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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 4, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, ppd. Seneca Valley 7, Butler 0 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 4, Baldwin 1 Canon-McMillan 3, Central Catholic 2 Norwin 5, Hempfield 4 Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel 8, Armstrong 2 Plum 7, Franklin Regional 5...
High school roundup for May 4, 2023: Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames fans 19 again
Lexie Hames struck out 19 for the second straight start as Seneca valley defeated Mt. Lebanon, 8-2, in Section 1-6A softball Thursday. Mia Ryan doubled and drove in three runs while Anna Kalkowski and Emilia Pfab each had two RBIs for the Raiders (12-1, 11-1). Deirdre Flaherty hit a solo...
Former Michigan star Hunter Dickinson will transfer to Kansas
Former Michigan center Hunter Dickinson, a 7-foot-1, 260-pound two-time first-team all-Big Ten selection, referred to by Mlive.com as the “most accomplished player ever to enter college basketball’s transfer portal,” has decided to transfer to Kansas, he announced Thursday morning via video on his Twitter account. Dickinson, who entered his name...
PennDOT announces road work in Indiana Township
Work on two road projects in Indiana Township is progressing, PennDOT has announced. Saxonburg Boulevard PennDOT slide repair work on Saxonburg Boulevard in Indiana Township will require part of the road to be closed until May 19. Saxonburg Boulevard between Klein Road and Francioni Lane will be closed around-the-clock. South...
News from Aspinwall Tee ball and more
An open house is scheduled for Monday, May 15 at the Aspinwall Borough building from 6-8 p.m. for parents interested in signing up their children for Aspinwall Tee ball. Players do not need to live in Aspinwall. Sign up sheets are available on the Aspinwall Tee Ball Facebook page or...
Party affiliation can be misleading in some local Pa. elections
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 — When Devon Taliaferro first ran for school board in Pittsburgh Public Schools, she filed as a Democrat. She’s a...
Movie review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ manages to fly above the MCU dinVideo
As a critic, it has long felt futile to critically engage with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. By the end of Phase Three, with “Avengers: Endgame,” it was clear that these movies were less discrete pieces of cinematic art than they were puzzle pieces of content made to fit into a...
7 in running for 5 spots on Hampton Township School Board
Editor’s note: The Hampton Journal is publishing primary election previews with candidate interviews for contested races only. Hampton Township Council has no contested races, according to Allegheny County Election Bureau information. In the race for Hampton Township School Board, seven candidates are running for spots on the November ballot for...
Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano revisits band’s debut album as it turns 40
Gordon Gano was still a high school kid when he wrote all the songs on Violent Femmes’ 1983 self-titled debut, an album that captured teen angst with songs such as “Blister In The Sun,” “Add It Up” and “Gone Daddy Gone.” Raging hormones, unrequited love, seething resentment and unsettling anxiety...
Riverview singers entertain at Oakmont men’s breakfast
At Oakmont Presbyterian Church’s monthly Men’s Breakfast and Entertainment event, the Grace Notes from Riverview High School provided the entertainment for the morning. The group, directed by Nathan Hart, consisted of 15 young ladies who sang five songs: “Hummingbird,” “Warrior,” “What Happens When,” “My Roots” and “Jantos (Together).” The songs...
Fox Chapel Garden Club hosts Gardenfest May 13
Eight local gardening organizations plus local artisans will have plants and items for sale at the Fox Chapel Garden Club’s Gardenfest on May 13 at O’Hara Community Park from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The lineup of vendors includes: Toad Hollow Gardener — houseplants, daylilies, perennials Men’s Garden Club —...
Possible charges against Marine in chokehold death of Jordan NeelyVideo
New York Police Department detectives and Manhattan prosecutors conferred Thursday over possible criminal charges against a Marine veteran as new details emerged in the caught-on-camera chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a Michael Jackson impersonator with a history of mental illness, police sources said. The city Medical Examiner determined Wednesday that...
Letter to the editor: Speak out on another Penn-Trafford budget increase
As the Penn-Trafford School Board prepares to vote on the district budget in June, they are still unsure whether they can hold the line on it or if they will vote for a tax increase for the 10th year in a row. If you want your opinion to be considered,...
Letter to the editor: Zellers for district judge
Time for change in the Valley! Better options cannot be overlooked when opportunity arises. Leslie Uncapher Zellers is that better option for magisterial district judge. When she served the citizens of Westmoreland County as a prosecuting attorney with the district attorney’s office, we prosecuted many cases together. I came to...
Editorial: World Press Freedom Day is a reminder of vital role
May 3 doesn’t really seem like a holiday for most people. It’s after Easter and before Memorial Day. It falls in that middle ground of spring days that just run into one another. But May 3 is a holiday that flies under the radar, although it speaks to something that...
The Stroller, May 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. Memorial Day events to be published The Valley News Dispatch is...
Letter to the editor: We can’t police ourselves out of opioid crisis
The article “Expecting more than $1B in opioid settlement money, Pa. grapples with policing versus treatment” (April 18, TribLIVE) discusses how many counties are planning on using their settlement money to hire more police officers. There is no evidence supporting that more policing decreases overdoses. We must use this settlement...
High school roundup for May 3, 2023: 4 Montour pitchers combine on no-hitter
Vinny Markulin and three relievers combined on a no-hitter, leading Montour to an 8-0 victory over Central Valley in Section 1-4A baseball Wednesday. Markulin started and went three innings. Michael Ivanoff pitched the fourth, Nick Walker worked 1⅓ innings and Jake Robinson got the final five outs. Walker went 2...
Pirates farm report for May 3, 2023: Liover Peguero hits 1st homer of season for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-17) split a doubleheader with Toledo (Tigers). Indianapolis dropped the first game, 4-3. CF Josh Palacios and 2B Aaron Shackelford (.246) each went 1 for 3 with a triple and an RBI. LHP Kent Emanuel (8.74) started and allowed two runs on one hit and one walk in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 3, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, ppd. Seneca Valley at Butler, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at Gateway, ppd. Plum at Franklin Regional, ppd. Section 2 Peters Township at Connellsville, ppd. South Fayette at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Class 4A Section...
Pa. House committee approves bill tightening railroad regulations after East Palestine derailment
A bill that would expand Pennsylvania’s role in railroad safety enforcement passed a House committee vote with broad bipartisan support Wednesday, three months after East Palestine, Ohio rail disaster near the state border. The House Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities Committee approved House Bill 1028 Wednesday on a 19-2 vote....
Portion of Saxonburg Road scheduled for 1-day closure
Motorists who travel along Saxonburg Road in Jefferson should allow extra time May 16 for a project that will close a portion of the road. Crews will be replacing a large cross-pipe between Green Manor Drive and Mushrush Road. The project is expected to take one day but work is...
Pink eye may be a sign you have covid: What to know about the new virus symptom
A common and relatively mild malady is yet another symptom people should watch for in the fight against covid-19, experts say. Conjunctivitis — commonly known as pink eye and typically brought on by a virus, bacteria or allergies — can be a symptom of a covid infection. And public health...
Pool of 9 candidates running for Gateway ballot spots
Editor’s note: The Times Express is publishing primary election previews with candidate interviews for contested races only. In the race for Gateway School Board, nine candidates are running for spots on the November ballot for five open seats. Four of them are for four-year terms, and one for a two-year...
Is nurse shortage myth or reality? Question drives Pa. hospital staffing debate
Is a shortage of nurses preventing hospitals from hiring enough? Or is there a sufficient supply of nurses, but not enough willing to work in hospitals? That’s a central question in the debate over a proposed Pennsylvania law that would require hospitals to provide a minimum number of nurses for...
