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Letter to the editor: We must stop demonizing each other
I am tired of reading letters to the editor from so called “conservatives” who equate worshipping at the altar of Donald Trump as being “real Republicans.” Conservatives come in an array of flavors, including this never-Trumper. Apparently, if you don’t agree with the far right section of the party that...
Editorial: The ticking clocks of Pennsylvania’s poor bridges
For the people on the Fern Hollow Bridge on Jan. 28, 2022, the unthinkable happened in a heartbeat. There was a banging sound. There was confusion. Was it a crash? There was a drop. One moment, it was a normal Friday morning, driving in the snowy January weather. The next,...
The Stroller, Jan. 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. Lenten fish fry listings wanted Ash Wednesday is Feb. 22 and...
Letter to the editor: All students deserve an excellent education
In his op-ed ”Now’s the time to tackle the charter vs. public school problem” (Jan. 17, TribLIVE), Isaiah Trumbull blamed charter schools for the Pittsburgh School District’s (PPS) poor performance. Unfortunately, his op-ed is full of misinformation. Far from “underfunded,” PPS receives $27,700 per student, about $12,000 more than the national...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 62, North Allegheny 55 Central Catholic 60, Pine-Richland 44 Butler 78, Seneca Valley 71 Section 2 Norwin 57, Canon-McMillan 39 Mt. Lebanon 50, Baldwin 49 Upper St. Clair 67, Hempfield 65 (OT) Class 5A Section 1 Peters...
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2023: Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine, Aquinas Academy’s Vinnie Cugini threaten WPIAL records
Makhai Valentine threatened the WPIAL single-game scoring record with 63 points in a 100-70 victory for Steel Valley over Brentwood in Section 2-3A boys basketball Friday night. led Steel Valley (9-9, 7-2) with 63 points and Nahjir Norris added 14 points for the Ironmen (9-9, 7-2). Carter Betz poured in...
News from Fox Chapel Area schools
Six Fox Chapel Area High School students are nominees in the Third Annual Prime Stage High School Drama Awards for their work in the high school’s fall play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” The students nominated are senior Ghost Snyder, best actor; junior Sophia Rike, best actress; junior Benjamin Werner, best...
Latrobe diver wins back-to-back WCCA championships
Latrobe’s Hannah Polosky defended her girls diving championship at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming and diving meet Friday night at Derry, bettering her score from last year by more than 70 points. Derry’s Jake Hauser took the boys title, finishing ahead of a pair of divers from Franklin Regional,...
Gary Franks: Comparing Biden’s document handling with past presidents’ misdeeds
In U.S. history there may never have been a time when a sitting president of the United States grossly mishandled or did not properly secure classified documents until President Joe Biden. Depending on what is contained in the documents and who had access to them, significant damage could have been...
3 more people injured in Fern Hollow Bridge collapse sue City of Pittsburgh
Three people who were on the Fern Hollow Bridge when it collapsed a year ago filed lawsuits against the City of Pittsburgh on Friday alleging negligence for its alleged failure to maintain the structure. Velva and Tyrone Perry were in his red Ford F-150 pickup truck about 6:40 a.m. on...
Bob Dylan almost died in 1997. Months later, ‘Time Out of Mind’ revived his career
A quarter of a century ago, Bob Dylan found vital new life in an album about death’s inexorable approach. “I’m walking through streets that are dead,” the rock ‘n’ roll legend sang — wheezed, really — right at the top of “Time Out of Mind,” which came out in the...
Jerald McNair: When a 6-year-old is accused of shooting his teacher, it’s time for a paradigm shift
Six-year-old children should be learning to read, identify new words by matching letters to sounds, count to 100, and do basic addition and subtraction. But now we have a 6-year-old who allegedly shot his teacher in Newport News, Va. Unfortunately, school shootings are not uncommon. There have been more than...
Judge rejects motion to detain Pittsburgh activist over posts after chief’s killing
An Allegheny County judge will not detain a well-known Pittsburgh activist over posts she made about the shooting death of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire. Common Pleas Judge Kelly E. Bigley on Friday denied a request from District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s office to detain Nicky Jo Dawson. “While...
Inside the most dysfunctional Patriots season under Bill Belichick: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’
BOSTON — Light rain cut through a thick, gray fog choking Foxboro when Bill O’Brien walked into Patriots headquarters Monday to end the team’s search for its next offensive coordinator. O’Brien’s second interview was his final step toward a long-awaited reunion with the franchise that launched his NFL career. Soon,...
Robert Morris’ Brady Ferguson named to Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor
Former Robert Morris forward Brady Ferguson has been named to the inaugural class of the Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor. Ferguson, who played at Robert Morris from 2014-18, is the Colonials’ all-time leading scorer with 167 points (66 goals, 101 assists). He was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as...
18 neglected animals, guns, drugs seized from Pa. family’s home: DA
Investigators searching a Lancaster County family’s home last week discovered 18 pets without proper medical care or shelter, as well as thousands of grams of marijuana and 13 guns. Austin, Jordan, Scott and Heide Breland are facing animal neglect, drug and gun charges after the Jan. 13 search of their...
Jay Leno breaks bones in motorcycle wreck months after fire
Two months after undergoing surgery for serious burns, Jay Leno is now contending with a number of broken bones after being knocked off a motorcycle. The comedian and former “Tonight Show” host told a Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Thursday that he broke his collarbone and two ribs and cracked his...
Letter to the editor: We’ll never forget Chief Justin McIntire
I had the opportunity to have met police Chief Justin McIntire. Our community will never forget the dedication and love he gave us. We fly our colors of our police departments proudly. God bless all police officers in our country. We salute you, Justin. Gloria J. Parobeck Brackenridge...
Worship services, pancake breakfasts and more at Sewickley area churches, temples
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Beth Samuel Jewish Center is at 810 Kennedy Drive in Ambridge. For more information, visit bethsamuel.org. Christ Church at Grove Farm Sunday services are at 9 a.m. (traditional) and 11:15 a.m....
Letter to the editor: NFL kickers missing the mark
In the Jan. 16 Dallas Cowboys/Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four extra points. After he missed two extra points, why in God’s name did they still let him in there instead of replacing him with a backup kicker? Maher went on to miss two more extra...
Letter to the editor: Women deserve better than abortion
Last Friday, my husband and I traveled with our three young children, ages 6, 5 and 3, to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Having marched many times in the past in hopes that one day Roe v. Wade would be overturned, this trip was an expression of...
3 takeaways: Penguins give up another power-play goal to Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin
During Thursday’s 3-2 shootout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring with a power-play goal exactly six minutes into regulation. That was Ovechkin’s 18th power-play goal against the Penguins in 71 career games. Only forward Mike Gartner, a member of the Hockey Hall of...
The Stroller, Jan. 27, 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. Fun and Freedom Youth Sports to host designer purse bash A...
Laurels & lances: Police and consequences
Laurel: To carrying on. Though the hole created by the loss of Chief Justin McIntire remains, the Brackenridge police are getting back to business as usual. Police from across the region covered the department following McIntire’s death Jan. 2 in the line of duty, allowing the Brackenridge officers an opportunity...
Letter to the editor: Are we seeing a rift between Biden and media?
Having followed politics rather closely for more than four decades, I could only shake my head in disgust as Joe Biden won the presidency in 2020. At least when Donald Trump made stupid, clumsy attempts to circumnavigate the truth, it could be attributed to his unfamiliarity with political articulation. Biden...
