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Candidate statement: Sen. Doug Mastriano
I never wanted to be a politician. I grew up in a middle-class family, and my dad served in the Navy. All I ever wanted to do was serve my country as a soldier. I served in the U.S. Army for 30 years before retiring as a colonel. After my...
Candidate statement: Lt. Gov. John Fetterman
Twenty years ago, I came to Braddock to start a GED program and help young people find jobs. After two of my students were shot and killed, I ran for mayor to stop the violence. I proudly served as mayor of Braddock for four terms. During my tenure as mayor,...
Candidate statement: Attorney General Josh Shapiro
I grew up in Pennsylvania, watching my parents serve their community — my father as a pediatrician, and my mother as an educator. I witnessed firsthand how they cared for our neighbors and friends, and I recognized at a young age the importance of standing up for others and knew...
Letter to the editor: During November and year-round, support Pa. caregivers
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month, offering an important reminder to support all Pennsylvania caregivers. As an Alzheimer’s Association volunteer and board member, I understand the challenges Pennsylvania caregivers are facing. Here in Pennsylvania, there are over 400,000 family caregivers who are juggling competing...
The Stroller, Nov. 6, 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. Freeport Area HS to present fall musical Freeport Area High School...
Letter to the editor: Please be patient with your health care providers
Two years ago, I wrote reassuring our communities that we were here for you. At that point the pandemic was in its infancy. Two years later, we have all gone through unimaginable times. We have lost loved ones. Those of us in health care did our best to guide you...
Veterans Day events in the A-K Valley
Veterans Day events open to the public throughout the Valley include: Apollo • The 19th annual Apollo Area Veterans Day service will be at noon Friday in Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., 100 Owens View Ave. The Rev. Thomas Holmes, the Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard, Memory Makers...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 5, 2022
High schools Cross country Boys PIAA championships Class 3A Individual: 1. Brian DiCola, Brian DiCola, 15:24.2; 2. Drew Griffith, Butler, 15:35.2; 3. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 16:09.7; 4. Brett Kroboth, Peters Township, 16:13.5; 5. Patrick Lawson, Haverford Township, 16:17.8; 6. Aidan Hodge, Hempfield (District 3), 16:19.9; 7. Drew Brill, La...
Bump up to 3A can’t stop North Catholic from downing South Fayette for WPIAL volleyball crown
North Catholic won its fourth WPIAL volleyball title in the last five seasons, and Trojans coach Amanda Fetter has the right receipe for success. After North Catholic won the first two sets, Fetter and several players were dancing in front of the bench to Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” South...
District college football roundup: Saint Vincent jumps on Waynesburg
Molayo Irefin returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown – the longest play in school history – to lead Saint Vincent to a 53-16 victory over Waynesburg (4-5, 3-4) in PAC football Saturday afternoon. Irefin caught seven passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns from Brady Walker, who...
WPIAL players earn top 4 finishes at PIAA tennis championships
WPIAL players were all over the podium at the PIAA Class 2A girls singles tennis championships Saturday in Hershey – everywhere but the top spot. Wyoming Seminary’s Ilana Rosenthal was the champion, with Sewickley Academy’s Ashley Close taking second, South Park’s Nicole Kempton third and Knoch’s Emily Greb fourth. Rosenthal...
George Guido: Freeport seniors capture 3rd WPIAL volleyball title
Freeport brought home its seventh WPIAL girls volleyball title Saturday. But it wasn’t easy. The Yellowjackets lost the first set and won the second, setting up a grueling third set where the score was tied nine times and there were six lead changes before Freeport prevailed. In the fourth set,...
No. 1 Freeport claims 2nd straight WPIAL girls volleyball championship
After dropping the first set of the WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball championship to Shenango on Saturday, top-seeded Freeport dug deep into a bag full of experience on the big stage. The Yellowjackets relied on that and getting back to its gameplan en route to a 3-1 win and the...
No. 2 Frazier sweeps No. 1 Serra Catholic to capture 2nd WPIAL girls volleyball title
The Hartman family is going to need a bigger trophy room, as the Frazier volleyball team climbed the mountain and now sits on top of the WPIAL in Class A. The Commodores entered Saturday’s championship with an unblemished record as the No. 2 seed and they left unbeaten after sweeping...
1.4M Pennsylvanians asked to vote by mail — here’s what that means for Election Week counting
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 — More than 1.4 million people in Pennsylvania requested to vote by mail for the Nov. 8 election, but county...
North Allegheny notebook: 4 NA girls soccer players earn All-WPIAL honors
North Allegheny’s girls soccer team advanced to the WPIAL championship game for the third time in four seasons, and four Tigers who helped lead the way were honored for their performance. Senior midfielders Anna Bundy and Sophia Palermo, junior forward Abigail Stager and senior forward Lucia Wells were all named...
Herald notebook: Hartman leads Shady Side Academy runners to PIAA meet
Chelsea Hartman has been through a lot in her first three cross country seasons with health concerns prior to her freshman year and stress fractures in her feet last year. But the Shady Side Academy junior battled through all that was thrown her way, and she stood tall as a...
Young roster provides plenty of highlights for Fox Chapel cross country team
It wasn’t quite the finish Fox Chapel was hoping for, but cross country coach Tom Moul had plenty of positive takeaways from the recent WPIAL finals. The Foxes finished sixth as a team in the championship meet at Cal (Pa.). “I was a little disappointed,” Moul said. “I thought maybe...
Wolf signs hastily passed $2B tax package that encourages natural gas production in Pa.
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 — Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a $2 billion tax credit package for the hydrogen production, milk processing, and biomedical...
Michael Rapaport on his first film role, disrupting and 52 years of talking trash
Michael Rapaport has always been a disruptor. As a kid growing up in New York, Rapaport had a big mouth and could make people laugh, though teachers continually noted his “disruptive behavior” in class. “That’s just a genetic disposition,” says Rapaport, on the phone last month from New York. “That’s...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh mayor, police should do their jobs
Regarding the article “2 women killed in North Side shooting were innocent bystanders, police say; 3rd victim ID’d” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE): Gee whiz, mayor, we pay your salaries, benefits and pensions, but it’s not enough? You want us to do your jobs for you as well? Maybe go after the...
Sounding off: Book bans, loan forgiveness, secure election, Mike Tomlin, respect for police, Biden’s prophesies, birth control
Fearmongering over book bans The editorial “Book bans can threaten local control” (Oct. 13, TribLIVE) calls it “admirable” for parents to take an “active and engaged role in their schools,” while raising the red herring that such activism threatens local control. The state already exerts significant influence over school curriculum...
Letter to the editor: Time for Tomlin to go
Mike Tomlin is getting a lot of flack this season due to the play of the Steelers offense and the game planning of offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Keep in mind that Tomlin hired Canada and also keep in mind that Tomlin has no coaching tree, none, zilch, nada. During Tomlin’s...
Editorial: Pittsburgh police failure in funeral shooting demands more than apology
Sometimes an apology is enough. It might not heal the wound, but sometimes the words will stop the bleeding. A fender bender. A broken glass. Spilled milk. These are things that can be smoothed over with good intentions and genuine contrition. But there are other things that require more than...
The Stroller, Nov. 5, 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. Kiski Township toy and gift collection to benefit local children Kiski...
