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DA: State police justified in fatally shooting Fawn man last October
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday that state police were justified in fatally shooting a Fawn man who brandished a gun last fall after troopers responded to a domestic disturbance report. Zachary John Cervice, 50, was killed on Shamrock Lane as he got out of a...
Barry C. Burden: Paper ballots are good, but accurately hand-counting them all is next to impossible
Among people, mostly Republicans, who remain the most suspicious of the 2020 presidential election results, there’s something of a movement to return to the days when election ballots in the United States were counted by hand. One 67,000-person county in Georgia recently required a hand count of all ballots, for...
Coroner identifies Allegheny County man killed in ‘police-involved shooting’ in North Huntingdon
An Allegheny County man was identified as the person who was killed Tuesday in North Huntingdon during a narcotics investigation involving agents from the state Attorney General’s Office. Dontae D. Warner, 30, of McKeesport “became involved in an interaction with multiple police departments” and died in a parking lot behind...
James Franklin responds to comments by West Virginia’s Neal Brown on Penn State’s late touchdown
Those who wagered on Penn State to cover the 21-point spread on Saturday night were thrilled with how the final few seconds shook out. But apparently West Virginia head coach Neal Brown was not too pleased. The Nittany Lions, with their backups on the field, scored a touchdown with six...
Letter to the editor: Exposing harm of ECT
I want to alert your readers who may have had the procedure called ECT/electroshock that there is a national product liability suit around ECT devices. One of the experts for plaintiffs in this case is the NFL expert Dr. Bennet Omalu, who identified chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in NFL head...
Former Penn State star Carl Nassib announces retirement from football
Former Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib, who in 2021 became the first active NFL player to announce he is gay, is hanging up his cleats. Nassib announced Wednesday that he is retiring from football. “It really feels like yesterday starting out as a walk-on at Penn State,” Nassib wrote...
Letter to the editor: Take pride in Sewickley sidewalks, trees
As a longtime resident of Sewickley for more than 30 years and a former chamber of commerce president, I’ve always cherished our town’s charm and beauty. Sewickley holds a special place in my heart, and I believe we all must contribute to its appeal and vibrancy. Lately, I’ve been disheartened...
Op-ed: Pathway for building a new Quaker Valley High School
As a taxpayer in the Quaker Valley School system, I am disgusted with our school board’s insistence on building a new high school on a possible landslide location, instead of a significantly lower cost option at our current high school location. They refuse to listen to reason. The Quaker Valley...
Letter to the editor: MAGAs can display their hero’s mug shot
I have been told that there was a time when the walls of coal miners’ patch homes held pictures of two much-admired men of that almost forgotten era. Then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt was one, and United Mine Workers union head John L. Lewis was the other. I never personally saw...
Editorial: Do we need more gator laws?
“Jurassic Park” is a heck of a movie. Indeed, it is a great franchise of movies. Michael Crichton’s bestselling book as the skeleton and Stephen Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster thriller brought us all face to face — or screen to face — with reptilian claws and teeth. Five more movies followed....
The Stroller, Sept. 6, 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. Volunteers needed at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley Animal Protectors of...
Letter to the editor: Spino deserves vote for Greensburg mayor
Residents of the city of Greensburg will elect a mayor Nov. 7. G. Domenic Spino is running for the position. He is a dedicated, passionate and honest candidate. Dom serves humbly, like his parents. His father, the late Dr. Pascal D. Spino, was just a pure joy to be around....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 5, 2023: Canaan Smith-Njigba, Nick Gonzales collects 4 hits each
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-71) came back to defeat Toledo (Tigers), 8-6. Indianapolis scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth on back-to-back home runs from 1B Mason Martin (.239), his first with Indy, and C Grant Koch (.258), his eighth, and an RBI single from RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.255). Martin...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 5, 2023
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 1, Fox Chapel 0 Penn-Trafford 6, Winchester Thurston 0 Aquinas Academy at Latrobe, (n) Ellis School at Oakland Catholic, (n) Shady Side Academy at Upper St. Clair, (n) Wednesday’s schedule Section 3A North Allegheny at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Allderdice at...
High school roundup for Sept. 5, 2023: Deer Lakes gets past Shady Side Academy in section clash
Zane Spence and Peyton Kushon scored to lead Deer Lakes to a 2-1 victory over Shady Side Academy in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-2A boys soccer Tuesday night. Artemey Parshyn and Ethan Alberta had assists for the Lancers (4-0, 3-0). Amir Awais scored for the Bulldogs (2-1,...
Penn State’s James Franklin talks Drew Allar’s arm talent, a new WR’s early success
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s offense put on a show in the Nittany Lions’ season-opening 38-15 victory over West Virginia Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Drew Allar was in the middle of all that success, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start. Seventh-ranked Penn...
Column: Ryder Cup is the ultimate test for the unflappable Swedish rookie Ludvig AbergVideo
The comparisons with Sergio Garcia are inevitable and appropriate based on the sheer skill and rapid rise. Just don’t look for Ludvig Aberg to be sprinting and strutting and leaping into the arms of his teammates at the Ryder Cup. “It was like a walk in the park for him,”...
Pittsburgh appeals decision to reduce punishment for officer who skipped funeral where 5 were shot
Two Pittsburgh police officers and their supervisor were disciplined last fall after they failed to provide a police presence at a Brighton Heights funeral in October where five people were shot. Those details were revealed last week in an arbitration appeal in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court after one of...
Raymond Scheppach: Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown — here’s why that isn’t likely
U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business. Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 And in that time, it will need...
Gov. Shapiro opens door wider for small businesses to compete for state contracts
Small businesses may now have a better chance at landing a state government contract as a result of an executive order Gov. Josh Shapiro signed on Tuesday. The order expands increases the amount of money the commonwealth spends on contracts with small diverse businesses, building on former Gov. Tom Wolf’s...
Suspect fatally shot by a law-enforcement officer near Route 30 in North Huntingdon, investigation continues
A law enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect in North Huntingdon on Tuesday afternoon while agents with the state Attorney General’s Office were conducting a narcotics investigation, according to officials. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office released a joint statement on behalf of the state police that said that, after...
Elwood Watson: Jacksonville and the continued assault on Black people
As segments of the nation remembered the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, we simultaneously witnessed another horrendous, senseless act of racially sadistic violence occur in Jacksonville, Fla. Armed with an AR-15 and a handgun decorated with a swastika, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmiter carried out a racist mass...
Defense attorneys consent to gag order proposed by Zappala following video briefing
An Allegheny County judge on Tuesday granted a request for a gag order by District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. stemming from a video he made in which he commented on pending cases. The gag order covers a homicide case from August 2022, as well as the attempted homicide of...
Monroeville softballers raise money for Plum families
The Monroeville Sting Fast Pitch Tournament Team recently held a car wash to raise money for the families of the Rustic Ridge neighborhood in Plum. Head Coach Pete Griffith reported that the team raised almost $650. “It’s important to all of our coaches that we teach our team the importance...
Tom Pike: Leaders aren’t helpless and must take action on fracking
On Aug. 15, researchers with the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced they had found strong links between lymphoma and fracking, as well as asthma and fracking. Lymphoma was found to be 5-7 times as common in people who lived near fracking well pads as those...
