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Pa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign, will seek treatment for ‘illness’
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign from office but will seek treatment for an...
Union comes alive in 4th quarter, tops Aquinas Academy for 1st WPIAL title
The old adage says it’s tough to beat a team three times in the same season, and coming into the WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship game, No. 1 Union had defeated No. 3 Aquinas Academy twice this year. Aquinas Academy looked like it was going to prove the saying...
2023 WPIAL Class 2A swimming championship podium photos
Dozens of student-athletes climbed the stairs at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Thursday and Friday to obtain top-eight medals at the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships. Check out a photo gallery courtesy of Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Kristina Serafini....
2023 WPIAL Class 3A swimming championship podium photos
Dozens of student-athletes climbed the stairs at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Thursday and Friday to obtain top-eight medals at the 2023 WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships. Check out a photo gallery courtesy of Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Kristina Serafini....
Art Jipson and Paul J. Becker: 30 years later, Waco siege still resonates — especially among anti-government extremists
It’s been 30 years since the beginning of the Waco siege, the confrontation at a Texas compound that killed around 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious community and four federal agents. Part of the siege’s legacy in popular culture is tied to sensational coverage that has presented the Branch...
Thousands still without power Saturday evening in Westmoreland, Fayette counties after severe windstorm
Thousands of homes remained without power Saturday evening in Westmoreland and Fayette counties as a result of high winds that began moving through the region Friday. As of 6:30 p.m., West Penn Power reported more than 8,200 outages in Fayette County and about 5,800 outages in Westmoreland County, among a...
Penn State WR Parker Washington embracing the NFL combine despite injury: ‘He’s been overlooked’
INDIANAPOLIS — Parker Washington didn’t end his college career the way he had hoped. The Penn State wide receiver was at the Rose Bowl, celebrating the win over Utah with his teammates. That was fun. But wearing a walking boot wasn’t. Washington missed the final three games of the season...
Letter to the editor: Death penalty warranted for killers
Regarding the article “Shapiro calls for ban of death penalty in Pennsylvania” (Feb. 16, TribLIVE): Gov. Josh Shapiro must never have lost someone to gun violence. Every life has meaning; when you take a life, your life should not be spared. Why should taxpayers pay for someone who will never...
Sounding off: Shootings, Bushy Run, Fetterman, Ziccarelli among week’s topics
Why can’t we stop the mass shootings? I always read the editorials and letters on the opinion page. The column by Jason Park, “A 3-part strategy to reduce mass shootings” (Feb. 14, TribLIVE), was wonderful. It is indeed a clear and knowledgeable read on the subject and was quite apropos...
Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, dies after brain aneurysm
LOS ANGELES — Actor Tom Sizemore, known for his work in films such as “Saving Private Ryan,” “True Romance” and “Black Hawk Down,” has died at 61 after a brain aneurysm. Sizemore died Friday at a hospital in Burbank, according to his manager, Charles Lago. The actor had been taken...
Letter to the editor: Burning regulations should be updated
The recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has illuminated the health risks associated with burning polyvinyl chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is a component of plastics manufacturing and an extremely common part of our household waste. According to data from stopburning.org, Pennsylvania is one of 26 states that do not have...
Editorial: Transparency isn’t just valuable for bad government actions
A push for transparency is often associated with something people don’t like or don’t want. Something they would protest. Something that feels like a trick. It shouldn’t be. Transparency is just as important when it is something everyone agrees is the proper course of action. In fact, it might be...
The Stroller, March 4, 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. Leechburg HS students craft donor board for foundation Students at Leechburg...
Letter to the editor: Reimagining our food system
Our food system is broken. Giant corporations continue to rake in astronomical profits from industrial livestock, poultry and feed production at the expense of our communities, animals, farmers, workers and the environment. Fortunately, there is a growing movement to steer our food system away from the production of grains to...
North Area Environmental Council hosts seedling sale
The North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale. The sale offers a wide variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of your back yard and the ecological health of the region. The council is also partnering with...
NA team wins Western Pennsylvania Science Bowl
North Allegheny Senior High School Team 1 claimed victory at the 2023 Western Pennsylvania Science Bowl Regional High School Competition on Feb. 25. Team 1 is now eligible to advance to the 2023 National Science Bowl set for April 27-May 1 in Washington, D.C. Team 1 members are: seniors Anshul...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 3, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Championship New Castle (22-2) vs. Central Catholic (15-9) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Class 4A Friday’s schedule Championship Lincoln Park 78, North Catholic 68 Class 3A Friday’s schedule Championship Deer Lakes 61, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 60 Class...
Saint Vincent women ousted from NCAA Tournament
Saint Vincent’s fourth trip to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament was short lived. The Bearcats fell to Cortland, 62-51, in the first round Friday at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Cortland (24-4) built a double-figure advantage late in the second quarter and held back SVC, which ends the...
Mt. Pleasant freshman Dylan Pitzer advances to semifinals at Class 2A wrestling regionals
Since he came in as the 12th seed after a fourth-place finish at the WPIAL tournament, the rest of the field at 215 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional wrestling tournament in Altoona might not have given much thought to Mt. Pleasant freshman Dylan Pitzer before wrestling started...
Gary Franks: We need better handling of Black issues
This is the third time in U.S. history that the “Black issue” is being handled poorly with a serious need for correction. All three instances were caused by greed, ignorance or “because they could.” No one was watching; little oversight. The Civil War is the first and most obvious instance....
Feds want Tree of Life suspect psychiatric examination
Federal prosecutors have asked the judge presiding over the Tree of Life mass shooting case to give their experts permission to examine the defendant for mental illness. In a seven-page motion filed Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office asks for a psychiatrist, a neuropsychologist and neurologist to be given access to...
High wind warning in effect for 3 southwestern PA counties
High winds that hit Westmoreland, Fayette, and Indiana counties Friday evening are expected to continue until 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Slightly less powerful gusts were hitting neighboring counties, including those in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Westmoreland emergency services responded to numerous calls Friday night reporting downed...
Sean Endler adds to Plum’s bowling trophy collection with Western Regional title
Not only has Plum dominated boys singles competition in Western Pennsylvania high school bowling the last two years, the Mustangs also believe in spreading the titles around. Sean Endler won the Western Regional championship at AMF Noble Manor Lanes on Friday, finishing first in the five-game qualifying round and defeating...
Feds announce 57 arrests in Operation Lake Effect bust of fentanyl, meth ring
An investigation that stretched over four years and across the country resulted in the arrests of 57 people, the seizure of more than 673 pounds of fentanyl-laced faked prescription pills and more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine, the acting U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh announced Friday. “Nearly every family in Western...
Report on Allegheny County Jail deaths finds no ‘trends or common factors’ that led to them
A report commissioned by Allegheny County Jail found “no significant trends or common factors that would show a particular weakness or gap in operations” that led to 27 inmate deaths at the jail over five years. A redacted copy of the 50-page report from the nonprofit National Commission on Correctional...
