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Working the polls cleared up Jay Schneider’s 2020 suspicions. Now he’s taking charge as a judge of elections
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. In 2022, when the judge of elections at Jay Schneider’s township polling place asked him to...
SUV passenger dead in pileup on 1-80 in Mercer County, officials sayVideo
A male passenger in an SUV was killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Wednesday that left Interstate 80 in Mercer County shut down for nearly 11 hours, according to state police. The pileup occurred about 5:45 a.m. in the highway’s eastbound lanes near mile marker 14 in East Lackawannock Township,...
First snow of season hits Western Pennsylvania
Snow hit parts of Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday morning. It began overnight on Halloween. Much of the snow was north of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in places such as Butler and Mercer counties, as well as Westmoreland County to the east. National Weather Service meteorologists had predicted an accumulation of...
Robert T. Smith: Devotion to segregation
There is but one race, the human race. Divisions of this one race have occurred due to geographic ancestry, behaviors, activities and interests, and through all manner of other shared groupings. We humans seem prone to segregation that has been encoded into the human race’s psyche. We can see this...
Cold weather shelters open in Westmoreland
Cold weather shelters have opened for the season in Westmoreland County. The shelters provide emergency lodging for people or families who are homeless or don’t have heat through a partnership among the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Welcome Home Shelter and Union Mission. When nighttime temperatures fall below 25...
Penn State’s defense prepares for Maryland QB Taulia Tagovailoa, the Big Ten’s most prolific passer
Taulia Tagovailoa holds every major passing record — passing yards, completions and touchdowns — at Maryland. The younger brother of Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa has been the Terrapins’ leader and linchpin for four seasons, ever since he transferred from Alabama. But in that span, the Nittany Lions have had Tagovailoa’s...
Letter to the editor: Sheriff James Albert has kept his promises
Sheriff James Albert went into office with solid objectives: to restore experience and integrity to the office, offer training, including active school shooter courses for all deputies, put a stop to lawsuits that had cost the county taxpayers more than $750,000 and much more. The sheriff who was elected five...
Letter to the editor: No end in sight in Israel
So Hamas carries out surprise attacks on Israel and the barbarians murder hundreds of Israelis, kidnap Israeli citizens to use as hostages, murder people en masse at an open-air concert, cut the heads off of infants, and use their own people as human shields, and the butchers then call for...
Pokemon, ice cream and more at Northern Tier Regional Library in November
Northern Tier Regional Library’s Richland Center will close at 4 p.m. Nov. 22 and be closed on Nov. 23 for Thanksgiving. The Pine Center location will be closed Nov. 2 for a high school in-service day. It will also be closed Nov. 23-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Register for programs...
Editorial: Better support for moms helps babies
A baby is a reason to celebrate. From the moment a couple gets the good news, it can be all about looking forward to the happy event. Creative pregnancy announcements. Gender reveal parties. Showers and ultrasounds and names. But not every pregnancy ends in that kind of joy. While much...
Letter to the editor: Conservatives persecuted on college campuses
I was encouraged to see the article “Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, poll shows” (Oct. 2, TribLIVE). However, when I opened the story, my excitement quickly abated as I saw that the source is the Associated Press. Even when the AP and its local surrogates...
The Stroller, Nov. 1, 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. Appointments available for holiday pet photo sessions Vandergrift Museum and Historical...
Letter to the editor: Impeachment facts
“Counterpoint: The impeachment to end them all” (Sept. 30, TribLIVE) contains one alternative fact after another, what I consider false statements regarding Ukraine, the Mueller report, President Trump’s two impeachments and President Biden’s role in Burisma. Publishing unfounded assumptions is no way to improve our society. The article states that...
Serra Catholic returns to WPIAL finals with hard-fought 5-set win over Greensburg Central Catholic
The third time wasn’t the charm for Greensburg Central Catholic. And, even though it took five sets, Serra Catholic made sure of it. The experienced Eagles rallied back all night and were able to dominate at the net in the final set to outlast the Centurions, 3-2, in the WPIAL...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 31, 2023
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Saturday’s schedule At Washington & Jefferson Finals Class 3A Pine-Richland (18-0) vs. Peters Township (13-4-2) at Washington & Jefferson, 4 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford (17-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 2 p.m. Class A Shady Side Academy (9-5) vs. Aquinas Academy...
Letter to the editor: Fair Districts nonpartisan?
When I read the Fair Districts PA chair’s letter “Fair Districts nonpartisan” (Sept. 12, TribLIVE), I nearly laughed out loud. One of the letter-writers is a registered Democrat and the other has pro-Biden posts on her Facebook page, but I’m sure it’s just a coincidence. It’s also just a coincidence...
Quaker Valley High School drama club will present ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’
Quaker Valley High School drama club will present “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” Shows are 7 p.m. Nov. 9-10 and two Nov. 11 shows, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., all at 625 Beaver St. The story is set in Ohio and features a man named Sheridan Whiteside, played by...
High school roundup for Oct. 31, 2023: North Allegheny holds off Butler, earns trip to Highmark
Mykola Denysenko scored the go-ahead goal in the 35th minute and Graham Kunz added a needed insurance goal in the second half to lead No. 2 North Allegheny (16-1-3) to a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Butler (14-3-3) in the WPIAL Class 4A boys soccer semifinals Tuesday night. The Tigers...
James Franklin coaching against familiar face in former Penn State assistant, Maryland OC Josh GattisVideo
Whenever James Franklin visits Maryland, he is greeted with a sense of familiarity. Franklin spent eight years on the Terrapins’ coaching staff over two stints, from 2000-04 and 2008-10. He and current Maryland coach Mike Locksley were assistants together in the early 2000s. Franklin said he got his “first big...
Amazon discriminated against Muslim women at Pittsburgh distribution center, lawsuit says
Three Muslim women who wear hijabs are suing Amazon saying that they were subjected to religious discrimination while working at a Pittsburgh distribution center last year. Yvette Smith and her two daughters, Tiara Smith and Sadaira Smith, of Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. filed the federal complaint on Monday alleging religious, race...
Column: Options abound for getting to the PGA Tour. LIV Golf offers a new wrinkleVideo
Keita Nakajima took a break from staring at all the menu options in a coffee shop down the street from Royal Liverpool and began contemplating his next move in golf. More options. Nakajima, who broke Jon Rahm’s record for most weeks (87) as the No. 1 amateur in the world,...
Police step up patrols after antisemitic graffiti scrawled in Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh police said Tuesday they are increasing patrols in Squirrel Hill following the second incident in under a week of antisemitic vandalism appearing in the neighborhood with the city’s largest Jewish population. Police received reports Tuesday morning of graffiti scrawled on the sidewalks at a parklet in the Summerset at...
Pittsburgh rabbis urge Rep. Summer Lee to take stand against Hamas, terrorism
A group of 40 rabbis and cantors from the Pittsburgh region are denouncing recent votes by U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. Rabbi Dan Fellman of Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill organized an open letter, released Tuesday, and said its signatories represent a broad swath...
Lawsuit: Washington County DA, judge conspired against man for invoking 5th Amendment
A Donora man who claims he was jailed for five days for invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination is suing Washington County’s district attorney and president judge. Elijah White, 24, filed the federal lawsuit on Tuesday including claims for false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, due process violations, conspiracy,...
Elwood Watson: Matt Gaetz is right about the new Republican Speaker
Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected speaker of the House, is the most unabashedly Christian nationalist speaker in history. That Rep. Matt Gaetz is so deliriously happy should tell you quite a bit about the latest speaker. During an appearance on Steve Bannon’s far-right “War Room” podcast last week, just...
