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Mural of hope installed in Sharpsburg
The Positive Painting Project partnered with Sharpsburg artist, Christian “Mad Rabbit” Miller and the Sharpsburg-based nonprofit group, Artspiration, to create a “You Matter” mural at the playground near 13th and North Canal Street in Sharpsburg. The mural was installed on Nov. 5. Alisa and Todd Whysong of O’Hara created the...
Through the Years: In 1962, Verona made last-minute grab at Gardner points
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. Verona defeated East Huntingdon, 14-7, in a hastily arranged game to get the Panthers enough Gardner Points for a berth in the WPIAL...
Route 28 lane restrictions set Saturday in Pittsburgh during walkway inspection
PennDOT District 11 is alerting motorists of lane restrictions Saturday on Route 28 in the City of Pittsburgh. Single-lane restrictions, weather permitting, will occur from 6 a.m. to noon in both directions near the East Ohio Street (Exit 1B) off-ramp as crews inspect the Charles J. Lieberth Pedestrian Walkway. Ramp...
Letter to the editor: Make illegal gun possession penalties tougher
Regarding the article “Pittsburgh Mayor asks for public’s help to get guns off streets amid Brighton Heights shooting” (Oct. 30, TribLIVE): The answer is quite simple, and it has worked elsewhere. Put anyone caught illegally carrying a gun, adult or juvenile, in jail for three or four years, without any...
People with long covid face barriers to government disability benefits
When Josephine Cabrera Taveras was infected with covid-19 in spring 2020, she didn’t anticipate that the virus would knock her out of work for two years and put her family at risk for eviction. Taveras, a mother of two in Brooklyn, New York, said her bout with long covid has...
Letter to the editor: Biden will take blame for destruction
I have never witnessed this country more divided. In my opinion, this division was planned, and implementation began during the Obama/Biden administration. President Obama spoke openly about fundamentally changing America. They began the process by stoking the flames of racial, economic and religious differences. They placed their proxies in all...
Editorial: The lessons of the 2022 election
So what did we learn? The 2022 election was not just a survey of what people want and don’t want. Those are the polls that have been going on for months. You know, the ones assessing what the most important issues would be, allowing candidates to make subtle — or...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts launches cooking classes
Sweetwater Center for the Arts is known for its hands-on learning with less traditional classes like metalsmithing and drawing and the human form, as well as trending favorites like ceramics and jewelry making. While the creative hub in Sewickley has housed a fully equipped kitchen, it had been used more...
Belle Vernon eager to get to work in WPIAL playoffs
It’s been two long weeks, but it’s been a time to get back to basics and time to heal up for the Belle Vernon football team. The top-seeded Leopards are ready to make their postseason debut tonight when they host No. 9 East Allegheny at a soggy “beach” at James...
The Stroller, Nov. 10, 2022: 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. Mary Queen of Apostles School to present, ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ The...
Letter to the editor: Republican Party unrecognizable
I thought I knew the Republican Party. It was the party of family values I once supported because they represented the people’s welfare and were compassionate conservatives. But they’ve changed. The change has been gradual, until the party is now unrecognizable. I can’t understand how this Republican Party has mutated...
Alexa, show me Chick’s Picks’ predictions for the 2nd week of the WPIAL football playoffs
We have reached the time of year when a bit of confusion begins to set in for Chick’s Picks. Between daylight savings time ending and the Highway to Heinz getting a new corporate sponsor and also running through Norwin, Chick’s Picks finds these days utterly challenging. Over the last few...
MSNBC’s election coverage finishes ahead of CNN’s for the first time
NEW YORK — While the votes were being tallied for the Democratic Party’s surprising showing in the midterm elections, some CNN viewers may have been asking “Where’s Wolf?” Longtime CNN star Wolf Blitzer was not the lead anchor of CNN’s prime-time election coverage for the first time since 2004, as...
Freeport rested, ready for WPIAL quarterfinal matchup with dangerous West Mifflin team
It’s rare that high school football teams are healthy at this time of year, but Freeport will have a full roster ready to go Friday night. The Yellowjackets (9-1) take on West Mifflin (6-5) in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at Freeport Area Stadium. Freeport received a first-round bye last...
2022 Western Pa. high school football schedule, broadcasts for Week 11
WPIAL playoffs Thursday PIAA Class 2A District 5-8 subregional Berlin-Brothersvalley (11-0) vs. Westinghouse (10-0) at Somerset, 7 p.m. Friday Class 6A Semifinals Canon-McMillan (5-5) at North Allegheny (9-1), 7 p.m. (HSSN, 95.3 FM) Central Catholic (6-4) at Mt. Lebanon (5-5), 7 p.m. (HSSN*) Class 5A Semifinals Bethel Park (10-1) vs....
Birdie feels pain of Westmoreland County teams in WPIAL football playoffs
Last week: 5-4 (56%) Season: 101-28 (78%) An ice pack on his peanut-sized head, the Birdie limped into work Monday morning like a defensive back who had just been beaten on a go route. “Ugh,” the high school football expert said as he took a sip of pickle juice. “I...
David R. Cashman, longtime jurist in Allegheny County, dies at 76
For many judges in Allegheny County’s criminal courts division, giving the opening instructions in a jury trial can be monotonous. The information — outside of the name of the defendant and charges they face — doesn’t change. It’s page after page of reading aloud to make sure jurors know how...
Sheraden woman pleads guilty to killing girlfriend last year
As detectives investigated the Oct. 3, 2021, shooting death of Kia Reynolds, they learned from her family that she’d been trying to leave her girlfriend. They also discovered a Valentine’s Day card that Unique Lane gave to Reynolds. In it, Lane wrote, “’til bullets do us part.’” On Wednesday, Lane,...
Trump’s role in disappointing midterm elections could leave GOP in a boxVideo
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump — who picked many of his party’s candidates and demanded fealty from them throughout the 2022 midterm campaign — was likely an albatross for the GOP on Tuesday night, limiting Republicans’ gains in a midterm election the party expected to dominate. But if recent...
2022 Western Pennsylvania general election results in charts
After voters cast their votes, elections are all about the data. Here’s a look at the 2022 general elections in Western Pennsylvania in a series of charts and maps....
Darrell Owens: Responding to veteran suicide crisis
Over the past several years, most Americans have learned that veterans face a suicide crisis. We have been told that veterans take their own lives at a rate of 17 per day. The numbers resonate deeply with people across the country. Here in Pennsylvania, 240 veterans reportedly took their lives...
Brian Callaci: Reining in UPMC’s monopsony power key to addressing workforce crisis in Pittsburgh hospitals
What do self-proclaimed freelance writer Stephen King and UPMC registered nurse Jodi Faltin have in common? They’re both fighting back against corporate monopsony power that eliminates competition in the labor market and allows employers to dictate terms to workers. Whether you’re selling horror stories or expertise in providing patient care,...
Penn State’s defensive line hopes historic day at Indiana carries over vs. Maryland
James Franklin sat down in the Beaver Stadium media room and went through what seemed like a typical opening statement Tuesday. He thanked reporters for being present, both in State College and on Zoom. He assessed the Indiana game through the lens of the turnover battle, the explosive play battle,...
Westmoreland happenings: Bingos, craft shows, turkey dinner, more
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9 people injured after vehicle crashes into Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Oakland
Nine people suffered what officials described as non-life-threatening injuries late Wednesday morning when a Jeep crashed into a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, shattering its windshield. The crash happened around 11 a.m. at Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive in Oakland near the University of Pittsburgh campus when a Jeep swerved around...
