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Letter to the editor: Bad logic on Trump’s presidency
The writer of the letter “Why Trump was a great president” (March 7, TribLIVE) cites a number of positive conditions or occurrences that happened while Donald Trump was president as proof that he was a great president, such as low inflation, cheaper gasoline, a favorable stock market and Putin not...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 28, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 5, Penn Hills 3 Penn-Trafford 9, Fox Chapel 3 Armstrong 6, Plum 5 Class 3A Section 1 Riverside 7, Ellwood City 5 Mohawk 13, Quaker Valley 0 Shenango 10, Beaver Falls 0 Section 3 Freeport 13, Derry 2...
Riverhounds remain unbeaten after scoreless draw with Tulsa
While it probably won’t be cause for great celebration, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds did go on the road Tuesday night and keep their season-opening unbeaten streak alive. Despite outshooting FC Tulsa 18-7, the Riverhounds settled for a scoreless draw to run their record to 1-0-3 for the season. Albert Dikwa nearly...
High school roundup for March 28, 2023: Deer Lakes doubles up Shady Side Academy
Ryan Cochran tripled and drove in a run, and Lucas Derose knocked in two runs as Deer Lakes doubled up Shady Side Academy, 6-3, in Section 3-3A baseball Tuesday. Anthony Smith got the win for the Lancers (2-0, 1-0). Jonah Sacrowitz and Bryce Trischler each had two hits for the...
State police: Trooper tried to stop wrong-way driver before Rostraver crash
A Pennsylvania state trooper who spotted a wrong-way motorist on Route 51 in Rostraver on Tuesday night tried to stop the SUV before a crash that injured the driver, according to a news release. Police said they saw Rebecca Stevenson, 71, of Belle Vernon driving the SUV north in the...
Nashville shooter, who was ‘under doctor’s care for emotional disorder,’ used 3 guns, police sayVideo
New details have emerged from the shootings Monday in Nashville that left three children and three adults dead when an assailant targeted a Christian school, making it the latest American community to be rocked by the despair and trauma of gun violence, as police search for a motive. At a...
Fairview Elementary seeks management team members
Fairview Elementary School in Fox Chapel Area School District needs a community member and a parent to serve on the school’s site-based management team, each for two-year terms expected to start in June. The team meets monthly and is responsible for helping to make decisions concerning school operations. The community...
Fox Chapel Area High School hosts blood drive
Fox Chapel Area High School is hosting a community blood drive on April 13 in the large group instruction room from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. People 16 and older are encouraged to donate blood. To schedule an appointment, go to: Those who have donated with Vitalant or Central Blood Bank...
Consumers more hopeful about the outlook for the economy, jobsVideo
Consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in March as Americans grew more optimistic about the outlook for business conditions and the labor market. The Conference Board’s index increased to 104.2 from a 103.4 reading in February, data out Tuesday showed. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for the...
Rep. Jesse Topper: Now is the time for transformational change in Pa. education
“One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything’s fine today, that is our illusion.” As I view the educational landscape in Pennsylvania, this paradox, first articulated by Voltaire, is ever-present in my mind. Lawmakers, teachers, administrators, parents and communities are concerned about whether our education system is...
Yassir Yousif: Land bank helps turn a house into a home
Our home in Chalfant sits in a quiet, low-traffic neighborhood. It has plenty of space to raise a family. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, it stood abandoned for over four years before our family moved here in 2022. Thanks to the help of the Tri-COG Land Bank,...
Millennial Money: Manage the costs of a chronic condition
For millennials with chronic medical conditions — or those raising kids with chronic conditions — health care can be an enormous monthly expense. About 44% of older millennials born between 1981 and 1988 have at least one chronic health condition, including migraines, major depression and asthma, according to a 2021...
Letter to the editor: Let us have our sports, Debbie Downer
When I read the editorial “The educational insanity of March Madness” (March 19, TribLIVE), the first thing that came to mind was Debbie Downer from “Saturday Night Live.” The editorial misses the entire point of collegiate sports: They are for fun and entertainment. People study a lot, work hard and...
Pine-Richland student news for the week of March 28, 2023
Pine Richland High School senior Grace Hazlett, viola, has earned a spot in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Festival Orchestra, which will be held April 19-23. This is the second consecutive year that Hazlett has earned a place in the prestigious orchestra. Pine Richland High School senior Tara Staresinic...
Letter to the editor: We need qualified candidates in Westmoreland commissioner race
County commissioners receive a base annual salary above $90,000. They manage a budget of $365 million. That salary is attractive to many unqualified people, aspirational for some and just a nice gig for well qualified retirees. Patricia Fritz, former Westmoreland County chief deputy sheriff, seems a good example of unqualified....
The Stroller, March 28, 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. Bingo to benefit back to school carnival Kiski Township Volunteer Fire...
Letter to the editor: DeSantis would be better than Biden
In response to Joseph Sabino Mistick’s commentary “DeSantis is no Reagan” (March 18, TribLIVE), I’d like to make a few comments. Mistick accuses DeSantis of flying Venezuelans to Martha’s Vineyard to show he’s tough on immigration. Not so. DeSantis did this to put illegal immigration on the national stage to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Plum 12, Armstrong 2 Fox Chapel 2, Penn-Trafford 1 Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls at Shenango, ppd. Mohawk at Quaker Valley, ppd. Riverside 9, Ellwood City 2 Section 3 Burrell 7, Valley 2...
High school roundup for March 27, 2023: Toryn Fulton belts 4 homers as Franklin Regional wins slugfest
Toryn Fulton went 6 for 6 with four home runs, two doubles, nine RBIs and seven runs scored to lead Franklin Regional to a 28-19 victory over Plum in an epic nonsection softball slugfest Monday. The game was tied 19-19 after seven innings when the Panthers put up a nine-spot...
FBI releases files on Ivana Trump
Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana, was under an FBI counterintelligence inquiry into allegations about her connections in her home country of Czechoslovakia in the 1990s, according to excerpts from her FBI file obtained by Bloomberg News. The inquiry spanned several countries, with U.S. legal attaches in Canada and Europe instructed...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp could sign measure to give state new power over DAs
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp could soon sign a measure to create a state board with powers to punish or even oust local district attorneys as Republicans seek sweeping oversight over prosecutors they accuse of skirting their duties. The House voted 97-77 on Monday to approve legislation to create the...
Feds: Defendant forged 13 character letters submitted as part of his sentencing in pandemic fraud case
As far as character letters go, Randy Frasinelli submitted the best. They came from corporate executives, nonprofit groups and an Ivy league university. There’s one from the bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. And another from Leadership Pittsburgh. There’s even one from former Allegheny County Executive Jim Roddey. Well, it...
Jenna Fryer: COTA yet another sloppy NASCAR road course raceVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kimi Raikkonen couldn’t get over how many restarts there were in the waning laps of NASCAR’s first road course race of the season. Jordan Taylor called his NASCAR debut “a race of survival,” and Jenson Button found much of it “a bit silly.” That was the verdict...
Man pleads to setting fire to Pittsburgh police car during protests Downtown
A Pittsburgh man accused of setting an unmarked police car on fire during the May 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis pleaded guilty Monday in federal court. Devin Montgomery, 27, was ordered to serve four years in prison as part of the plea agreement he reached...
Editorial: The balance between colleges and communities — and the quest for responsibility
There has always been a complicated relationship between colleges and the communities where they are located. The schools are economic engines that drive employment and business. At the same time, they can drive real estate prices out of local reach or create law enforcement issues with problems like binge drinking...
