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James Franklin explains why Penn State’s Olu Fashanu had low snap count vs. Delaware
No, Olu Fashanu didn’t get injured. It was by design that Penn State’s star left tackle didn’t play much in the Nittany Lions’ 63-7 win over Delaware. Fashanu, a projected first-round NFL talent, logged only 32 offensive snaps Saturday — ranking eighth among the Nittany Lions offensive linemen. James Franklin...
Column: Kevin Kisner is trying to work his way back. He reached out to Steve Stricker for adviceVideo
Kevin Kisner is no stranger to bad golf. It was a struggle when he left a championship career behind at Georgia, taking four years through some of golf’s back roads to get on the PGA Tour. Even after he secured his tour card for the third time, his game felt...
Study: Pennsylvania public schools underfunded by $6.2 billion
Pennsylvania needs to increase its investment in public schools by $6.2 billion to help students meet graduation rate goals and proficiency on state exams, according to a school finance expert. Penn State assistant professor Matthew Kelly told a panel of policymakers the figure was his conservative estimate of what was...
MSA Safety honored at Woodlands’ Butterfly Ball in Pittsburgh
The Woodlands, an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with disabilities and chronic illness, honored MSA Safety at its 21st Annual Butterfly Ball fundraiser Aug. 25 at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco. Each year, the event honors a prominent philanthropist, business or community leader that has played...
Elwood Watson: Why should we care if a politician is unmarried?
It appears some Republican donors are really concerned that presidential candidate Tim Scott, South Carolina’s junior senator, is a 57-year-old bachelor — and whatever implications that may entail. Top party donors are raising concerns about the fact the conservative Black senator has never been married. and want some of their...
‘New normal’ and other annoying buzzwords sure to drive co-workers crazy
If you haven’t uttered them yourself, you’ve probably heard them spew from the mouths of co-workers or your boss. They are the most annoying business buzzwords for 2023. So what’s the most fingernail-on-blackboard phrase for workers? “New normal,” according to a survey conducted by Preply Business, a language learning platform...
Sewickley area student achievements for the week of Sept. 12, 2023
Nick Mouganis was named to the dean’s list at Anderson University for the spring 2023 semester. Mathematics major Raelyn Boyer and business administration major Jared Pfister made the dean’s list at Youngstown State University for the spring 2023 semester. Isabel Talarico graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree...
Letter to the editor: Trump doesn’t need forgiveness?
It wasn’t all that long ago when a reporter asked Donald Trump, “Have you ever asked God for forgiveness?” Trump’s reply was, “I don’t like to have to ask for forgiveness. And I am good. I don’t do a lot of things that are bad.” God might disagree. It was...
Editorial: Rational pot enforcement up in smoke
As state lawmakers ponder fully legalizing marijuana, a new Senate bill points to a persistent related problem that Congress should resolve. Like 37 other states, the District of Columbia and three territories, Pennsylvania allows the use of medicinal marijuana. Those territories, the District of Columbia and 23 states also have...
The Stroller, Sept. 12, 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. Tails on the Trails walk fundraiser welcomes canine participants The 14th...
Letter to the editor: Fair Districts nonpartisan
The writer of the letter “Ward correct on vouchers” (Sept. 2, TribLIVE) described Fair Districts PA (FDPA) as “a left-wing advocacy group.” I’d like correct that and other misstatements. FDPA is a nonpartisan project of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, launched in 2016 to address partisan gerrymandering. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 11, 2023
High schools WPIAL Field hockey Monday’s results Section 3A Mt. Lebanon 9, Allderdice 0 Peters Township 9, Hempfield 0 Pine-Richland 12, Norwin 0 Nonsection North Allegheny 2, Shady Side Academy 1 Tuesday’s schedule Section 2A Fox Chapel at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Latrobe at Oakland Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Golf...
