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Letter to the editor: Bushy Run needs to continue its battles
The new woke policy on force-on-force reenactments that the National Park Service adopted, and this blue state liked, is being used to censor the history of Bushy Run Battlefield (“Pa. agency explains why it enacted no force-on-force rule for Bushy Run, other sites,” Feb. 6, TribLIVE). They claim it is...
The Stroller, Feb. 9, 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. Used musical instruments wanted for children Non-profit organization the Play It...
Letter to the editor: GOP, party of violence
Ninety-nine percent of Republican lawmakers voted against banning assault weapons, and 96% voted against commonsense background checks before gun sales. Both of these safety measures are supported by the majority of Americans and would save countless lives. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 648 mass shootings in 2022....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 8, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 4 Washington 88, Waynesburg 46 Class A Section 2 Geibel 81, West Greene 65 Section 3 St. Joseph 2, Hillel Academy 0 (forfeit) Nonsection Bentworth 66, Mapletown 53 Bishop Canevin 86, Serra Catholic 57 Propel Montour 63, Propel Braddock Hills...
High school roundup for Feb. 8, 2023: Blackhawk girls clinch section title
Quinn Borroni scored 23 points as Blackhawk defeated Quaker Valley, 61-28, to clinch the Section 2-4A girls basketball title Wednesday night. Kassie Potts scored 14 and Alena Fusetti had 13 for the Cougars (18-2, 9-0), who used a 27-7 margin in the third quarter to pull away. Oumou Thiero led...
Vigil held for slain McKeesport Officer Sean Sluganski, injured officer recovering
McKeesport community members and residents from surrounding towns joined in solace and a surprise celebration during a vigil for a fallen city police officer. More than 200 people packed the blue pavilion at Renziehausen Park on Wednesday night in remembrance of Officer Sean Sluganski. “This devastating tragedy to our city...
DA’s office withdraws notice to seek death penalty in 2019 officer slaying
Less than a month before trial is scheduled to start, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday withdrew its intent to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in 2019. Christian Bey, 33, of Wilkinsburg, is scheduled to go to trial...
Suspect in McKeesport police shooting threatened to go on ‘killing spree’ weeks earlier, officials say
The warning was dire: a McKeesport man named Johnathan Morris was threatening to go on a “killing spree.” It was Jan. 13 — three weeks before investigators say Morris, an ex-Marine and son of a former McKeesport police officer, abruptly opened fire on two of his mother’s former colleagues, killing...
Penn State’s Nick Singleton turning the page from debut season to ‘what’s next’
STATE COLLEGE — Nick Singleton can’t seem to shake it. Everywhere the Penn State phenom turns, he still manages to see his record-setting Rose Bowl run. Singleton’s dash through Utah’s defense, one that encapsulated his electrifying freshman season, happened five weeks ago. Friends keep sending him the highlight anyway, and...
Hampton, authority earn Banner Communities honor
The Allegheny League of Municipalities, in conjunction with Allegheny County and program sponsor HRG Engineering, announces its 2023 Banner Communities. Among those earning the distinction are Hampton Township and the Hampton Shaler Water Authority. The Banner Community Program recognizes municipalities that distinguish themselves as model communities through a commitment to...
Oakmont, Verona among Banner Communities
The Allegheny League of Municipalities, in conjunction with Allegheny County and program sponsor HRG Engineering, announces its 2023 Banner Communities. Among the municipalities earning the distinction are Oakmont and Verona. The Banner Community Program recognizes municipalities that distinguish themselves as model communities through a commitment to effective, efficient and accountable...
NFL Network, ESPN pull Michael Irvin from Super Bowl-week shows
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin will not make any of his scheduled NFL Network or ESPN appearances for the remainder of Super Bowl week after a woman complained about his conduct during an encounter Sunday evening in Arizona. Irvin described the interaction to The Dallas Morning News as...
