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Classes underway in Allegheny Valley School District
The school year got underway this week in Allegheny Valley School District, with kindergarten classes starting Tuesday and other grades beginning the day before. The school board voted 7-2 last week to make mask-wearing mandatory in district buildings and on buses. Masks aren’t required during recess, lunch or activities such...
Lawsuit challenges lack of PIAA track and field championships for para-athletes
Two students on Tuesday filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association alleging that the sporting organization discriminates against disabled athletes who want to participate in track and field by failing to offer a statewide championship opportunity. The plaintiffs include Alex Brown, 15, who is a sophomore...
Riverhounds’ Russell Cicerone named USL Championship player of the week
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC striker Russell Cicerone was named the USL Championship’s Player of the Week after he scored three times in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Atlanta United 2. Cicerone has 11 goals this season, one shy of his career total from 2017-20. He is tied for second in the USL...
Advocacy group threatens suit over Allegheny County Jail militaristic training contract
The Abolitionist Law Center sent a letter to Allegheny County officials on Tuesday notifying them of their intent to file a lawsuit if the county does not immediately rescind contracts for militaristic training and less-lethal weapons inside the jail. Legal Director Bret Grote sent the 10-page letter to County Solicitor...
Penn State ‘sleeper’ candidates come in all different sizes
Penn State’s preseason list of top players is long. It must include wide receiver Jahan Dotson, who led the Big Ten in receiving yards a year ago. Then there is the list of most important players, and that’s where quarterback Sean Clifford comes in. Best young players? Another long list....
Shaler Area School District sues school board candidate over use of Titan logo
A candidate for Shaler Area School Board is being sued by the district for trademark infringement after he used its Titan logo in his campaign materials during the spring primary election. Kenneth Klinvex used the Titan head logo on yard signs and in social media posts during his successful primary...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson on suggestion that he’ll be ‘figured out’ this season: ‘I strongly doubt it’
BALTIMORE — On Friday, Lamar Jackson found himself in another 24-hour news cycle outside his control. During an appearance on ESPN’s “Get Up,” NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler said there are a “lot of people around the league” who believe that “this might be the year that everybody figures out” the...
West Jefferson Hills School District welcomes students back to school
West Jefferson Hills School District welcomed students back on Aug. 23. “We are off to a good start,” said district superintendent Michael Ghilani. “The kids looked happy to be back to school and see their teachers and friends.” Gill Hall Elementary School principal Adam Zunic concurred. “The first day was...
Pennsylvania deer hunters face expanded chronic wasting disease regulations this year
Regulations prohibiting the movement of high-risk body parts from deer, elk and related species have been expanded for the 2021-22 hunting seasons to combat the spread of chronic wasting disease, an always fatal neurological disease in those species. As the disease continues to spread in the state, and beyond, the...
Worker support grows for harsher vaccine stances from employers
As U.S. regulatory approval of Pfizer’s covid-19 shot paves the way for companies to get more aggressive with inoculations, American workers are increasingly supportive of punitive measures for unvaccinated colleagues. A survey released Tuesday by human-resources consultant Eagle Hill showed that 41% of workers polled agreed that non-vaccinated employees should...
Chartiers Valley School District welcomes students back to school
Chartiers Valley School District welcomed students back for the 2021-2022 school year on Aug. 23. “As I greeted students at arrival and walked through the school buildings, I felt proud and encouraged by everyone’s commitment to the health and safety of our students and staff,” said superintendent Johannah Vanatta. “It...
A Bronze Star recipient watches the fall of Afghanistan from Congress — and wants answers
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Panetta can’t stop thinking about the narrow streets leading to Kabul’s airport. The former Navy intelligence officer remembers how the snarls of traffic, poor roads and crowds of pedestrians made airport access such a challenge during his tour of duty in 2007 and 2008, and again on...
Spider-Man teaser trailer explodes into the multiverseVideo
Fans just got a sneak peek of the latest adventures of everybody’s favorite web slinger. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is expected exclusively in theaters Dec. 17. What just happened? Watch the official teaser trailer for #SpiderManNoWayHome, exclusively in movie theaters December 17: @SpiderManMovie pic.twitter.com/q2H7OwX5R9— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) August 24,...
DUI, drug cases among those handled by Judge Zucco in Plum on Aug. 11 and 18, 2021
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Michael Dicroce, 22, of Penn Hills on charges of indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, scatter rubbish upon land, possession of controlled substances and criminal mischief. Oakmont police...
Biden tells G-7 allies he aims to stick to Afghanistan withdrawal deadlineVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appeared unwilling to bend to pressure, including from European allies, to continue a massive evacuation effort from Afghanistan, planning — for now — to stick to his Aug. 31 deadline for troop withdrawal. On a chaotic day at the White House, Biden delayed scheduled remarks...
Letter to the editor: Immigrants’ role in covid resurgence
As I think back a few months, it seems that the covid virus was pretty much under control. We were all looking forward to getting our lives back. Now we are back to wearing masks and limited as to places we can go. What happened? Could it be that the...
Living with Children: Psychological parenting is a prescription for enabling
Question: In your column, you have often spoken of “psychological parenting.” What, exactly, do you mean by that? Answer: Answering your question requires that we first unpack the word “parenting.” The definition is simply “what parents did not do before the 1960s,” which is when parents began putting children at...
Letter to the editor: Vaccination, not God or selfishness, is the way out
What does it take for America to wake up? Serious covid cases reportedly are mostly among the fearful, anti-science and simply ridiculous. These folks are now joined by our local leaders. School boards that are supposed to protect kids are failing and should resign. Superintendents are perhaps the most guilty....
Editorial: A covid vaccine is fully approved — no excuses now
In December 2020, the first shots in the war against covid-19 were fired into the arms of health care workers with the emergency-use authorization of a vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech. Those were followed by another similar authorization for a Moderna vaccine two weeks later, and then in early 2021, Johnson &...
Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner for the week of Aug. 24, 2021
Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA 625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley. 412-741-9622. smensclub.org. Weekly meetings The Sewickley Senior Men’s Club of the YMCA will resume its weekly meeting schedule Sept. 10. The SMC meets in the YMCA’s Hunter Gym, where a group of more than 60 members gather each week...
Belle Vernon putting pieces in place for another postseason run
In senior quarterback Devin Whitlock and sophomore running back Quinton Martin, Belle Vernon boasts two of the better skill-position players in WPIAL Class 4A and beyond. “I know we’re blessed to have the playmakers we have in those two. They’re two of the best players in the state,” Belle Vernon...
The Stroller, Aug. 24, 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. St. Joseph HS to welcome Bishop Kulick St. Joseph High School in Harrison will celebrate the Year of St. Joseph with...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ ideas confounding
Progressive Democrats and media allies present unrealistic and contradictory ideas as self-evident to prevent being eaten by their own. To avoid cancellation, they promote a list that confounds rational minds. Reduce crime by defunding police and eliminating bail; hire social workers and treat criminals like illegal immigrants with catch and...
This date in sports history: Aug. 24Video
1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round at Sydney, Australia, to retain the world heavyweight title. 1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 23, 2021
WPIAL Monday’s results Golf Boys Class 3A Section 3 Seneca Valley 198, North Hills 230 Medalists: Nolan Nicklas (SV) 34, Tyler Manford (NH) 42 Mars 199, Butler 206 Medalists: Blake Bartolo (M) 36, Parker Worsley (B) 38 Section 8 Kiski Area 246, Freeport 249 Medalists: Campbell Curry (KA) 41, Jayden...