High school roundup for Sept. 11, 2023: South Park gets past Shady Side Academy in section showdown
Alicia Riberich scored the winning goal to lead South Park (4-1, 2-0) to a 1-0 victory over Shady Side Academy (3-2, 1-1) in a matchup of Section 4-2A girls soccer contenders Monday night. Avonworth 5, Beaver 2 – Fiona Mahan had two goals and an assist and Gianna Babusci also...
Latrobe football player taken to hospital via helicopter after injury in game at Thomas Jefferson
A Latrobe player was injured during a freshman football game at Thomas Jefferson and transported to the hospital via helicopter Monday night. The player’s identity and condition were not immediately available. The injury occured near the end of the game, and the injured player was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital...
LeBron James interested in assembling the Avengers, playing in the Paris Olympics
The medals had barely been hung on the necks of the German, Serbian and Canadian teams when word began to circulate about Team USA’s savior assembling an Avengers-style group of colleagues to fix American basketball in the upcoming Olympics. LeBron James, sources not authorized to speak publicly told The Times,...
Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder in 2019 North Side shooting death
A jury deliberated for less than two hours Monday before finding a Turtle Creek man guilty of first-degree murder. Maurice Demond King, 29, will be sentenced to a mandatory penalty of life in prison without parole on Nov. 29. King was accused of killing Cedrick L. Mack, 41, of Duquesne,...
Pennsylvania removes email database of public employees
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds the powerful to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania officials have removed a searchable, online database of state employee emails, narrowing the ways the public can reach the people who...
Plum to host 76th Alle-Kiski Marching Band Festival
The 76th annual Alle-Kiski Marching Band Festival is scheduled for Sept. 19 at Plum High School, 900 Elicker Road, featuring students from 11 schools. Following the national anthem at 6:50 p.m., the main event will begin at 7. Admission is $5. The rain date is Sept. 20. Each September, the...
Emma Varvaloucas : Gen Z is dropping the college dream. It’s time for America to catch up.
For years, we have lamented the spike in college costs and accompanying student debt bloat while we teach high schoolers to covet admittance to a tiny sliver of prestigious universities — ones that refuse to enlarge incoming class sizes despite endowments the size of some small countries’ gross domestic product....
Penn-Trafford grad Allyson Doran putting time on sidelines to good use for Mercyhurst field hockey
Every once in a while, Allyson Doran still gets the itch to play goalie. That’s where she started her journey in field hockey when she took up the sport in eighth grade after moving to Penn-Trafford School District. But it wasn’t long until her coaches figured out that Doran had...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Eilish Connolly
It’s always tough to get knocked out of the playoffs and have to endure a long offseason. The Penn-Trafford girls soccer team, however, used a season-ending loss to positively propel them into this year. Last season, the Warriors lost a close 1-0 matchup to the No. 2 high school team...
Deer Lakes grad Fletcher Hammond follows in older brother’s footsteps at Allegheny
Here’s the good news for opponents of Allegheny football: They no longer have to worry about defensive lineman Maxx Hammond, who, in the past two seasons, accumulated 93 tackles (131⁄2 for loss) from his defensive line spot. Now for the bad news: There’s still another Hammond to deal with. Fletcher...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Andi Householder
Leadership is one of the most sought-after qualities in a team sport. It takes a certain type of individual who can develop the skills necessary to be a leader. Those individuals either learn by example or have the qualities fostered by a coach or mentor. Others, such as Burrell’s Andi...
Suspect in $1.6M fentanyl case fails to show for court hearing
A man who was released on nonmonetary bond after police said they caught him with $1.6 million in fentanyl in Pittsburgh failed to show for a court hearing Monday morning in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 27, of New York did not answer repeated phone calls...
Coroner: Man hit by train near South Huntingdon-Smithton border died by suicide
A man who was hit by a train Monday morning at the border of South Huntingdon and Smithon died at noon, authorities said. The 67-year-old Chartiers Township, Washington County, man died by suicide, according to a release from the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. The man was hit just after 10:30...
