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New Biden policy limits asylum access at the southern border
The Biden administration announced a policy Tuesday that would limit asylum access to immigrants who cross into the U.S. without authorization and fail to apply for protections on the way to the southern border with Mexico. The proposal will not take effect immediately and will go through a regulatory process...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 21, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Norwin (14-8) at New Castle (20-2), 7 p.m.; Butler (14-7) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (9-12) at Upper St. Clair (14-8), 7 p.m.; Baldwin (12-10) vs. Central Catholic (13-9) at Gateway, 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Wednesday’s...
Belle Vernon beats Greensburg Salem girls in Class 4A 1st round
For the first time since the 2018 season, the Belle Vernon girls basketball team is moving on in the WPIAL playoffs. Presleigh Colditz hit the first playoff 3-pointer since 2021 to start the fourth quarter, and Kenzi Seliga added another three minutes later to help push the Leopards (15-8) to...
Myers leads Highlands girls past Laurel Highlands, into Class 4A quarterfinals
Highlands’ Katelyn Myers carried her hot shooting into the playoffs, leading the host Golden Rams to a 54-34 victory over Laurel Highlands in a WPIAL Class 4A girls first-round game Tuesday evening. A junior, Myers scored a game-high 21 points, including six 3-pointers. Four of those treys came in the...
Democrats assail Fox News’ possession of Jan. 6 Capitol videos
WASHINGTON — Tucker Carlson’s access to unpublicized footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is an “egregious security breach” by Republicans, the House’s top Democrat says. Democrats will hold a virtual conference call on Wednesday to discuss the details of the thousands of hours of security footage that, Axios first...
Reports: Off-duty officer charged after shooting during fight at DuBois barVideo
An off-duty police officer is behind bars and is facing charges after he was accused of shooting a man in the face during an altercation with the owner of a Clearfield County bar over the weekend, according to WJAC and WTAJ. It all happened when officers were dispatched to “Invictus,”...
Column: LIV resumes after break that was anything but loudVideo
LOS ANGELES — LIV Golf decides when to hold tournaments by avoiding what its leader, Greg Norman, calls heritage events. That’s another way of saying it will find holes in the PGA Tour schedule with weak fields or marginal interest. He got that part right. More attention should have been...
Husband, wife identified in Monroeville after apparent murder-suicide
A husband and wife are dead from an apparent murder-suicide in Monroeville on Tuesday, according to police. Allegheny County Police homicide detectives are investigating the shooting incident after Monroeville and Pitcairn police officers responded to a call for gunfire in the 400 block of Ashbury Court in Monroeville. First responders...
Section of GAP hiking and cycling trail closed for 2 months
A remote section of the Great Allegheny Passage between Ohiopyle and Confluence is closed for the next two months while construction crews replace an aging culvert. The section between mile markers 68 and 69 was closed earlier this month in Ohiopyle State Park and construction vehicle traffic is heavy in...
Guns N’ Roses announce 2023 world tour
Guns N’ Roses is returning to the road for the first time since 2021 in a major way this year. The veteran band’s 2023 tour of stadiums, festivals and arenas, which will crisscross the globe between June and October, was announced Tuesday. The tour, with original members Axl Rose, guitarist...
Ed Sheeran’s hot sauce Tingly Ted’s a joint effort with Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran have collaborated on a new brand of hot sauce that uses Sheeran’s childhood nickname. Tingly Ted’s comes in two varieties — Tingly Sauce and Xtra Tingly Sauce — that are available for pre-order now before being rolled out worldwide later this year. Sheeran, who...
Twitter and alcohol top list of things given up for Lent
The Lenten season is upon us, which means many Christians are fasting and abstaining from things they enjoy or even from what they consider to be bad habits for the next 40 days. How did this tradition originate? By the fourth century, the 40-day fast was common enough to be...
Letter to the editor: Pipelines safer than rail cars
After the train derailment in Ohio, now is the time for the conservatives to push for more pipelines, as transporting dangerous materials by pipelines seems safer than by rail cars. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
South Hills student news for the week of Feb. 21, 2023
Caitlin Dee, a 2013 graduate of Baldwin High School, has received a Fulbright Award to teach in Malta. Dee is working as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) for the 2023 academic year, supporting the teaching of English at St. Benedict College Kirkop Secondary School and the University of Malta as...
North Hills area student news for the week of Feb. 21, 2023
Mary Katherine Stewart, Kellie Smith, Dawson Arnold and Luke Wood were named to the dean’s lsit at Belmont University for the fall 2022 semester. Hollianne Sebrosky, a class of 2023 criminal justice major at York College of Pennsylvania, was named to the fall 2022 dean’s list. Olivia Whitacre was one...
Albert and Thelma Weigand celebrate 65 years of marriage
Gibsonia residents Albert and Thelma Weigand celebrated 65 years of marriage on Feb. 11. The couple was introduced to each other by Thelma’s friend, Gerry Bly, on Christmas Day in 1956. They got engaged in August of 1957 and married on Feb. 11, 1958. Albert worked at several places when...
Shaler area student news for the week of Feb. 21, 2023
Madelyn Kramer and Emma Szymanski were named to the dean’s list at Saint Francis University for the fall 2022 semester. Lydia Nebiolo was named to the dean’s list at Frostburg State University for the fall 2022 semester. Youngstown State University students Alexis Cerny and Luke Franks were named to the...
Letter to the editor: Shell must do better for Monaca community
In the article “Activists: Shell cracker plant not living up to ‘good neighbor’ promises” (Feb. 2, TribLIVE), spokesperson Curtis Thomas claims Shell alerts the community about flaring events. This flaring, seen miles away, is apparently just a part of the plant operating, but Thomas’ statement is inaccurate. Shell Monaca has...
Editorial: In wake of train crash, Norfolk Southern reps must be seen to be believed
East Palestine, Ohio, is not the only place where Norfolk Southern has tracks and runs trains. The Georgia-based railroad company is the fifth-largest railway in the country. It operates about 19,500 miles of track crisscrossing the eastern United States. It pulled in $11.14 billion in revenue in 2021. The company...
Letter to the editor: State of the Union rudeness uncalled for
To write or not to write, that was the question. The reprehensible display during the president’s State of the Union address is what necessitates this letter. Like Joe Biden or not, I expected silence from the audience, not crude outbursts. The office of the presidency deserves courtesy even if you...
The Stroller, Feb. 21, 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. Children encouraged to enter bookmark design contest Vandergrift Public Library is...
Letter to the editor: Ziccarelli should pay for repair costs
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli claims her accident was “minor” — $33,000 in damages to a $33,000 vehicle (“Westmoreland DA crash racks up nearly $33,000 in SUV repairs,” Feb. 16, TribLIVE). Boy, I would hate to see her idea of a major accident. I am a former county employee...
Jeston Beatty hits big shot in final seconds to send South Allegheny past Beaver
Over the last few seasons, South Allegheny has made a habit out of seeing late leads slip away only to respond in the final seconds and come away victorious. That was the case again Monday night. The No. 8 Gladiators saw a nine-point fourth-quarter lead slip from their grasp before...
Belle Vernon comes alive in decisive opening-round win over Quaker Valley
In a game where Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore scored 32 points to lead the Leopards over Quaker Valley, 81-55, in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff matchup Monday night, coach Joe Salvino was impressed with his squad’s togetherness first and foremost. “It was a team effort and that’s what we...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 20, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Norwin (14-8) at New Castle (20-2), 7 p.m.; Butler (14-7) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (9-12) at Upper St. Clair (14-8), 7 p.m.; Baldwin (12-10) vs. Central Catholic (13-9) at Gateway, 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Wednesday’s...
