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1 dead, 1 flown to hospital after head-on collision in East Huntingdon
A head-on collision between a car and a pickup truck killed a Mt. Pleasant Township woman and severely injured another person Tuesday in East Huntingdon, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office and a fire official. Brandalyn Pomaibo, 35, died at the scene of the Water Street crash reported at...
Letter to the editor: Bishop Canevin continues to recruit
Well, I see that our neighbors at Bishop Canevin High School are at it again. Recently, they hit the recruiting trail at Carlynton High School. Last fall, I had the pleasure of watching Carlynton’s middle school football team play a few games. I felt that they had some good players...
Woodward book: Trump lawyer pushed Mike Pence to overturn presidential election with 6-point memoVideo
A far-right-wing lawyer for former President Donald Trump reportedly sought to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence to join the effort to overturn the 2020 election using a six-point legal memo. The outlandish memo urged Pence to use his supposed power while presiding over Congress to toss out the electoral votes...
Penn State’s James Franklin addresses controversial calls in win over Auburn
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s 28-20 win over Auburn on Saturday was marred by a number of questionable calls from the officials that seemed to go against the Nittany Lions and could have dramatically altered the outcome of a game that remained in doubt until the final seconds. Penn State...
Warden pauses militaristic training at Allegheny County Jail after board voteVideo
Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper on Tuesday said that he has “paused” controversial militaristic training at the facility being offered by Joseph Garcia and his company, Corrections Special Applications Unit — a day after the Jail Oversight Board voted to cancel a no-bid contract with them. Harper said at...
5 things to know about autumn as a new season arrives
Summer officially ends at 3:21 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, when the season changes. Here are a few facts and figures related to the third season of the year. Fall or autumn? The season also once was known as Harvest, relating to the full harvest moon this time of year and...
Portugal. The Man, Brittany Howard to play opening celebration at Public Lands in CranberryVideo
A pair of Grammy-winning musical acts are performing this weekend … at an outdoors store in Cranberry. Alternative rockers Portugal. The Man and Alabama Shakes vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard are scheduled to play a free show at 3 p.m. Saturday at the grand opening celebration for Public Lands, a new outdoors-based...
Baldwin-Whitehall superintendent looks forward to successful school year
Students in Baldwin-Whitehall School District got an extra 24 hours of summer vacation — though they couldn’t exactly go outside and enjoy it. School was scheduled to begin Sept. 1, the same day that remnants from Hurricane Ida slammed the region, causing heavy flooding, impassable roads and school closures. “The...
Julie Bulitt and David Bulitt: We’re more accessible than ever — and less connected because of it
It makes all the sense in the world: If someone is accessible, easier to contact, then it is not much of a reach to assume that we can easily establish and maintain a connection with that person, right? Not so much. The fact is that the more accessible we are,...
Philadelphia’s PrimoHoagies expanding to Pittsburgh area
As part of its national expansion announced this week, PrimoHoagies will open its first restaurants in the Pittsburgh region. The hoagie chain is set to open a franchise at 1600 Smallman St. in Pittsburgh’s Strip District by 2022. Another restaurant is planned at 4080 Washington Road in Peters Township. Specializing...
Biden to urge action on climate change and the pandemic at UN today
President Joe Biden will try to reassure allies that the United States will not turn its back on global commitments during his first speech at the United Nations on Tuesday as he pushes for more cooperation on combatting the covid-19 pandemic and climate change. His remarks come as he’s trying...
Saw Mill Run Stream stabilization project breaks ground
Bethel Park municipal officials broke ground on Sept. 9 for an approximate two-month Saw Mill Run Stream stabilization project to stabilize about 350 feet of stream bank to Saw Mill Run off of Milford Drive. “Over the years, this section of the stream has really changed, and this project will...
Ligonier Valley girls volleyball talks the talk, walks the walk
Following a successful first season in the WPIAL, Ligonier Valley volleyball coach Emily Daugherty easily could identify some areas for her team to improve over the summer. “We knew that they’d be a very conditioned team. I was never afraid of their skill levels and stuff like that,” said Daugherty,...
Under new coach, Freeport boys soccer changes approach, sees some results
Tahlon Kirkland knew he was in for a challenge when he took over the Freeport boys soccer coaching job. The long-term substitute in the school district also was pretty familiar with the players he was inheriting. “I know most of them already from working at the school. So that was...
Ole 5K organized by Sewickley native Pete Noll benefits hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico
Sometimes people are bridges who connect other people to each other or folks to distant places. Sewickley native Pete Noll, a 1992 graduate of Quaker Valley High School, seeks to be such a bridge between those in his hometown and the surrounding Pittsburgh area and the people of Oaxaca, Mexico,...
Living with Children: Why? Because I said so
When I was a graduate student, one of the parenting memes then emerging from within the mental health professional community had it that “children deserved explanations.” The flip side of that very progressive notion was that parents should never say “Because I said so” in response to “Why?” or “Why...
Ex-etiquette: Go to court, but to put a parenting plan in place
Q. What would family court think of my ex, a mother who prompted our separation (we were never married, but have two children together) and then three months later proceeds to move in with my brother? What’s good ex-etiquette about that? A. I don’t know the specifics of your case,...
Answer Angel: How to find that online clothes bargain
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I recently started shopping for clothes on the resale sites you’ve been writing about. What took me so long? I’ve found some incredible bargains but I’ve also found that it takes forever to find what I’m looking for. When I search for a specific item —...
Letter to the editor: Amtrak an unwise investment
Regarding the article “Amtrak chief promotes 2nd Pittsburgh-Harrisburg service” (Sept. 10, TribLIVE): Pittsburgh to Harrisburg via Amtrak — 5 hours, 20 minutes. Pittsburgh to Harrisburg via Greyhound bus — 4 hours. Pittsburgh to Harrisburg via your vehicle — 3 hours. You pick! A second daily Amtrak train will not solve...
Filberts or hazelnuts? By whatever name, they’re fun to grow
Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just a couple of well-placed ones remain. In the past few years, I’ve even joined the squirrels and...
Millennial Money: 5 steps to level up your side hustle
The pandemic isn’t crushing the entrepreneurial spirit. It’s fueling it. People normally tied to a desk or working double shifts used lockdown to launch side hustles, often out of necessity. And some have turned those side gigs into full-fledged businesses. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 427,842 new business applications...
Letter to the editor: Can it get worse than Biden?
I would have written this letter sooner, but I had to get permission from the Taliban. Heaven help us. President Biden cannot! He is delusional at best. He lies so often that he seems to actually believe himself. Even worse is that the secretary of defense and the chairman of...
Steelers Week 2 film study: Raiders’ Derek Carr picked apart zone coverage
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 2 loss to the Raiders. In the Steelers home opener — the first time Heinz Field had been full since the...
Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner for the week of Sept. 21, 2021
Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA 625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley. 412-741-9622. smensclub.org. Weekly meetings The Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA has resumed its weekly meeting schedule. The SMC meets in the YMCA’s Hunter Gym, where a group of more than 60 members gather each week to catch...
The Stroller, Sept. 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Free concert planned at Shrine Center The Pittsburgh Shrine Center will present a free outdoor concert featuring Bobby Thompson and the...
