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Debra Todd to be installed as first female chief justice of Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Debra Todd knew that in 2023, she would become the first female chief justice in the 300-year history of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Her predecessor and longtime friend Max Baer had planned to retired in December, and as the next longest-serving member, the role of chief would fall to her....
David Crosby, whose voice soared with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, dies
LOS ANGELES — David Crosby, who helped found two supergroups that broadened and deepened the reach of rock music, and who, with his outspoken political pronouncements and famously outsized appetites came to symbolize the Woodstock generation’s exuberance and excesses, has died, according to a source close to the musician. Bedeviled...
‘Lamar Jackson is our quarterback’: Ravens leadership doubles down on star’s future in Baltimore
Lamar Jackson is not under contract with the Ravens for next year and many pundits have projected that he’s played his last game with the club that drafted him in 2018. But in an end-of-season news conference Thursday, Ravens leadership committed to pursuing a long-term deal with Jackson that would...
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro fills executive staff with loyal allies, political veterans
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 — Newly minted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is stocking his executive staff of advisers, mediators, and policy experts with political...
Body of missing Limerick woman discovered in Royersford, Montco DA saysVideo
NORRISTOWN — The body of Jennifer Brown, a 43-year-old Limerick Township woman who had been missing since Jan. 3, was found partially buried late Wednesday afternoon at a location in Royersford, according to authorities. “Unfortunately, I have to announce that we have found Jennifer Brown who we have been looking...
Strong winds knock out power around Western Pa.; snow forecast for Friday
Sporadic power outages swept across Allegheny and Westmoreland counties Thursday night. The outages and strong winds followed a cold front that brought with it heavy winds, rain and thunderstorms earlier in the evening. Larger outages were reported by Duquesne Light in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, Penn Hills and Plum. FirstEnergy reported...
Suspect arrested in fatal Downtown Pittsburgh shooting; victim identified
Editor’s note: Officials initially misspelled the victim’s last name. It has been corrected. Police arrested an 18-year-old man Thursday night in connection with the fatal shooting of a man that afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh,. Police charged Erique Collington, no address given, with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, tampering with physical evidence,...
Work completed on Patton, Wilmerding-Monroeville
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced that work on Patton Street and Wilmerding and Monroeville Road has been completed. In Monroeville and Wilmerding, crews milled and paved, removed brick from underneath the road, installed new drainage pipes and inlets, made other drainage improvements, performed shoulder work, and installed...
Larimer man whose blood-alcohol level was 4 times legal limit gets prison for deadly crash
A Larimer man will spend at least 2-1/2 years in state prison after pleading guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in 2021. Cody Riggins, 28, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence in December. On Thursday, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Bigley sentenced...
Allegheny County Chief Public Defender Matt Dugan announces run for district attorney
Matt Dugan has worked in Allegheny County’s criminal justice system for 16 years, holding nearly every attorney position in the Public Defender’s Office during that time. He has been among the youngest in the room as a pretrial attorney, and he’s been among the most experienced, trying homicide charges before...
Hajar Yazdiha: Distortion of MLK’s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race. In the protracted battle to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, Roy, a Republican, nominated...
Cecilia Vega leaves ABC News to join CBS and ’60 Minutes’
Cecilia Vega, a White House correspondent and weekend anchor for ABC News, is joining the CBS news magazine “60 Minutes.” CBS News announced Thursday that Vega will be a correspondent on the venerable franchise, the most watched news program on television. Openings for full-time roles on “60 Minutes” are rare...
Penn-Trafford are: Bingo, purse bash, Steelers talk
St. Barbara Parish to host bingo night St. Barbara Parish in Penn Township will host a Feb. 2 bingo night at the church, 111 Raymaley Road in Penn Township. Doors open at 5 p.m., and early-bird games begin at 6: 45 p.m. Includes a must-go $1,400 jackpot. Games pay $110...
Pa. woman accused of killing parents, living with their dismembered bodies
A Montgomery County woman found at home with her parents’ dismembered bodies was charged Wednesday with killing them, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office. Police found the bodies of a 73-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman in a home in the 1100 block of Beverly Road with their...
3 takeaways: Penguins defensemen Brian Dumoulin, Chad Ruhwedel set season-highs in ice time
During a 5-4 overtime road loss to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday, Penguins defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Chad Ruhwedel each logged season-highs in ice time. Dumoulin logged 24 minutes, 13 seconds. His total was buoyed by the penalty kill (9:26). His previous high-water mark for the...
Penn State 2023 early look: Olu Fashanu, Drew Shelton returning after strong season at tackle
When James Franklin became Penn State’s coach in 2014, the Nittany Lions’ offensive line was a major problem. PSU struggled to match up with the likes of Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State at the line of scrimmage. But as Franklin begins his 10th season in State College, it’s clear...
Robert Smith: Pa.’s ‘Republican’t’ problem
Pennsylvania Republicans have a representation problem, as evidenced by two recent events. In the recent campaign for governor, won by Democrat Josh Shapiro, certain “Republicans” publicly endorsed the Democrat for governor. Let us consider a few examples from Shapiro’s own webpage to see if we can identify the allure to...
Gov. Shapiro signs order moving state’s hiring emphasis from degrees to experience, skills
Trying to deliver on a 2022 campaign promise, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Wednesday designed to encourage more people without college degrees to seek out employment opportunities within state government. The order flatly declares that 92% of all executive branch jobs don’t require four-year degrees, though in reality,...
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ leads race for BAFTA awardsVideo
LONDON — Visceral German-language war drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” got a field-leading 14 nominations on Thursday for the British Academy Film Awards, with genre-bending comedies “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” each nominated in 10 categories. “All Quiet,” an unflinching adaptation of a...
Is retirement the right choice for you? Experts weigh in
Retirement is a phase of later adulthood that remains the ultimate goal for many professionals who dream of leaving the daily grind behind. But is retirement right for everyone? How do you know if retiring is the best option for you, or when to retire? Deciding whether to retire and...
Letter to the editor: Tired of tax money going to leaders’ perks
After reading the details of Nicole Ziccarelli’s “minor” accident, I believe the repairs should have been completed at her expense or at the expense of her personal insurance carrier (“Westmoreland DA: Crash involving county vehicle was ‘minor,’ ” Jan. 7, TribLIVE). Furthermore, why do we continue to supply vehicles to...
Letter to the editor: AP article on Biden shows media bias
The article “Biden’s chosen image takes a hit” (Jan. 15) by Zeke Miller demonstrates the biased nature of the Associated Press. While reporting on President Biden’s mishandling of confidential documents, Miller couldn’t help but take unnecessary swipes at President Trump with phrases such as “after the tumult of his predecessor”...
Editorial: Let’s keep the 2023 election mud slinging to a minimum
It’s way too early for this. It’s January. The gubernatorial inauguration for the 2022 election was just this week. There are still three state House seats to be settled next month in special elections for the 32nd, 34th and 35th districts. People can’t begin circulating or filing nomination petitions for...
The Stroller, Jan. 19, 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. Natrona outreach to distribute free veggies, personal products Building Block of...
Letter to the editor: Trump and antisemitism
The letter “The real antisemitism” (Dec. 17, TribLIVE) stated, “I was angered and offended by another anti-Trump propaganda AP article, this one titled ‘Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate’ (Dec. 4, TribLIVE). This article attributed a “surge in anti-Jewish vitriol” by citing Donald Trump hosting Kanye West and Nick...
