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Before watching Westmoreland County football, The Birdie watches what he eats
Last week: 7-4 (63.6 %) Season: 23-11 (67.6 %) As most of you know by now, the Birdie is not really a bird. He is living, breathing, football-picking human with a big heart. “And a head to match,” a face-masked scoretaker mumbles from across the office. The cock-of-the-walk Birdie does...
Westmoreland County don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 3
Class 6A Hempfield (2-1) at Seneca Valley (2-1) 7:30 p.m. Friday, at NexTier Stadium, Jackson Township Hempfield unleashed its running game in the second half last week, daring Franklin Regional to stop it on the way to a 30-28 win. Junior Gino Caesar ran for 215 yards and two touchdowns...
Shady Side Academy hires Butler man as director of campus safety
Jim Reeder has always had a desire to help others. In his new role as director of campus safety and security at Shady Side Academy, Reeder gets to do just that — help keep all 1,100 students, along with faculty and staff, safe. “I’m really excited that I get to...
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer says ‘no chance’ he lands at USCVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer rarely, if ever, experienced anything like this at Ohio State or Florida. Ten penalties, six dropped passes, three turnovers, down 20 at halftime. Confusion on the sideline and in the huddle. The Jacksonville Jaguars essentially looked unprepared in Meyer’s NFL debut, a 37-21 loss at...
Police investigating lunchtime shooting of woman in Wilkinsburg
A woman was shot in the abdomen at about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Center Street in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County police said. Someone called 911 to report the shooting and the woman, who wasn’t identified, was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. Allegheny County...
Lynn Schmidt: American citizenship means fighting for the common welfare, not just liberty
The Founding Fathers may have declared independence from Britain in 1776, but the real work of putting together the new government did not take place until the Constitutional Convention met between May and September of 1787 in the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. After the debate and work...
Pittsburgh Art and Stamp Bar holds Making Cards for Our Troops event
Volunteers helped make Christmas cards for current and active military members at Pittsburgh Art and Stamp Bar in Wexford. On Sept. 10, local veterans stopped by to offer encouragement and their thanks to the volunteers, who are aiming to make 1,000 Christmas cards to be sent to troops around the...
Food Podcast: Food Bank adds senior boxes to drive-up distributionsVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks about the plans to offer senior boxes at drive-up distributions. On Sept. 17, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will recognize Hunger Action Day...
Taste of Sewickley raises funds for KidsVoice
After a year’s hiatus, the fifth annual Taste of Sewickley to benefit KidsVoice returned on Sept. 11. The gathering raised $85,000 to support KidsVoice’s work advocating for Allegheny County children who have experienced neglect and trauma. The dinner event was co-hosted by Sewickley area residents Chuck and Barb Moser and...
Teri Ooms: Pennsylvania remains ripe for regional collaborations, as shown in the Northeast
If you drive around northeastern Pennsylvania, you’ll notice the ubiquitous presence of roadside signs marking a seemingly endless succession of boroughs and townships. Luzerne County alone has 76 municipal jurisdictions, including four cities. In the region’s industrial past, the anthracite coal industry fueled the growth of dense, immigrant-majority “patch” towns....
Woman tethered to dog is dragged to death by train at San Francisco station
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman who boarded a BART train while tethered to her dog was dragged to her death after she briefly stepped off the train at a platform and the train pulled away with the dog still inside, authorities said. The fatal accident occurred at 3:16 p.m. Monday,...
Pa. Senate GOP moves to collect private voter information in controversial review of 2020 election
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 state Senate committee undertaking a controversial review of last year’s presidential election results on Wednesday authorized subpoenas for...
Noah Feldman: Freedom of religion means freedom to say no to vaccines
Whether you are religious believer or an atheist, it’s galling to realize that some people are feigning religious objections to covid-19 vaccines to avoid compliance with mandates. And since the law requires that religious beliefs be “sincere,” it’s tempting to argue for strict policing of the legitimacy of requested objections....
Westmoreland news: golf outing, comedy show and Cub Scout recruitment night
Church news • St. James Church, New Alexandria, will show the first season of the movie, “The Chosen,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 18 through Oct. 9 outside on the church grounds, 306 St. James Lane. Bring a lawn chair. Food will be available. In case of inclement...
Golf game accelerating quickly for Southmoreland’s Goehring
Tinkering is a big part of Austin Goehring’s life, whether it be on the golf course or in the garage. Goehring is a senior on the Southmoreland boys golf team and has made tremendous strides in his game in an extraordinarily short amount of time. Last season, he averaged a...
4 fall movies that celebrate the beauty of autumnVideo
Summer movies — big popcorn-friendly extravaganzas — are a fairly specific genre; fall movies, maybe not. But maybe there’s a more precise way to think about fall movies: films that celebrate the special beauty of fall, with its trademark colors. Should you be in need of streaming something that conjures...
Penn State football coach James Franklin expects big impact from White Out against Auburn
Penn State football will kick off its annual White Out game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Beaver Stadium. “For a long time, this White Out game, year in and year out goes a long way toward shaping our future,” coach James Franklin said. “You think about how many great players...
The freelancing boom may change how you buy life insurance
Younger generations seem to have a knack for disrupting the status quo, and life insurance may be next on the list. As Generation Z and millennial workers challenge the concept of a traditional career and drive an increase in freelancing, the role of workplace group life insurance in long-term financial...
Letter to the editor: Suppression of cheating, not votes
The idea that those bad Republicans want to suppress votes (read minorities) is really old stuff (“Voter suppression to resume,” Sept. 7, TribLIVE). Maybe ’50s or ’60s. Let’s find a new slander. Suppression of cheating is the intent, and that worries some folks. As far as grape jelly goes, 9-year-olds...
TikTok challenge has students destroying Pa. school bathrooms
Because of a TikTok challenge, school bathrooms are being destroyed at an alarming rate nationwide, and Pennsylvania has not been spared. Boyertown Area School District Superintendent Marybeth Torchia told her school board in Berks County on Monday that is exactly what is happening there — vandalism is on the rise...
Letter to the editor: Health secretary, not school boards, should be making mask rulings
State law provides school boards authority to make reasonable and necessary rules governing students in school. Using this authority, many schools choose to keep masks optional. Gov. Tom Wolf disagreed with the rules made by most school boards and had his health secretary issue an order requiring masks. This order...
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 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 festival set at new Buffalo Creek Nature Park The Buffalo Creek Water Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3...
Editorial: A commissioner’s 60% promise should be paid in full
Campaign promises can be an oxymoron. They are something that a candidate swears he or she will do while shaking hands and making speeches, stumping for the job. Campaign promises are as famous for being broken as they are for being made. That doesn’t make it any less disappointing when...
Letter to the editor: Comparing presidents’ honor of fallen soldiers
It was a damp, dark night on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base on Feb. 11, 2020. President Trump, along with his vice president, had scurried away from a raucous campaign rally in New Hampshire to make a last-minute flight to the air base. The president wanted to be...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 14, 2021: Nick Gonzales raps 3 hits for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 54-60) got trounced at home by St. Paul (Twins), 13-4. RHP Beau Sulser (6-7, 4.91) got smacked around for eight runs on seven hits, allowing two home runs and one walk. LHP Cam Alldred (4-0, 2.08) came on in relief in the fourth, gave up a home run...
