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Fox Chapel boys volleyball finds positives after reaching postseason again
Phil O’Keeffe’s 20th season as Fox Chapel boys volleyball coach wasn’t as lengthy as hoped, but the veteran coach is pleased about the season overall. The Foxes finished 5-7 in section play and 6-9 overall. Fox Chapel made the WPIAL playoffs for the 13th time during O’Keeffe’s tenure. The Foxes,...
Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy athletes make state meet
Sophomore Mason Miles was the only member of the Fox Chapel track team to move on to the PIAA finals this year at Shippensburg University. The sophomore finished second in the shot put at the WPIAL meet recently at Slippery Rock University’s N. Kerr Thompson Stadium. Miles’ recored a throw...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Is this the end of the Bush family dynasty?
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s victory in Tuesday’s Texas Republican primary was more than another signal of former President Trump’s primacy within the GOP. It probably ended the seven-decade run of one of America’s greatest political families, the four-generation Bush dynasty. Paxton’s resounding defeat of Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s effort...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Deer Lakes’ Carson McCoy, Reese Hasley
Carson McCoy Class: Senior School: Deer Lakes Sport: Track and field Report card: Carson McCoy found success at the PIAA track and field championships over the weekend, winning gold in the 1,600 and 800 meters. McCoy also won gold in the 1,600 and the 800 at the WPIAL championships earlier...
Letter to the editor: All lives matter
My response to legalized abortion: First, I hold to a conservative biblical teaching on abortion with both personal and Christian conviction. All lives matter. Second, born with a physical disability (congenital defect on my left hand), I learned the true worth and value of human life through loving and caring...
Letter to the editor: Dirty deeds may end democracy
All evil men mostly have others do their dirty deeds. Putin sits in the safety of his own country and watches. His ill-trained forces are due to Putin and his oligarchies having most of the country’s wealth. Russia’s own people are starving because of this. Why doesn’t Putin personally go...
Editorial: Apprenticeship could solve workforce, student loan problems
As school years are ending and students are graduating, there is a lot of moving on to start new phases of life. The focus for that tends to be on starting college. That’s an important step and helps prepare the next generation of doctors and lawyers, teachers and engineers. But...
The Stroller, May 28, 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. Tarentum museum to present veterans’ memories of wartime The Alle-Kiski Historical Society...
Letter to the editor: Citizens kicked to curb
So unbelievable and disgusting is the fact that our governmental officials in Washington and in some of our states seem to have kicked the legal citizens of the United States of America to the curb. Unbelievable that the day has come when we have to consider whether we buy a...
In brief: News from Blawnox, Fox Chapel and Sharpsburg
Spring Art Fling The Best of Blawnox is hosting its first annual Spring Art Fling from noon to 3 p.m. on June 4. Meander down the Blawnox business district on Freeport Road and experience various forms of art, music, food trucks and more. There will be demonstrations, exhibits and workshops...
Teacher’s pet at Fox Chapel Area schools, sort of
It all started with a Border Collie named Amber. Amber relentlessly barked at Fox Chapel School District Police Officer Dennis Lynch every morning during O’Hara Elementary School’s student drop-off time during the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, Lynch decided to make a friend. He gave her a treat every time she...
Pirates farm report for May 27, 2022: Oneil Cruz homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 23-22) was outslugged by St. Paul (Twins), 9-8, in 10 innings. Indy blew an 8-4 lead after seven innings. RHP Hunter Stratton (4.09) gave up a three-run homer in the eighth and RHP Cristofer Melendez (2-3, 4.08) allowed a solo homer in the ninth. LF Oneil Cruz (.213)...
Osikowicz, Ryan lead Seton Hill to victory in Division II World Series
The Seton Hill softball team rebounded from an opening loss in the NCAA Division II World Series and stayed alive with an 8-1 victory over Adelphi (N.Y.) in the loser’s bracket game Friday night in Denver. The Griffins (42-11) will take on Cal State Dominguez Hills (42-22) at 4:30 p.m....
