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After entering the transfer portal, Davon Townley is back at Penn State: ‘Expect big things’
Drew Shelton was asked last week if there’s a defensive lineman on Penn State’s roster — someone from his 2022 recruiting class or maybe a year or two older — that has impressed him since the summer. The offensive tackle didn’t hesitate. “Obviously you guys know about Dani,” Shelton said...
Letter to the editor: Residents should voice opinions on Harrold school’s future
On Feb. 21, the Hempfield Area School Board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at Harrold Middle School to determine whether or not to close the school. I sincerely hope residents will show up and voice their opinions. Some of the school board members feel there is no money...
Ash Wednesday services, Torah discussion and more at Sewickley area churches, houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Textiles, Women, Weaving and Torah will take place Feb. 17 via Zoom. Have you ever wondered about how the textiles...
Letter to the editor: Keep saving lives with AIDS relief
At 20 years, PEPFAR counts 25 million lives saved from HIV/AIDS. Congress must keep up the fight! Everyone around the world deserves a life of dignity and opportunity. As President Biden noted in his State of the Union address, Congress can move us closer to that reality — and a...
The Stroller, Feb. 17, 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. Early Childhood Fair planned by Highlands School District Highlands School District...
Laurels & lances: Loss, objection and dropped charges
Laurel: To a bittersweet farewell. On Tuesday, the community turned out to line the roads along a a twisting path from Baldwin to McKeesport, ending at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery on Curry Hollow Road. They were there to say goodbye to McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski, who was killed in the...
Letter to the editor: Does Reschenthaler know what socialism is?
“Fascism is anti-Marxism which seeks to destroy the enemy by the evolvement of a radically opposed and yet related ideology and by the use of almost identical and yet typically modified methods, always, however within the unyielding framework of national self-assertion and autonomy.” — Ernst Nolte Rep. Guy Reschenthaler recently...
Tiger Woods’ 3-birdie finish keeps him in Genesis Invitational contentionVideo
LOS ANGELES — A day that started with butterflies ended with birdies — three in a row — as Tiger Woods navigated Riviera Country Club on Thursday with a round as crisp as the cool afternoon. Woods, playing his first competitive round in a non-major in 844 days, shot a...
School news from the North Allegheny area
Families are invited to an open house for Providence Heights Alpha School, at 9000 Babcock Boulevard in McCandless, on Feb. 26, from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. Please register at alphaschool.org. Established in 1926, the private, PreK4 through 8th grade elementary school provides a Catholic education, preparing students for high...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 16, 2023
High schools WPIAL championships Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 24 schedule Norwin (14-8) at New Castle (20-2), 7 p.m.; Butler (14-7) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (9-12) at Upper St. Clair (14-8), 7 p.m.; Baldwin (12-10) vs. Central Catholic (13-9) at Gateway, 7 p.m. Class 5A First...
High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2023: McKeesport stops Moon as playoffs open with upset
It only took a few hours for the first double-digit seed to pull off a first-round upset in the WPIAL basketball playoffs. Travarese Rowe scored 20 points to lead No. 12 McKeesport to a 56-50 victory over No. 5 Moon in a Class 5A boys first-round game on the postseason’s...
Deer Lakes wins WPIBL girls team title in program’s 2nd season
Deer Lakes won a WPIBL girls team championship in the program’s second year of existence Thursday at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls, posting the top score in qualifying and sweeping Plum and Freeport in the step-ladder finals. Tayla Germanich led the Lancers with a 647 series in qualifying. Kaylee Lipp,...
Prosecutors: Mechanicsburg woman should spend 7+ years in prison over Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors want a Cumberland County woman who acted as an “accelerant” during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol to serve seven years in prison for her role. They also want her to serve three years of supervised release, and pay $3,039 in restitution. But Riley Williams,...
USDA tells Senate panel it’s struggling to feed needy families
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Department of Agriculture official testified Thursday that some of the agency’s food programs are being overburdened in the push to feed needy families. The acknowledgment came Thursday morning as Republicans on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee repeatedly hammered the USDA over a dramatic rise...
Congress wants to know why Marc Fogel hasn’t been declared ‘wrongfully detained’
Nine members of Congress — including three from Western Pennsylvania — sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, demanding to know why Oakmont’s Marc Fogel has not been classified as “wrongfully detained” in Russia. Fogel, 61, has been held in Russia for 18 months for possessing...
Former ‘Home of the Whopper’ for lease in Harrison
Changes to the Harrison business district could be coming. There’s space for a new restaurant now that the former Burger King building is officially on the market. The 1,900-square-foot space sits at 1513 Freeport Road, in the heart of the township’s commercial corridor. Listed for lease by CBRE Group Inc.,...
Review: Wuther true or false, ‘Emily’ weaves a passionate portrait of a Brontë sisterVideo
“Wuthering Heights” was first published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell — a pseudonym for Emily Brontë, of course, and one that she adopted in tandem with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, in their individual novels as well as a book of poetry. “Jane Eyre” was published under Currer...
Ryan Seacrest leaving ‘Live,’ to be replaced by Kelly Ripa’s husband, Mark ConsuelosVideo
NEW YORK — Ryan Seacrest plans to leave ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan” this spring, he announced on Thursday’s episode. Seacrest has hosted the New York-set morning show with Kelly Ripa since 2017. Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, will take over as her full-time co-host. “It was a tough, tough...
Pa. Game Commission says 2022 bear harvest included 14 ‘tremendous’ bears over 600 pounds
While the number of black bears harvested in Pennsylvania in 2022 was down, some of those were “tremendous” animals that weighed more than 600 pounds. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said of the 3,170 bears harvested, three weighed more than 700 pounds and 11 weighed more than 600 pounds. It was...
Girl Scouts launch Pinewood Derby races in Monroeville
Local Girl Scouts celebrated their inaugural Pinewood Derby races in January at Cross Roads Presbyterian Church in Monroeville, with help from the Cub Scout Pack 184. The turnout was 64 pinewood cars from across the Gateway Service Unit, which serves girls in Monroeville and surrounding areas. First place overall for...
Some of Raquel Welch’s best films are hard to find. Here’s where you can watch them
Raquel Welch, the 1960s international sex symbol whose acting career spanned more than half a century, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 82. Welch shot to stardom in the ’60s with the films “Fantastic Voyage” and “One Million Years B.C.” The pulpy movie poster for the...
2023 fish fries in Alle-Kiski Valley
All menus are subject to change and availability. Events begin either Ash Wednesday or Feb. 24. Allegheny Township Markle Volunteer Fire Department, 470 Joyce St., 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent or until sold out. Dine in or takeout. Menu: hand battered fish sandwich dinner, $14; chicken tenders meal,...
Letter to the editor: Divided states of America
Reading your newspaper, I fear for this country. I’m no psychic, but you cannot say that we live in a United States any longer, but a divided states. I predict the dismantling of our union: If Texas breaks away first, other states will follow. As Europe joins together and America...
Letter to the editor: Reflecting on ATI’s storied history
Allegheny Technologies (ATI) has been a steady footprint in the area since 1924 with its first patent to commercialize stainless steel. The company started as Allegheny Steel & Iron in Brackenridge, then, in 1938, merged with Ludlum Steel in Watervliet, N.Y., and became Allegheny Ludlum. Headquarters stayed in Pittsburgh for...
Editorial: Our children are under fire, and it’s time something gives
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey was stretched thin. Events called him in two directions. The funeral for slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski was scheduled for noon at St. Albert the Great Church in Baldwin. It was just a few hours later that he was speaking with media in...
