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High school roundup for Jan. 5, 2023: Upper St. Clair beats Mt. Lebanon in section showdown
Kate Robbins netted a game-high 20 points to lead Upper St. Clair to a 57-39 victory over Mt. Lebanon in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-6A girls basketball Thursday night. Paige Dellicarri added 12 points on four 3-pointers and Rylee Kalocay scored 11 for the Panthers (8-2, 3-0)....
Greensburg Central Catholic girls rally late to hand Serra Catholic its 1st loss
Serra Catholic was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten while on the road against Greensburg Central Catholic on Thursday night. The Eagles led by five with 1 minute, 27 seconds left in the third quarter before being limited to six points down the stretch in a 47-43 loss to...
Hundreds gather in Brackenridge to honor Chief Justin McIntire
A squadron of Pittsburgh police motorcycles roared down Morgan Street in Brackenridge just before 7 p.m. Thursday to lead a procession for fallen borough police Chief Justin McIntire. Rounding the corner onto First Avenue, their sirens wailed to greet a crowd of about 1,000 people who converged at Brackenridge Memorial...
Official fund set up for family of slain Brackenridge police chief
An official fund to benefit the family of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire has been set up by the Fraternal Order of Police. Lodge No. 39 of the FOP represents Brackenridge police officers, among others in the Alle-Kiski Valley. To donate, checks can be made out to Fraternal Order of...
Brighton Heights man with schizophrenia gets prison term for killing neighbor
In November 2019, Laron Smith was forbidden by airline officials from taking his connecting flight from Chicago to Arizona because of his erratic behavior. Airline employees called Smith’s father in Arizona, as well as his mother in Pittsburgh, and said he’d been acting strangely. Smith, now 26, believed then that...
Will a surprise speaker pick make the Pennsylvania House less partisan?
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 surprising pick for speaker of the Pennsylvania House has some lawmakers and good-government groups hopeful the chamber might...
Memorial Park Church in McCandless offers money management course
Beginning Jan. 18, Memorial Park Church will offer Financial Peace University, a class that teaches people how to handle money God’s way, not the world’s way, and live a life of freedom and generosity. The first session will be conducted in Westminster Hall at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18. It will...
Sarver VFC treasurer faces felony charges after $150K is stolen from fire company
Editor’s note: This story was update Saturday, Jan. 7 to include a statement from the fire company. State police accused the treasurer of the Sarver Volunteer Fire Company in Buffalo Township of stealing nearly $150,000 over a seven-year period by making unauthorized cash withdrawals from ATMs. William Richard George, 66,...
Rev. Erik Hoeke: What we mean when we pray for Damar Hamlin
It seems the whole country is praying for a football player this week. In the midst of Damar Hamlin’s terrifying medical emergency Monday night in Cincinnati, players and coaches gathered to pray on the field. By the time he was taken off the field by ambulance, prayers for Damar were...
Penn State QB Beau Pribula on ‘amazing’ freshman season, relationship with Drew Allar
Beau Pribula has spent the last year living what he called a “childhood dream.” Pribula was a Penn State fan before he was a standout quarterback at Central York. He has photos as a kid wearing the blue jersey and white helmet to prove it. Now, he wears that uniform...
Letter to the editor: Spotlight the integrity of our elections
With the article “Vote totals from recounted precincts certified in Westmoreland County” (Dec. 16, TribLIVE), which appeared on page 3 in the print edition, the Trib missed a prime opportunity to emphasize to voters the validity of the integrity of our election process. Considering the number of voters spreading rumors...
Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was sparked by the German theologian’s decision to...
Amazon layoffs to hit 18,000 people
The wave of layoffs at Amazon will hit thousands more people than originally expected. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday evening the company planned to eliminate “just over” 18,000 roles. In November, when news of layoffs first broke, Amazon said the number of impacted roles remained fluid as leaders evaluated...
Letter to the editor: Still tampering with democracy
From the results of the November election, one can conclude that a stable democracy is important to the people of Pennsylvania. We do not want our Legislature to be able to nullify our votes, or Republican lawmakers claiming the 2020 election was stolen, or representatives going to court to oppose...
Editorial: The surprising resolution of Pennsylvania’s House leadership vote
The Pennsylvania Legislature is as polarized as a car battery. Almost nothing can happen in the hallowed halls of Harrisburg without boiling down to positive and negative, pro and con and, above all, Democrat and Republican. Until Tuesday. On the same day the U.S. House of Representatives was paralyzed with...
The Stroller, Jan. 5, 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. NK church offers kids clothing closet The Kids Closet at The...
Letter to the editor: Legislators must address elevator concerns
Many older residents are able to stay in their homes even when they develop mobility challenges. For those of us who can no longer do that, retirement communities are available. In places like Florida, these tend to be low-rise buildings or single-story apartment homes. In older cities like Pittsburgh, many...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 4, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 3 Ligonier Valley at Apollo-Ridge, ppd. Class A Section 2 West Greene 58, California 54 Section 3 Imani Christian 51, Neighborhood Academy 44 Nonsection Nazareth Prep at New Brighton, (n) Northgate 81, Hopewell 49 Union 62, Slippery Rock 38 City...
High school roundup for Jan. 4, 2023: Quaker Valley wrestlers beat Montour in thriller
Kris Brown (189) won by fall and Chase Kretzler (215) took a 3-0 decision in the final two bouts to lead Quaker Valley to a 29-28 Section 3-2A win over Montour on Wednesday night. Bruce Anderchak (106) picked up a pin, Brandon Krul (126) and Marcus Richey (152) won by...
Ron DeSantis to scrutinize higher ed programs for diversity, critical-race theory activities
As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory. DeSantis has made the fight against critical race theory — which is based...
NYPD cop suspended for pummeling 12-year-old girl while breaking up after-school brawlVideo
NEW YORK — An NYPD cop was suspended after he was caught on video pummeling a 12-year-old girl while trying to break up an after-school brawl on Staten Island, police said Wednesday. The department’s Internal Affairs Bureau was looking into the incident as a video surfaced on social media of...
Wexford woman gets probation and house arrest for failure to pay taxes
The owner of a now-defunct Fox Chapel business will serve three years probation, including six months on house arrest, after she was sentenced on Wednesday for failing to pay both personal and business taxes. Shelley L. Fant, 52, of Wexford was sentenced before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. In...
FBI boosts reward for pipe bomb info ahead of Jan. 6 anniversary
Law enforcement agencies are boosting a reward for information on the unknown individual who placed pipe bombs outside political targets one day before the Capitol riot in Washington ahead of the second anniversary of the attack. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the...
Here’s what you need to know about new Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi
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 Pennsylvania House picked state Rep. Mark Rozzi to be the chamber’s new speaker Tuesday in a surprise vote....
Venkat announces traffic safety grants for Hampton, McCandless
Hampton and McCandless townships will receive a combined $626,483 for traffic safety improvements, state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, announced on Jan. 4. The grants are funded by PennDOT’s Automated Red-Light Enforcement program, or ARLE. McCandless will receive $451,483 to upgrade accessible pedestrian signals, equipment for flashing yellow arrow operations, controller...
