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Peach festival, family fun days and more at Sewickley area churches
Sewickley United Methodist Church The Sewickley United Methodist Church will hold a Peach Festival from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 16 in the church’s fellowship hall. Peach cobbler with ice cream and beverage is $5. Hotdogs, ham BBQ sandwiches, chips and beverages also will be available. Everything is available to eat...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court is consistent
In the fourth paragraph of the editorial “Does the Supreme Court believe in states’ rights or not?,” you assert that “The rulings all but contradicted each other … .” In the next paragraph you go on to point out that “guns are specifically spelled out in the Bill of Rights.”...
The Stroller, July 7, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your 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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Boaters bash planned Saturday in New Kensington Lighthouse Marina, New Kensington, will...
Letter to the editor: Klein should stay as Harrison police chief
Regarding the article “Harrison pauses on plan for police chief to retire, be rehired” (June 28, TribLIVE): Harrison has had the finest in law enforcement for the past 38 years, 28 of them under Police Chief Michael Klein. Klein has held the position as chief with integrity, and, under his...
New Kensington residents rally against violence in wake of fatal shootingVideo
Calls to “stop the violence” and “put the guns down” rang out through the heart of New Kensington two nights in a row as residents participated in a pair of rallies Wednesday and Thursday evenings, days after a man was shot to death. The Rev. David Trent of Chosen Generation...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds shut out Indy Eleven
Albert Dikwa scored in the 79th minute to give Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC a 1-0 victory over Indy Eleven (6-8-3) on Wednesday night at Highmark Stadium. It was Dikwa’s sixth goal of the season. Jahmali Waite made one save and recorded his second straight shutout. The Riverhounds’ Dane Kelly also set...
Wilkinsburg man charged in March killing of teen riding his bike, June death of recent grad
A 15-year-old boy shot in the head riding his mini bike on an unseasonably warm March evening. An 18-year-old recent high school graduate gunned down standing in a Hill District housing complex courtyard last month. Both teens, police charge, were shot and killed by Shaun Scott, of Wilkinsburg. Scott, 18,...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2022: Aaron Shackelford belts 3-run homer in Curve victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-40) lost to Iowa (Cubs), 4-1. Iowa scored three runs in the top of the ninth. CF Travis Swaggerty (.270) hit a solo homer for the Indians’ lone run. DH Ji-hwan Bae (.313) was 2 for 4. 2B Kevin Newman (.396) and SS Rodolfo Castro (.217) also had...
TikTok sued over deaths of 2 girls performing ‘blackout challenge’
The Social Media Victims Law Center has announced it has filed two wrongful death lawsuits in connection with the deaths of two girls who died while participating in the “blackout challenge” on TikTok. According to the center, the challenge “encourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings or other...
Plum alumnus McAfee donates $230k worth of athletic supplies
Plum Borough School District has accepted more than $230,000 worth of athletic equipment and supplies donated by alumnus Pat McAfee. “Pat has been a tremendous friend to our athletic programs, both on and off the playing surface,” according to a statement issued by the district. “His willingness to remain connected...
Plum hires new high school assistant principal
Plum Borough School Board announces the appointment of Melanie Rush as Plum Senior High School assistant principal. Rush joins the district with more than 19 years of experience as a classroom teacher with Trinity Area School District, and she served as an interim assistant principal there during the 2018-19 school...
Dana Siler: Climate legislation matters … now more than ever
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. EPA is a disappointment to those who want to see strong, quick climate action. Given the volatility of implementing greenhouse gas reductions via actions from the executive branch, the impetus is now on Congress to act on climate change. The court’s...
Black Women’s Policy Center, other groups launch campaign for pay equity
More than a dozen Black women leaders gathered in Carlow University Commons on June 30 to witness the launch of Level Up: Greater Pittsburgh Gender Pay Equity Pledge. Black Women’s Policy Center, Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh collaborated to launch the campaign dedicated...
Report details 3 missed opportunities to slow, stop Uvalde gunmanVideo
DALLAS — A report released Wednesday details three missed opportunities to slow — or even stop — the Uvalde gunman before he entered Robb Elementary School, where he ultimately killed 19 students and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting. The 24-page report by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response...
During ‘other’ 1982 championship run, Michael Jordan led USA Basketball past Yugoslavia
RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s iconic shot against Georgetown 40 years ago that gave North Carolina coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title wasn’t the only championship performance he had that year. Far less known, but at the time equally as important, Jordan helped the United States restore its claim...
Peter Morici: Employers must embrace hybrid work to attract top talent
Employers that insist workers return to the desk five or even four days a week are facing tough resistance. When Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon ordered his bankers to their desks full time, just 505 of his base employees showed up. Subsequently, young bankers were threatening to quit and otherwise...
Bruce Castor: No pipelines means more coal, less safety
The Pittsburgh metro area has emerged as one of our nation’s leading energy hubs, though this status does not come without risks. Right before the busy Memorial Day weekend, a Norfolk Southern Train struck a vehicle, causing a significant train derailment that sent nine carriages into a tributary of the...
KDKA reporter leaving Pittsburgh for Denver
KDKA reporter/anchor Amy Wadas is leaving her hometown station for a new adventure in the Rocky Mountains. Wadas announced Monday on social media that July 14 would be her last day with KDKA-TV, which hired her in 2014. “This was one of the toughest decisions I’ve ever had to make,”...
Why more Pa. hunters are using crossbows since they became legal statewide in 2009
There’s no doubt that crossbows have grown in popularity when it comes to archery deer hunting in Pennsylvania, but by just how much may be a bit surprising. First allowed in the state’s special regulations areas, and also for use by individuals who had a disabled hunters permit, crossbows became...
Dr. Andrew Smolar: Prevention, mental health and our current crises
I see that we have a collective blind spot. We don’t understand mental health. Our media talks and writes about elevated rates of anxiety during Covid, depression and substance abuse during mid-life, and suicidality among adolescents and veterans. Mental health professionals are rarely consulted. We have three current crises that...
Marc Stier: We need a budget for all Pennsylvanians
It appears that state budget negotiations are continuing and we may have some announcement of a budget deal in the next day or so. The last few weeks of public debate in Harrisburg have been deeply revealing of the different approaches of the two parties. One of those parties has...
Westmoreland happenings: super bingo, community day celebration, turkey dinner
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Letter to the editor: After immigrant deaths in Texas, should we ban trucks, too?
I saw on the news that 51 illegal aliens were found in a tractor-trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas. If you use the twisted logic the Democrats use regarding gun control, you can only come to the conclusion that the truck killed those people. If a gun, an inanimate object,...
Letter to the editor: Mental health legislation critical for children around the world
Throughout the pandemic, mental health has worsened. According to the World Health Organization, in 2022, nearly 1 billion individuals live with a mental disorder, and in low-income countries, over 75% of people with a disorder do not receive treatment. Given this global issue, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr. sponsored the...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must embrace green future
On June 28, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the Pittsburgh area to meet regional leaders to discuss Southwestern Pennsylvania’s clean energy future (“Officials say Western Pa. can lead way in clean energy industry,” June 28, TribLIVE). To the disappointment of many of us who believe in true clean...