Student who survived Texas attack says she covered herself in friend’s blood, pretended to be dead
UVALDE, Texas — A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive. Miah Cerrillo, 11, told CNN that she and a friend called 911 from her dead teacher’s...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 27, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (15-7) vs. Upper St. Clair (12-8) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (21-1) vs. West Allegheny (18-4) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Third place Tuesday’s schedule Thomas Jefferson (15-7) vs....
Female sports pioneers headline 15th WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Getting girls scholastic sports on the map wasn’t easy at first, but Ruth Ann Burke had faith that female participation would catch on quickly. Once Burke co-founded the Western Pennsylvania Girls Athletic League in 1971 with Donna Shaver, girls scholastic sports became a reality. In its second year, 51 schools...
CEO pay rose 17% in 2021, leaving workers’ record gains in the dust
NEW YORK — Even when regular workers win their biggest raises in decades, they look minuscule compared with what CEOs are getting. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies soared 17.1% last year, to a median $14.5 million, according to data analyzed for The Associated...
WPIAL champs still alive at state tennis tournament
All four WPIAL champions are still alive in the hunt for state titles after Friday’s action at the PIAA tennis championships in Hershey. In Class 3A singles, Jake Patterson of South Fayette had no trouble reaching the semifinals, beating Council Rock South’s Alex Sterin and Northeast’s David Mamalat in straight...
Introducing the Lenape Technical School Class of 2022
Here is the Lenape Technical School Class of 2022: Brady Alamed, Cameron Anthony, Kierra Armstrong, Drake Atherton, Ryleigh Atherton, Cody Baker, Alexis Bandi, Cody Bargerstock, Emma Barnes, Jewlius Barnes, Carleigh Barr, Logan Baynar, Gabriella Beard, Jacob Bell, Carlo Bellotti. Kalob Bentz, Alacia Berry, Lacey Birch, Eric Blatt, Quinton Blystone, Archie...
Introducing the Springdale High School Class of 2022
Here is the Springdale High School Class of 2022: Meghan Alberti, Brooke Ansell, Legend Ausk, Devon Baer, Leah Borland, Erika Brown, Taylor Brzezinski, Marie Carey, Shane Cassidy- Brazin, Issac Charlton, Tyler Cickavage, Brody Conroy, Madilyn Cummings, Quinlin Davis, Brynn Densmore, Logan Dexter Caleb Duncan, Margaret Dvorsak, Morgan Fitzgerald, Christopher Fraser,...
Gary Franks: Biden can turn this all around, really
Our democracy is strong. But I have some questions. Can a very unpopular president with a 36% approval rating lead? Can a president with 80% of Americans telling him he is going in the wrong direction still be effective? And if he cannot be, what does this do to our...
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rules against Pittsburgh gun regulations
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Friday reaffirmed a lower court’s ruling in striking down Pittsburgh gun regulations. The ruling applies to three separate gun cases that were on appeal with the Commonwealth Court, including two that were filed in response to the Oct. 27, 2018, shooting at the Tree of...
Hundreds protest outside NRA convention in Texas days after massacre in Uvalde
HOUSTON — Hundreds of people protested for gun control outside the annual National Rifle Association convention here Friday, days after the country’s latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, chanting, “Protect our kids, not guns!” and hoisting signs that read, “No more thoughts and prayers,” and, “Your hobby isn’t worth our...
Indy 500 driver helmets provide high-speed artVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Stefan Wilson’s first racing helmet was a hand-me-down from his older brother, Justin. So was his second one. And his third. The Wilson brothers designed the pattern together as youngsters growing up racing go-karts in England. When Stefan finally got a chance to style his own protective headgear,...
High-profile GOP primary losses could make Pitt funding a target in Pa. budget process
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 — The primary defeat of one of Harrisburg’s top budget negotiators and the potential loss of another could embolden a...
