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North Hills Area real estate transactions, week of May 7, 2023
Bellevue Roy Jones Jr. sold property at 480 Dawson Ave. to Daniel Doyle and Emilio Townsend for $275,525. 240 Lafayette LLC sold property at 64-65 Longmore Ave. to Hughes Estates LLC for $180,000. William Soost sold property at 122 N Balph Ave. to Elizabeth Sterrett for $180,000. Andrew Kirtland sold...
The Stroller, May 7, 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. AVH Auxiliary plans Mother’s Day plant sale Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary...
Letter to the editor: Shame on ATI for RYFO lockout
Not a day passes that we don’t hear of another shooting, drive-by, destruction of property and bullying perpetrated by our youth. The state of our neighborhoods is abysmal. And, in the darkness, we have a bright light, organizations like RYFO (Rams Youth Football Organization). They have been a valued part...
Letter to the editor: Be aware of warning signs of strokes
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and I want to take this opportunity to urge everyone to learn more about this serious health issue. Every year, strokes affect millions of people around the world, causing long-term disability, loss of independence and even death. The good news is that most strokes can...
Letter to the editor: Admiring Fetterman’s courage
Sen. John Fetterman has been under the microscope since early in his candidacy. Sure, go ahead and make fun of his speech and auditory difficulties and his awkwardness fitting in among a bunch of seasoned career politicians. But you can’t knock him or mock him for the courage he showed...
Jury selection is crucial and complex in death penalty cases, experts say
Jury selection might be a misnomer. In the case of the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018, experts say, the process might more aptly be called “jury deselection” or “jury rejection.” Picking the right jury in a capital case is more about taking...
Pirates farm report for May 6, 2023: Henry Davis doubles twice for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 14-17) clobbered Toledo (Tigers), 9-1. LF Cal Mitchell (.233) went 3 for 5 with a double and his third home run. 1B Ryan Vilade (.288) went 3 for 5 with his second homer, three RBIs and three runs scored. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.182) went 2 for 5. 2B...
High school scores, summaries and schedules in WPIAL sports
High schools WPIAL Baseball Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 12, North Allegheny 10 Seneca Valley 6, Butler 1 Class 5A Section 2 Bethel Park 11, Trinity 1 Peters Township 14, Connellsville 3 Class 4A Section 1 Hopewell 4, Ambridge 2 Section 2 Ringgold 5, Albert Gallatin 0 Laurel...
High school roundup for May 6, 2023: Pine-Richland rallies past North Allegheny to take section top spot
Anthony Mengine hit an RBI single and Tanner Cunningham followed with an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning as Pine-Richland clinched the Section 1-6A baseball title with a wild 12-10 win over North Allegheny on Saturday. Owen Henne, Peyton Ford, Jake Waddell and Joey Perry also doubled...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers avenge loss to Butler in Section 2 match
North Allegheny’s boys volleyball team earned a key Section 2-3A victory on May 3, taking down Butler, 3-1. Game scores were 25-17, 20-25, 26-24 and 25-20. Jax Wilhite had 19 kills, Varun Kaveti had 14 kills and Will Robertson added 10 kills to lead the Tigers’ attack. Nicolas Carioto had...
Scott Bricker: Pittsburgh should commit to achieving zero traffic deaths by 2035
We are less than five months into 2023, and Pittsburghers have already suffered numerous pedestrian fatalities, from the West End to Uptown to Squirrel Hill. At this rate, 2023 is on track to be the deadliest year for people walking in recent memory. These deaths and injuries are preventable, and...
Letter to the editor: Saving the Republican Party
Calling all the moderates in the Republican Party — if there is to be any chance of saving the party, you must vote the extremists out. No more election deniers, no more ridiculous culture wars (does anyone really care if the green M&M isn’t sexy anymore?), no more assault on...
Sounding off: Fox, opioids, national debt, Biden, gun laws, book bans, GOP
Another snake will surface at Fox Rather than Fox hosts having to come clean live on air and tell the Big-Lie-believing faithful that they were repeatedly lied to by them, Rupert Murdoch has paid a $787 million (ouch!) settlement in the defamation case brought by Dominion. I’m reminded of that...
Letter to the editor: Zellers is a lifesaver
I met Leslie Uncapher Zellers about 25 years ago. I was in an abusive relationship for a few years. I wasn’t safe anywhere. My work, my home weren’t safe places. When we finally split up for good with the help of a PFA, I still had problems. I had to...
Editorial: Pennsylvania elections need uniformity
Westmoreland County voters, you have been warned. On Thursday, the county election board set its rules in stone for the May 16 primary. It was spelled out unequivocally: Screw something up on your mail-in ballot, and it will not be counted. Specifically, ballots must be dated and dated correctly. That...
The Stroller, May 6, 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. American Cancer Society seeks volunteers The American Cancer Society is looking...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield’s Reese an excellent leader
I am writing in response to a recent political mailer that is from the desk of current Hempfield Township supervisor and former Chairman Douglas Weimer, implying that I and many others have left their township positions as a result of current Chairman George Reese. In my 26 years as a...
Back the Blue donates $2,000 to Brackenridge police in McIntire’s memory
The Back the Blue fundraising committee again showed its appreciation for local police Thursday with a donation to the Brackenridge Police Department. Ron Balla Jr. of New Kensington, president of the grassroots fundraising group, and other members of Back the Blue appeared before council Thursday evening to present a $2,000...
Familiar faces force Riverhounds to settle for draw at Monterey Bay
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds had to settle for a frustrating 2-2 draw on the road against Monterey Bay FC on Friday night, and a pair of familiar faces were the biggest sources of frustration. Former Pittsburgh players Christian Volesky and Alex Dixon erased both leads the Riverhounds took, with Volesky scoring...
Pirates farm report for May 5, 2023: Endy Rodriguez, Nick Gonzales pound out 3 hits apiece in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 13-17) doubled up Toledo (Tigers), 6-3. C Endy Rodriguez (.279) went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases, his first of the season. 2B Nick Gonzales (.273) went 3 for 5 and stole his first base. CF Josh Palacios (.432) went 3 for 4...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 6, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 2, Butler 1 Pine-Richland 10, North Allegheny 1 Section 2 Central Catholic 3, Canon-McMillan 1 Mt. Lebanon 3, Baldwin 2 Norwin 6, Hempfield 1 Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 2, Fox Chapel 1 Plum 8, Franklin Regional 2...
High school roundup for May 5, 2023: Mt. Lebanon knocks off Norwin in walk-off fashion
Kate Borza hit a walk-off RBI single to lift Mt. Lebanon to a 4-3 victory over Norwin on Friday, taking sole possession of fifth place in Section 1-6A. The top six teams in the class make the playoffs.. Mary Langston homered and Brooke Boehmer drove in two runs for the...
Gary Franks: For the banking industry, let’s pray it is not deja vu all over again
How can billions of dollars be lost, and nobody can figure out who got the money or where it all went? Maybe fraud is involved somewhere? In the last banking crisis in 2008 — which led to a crippling recession in America and around the world — a deep-dive investigation...
Proposal to update ailing Pa. rent, property tax rebate program would reverse decade of decline
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 — The number of people getting help from a state program that offsets some housing costs for older and disabled...
Man identified who was found shot to death in Braddock
Authorities are calling the death of a man who was found shot to death Friday in an apartment in Braddock, a homicide. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Malik Sanders, 50. He was dead at the scene. A medical examiner’s news release Saturday called Sander’s death...
