TribLive stories, Page 1529
The Stroller, March 28, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s 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. Donations welcome for Easter meals, treats Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank is accepting donations that will be used to create specially prepared...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 27, 2021
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Armstrong 7, Ellwood City 1 Chartiers-Houston 5, Freedom 2 Moniteau 7, South Allegheny 5 Moon 11, Hopewell 9 Seton LaSalle 9, Peters Township 6 Baldwin 3, Upper Arlington (Ohio) 1 Latrobe 2, Upper Arlington (Ohio) 0 Shaler 4, Mt. Lebanon 3 West Mifflin 6,...
High school roundup for March 27, 2021: Latrobe softball’s Tallman throws no-hitter, homers
Latrobe’s Jordan Tallman opened the softball season with a bang. The senior pitcher threw a five-inning no-hitter, striking out 13 and walking one, and also hit a home run to lead Latrobe to a 16-0 victory over Belle Vernon (1-1) in nonsection play Saturday. Jenna Tallman added a home run,...
Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet canceled again
For the second consecutive year, the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet was canceled because of the pandemic. Hall of fame chairman Larry Lutz said all eight inductees have been contacted and will be coming to the next induction banquet May 21, 2022. The students honorees, however, from the...
Elizabeth Stelle: Emergency powers amendment would restore transparency in Pa. government
For over a year, Gov. Tom Wolf has dismissed calls for transparency as he enforces restrictive emergency executive orders. His disaster declaration for covid-19 — renewed four times since last spring — has allowed him to exert a level of control like nothing our commonwealth has experienced in its 340-year...
Howard Dean: Biden must restore seniors’ access to essential medicines
On Jan. 19, Medicare officials announced a new payment model that could wreak havoc on the chronically ill. The proposed model — technically put forward by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation — affects Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit, which relies on private insurers to administer seniors’ drug...
Sounding off: George Orwell, Ray Bradbury warned us; thanking Trump; stimulus checks and election results
Have you seen and heard enough yet? I certainly have. I never thought that we would witness big tech silencing free speech or de-listing books whose subject they disagree with. A “woke” administration and Congress that appear more intent on advancing socialism and rewarding their friends than helping to make...
Letter to the editor: Did non-supporters return Trump’s stimulus checks?
From the tone of Cheryl Rossetti’s letter “Disagree with election results? Return stimulus checks.” (March 24, TribLIVE), I’m guessing she did not support President Trump. When she received the first two stimulus checks while Trump was president, did she follow her own advice and return those checks? To paraphrase her,...
Pittsburgh man charged in shooting death of woman in Carrick
A Pittsburgh man is charged in the shooting death of a woman early Saturday in the city’s Carrick neighborhood. City police have charged Donte Moss, 41, with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence, illegally possessing a firearm and carrying a firearm without a license. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has...
Police: 3-year-old Monroeville girl dead in apparent accidental shooting
Allegheny County detectives said there is “strong evidence” a 5-year-old sibling accidentally shot and killed a 3-year-old girl Friday night in Monroeville. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said the victim, Braya Sanders, was taken to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, where she was pronounced dead just before 9:30 p.m. Monroeville...
Student news: South Hills Catholic Academy opening, accolades and more
MathCon National Finals Thomas Jefferson High School junior Anthony Sparta advanced to the National Finals of the MathCon Math Competition, based upon his recent score on the MathCon online exam. Students from 854 high schools across the United States and Canada took the exam, and Sparta scored in the top...
Student news from the Carnegie, Bridgeville area for the week of March 27, 2021
Performed in spring musical Seton Hill’s Department of Theatre and Dance presented streamed recorded performances of the music of Goldrich and Heisler in two parts last month – “I Believe in Love” and “Make Your Own Party.” MacKenzie Hartnett of Bridgeville was a member of the student cast of “Make...
Football and cheer registration open, residency match and more for Pine, Richland area students
Dean’s list Brendan Moyer of Gibsonia was named to the Dean’s List at The Citadel for the fall 2020 semester. The dean’s list is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with...
Letter to the editor: Republican votes reason for vaccine shortage?
Regarding the article “Westmoreland receives fewer covid-19 vaccine doses than smaller counties; talks begin about regional health department” (Feb. 26, TribLIVE): It seems rather odd that since most voters in Southwest Pennsylvania voted Republican, except for Allegheny County (Little Philly), we are being left short on our allocations of vaccine....
Editorial: A third path to let abuse victims seek justice
Pennsylvania has been increasingly involved in the ugly issue of child sex abuse since the 2011 charges against retired Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky were unveiled. That prompted a number of reforms to the way reports were handled and clearances were issued. Multiple rounds of grand jury cases...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland needs a health department
I ask myself, “Why are the residents of Westmoreland County less worthy than the residents of Allegheny, Erie, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties?” Why do Westmoreland County residents not have the benefit of a critically needed public health department? Allegheny County and Erie County both have had health departments...
Letter to the editor: There are good and bad people in journalism, politics
To John Newhouse, who wrote the letter “Politicians, media teaching how to hate” (March 17, TribLIVE): I honestly sympathize with your fate. I’m an 80-year-old mother and grandmother, and have been in your predicament at times myself. The only way, and the best way, to get out of your dilemma...
The Stroller, March 27, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s 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. Animal Protectors offers community pet pantry Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley in New Kensington has a community pet pantry that offers free pet food...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for march 26, 2021
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Nonsection New Castle 24, Aliquippa 0 Jefferson-Morgan 3, Avella 2 Carmichaels 18, Brownsville 2 Woodland Hills 6, Carrick 1 Central Catholic 6, Penn Hills 4 Central Valley at Moon, (n) Peters Township 13, Chartiers Valley 3 Northgate 10, Clairton 2 Deer Lakes 5, Steel Valley...
High school roundup for March 26, 2021: South Fayette sophomore Ks 17 in no-hitter
Sophomore Tyler Pitzer couldn’t have made a much better first impression for South Fayette. The right-handed starter threw a no-hitter, striking out 17 of the 22 batters he faced, to lead the Lions (1-0) to a 5-0 season-opening nonsection win over North Catholic (0-1) on Friday afternoon. Pitzer allowed two...
#FreeBritney movement prompts lawmakers to consider changing conservatorship laws
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new spotlight on Britney Spears’ conservatorship that has her legions of fans calling for reforms has prompted California lawmakers to consider changes that could affect the pop singer’s protracted legal case in Los Angeles. The high-profile conservatorship has been the focus of intense speculation since Spears...
Penn State leaders urge vigilance as covid-19 cases rise, variant detected
A more infectious variant of covid-19 has reached the Centre Region, Penn State officials confirmed Friday, as community leaders called for students and residents alike to take action and stem the concerning rise in cases. In a joint news conference involving leaders from both the university and State College Borough,...
Former CDC chief suspects covid likely came from lab
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during much of the Trump administration, said in an interview aired Friday that he believes covid-19 likely originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, but he did not provide evidence to support the theory. Redfield’s personal opinion...
Gisele Fetterman: It’s time for the Dreamers to be safe at home for good
We are at an important crossroads in this nation. We have faced immense, unprecedented challenges in this unimaginably difficult past year, but with a new administration in place and the end of covid-19 in sight, we also find ourselves with a tremendous opportunity to lay the foundation for a brighter...
Is sex addiction really a thing? Science is skeptical
ATLANTA — To join the church Atlanta spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long attended, you have to adhere to certain non-negotiable edicts, a terms of agreement of sorts for membership. In a section titled “Diligence of Members,” Crabapple First Baptist Church leaders defined marriage as between a man and a...
