say they want neither President Biden nor former President Trump on the 2024 ballot. Yet both are considered prohibitive favorites to win their party’s nomination. This is because extremists on both sides have co-opted the two major political parties by...
Letter to the editor: Biden impeachment a move to obstruct
The latest outrageous act perpetrated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is to accommodate the extremist members of his party’s Freedom Caucus by initiating a revenge-based inquiry into an impeachment of President Joe Biden. I do not believe the speaker is a stupid or naive man. He is, though, one whose...
Editorial: Media policies don’t trump First Amendment
Some municipalities — as well as school districts, counties and other government agencies — talk out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to releasing information. Coincidentally, they do so by limiting who is doing the talking. Take Aspinwall. The Allegheny County municipality with a population less than...
The Stroller, Sept. 16, 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. Project SEED accepting donations to feed local children New Kensington-Arnold Project...
Letter to the editor: Global warming hard to deny
Global warming, primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, is becoming more difficult to deny. Record-breaking temperatures, increased wildfires and coastal regions hard hit by hurricanes are becoming the norm. The insurance companies are pulling out of states like California and Florida due to the high cost of covering the destruction...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 15, 2023: Jared Jones fans 8 in 6 scoreless innings for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-74) allowed only two hits for the second straight game, defeating Omaha (Royals), 3-1. RHP Jared Jones (4.77) started and allowed no runs, one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings. RHP Cody Bolton (3-4, 4.03) allowed one run on one hit and two walks...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 15, 2023
High schools WPIAL Football Friday’s results Class 6A Central Catholic 49, Mt. Lebanon 0 Class 5A Allegheny Six Peters Township 35, South Fayette 0 Big East Gateway 44, Franklin Regional 24 Norwin 30, Plum 23 Northeast Woodland Hills 21, North Hills 20 Class 4A Big Seven McKeesport 55, Laurel Highlands...
WPIAL Class A roundup: C.J. Jackson throws 4 TDs as Cornell moves to 4-0
C.J. Jackson threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Cornell to a 41-0 victory over Avella (2-2, 0-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Mikey Keyes caught five passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns for the Raiders (4-0, 1-0). Fort Cherry...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Burrell edges Serra Catholic in Allegheny Conference
Tyler Maglisco scored on a 5-yard touchdown run and Devin Beattie caught the 2-point conversion pass from Stevie Hasson as Burrell picked up a thrilling, 8-7 Class 2A Allegheny Conference victory over Serra Catholic (0-4, 0-1) on Friday night. The Bucs (2-2, 1-0) made two goal-line stands at the 1-yard...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: No. 2 Elizabeth Forward takes down Shady Side Academy
Charlie Nigut ran for 90 yards and three touchdowns as No. 2 Elizabeth Forward picked up a 42-14 win over Shady Side Academy (1-3) in a Class 3A nonconference football game Friday night. Ryan Messina added 124 passing yards and a touchdown for the Warriors (4-0). Avonworth 45, Hopewell 6...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Jonah Williamson factors in 6 TDs in Trinity’s 41-40 win
Jonah Williamson threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 233 yards and three TDs to lead Trinity to a 41-40 victory over Connellsville (2-2, 0-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference on Friday night. His 32-yard TD run in the fourth quarter proved to be the...
Molter’s perfect night, defense help lead Jeannette to rout of Frazier
Jeannette found its offensive mojo Friday and had no problems picking up an Eastern Conference win at Frazier’s Commodores Field. Jayhawks quarterback Payton Molter was perfect in the passing game, and the team rushed for 271 yards in rolling to a 54-0 win. “We needed this. The score’s not indicative...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Moon upsets No. 1 Penn Hills
Josh Bladel scored on a 74-yard run in the fourth quarter as Moon upset Class 5A No. 1 Penn Hills, 14-13, in a Class 5A nonconference football game Friday night. Braeden Stuart connected with Nick Clemens from 17 yards for Moon’s other score. Bladel finished with 134 rushing yards for...
In brief: News from Aspinwall, Blawnox and more
Sidewalk sale Dress for Success Pittsburgh’s newest location in Sharpsburg is having a Sidewalk Sale to support women entering and returning to the workforce. Shoppers are invited to bring a bag carry their items home. Funds raised will be used to support mobile services, allowing the team to bring clothing...
Student news from Fox Chapel Area
Fox Chapel Area High School will celebrate homecoming on Sept. 29 with a carnival from 4-7 p.m. at the high school, 611 Field Club Road, O’Hara Township. The homecoming game begins at 7 p.m. at the high school stadium. —- Six Fox Chapel Area High School seniors have been named...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 3 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 331 - Jalvin Peel, Western Beaver (16 of 25) 292 - Nolan DiLucia, Peters Township (16 of 27) 285 - Connor Davis, North Hills (20 of 29) 285 - Keegan Smetanka, Shaler (19 of 27) 280 -...
Strong defense spearheads Central Catholic’s shutout victory over Mt. Lebanon
Behind a quick start and relentless defense, Central Catholic won a battle of unbeaten Class 6A teams Friday in the South Hills, besting Mt. Lebanon, 49-0. No. 2 Central Catholic (4-0, 1-0 6A-1) led 35-0 at the break and coasted through a quick second half with the running clock en...
Knoch defense rises to occasion, slows Southmoreland ground game in shutout win
Knoch senior lineman Bennett Shaw remembers walking the halls of school last season, his team in the middle of what would be a 1-9 campaign, and, as he put it, people making fun of the football players. Nobody is making fun of the Knights now. In fact, football at Knoch...
Mt. Pleasant extends winning streak with victory over Valley
One thing was certain on Friday night at Mount Pleasant Stadium: The Vikings were going to win. The Mt. Pleasant Vikings (3-1) extended their winning streak to three games with a 25-6 victory over the visiting Valley Vikings (1-3). The game was more of a battle than the final score...
Sources: Eagles’ Avonte Maddox has torn pec, likely out for rest of the seasonVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Avonte Maddox has what is believed to be a torn pectoral muscle, which likely would sideline the Eagles cornerback for the rest of the season, NFL sources said. Maddox, a Pitt product, underwent an MRI Friday morning and is expected to seek a second opinion, one source said....
Auto workers strike could hit consumers — if it lasts long enough
It’s hard to say where people will feel the biggest ripples from the United Auto Workers’ strike that started Friday, according to Ray Gibney, a professor of human capital and management at Penn State University-Harrisburg. For one, get ready for some sticker shock. Union leaders say labor accounts for about...
Latrobe’s Adelphoi to take over operations of Shuman Center when it reopens in January
Allegheny County’s court system announced Friday that the Latrobe nonprofit Adelphoi will take over providing juvenile detention services at the now-closed Shuman Center as soon as January. The Shuman Juvenile Detention Center was closed in September 2021 after the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services revoked its license over a history...
Gary Franks: CNN poll results show that almost any Republican can beat Biden
The good news for former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley is that if the election for president were held today, she would clearly beat Biden — by six points. The bad news for her is that nearly every one of her top Republican challengers — except for...
Free prescription discount cards from GoodRx — What’s the catch?
Americans spend more than $420 billion per year at pharmacies for prescription drugs, according to a 2022 report from the Department of Health and Human Services. Prescription discount cards help people save money on prescription drugs by offering savings at participating pharmacies. One popular company, GoodRx, offers discounts of up...
As lawmakers eye regulation, AI could reshape Congress itself
In the same week that tech industry leaders and senators came to a consensus that government should regulate artificial intelligence, a group of lawmakers, staff and advocates leaned into the potential powers of AI to change the legislative branch and how it works. Rather than something to be feared, AI...
