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Multimedia gallery: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial Day 37Video
After hearing weeks of grueling, graphic and often heartbreaking testimony, a jury unanimously decided Wednesday that Robert Bowers should be put to death for killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue nearly five years ago. The panel of seven women and five men deliberated about 10 hours over two days....
Remembering the lives lost in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Joyce Fienberg, 75, traveled the world during her lifetime, but she couldn’t dream of living anywhere other than her beloved Pittsburgh. Her family recalled her as a dedicated attendee at Tree of Life who always put others’ needs ahead of her own. Read more about Fienberg. Richard Gottfried, 65, was...
Timeline: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case
Oct. 27, 2018: Robert Bowers enters the Tree of Life synagogue at the corner of Wilkins and Shady avenues in Squirrel Hill and opens fire, killing 11 congregants and wounding two others. Five responding police officers are also injured, including four by gunfire. It is the deadliest antisemitic attack in...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be put to death, jury decidesVideo
As they have been for the past two months, and for more than four years before that, people who survived the 2018 mass shooting at the Squirrel Hill synagogue and those who lost family members there were resolute. Filling three rows of seats behind the prosecutors who had advocated for...
Jury reaches decision in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case
The jury considering the fate of the man who killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue nearly five years ago has reached a decision on whether the man will be sentenced to death or life in prison. The clerk’s office in U.S. District Court said around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday...
When is the 1st day of school 2023? Here’s the schedule for Western Pa.
The beginning of the school year around Western Pennsylvania starts in less than three weeks. Among public school districts in six counties, the earliest start date is Aug. 21, with three districts — Allegheny Valley, McKeesport Area and North Allegheny — opening their doors on the Monday that week. Only...
Officials say urban search and rescue task force for Pittsburgh area badly needed
After Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed into a ravine one snowy morning in 2022, it took hours before authorities could confirm that no one had been killed or trapped beneath the rubble. Pennsylvania’s only urban search and rescue team with dogs trained to locate victims of structural collapses is based...
Letter to the editor: Elites, media moving to Newsome?
It looks like the judge in Hunter Biden’s plea deal, Maryellen Noreika, was not paid off and did not rubber-stamp his plea deal, which would have made him immune to future indictments. I think that the Washington elites and the news media dropped Joe Biden like a hot potato and...
Westmoreland happenings: Burger bash, art exhibits, high school reunion, more
Art • Greensburg Art Center and Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will host a free art exhibit of the works of Stephanie Oplinger through Sept. 7 at the library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. An opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Details: Rose Sovyak, 412-558-0810. • The...
Letter to the editor: We love our library
On July 15, Penn Hills Library presented a delightful afternoon of Irish Celtic Music featuring Mike Clancy and Alan Booth of Abbots Cross. For the more than 30 people in attendance, we enjoyed 90 minutes of what was referred to as a concert of ethnomusicology, including Irish, Scottish and English...
Letter to the editor: Back Zappala over Dugan in Allegheny County
Recently, the majority of Democrats in Allegheny County voted for Mike Dugan as the Democratic candidate for district attorney in Allegheny County over Stephen Zappala, a tested Democrat. Do you who voted for Dugan know that he is a George Soros-backed candidate? Do you know what that means? Are you...
Editorial: Workforce development should have broad support
When establishing a business location, there are a number of factors to assess. Does this area have the infrastructure to support the company’s needs? Is there real estate that will accommodate things such as equipment, production and shipping? Is the state and local government supportive of the industry? Will there...
The Stroller, Aug. 2, 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. Block party to celebrate back to school in Leechburg The Leechburg...
Letter to the editor: Garish billboards deface communities
Crossing the bridge into Tarentum used to be one of life’s simple pleasures, enjoying the topography, gentle town, the steel mill where Dad worked, the majestic Grandview School I attended. But now, the crossing elicits sadness and anger at the garish electronic billboard supplanting the familiar loveliness. Tarentum officials made...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 1, 2023: Miguel Andujar collects 4 hits, 5 RBIs for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 49-53) defeated Gwinnett (Braves), 7-5. LF Miguel Andujar (.361) went 4 for 5 with five RBIs, including the go-ahead two-run single in the top of the eighth. C Grant Koch (.252) went 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.251) went 2...
From election night to indictment: A timeline of the case against Trump
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was criminally charged for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, more than two years after a violent mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to disrupt a certification of the results. The attack was the culmination of an unsuccessful push...
Column: On the verge of missing the playoffs, Justin Thomas learning about meritocracy the hard wayVideo
As much as Justin Thomas is trying to look ahead at what he hopes lies around the corner, two memories confronted him Tuesday at the Wyndham Championship. It was in 2009 when Thomas made his PGA Tour debut at this tournament as a 16-year-old on a sponsor exemption. He opened...
Big donors to DeSantis’ governor campaigns aren’t funding his presidential bid
Most of Ron DeSantis’ former top donors aren’t ready to back his presidential bid. Roughly three-fourths of the Florida governor’s largest gubernatorial contributors haven’t donated this year to a super PAC supporting his White House candidacy, according to a preliminary analysis of campaign finance documents filed Monday with the Federal...
Elwood Watson: Conservatives latest in long line of Barbie critics
Like many material icons, Barbie has had a complex history. When Mattel introduced Barbie to the public in 1959, America was beginning to enter deep into the throes of the Cold War. The modern civil rights movement was beginning to gain steam, and the nation was largely embracing the status...
Danny Elfman is rocking out again at 70, and the Oscar-nominated composer credits covid, Trump
SAN DIEGO — Danny Elfman had at least two compelling reasons to return to the rock concert stage and to resume writing and recording rock songs after a three-decade hiatus. But neither had anything to do with his former band, Oingo Boingo, his Oscar-winning work as a film composer, or...
Steelers add 2 running backs to roster, release Jason Huntley
The Pittsburgh Steelers running back room got a little more crowded Tuesday after they signed Greg Bell and John Lovett. Bell was an undrafted rookie who signed with Detroit after the 2022 NFL Draft. He spent last season on injured reserve and was released July 22. He ran for 1,728...
Sens. Ryan Aument and Anthony Williams: Pa. students are struggling to read; we must help them
It’s time to sound the alarm on early literacy in Pennsylvania. Almost half of fourth-graders across our state are reading below grade level, a challenge that exists in every corner of Pennsylvania — from urban cities to our rural communities. Research consistently has shown early literacy is critical to academic...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s fate remains undecided, deliberations to resume Wednesday
The jury considering the fate of the man who killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue nearly five years ago will continue their deliberations on Wednesday. The panel of seven women and five men began discussing the penalty-phase verdict for Robert Bowers at 9 a.m. Tuesday and broke for...
Millennial Money: Mystery travel lets you focus on the fun, not the details
Travel planning can be a real chore. Booking flights, deciding on the right hotel and building an itinerary might be fun for some, but others dread it. That’s why some travelers are opting for an unorthodox travel strategy that eliminates the planning stage altogether. It’s called “mystery” or “suprise” travel,...
Pine, Richland area student news for the week of Aug. 1, 2023
Jennifer Rakowski and Joshua Norris made the president’s list at Youngstown State University for the spring 2023 semester. Elaine McLaughlin, Autumn Nock, Cameron Marshalwitz, Casey Marshalwitz and Christina Lewis made the dean’s list. Francesca Pettinato has been named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s main...
