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Belle Vernon overwhelms Southmoreland with 7 TDs in 7 drives
Another Friday night, another early ending for Belle Vernon. The Leopards scored touchdowns on their first seven possessions, including five in the first half, to help push Belle Vernon to a 48-0 win over Southmoreland in a Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup. Jake Gedekoh had a pair of touchdown runs,...
Gary Franks: Black tribal voting must stop
America seeks to be a melting pot. Ideally, we seek to evaluate people, organizations, performances, records, visions and conditions not based on skin color or party affiliation, but on merit. Otherwise, you can be prejudged. For example, if you are a Black American, there is a more than 90% chance...
Pa. Supreme Court rejects appeal seeking parole eligibility for 2nd-degree murder on jurisdictional grounds
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said this week that a challenge to the constitutionality of sentencing people to a mandatory life-without-parole prison term for second-degree murder must be handled through individual appellate proceedings, not Commonwealth Court. Six people serving life without parole for what is known as felony murder — the...
Nathan Benefield: Pa. is epicenter of Democrats’ political spending
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro’s overflowing campaign coffers underscore the importance of Pennsylvania to national politics — and the influence of government unions in elections. With four weeks remaining until the midterm elections, Shapiro reported raising a whopping $25.4 million in his latest campaign-finance report, bringing his total to a...
Brittany Crampsie: On the economy, Democrats deliver
A plurality of Pennsylvanians and Americans rate the economy as the most important issue right now. As we approach the midterm elections, economic arguments are the focal points of most campaigns. In most years, this works to the detriment of the Democratic Party, but this year could be different. Year...
Bus driver recruitment continues to challenge school district transportation contractors in Alle-Kiski Valley
School bus companies serving Alle-Kiski Valley school districts are advertising for bus driver openings. But applicants have not been flocking to replenish the ranks at area school bus terminals. Driver shortages have been an issue for many districts in recent years. In early September, state officials reported a shortfall of...
Mississippi community with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager for allegedly whistling at a white woman in a country store. The 1955 lynching became a catalyst for...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is not health care
Abortion is not health care. Liberals can sugarcoat it any way they want, but abortion is premeditated (“to plan or consider beforehand”) murder (“the intentional killing of one human being by another”). I could not imagine a more odious (“highly offensive, disgusting, hateful”) act. What have we become? Godless barbarians...
Letter to the editor: Absurdities of Trump
When I think of French philosopher Voltaire’s words — “Truly, whoever can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” — my thoughts are immediately drawn to Donald J. Trump, former president and perpetrator of lies, hate, discord, etc. An instigator who has created instability and uncertainty among U.S....
Letter to the editor: Where was ‘choice’ on covid vaccines?
The Democratic Party’s major catchphrase to lure young women to vote for them is in fact a double standard lie. If a woman wants an abortion, that is her right, because “her body, her choice,” but when members of our military and police forces and our municipal employees chose not...
Penn State QB Drew Allar waited in the wings before. Then he became a star
MEDINA, Ohio — Class is in session, and the winding hallways are quiet. It’s a fall Friday at Medina High School, a sprawling campus in a small town 30 miles south of Cleveland. In a few minutes, 2,000 students will pass by one another en route to their next period....
Letter to the editor: Legislators favor donors over constituents
Polls show the majority of citizens support Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative with the benefits of increased job growth and decreased pollution and carbon emission. However, our Legislature, with the backing of the fossil-fuel industry, has been blocking that effort. They have gone to court to stop us...
Fellowship: After school club, midweek community and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center holds Shabbat Morning Services every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. First Friday Family Services, will be 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Level 2 students from the religious school will lead the service. In person only. An oneg will follow...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County appeals board should do its job
Allegheny County’s Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review is performing a disservice to taxpayers. The board shut the entire hearing process down indefinitely. Its solicitor says it is a “waste of resources” to continue having hearings until a court appeal is resolved. The county executive has publicly said it...
The Stroller, Oct. 21, 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Holiday evergreen fundraiser to benefit Community Library of Allegheny Valley Community...
Letter to the editor: We need leaders who will heal our country
Our country’s problems today are so significant and far-reaching that we need to put in office only leaders whose policies would help heal our country. It now costs our typical family about $600 more a month for food, gas, housing and utilities than when President Biden took office in 2020,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 20, 2022
High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Tri-State Cross Country Invitational At Cal (Pa.) Boys Class 3A Individual: 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 15:32.56; 2. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 16:15.50; 3. Brett Kroboth, Peters Township, 16:20.59; 4. Jackson Pajak, North Allegheny, 16:37.30; 5. Gregory Kossuth, North Allegheny, 16:50.56; 6. Eli Dewitt, Seneca...
High school roundup for Oct. 20, 2022: Bishop Canevin girls open WPIAL playoffs with OT win
Natalie Kirsch scored the overtime winner to lift No. 17 Bishop Canevin to a 2-1 victory over Bentworth in a WPIAL Class A preliminary round girls soccer playoff game Thursday night. The Crusaders (8-9) advanced to play No. 1 Freedom at noon Saturday. Cali Evans scored on a penalty kick...
Fire marshal: Blaze at abandoned New Kensington house appears suspicious
The cause of a blaze Thursday evening that destroyed a vacant house on Third Avenue in New Kensington will be difficult to determine, a fire official said Friday. State police Fire Marshal Keith Sobecki said the house was vacant, but there was evidence squatters had lived there at some point....
Suspended Pitt basketball player accused of assaulting woman to stand trial on 2 counts
A highly touted Pitt basketball player will go to trial on two counts — strangulation and simple assault — after three other counts against him were thrown out. Dior Johnson, 18, of Oakland, appeared for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Mik Pappas on Thursday. He testified briefly to...
Laurels & lances: Access and delays
Laurel: To unprecedented access. When it comes to amazing art, people have traditionally had two options. Go to a museum to see what is available in the area or travel to another place to see the treasures offered in other cities. But Southwestern Pennsylvania has had other options provided thanks...
Hampton High School Marching Band scores pair of first-place finishes
The Hampton High School Marching Band has enjoyed a fine start to the season by earning two first-place finishes in its opening competitions with the show “Senior Prom: A Night to Dismember.” Hampton took first place by capturing the overall highest score in both Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association competitions...
Robo Pen logo returns on Penguins’ alternate jersey
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they will wear yet another alternate jersey. The Robo Pen jersey is primarily black and will include a logo the team wore throughout the 1990s and early 2000s that was parochially referred to as the “pigeon logo.” The emblem is an upside-down triangle with...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of man killed at Baldwin’s Loose Moose Saloon
The son of a man killed last year at Baldwin’s Loose Moose Saloon filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the bar and the man accused of killing him. Mark D. Thompson, 51, of South Park, died on July 22, 2021, four days after he was assaulted at the bar, police said....
Full Throttle Adrenaline Park in Monroeville plans grand opening
Full Throttle Adrenaline Park is celebrating its first Pennsylvania grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the Westmoreland Regional Chamber of Commerce at 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at 360 Mall Circle Drive, Monroeville. An open house follows until 8. Light appetizers and refreshments will be provided. A tour of...
