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High school roundup for Nov. 13, 2023: South Fayette tops Fox Chapel in PIHL 2A battle
Nolan Murphy had two goals and an assist and Nathaniel Keller also scored twice to help South Fayette to a 5-3 victory over Fox Chapel in PIHL Class 2A hockey Monday night. Robert Chiappetta had a goal and two assists and Trevor Dalessandro handed out three assists for South Fayette...
Giant Eagle to merge fuel discounts with newer myPerks loyalty program
Giant Eagle customers who have been earning GetGo gasoline discounts through the supermarket’s fuelperks+ loyalty program will be switched to the store’s newer myPerks program next year. Giant Eagle announced on its website that it will retire the fuelperks+ program effective Jan. 25 and will automatically move customers with accounts...
Report: Fulton County defendant Jenna Ellis says she was told Trump was ‘not going to leave’ White HouseVideo
ATLANTA — Jenna Ellis, the former Trump campaign attorney who recently struck a plea deal in Fulton County, reportedly told prosecutors she was informed in the weeks following the 2020 election that the then-president was “not going to leave” the White House despite his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The...
Bado’s Pizza Grill & Ale House in Mt. Lebanon to close
After 40 years, Bado’s Pizza Grill & Ale House announced on Facebook that it will close its doors on Beverly Road in Mt. Lebanon on Nov 22. “With heavy hearts, we are sad to say that Bado’s will be saying goodbye to Beverly Road,” the Monday evening post said. “We...
Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver fined more than $62K for violations
The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver will need to make changes and report progress to the public after being fined $62,475 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for breaking state rules. The DEP fined the landfill for violating the state Solid Waste Management Act and Clean Streams Law. Violations...
Registration open for Fox Chapel Area Adult Education’s winter session
Registration is now open for Fox Chapel Area Adult Education’s winter semester. Learn to throw a pot, play Mah Jongg or speak Italian. Classes will be offered in art, languages, cards and games, cooking, fitness, home and garden, plus there will be plenty of swimming sessions to work off those...
Penn State coach James Franklin explains firing of offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich
Less than 24 hours after Penn State lost to Michigan, James Franklin and the Nittany Lions fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, effective immediately. Sunday was the first time in his 10 seasons at Penn State that Franklin made an in-season personnel change like that. This was uncharted territory for the...
Rep. Bryan Cutler: RGGI decision and executive overreach
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rightly recently rejected an effort by prior Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to unlawfully impose an energy tax on Pennsylvanians by entering the state into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a multi-state compact that would ultimately lead to higher energy taxes on Pennsylvania consumers...
Aaron Moore: Too many pardons? No — way too few.
You may have seen the news last January that outgoing Gov. Tom Wolf had granted 2,540 pardons over his two terms. They were recommended by the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, which you’ve probably never heard of. This past week, that board recommended 114 more people for pardons, bringing their total...
Rick Santorum: My point on Election Night
On Newsmax last week, I commented on the passage of the Ohio initiatives that created constitutional rights to recreational marijuana and abortion. I stated that “pure democracies are not the way to run a country.” Columnist Lori Falce posited that I am “not a fan of letting people make decisions...
Who could James Franklin hire as Penn State’s new OC? Early names to know after Mike Yurcich firing
Less than 24 hours after losing to Michigan, James Franklin and Penn State made a change. Penn State fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich on Sunday afternoon, effective immediately, following the Nittany Lions’ 24-15 defeat to Michigan. Penn State announced that running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider and tight ends coach Ty...
State grants received in Bethel Park
Add Zamboni driver to the résumé of state Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Bridgeville. He piloted an ice-cleaning machine around the rink at the Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park as part of a Nov. 6 celebration of a $250,000 grant that Robinson supported. The grant, applied for by the YMCA of...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Owen Burmeister
Norwin’s hockey team got off to a good start to the season in Class 2A, going 3-1-0-1 in its first five games. This is the team’s first year at that level, and it’s an understatement to say it deserved the move up in class. After winning the Penguins Cup two...
Riverhounds’ Albert Dikwa named USL Championship Player of the Year
Postseason honors continue to roll in for Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC forward Albert Dikwa. The Cameroon native was named the 2023 USL Championship Player of the Year on Sunday night during halftime of the USL Championship Final between the Charleston Battery and Phoenix Rising FC on ESPN2. The fourth-year member of...
Bruce Ledewitz: I sent $1,000 to the Dean Phillips’ Democratic presidential campaign — here’s why
Joe Biden has done a very good job as president. I want to see his record vigorously and effectively defended in the 2024 presidential election. Because of his age, I don’t think Biden is the right candidate to do that. That is why I sent a campaign contribution to U.S....
Incumbents retain Bethel Park School Board seats
Five Bethel Park School Board members won reelection on Nov. 7, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Cross-filed as Democrat and Republican, James H. Modrak received 8,645 votes; Kimberly Walsh Turner, 8,175; and Darren McGregor, 8,031. Running as Republicans, Barry Christenson, 6,628 votes, and Vincent Scalzo, 6,602, captured the final...
Letter to the editor: Focus on effects, not causes, of DUI
In the op-ed “Commercial pot push comes with great risks to public safety” (Nov. 6, TribLIVE), Edward Wood conflates cause and effect. There are many causes of DUI, all equally bad. Marijuana isn’t better or worse; it is just a cause. People currently drive under the influence of illegal drugs....
Monroeville area happenings, week of Nov. 13, 2023
Letters to Santa collected Beginning Nov. 20, drop-off boxes for Letters to Santa will be located at both the Monroeville Recreation Department and Monroeville Public Library. Children will be sent responses to letters received by Dec. 11. Please make sure that children’s names and return mailing addresses are legible. Craft...
In brief: Offices closed, Thanksgiving dinner and more in Penn Hills
Offices closed Penn Hills municipal offices will be closed Nov. 23-24 for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving dinner Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish is sponsoring a free Thanksgiving dinner for those who otherwise would eat alone on the holiday. Located at 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville, the church will serve dinner in the...
In brief: Holiday Dazzle, paint and sip and more in Pine, Richland
Holiday Dazzle Pine’s annual Holiday Dazzle event will be 4-7 p.m. Nov. 18. It is a fantastic family-friendly event. Enjoy all the fun attractions to get into the holiday spirit, including reindeer, live music, Santa, cookie decorating, crafts, food trucks and more. Tickets are $5. Register online at twp.pine.pa.us. Northern...
Letter to the editor: Our country needs a leader
After recently watching a political commercial I found out I am a radical extremest for being pro-life. Then while reading your opinion page, I see that Ray Epps was forced to stand with the so-called insurgents by the Republicans (“We must stop hate and fearmongering,” Nov. 4, TribLIVE). I am...
Editorial: Major’s bill isn’t ‘see you later, alligator’
State Rep. Abby Major isn’t looking to make exotic pets illegal in Pennsylvania. She knows people like their boa constrictors and tarantulas and potentially enormous reptiles. But the 60th District legislator would like to enforce a little more responsibility. She has introduced legislation to make the law have a little...
The Stroller, Nov. 13, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Leechburg to mark 175th anniversary celebration The borough of Leechburg will...
Letter to the editor: What’s the real state of our economy?
I see many letters in the opinion section decrying the state of our economy as a “disaster.” This seems to be at odds with the actual news reporting section of the paper, which has stories of record low unemployment, record holiday retail sales, record wage increases , record airline travel...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 13
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 13....