Monroeville, Pitcairn among Banner Communities
The Allegheny League of Municipalities, in conjunction with Allegheny County and program sponsor HRG Engineering, announces its 2023 Banner Communities. Among the municipalities earning the distinction are Monroeville and Pitcairn. The Banner Community Program recognizes municipalities that distinguish themselves as model communities through a commitment to effective, efficient and accountable...
Chartiers Valley municipalities among Banner Communities
The Allegheny League of Municipalities, in conjunction with Allegheny County and program sponsor HRG Engineering, announces its 2023 Banner Communities. Among the municipalities earning the distinction this year are Bridgeville, Collier, Heidelberg, Scott and Carnegie. The Banner Community Program recognizes municipalities that distinguish themselves as model communities through a commitment...
City of Philadelphia joins growing list of school districts delaying opening on Super Bowl Monday
Several school districts in the greater Philadelphia suburbs and southern New Jersey made headlines last week after announcing a two-hour delayed opening on Super Bowl Monday, so students and staff could stay up late to watch the Philadelphia Eagles play in Super Bowl LVII. And, Wednesday, officials from the School...
Bethel Park named Banner Community
The Allegheny League of Municipalities, in conjunction with Allegheny County and program sponsor HRG Engineering, announces its 2023 Banner Communities. Bethel Park is among the municipalities earning the distinction. The Banner Community Program recognizes municipalities that distinguish themselves as model communities through a commitment to effective, efficient and accountable government...
Funeral set for McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski
A funeral Mass for slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski will take place at noon Tuesday at St. Albert the Great Church in Baldwin, funeral home officials said. Visitation is noon to 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at John F. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Road...
LeBron James makes NBA history on a star-filled night in LA
LOS ANGELES — Bronny James stepped over to his dad’s locker and played the phone video he had taken of Tuesday night’s biggest moment. The NBA’s new scoring king tipped his head back in a rich, full-throated laugh when the audio revealed Bronny had anticipated that the historic basket would...
From ‘Blacula’ to ‘Get Out,’ the evolution of Black horror films
“The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar” by Robin R. Means Coleman’s and Mark H. Harris; Gallery/Saga Press (327 pages, $27.99) If you want to survive a horror movie, there are a few things to remember. Always make sure your phone is charged. Avoid abandoned...
Rep. Greg Vitali: Shapiro must lead on environmental funding
A new governor offers hope that the chronic underfunding of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will finally end. This underfunding has compromised the department’s ability to regulate the oil and gas industry, monitor and reduce air and water pollution, protect the Chesapeake Bay and clean up hazardous waste sites....
Duran Duran’s latest tour to stop in Pittsburgh
Hungry for some Duran Duran? Pittsburghers are in luck — the group is headed to town. The British band, which rose to fame in the 1980s, will bring its Future Past tour to PPG Paints Arena on Sept. 9. “It’s remarkable to me that as a band, we are still...
Letter to the editor: With Ukraine aid, are we headed for WWIII?
As the U.S. continues to funnel tens of billions of taxpayer dollars and military aid to Ukraine, with what seems like zero accountability, ask this simple question: If Country A supplies Country B with missiles to bomb Country C, does Country C have the moral right to bomb Country A?...
Westmoreland happenings: Valentine’s Day parties, soup sale, turkey dinner, more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to Carol Pinto-Smith at cpinto-smith@triblive.com or mailed to Briefly Speaking, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks before the event. Each announcement is printed once; there...
Letter to the editor: A new school shouldn’t divide the community
Did Quaker Valley School District go to court for the right to not have to build an emergency access road? Any school should have an access road, and perhaps multiple. The judge that ruled in favor of QVSD said that no emergency personnel testified to the necessity of a road,...
Letter to the editor: Environmental insanity
Hopefully, the talk of banning gas stoves marked the beginning of the end of the radical climate change movement. It’s becoming a bad joke. The effort to switch from internal combustion engine-powered vehicles to EVs sounded like it made good environmental sense, but we are learning that it does not,...
