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Letter to the editor: Where’s outcry over the rest of the killings?
A recent headline in the Trib: “Police: Man dies after being shot outside bar in Hill District” (April 24, TribLIVE): Where, oh where, is the outcry about these killings? When will it end? Barrie Matovcik Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Don’t follow Republican advice on these ballot questions
Many conservatives feel betrayed by their Republican state representatives for actively championing Act 77 in 2019, prior to covid-19, for legalized no-excuse mail-in ballots, which I believe is a Democratic initiative similar to defunding the police. Our May 18 primary will have four ballot questions. Again, our Republican Legislature wants...
Editorial: Nurses provide the healing touch, hand to hand
The medical profession has been built by hardship. People go in for all kinds of mundane things now. Refill this prescription for headaches. Get a few stitches on a cut from a fall. A referral for physical therapy or a pregnancy test. But what built the legion of medical professionals...
The Stroller, May 5, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Farmers market to begin in New Kensington The River Community Church, New Kensington, will host a farmers market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Letter to the editor: Vote ‘no’ on Pa. amendments
In the movie “Horse Feathers,” Groucho Marx sings, “I don’t know what they have to say / It makes no difference anyway / Whatever it is, I’m against it / No matter what it is or who commenced it / I’m against it.” The GOP’s proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania...
Pirates farm report for May 4, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 1-0) blanked Iowa (Cubs), 3-0. Chase DeJong allowed two hits and struck out 10 in six innings. Geoff Hartlieb, Chasen Shreve and Jandel Gustave each pitched a perfect inning of relief with Gustave earning the save. CF Travis Swaggerty, a 2018 first-round pick, went 3 for 4 and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 4, 2021
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 6, Allderdice 2 Central Catholic 7, Allderdice 2 Butler 7, Seneca Valley 4 North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, ppd. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Baldwin, ppd. Norwin at Hempfield, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Mt. Lebanon, ppd. Class 5A Section 1...
High school roundup for May 4, 2021: Butler baseball completes sweep
Colin Patterson doubled and homered to lead Butler to 7-4 victory over Seneca Valley on Tuesday, sweeping a Section 1-6A series. Brady Gavuala tripled and drove in two runs for Butler (11-5, 7-3). Conor Carney went 2 for 2 with two doubles for Seneca Valley (10-6, 5-5). Brownsville 12, Charleroi...
Derek Chauvin files for new trial, alleging prosecutorial and judicial misconduct
MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin’s defense on Tuesday moved to have the former Minneapolis police officer receive a new murder trial, alleging misconduct by prosecutors and the judge before guilty verdicts on murder and manslaughter charges were handed down two weeks ago. Defense attorney Eric Nelson said in the filing in...
Report: Barbecuing his dog lands Bucks County man behind bars on $1 million bailVideo
A Bucks County man is facing charges after police say he shot his dog and barbecued it. Nikolay Lukyanchikov, 49, is facing charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure and related offenses after the incident on Friday, NBC 10 is reporting. Lukyanchikov remained...
Black state trooper alleges racism at Greensburg barracks in federal lawsuit
A Black Pennsylvania State Police trooper said in a federal lawsuit Monday that the department’s Greensburg barracks is rife with racism — toward its employees and the public it serves — and that its leaders have done nothing to stop it. Among his experiences, Trooper Tavin Davis said a garden...
Scientists scramble to see why, in rare cases, even the vaccinated can get covid-19
Carey Alexander Washington, 80, a practicing clinical psychologist, called his daughter in January as soon as he received his first dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine. “He was just so excited that he had gotten it,” said Tanya Washington, 49, a resident of Atlanta who works at an investment firm....
Acid mine drainage treatment plant completed in South Fayette
The water in South Fayette is running clear thanks to a recently completed acid mine drainage treatment plant. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection secretary Patrick McDonnell joined with project partners and stakeholders to commemorate the completion and acknowledge the results of the South Fayette Conservation Group’s Gladden treatment plant. “These...
5 Democrats running for 4 spots on ballot for Baldwin CouncilVideo
Editor’s note: South Hills Record is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Other race previews will run in future issues. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, five Democrats are vying for four spots on the November ballot – E. John Egger, Raymond “Butch”...
Wolf: Covid restrictions end Memorial Day; mask mandate ends when 70% of Pa. adults fully vaccinated
Pennsylvania plans to lift its covid-19 mitigation orders on Memorial Day, and Gov. Tom Wolf said the state’s masking order will be dropped once 70% of Pennsylvanians 18 and older are fully vaccinated. Mitigation measures that remain in effect until Memorial Day include capacity limits on restaurants, theaters, indoor and...
Most Scott races uncontested in primary
In Scott Township, most races are uncontested, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. In Ward 4, Democrat Samuel Daifonso is running uncontested in the primary. He will face Republican Raymond Owens, who is also uncontested in the primary, in the November election. In Ward 6,...
Lawsuit against Allegheny County judge over virtual access dismissed
A lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations against an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge has been formally dismissed. In March, the Abolitionist Law Center’s Court Watch program sued Judge Anthony M. Mariani in federal court alleging that he was refusing to provide access to proceedings before him. The program alleged that...
Criminal mischief, firearms, theft charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court April 26, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases April 26, 2021. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Alvin McGhie, 33, of Pittsburgh on charges of fleeing or...
Ethnic intimidation, drugs, careless driving among charges filed by Monroeville police April 22-23, 2021
The following charges were filed April 22-23, 2021 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police, unless otherwise noted: • Jason Michael Stenger, 39, of New Kensington with careless driving, driving on the wrong side of the roadway and two DUIs. Charges were filed by...
Drugs, hindering apprehension among charges handled by Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey Herbst on April 26, 2021
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases April 26. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Held for court • Marvin L. Sheppard, 27, of Pittsburgh on charges of possession of drugs with intent to deliver and possession of drugs. Charges...
Cases handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court for the week of April 19, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police. Held for court • Anton Patton, 20, of Penn Hills on charges of theft by unlawful taking. Charges were...
Linda Kerns: Judges should be faithful to Constitution
Pennsylvanians elect judges in odd years. More accurately, a small percentage of Pennsylvanians participate in these “off year” elections so that even though we have over 8 million registered voters, only about a million voters (12% ) weigh in on who should take the bench. That should worry those who...
Renovations underway at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center
Pitt’s Petersen Events Center is getting a bit of a face-lift, with renovations underway to upgrade seating and the fan experience at the on-campus venue in Oakland. Enhancements include the addition of 1,608 padded club seats (sections 107-109 and 120-122) and 1,100 new polymer seats on the court level. There...
One ritzy fundraiser shows how tough selling lobbying reform in Pa. will be
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — For the first time, the Pennsylvania legislature’s top leaders are expected to throw their weight behind reining in the...
Letter to the editor: Kings another lockdown casualty
Congratulations, Gov. Wolf — another casualty of your onerous lockdowns. The Kings Family Restaurant in Salem was unable to pull itself out of the death spiral that you forced upon it (“Kings restaurant on Route 66 in Salem closes after more than 3 decades,” April 27, TribLIVE). The “Closed” sign...
