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Vidhur Senthil: Teaching students to care for environment is critical
This year, about 50 million students will attend primary and secondary school in the United States. Every morning, as I and millions of others struggle to get out of bed, asking ourselves whether it’s really necessary to wake up this early, it’s evident that we have no other choice. School...
Fox Chapel grad Lazzara earns All-American honors at Case Western Reserve
Greta Lazzara has had her share and trials and tribulations during her college years at Case Western Reserve University. But things came together for the Fox Chapel Area High School graduate during her senior soccer season. Lazzara was named a Division III, third-team All-American as she helped lead Case to...
Realignment no surprise for Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy teams
The WPIAL section realignments for the next two football and soccer seasons have been issued, and a couple of local coaches all but predicted where their teams would land. Shady Side Academy has been advanced to Class 3A in football from 2A, as anticipated by coach Chuck DiNardo, while Fox...
North Allegheny notebook: Jacob Porter commits to Yale
North Allegheny senior defensive end Jacob Porter made a verbal commitment to Yale last week. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound standout is a two-time all-conference selection. He chose Yale over other offers from Temple, Bucknell, Akron, Colorado State and Old Dominion. This season, Porter made 37 tackles, including 21 solo, in seven...
Letter to the editor: Actions speak louder than words
OK, multiple days of letters to the editor by people complaining about the Westmoreland County commissioners not putting money toward homes for the homeless, mental health facilities, drug treatment facilities, etc. Enough: If you Voice of Westmoreland people feel so strongly about helping people who need those facilities, why don’t...
Letter to the editor: Use ARPA funds to bridge economic divide
The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on access to affordable housing. A 2022 report found that, since the pandemic began, Southwestern Pennsylvania was near the top for rents rising faster than home prices. In Westmoreland County, renting costs $400 a month more than a home mortgage. That $400 represents...
The Stroller, Jan. 29, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Natrona food pantry offers help The Natrona Community Pantry is in Natrona Community Park, 12-20 River Road, Harrison. Anyone in need is...
Letter to the editor: Jesus was no socialist
I read with interest the letter “Socialism in line with Christian faith”. An extensive history of socialism was conducted by Igor Shafarevich, a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and an associate of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Solzhenitsyn and Shafarevich had a front-row seat to the glory days of socialism. That seat provided them with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 28, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 76, Butler 62 North Allegheny 66, Seneca Valley 54 Section 2 Upper St. Clair 60, Baldwin 49 Mt. Lebanon 52, Canon-McMillan 40 Bethel Park 53, Peters Township 47 Section 3 Central Catholic 46, Penn-Trafford 38 Fox Chapel 87,...
High school roundup for Jan. 28, 2022: OLSH sets WPIAL record with 53-game win streak
Jake DiMichele scored 35 points, hitting nine 3-pointers, as OLSH defeated South Side, 82-46, to set a WPIAL record with 53 consecutive victories Friday night. The No. 1 Chargers (13-0, 5-0) broke the record of 52 set by Uniontown in 1965 and matched by Washington in 1985. OLSH’s last loss...
Real estate transactions in the Fox Chapel area
Aspinwall Roger Kent Galey Jr. sold property at 120 Fourth St. to Ryan Thomas Rydzewski and Jaqueline Marie Roth for $520,000. 3G3 Aspinwall LLC sold property at 115 Center Ave. to KFC Properties LLC for $482,500. Arthur West III trustee sold property at Guyasuta Road to AP River Oaks Apartments...
Women’s Business Network to meet
Women’s Business Network Women’s Business Network supports the success and growth of women in business. WBN provides members with the tools to be successful, including networking, mastermind groups, and ongoing professional education, while expanding her circle of influence in the marketplace. All professional women are welcome to visit at no...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 28, 2022
Less than three weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no “open tournament” and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
Leechburg boys stage furious comeback before Imani Christian hangs on for win
Imani Christian’s bus was late to the Leechburg gym with a misunderstanding of the start time. The Saints all but debussed and walked on to the floor to build a huge lead, only to see Leechburg stage an amazing comeback. The Blue Devils cut a 25-point deficit to five early...
‘It is outrageous’: Pittsburgh leaders, residents seek answers after poor-rated bridge collapses
First responders formed a human chain just before dawn Friday to reach down and rescue motorists and passengers who fell more than 100 feet when a bridge over Pittsburgh’s Frick Park collapsed down an icy ravine. Most of those caught in the collapse were not severely injured and were able...
Editorial: Pittsburgh bridge collapse shows infrastructure failings
Pittsburgh is more than a city of steel. It is also the City of Bridges. It has more of them than Venice, Italy — a city that is most easily traveled by boat. Venice has 443 bridges. Pittsburgh had 446. Today it has 445. That last bridge, where Forbes Avenue...
Pittsburgh’s East Enders come to terms with the ‘unbelievable’ collapse of Frick Park bridge
Jon Danzek was still tucked in bed on a cold, snowy Friday morning when he heard a noise he thought might be the trash truck in an adjacent alley from his residence in the 600 block of South Braddock Avenue. “The noise was exceptionally loud,” he said, “and it disturbed...
Gary Franks: Black babies are nearly 40% of U.S. abortions
Is there something wrong with this picture? Nearly 40% of all abortions in America since Roe v. Wade have been from Black Americans. This equates to more than 20 million Black pregnancies aborted. That would be the equivalent to either the populations of New York or Florida. Yet Black people...
Texas toddler saves his family of 7 from massive house fire: ‘Nothing short of a miracle’
A toddler in Alvord, Texas, managed to wake his mother in the early-morning hours of Jan. 15 and is credited for saving his entire family from a massive fire that destroyed their home, reports say. According to a report by WFAA, Nathan and Kayla Dahl lost everything in the fire....
Former Alabama man pleads to sex trafficking in Pittsburgh
A man accused of bringing a woman from Alabama to Pittsburgh to prostitute her pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to sex trafficking charges. Anthony Juskowich, 23, who was living in Oakland at the time of his arrest, faces a mandatory prison term of at least 15 years. He...
Peter Morici: Republicans need an economic agenda for the midterm elections
Wokeism and progressive overreach helped propel conservative values in the 2021 elections, but cultural issues won’t grip as reliably for Republicans in the midterms. Virginia exit polls indicated the economy was still the most important issue, but state and municipal politicians can do little more than steal jobs from other...
Why Ethan Crumbley’s insanity defense could become ‘battle of experts’
PONTIAC, Mich. — Teenager Ethan Crumbley plans to pursue an insanity defense for his alleged role in the Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven others. One of Crumbley’s attorneys, Paulette Michel Loftin, filed a one-sentence notification Thursday to Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwame Rowe...
Pa. Commonwealth Court strikes down mail-in voting; State AG’s office already filed notice of appeal
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court on Friday ruled that the state’s system of mail-in voting, passed in 2019, is unconstitutional and the only way to implement it is by constitutional amendment. The court’s opinion said the decision “explains how a system of no-excuse mail-in voting may be constitutionally implemented in the commonwealth...
A guide to Pittsburgh: Things to do in Oakland
Oakland is often regarded as home to UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Carlow University — but it is so much more. Old meets new as its rich neighborhood history shines through in the architecture of buildings and homes, while new developments make it a destination for...
Photos: Bridge collapse in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park
At least 10 people were injured Friday when a bridge carrying Forbes Avenue over Fern Hollow Creek in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park collapsed, sending a Port Authority bus and several other vehicles into a ravine below, authorities said. Tribune-Review reporters and photographers captured the damage from all angles Friday morning. Witnesses...
