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Beltzhoover man pleads guilty in shooting death of 3-year-old last year
A Beltzhoover man who went to sleep with a shotgun under his pillow pleaded guilty Tuesday to accidentally killing a 3-year-old girl. Marlin Pritchard, 52, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and person not to possess a firearm in the death of Chassity Clancy. He will be sentenced by Allegheny County...
Pa. lawmaker wants license plate stickers reinstated, saying state loses millions without them
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers don’t want new bridge tolls to help fund PennDOT projects, but one lawmaker thinks some old technology could help the funding woes — license plate registration stickers. PennDOT stopped issuing the registration expiration stickers in January 2017 to save money. The department estimated the move would save...
Gina Diorio: Gov. Wolf is hiding covid data again
Do you remember in the early days of the covid pandemic when Gov. Tom Wolf promised his decisions would be “data-driven”? “We have to follow the science,” he reminded us. So convincing was this supposed “data” that Wolf temporarily shut Right-to-Know (RTK) offices so we couldn’t ask for it. Transparency...
Prostitution, drugs, theft among charges filed by Monroeville police March 3-10, 2021
The following charges were filed March 3-10, 2021, with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Christopher Eric Morgan, 46, of Trafford with careless driving and two DUIs. Charges were filed March 10 in connection with an incident along the 2100 block of...
Drugs, firearms, simple assault among charges handled March 8, 2021 by Monroeville Judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases March 8, 2021. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Melissa Ann Cole, 40, of Monroeville on simple assault. The charge...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners have no room to complain
So after a year of denying covid is a problem, complaining about mask mandates and ignoring hundreds of grieving Westmoreland County families, commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew and their enablers in the state Legislature now complain that vaccines aren’t happening as they want? Give me a break! Perhaps if...
Editorial: If the gas tax dies, don’t fret — another tax will be born
Taxes are one of those things that seem as permanent as a scar, indelible as a tattoo. It is one of the reasons we bristle when one is proposed. We have come to realize that a tax is rarely temporary. It may be imposed to pay for one very admirable...
Letter to the editor: Tolls on bridges won’t solve problems
Putting tolls on bridges is just another knee-jerk reaction from Harrisburg. The gas tax revenue is down mostly because of the shutdown or capacity limits on many of our businesses; 25% or even 50% capacity is fatal to the chances of most of these businesses’ survival. If you allow businesses...
Woodland Hills hosts ‘No Place for Hate’ virtual gathering
Woodland Hills High School on Tuesday will host an anti-hate virtual assembly. The No Place for Hate Virtual Assembly begins at 9:45 a.m. Students can begin registering at 9:15 a.m. The assembly features stars from the NFL, Action Sports, Olympics, and entertainment industries. The tour has gone virtual during the...
Letter to the editor: Despairing over Trump’s departure
Inauguration Day was a most regrettable, despairing and sad day for me with the departure of President Trump and the arrival of President Biden. I renamed it Treason Day. My peaceful protest is the wearing of my patriot-pin-decorated, red “Make America Great Again” cap that has paved the way for...
Letter to the editor: We’re a communist’s dream
Cancel culture and moral outrage only seem to be accepted if you are a radical leftist. Everything that I have grown up with is on the verge of being considered racist or other, whether it’s your religion, your politics that they don’t agree with, being responsible with your money and...
Letter to the editor: We should make voting easier, not harder
Among many quotes about voting, one made by Dwight Eisenhower in 1949 seems appropriate now: “Our American heritage is threatened as much by our own indifference as it is by the most unscrupulous office or by the most powerful foreign threat. The future of this republic is in the hands...
Man burned in Wilkinsburg apartment fire
A man was burned in a fire at a Wilkinsburg apartment early Tuesday morning. The fire in the 900 block of Wood Street was reported shortly after 2 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. It was reported under control just over an hour later, but Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV...
Shots fired during attempted Hill District carjacking
Pittsburgh police were looking for a man after an attempted carjacking in the Hill District Monday night. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired around 8:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Hollace Street. Offices found shots had been fired during an attempted carjacking. The two victims...
The Stroller, March 16, 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. Collection to benefit Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Women of the Alle-Kiski Engaging, a division of the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber of Commerce, is...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 15, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 4A Finals Monday’s results Lincoln Park 66, North Catholic 57 Class 3A Finals Monday’s results Ellwood City 53, South Allegheny 50 PIAA playoffs First round Class 4A Tuesday’s schedule Danville (16-1) at Scranton Prep (12-5), 7 p.m. Pope John Paul II (11-6) at...
John Dorfman: Why the Nasdaq stock market is a focal point now
All eyes are on Nasdaq. The Nasdaq stock market is home to the big technology companies — the likes of Apple and Microsoft — that dominated the market and provided most of its oomph in 2019 and 2020. In the two years ended in December, the Nasdaq 100 Non-Financial Index...
Robert Morris women’s hockey season ends with NCAA loss to Northeastern
ERIE — Senior Emily Curlett scored the first NCAA Tournament goal in the history of the Robert Morris women’s hockey team, but it was not enough as the Colonials’ season ended with a 5-1 loss to top-seeded Northeastern on Monday afternoon. The Huskies opened the scoring with a short-handed goal...
Penn State set to hire Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry as men’s basketball coach
Penn State men’s basketball has its new head coach. The Nittany Lions are set to hire Purdue associate head coach Micah Shrewsberry to lead the men’s basketball team, a source confirmed to the Centre Daily Times. The expected hire was first reported by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. The new leader of...
Pa. House spends $445,000 for 2 meeting rooms, but conservatives said it was needed
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives spent nearly $500,000 to allow it to do more of what government does a lot: hold meetings. That money was used to renovate two old courtrooms that had been sitting vacant for over a decade and transform them into large meeting rooms to accommodate more...
‘Amityville Horror’ killer Ronald Defeo Jr. dies in prison at age 69
NEW YORK — Convicted “Amityville Horror” killer Ronald DeFeo Jr., who in 1974 shot and killed his parents and four younger siblings inside their Long Island home in a grisly case that inspired a book and a movie, has died in prison, officials said. He was 69. DeFeo was serving...
Penn State is bigger at some positions as the program opens spring practice, but are the Lions better?
James Franklin said Monday that his 2021 Penn State football team is the biggest squad he’s had during his eight seasons in State College. A quick check of Penn State’s updated roster indicates that, indeed, there are some large athletes at just about every position. “From a physical standpoint, this...
Capitol Police to begin moving back fence surrounding complex
WASHINGTON — Congress is not facing the sort of threats that warrant the security fencing that has encompassed the Capitol complex since pro-Trump insurrectionists breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to Capitol Police, which will lead to imminent changes, but not complete removal, of the barrier. Capitol Police told...
Penn State still undecided about Blue-White spring football game
Penn State has not yet decided if it will have a traditional Blue-White game this year. Head coach James Franklin said Monday that there are ongoing discussions about whether or not the annual open scrimmage to end spring practice will be held and that an announcement will be coming soon....
Partisan Pa. websites masquerading as local news threaten trust in journalism, new report finds
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 — The majority of news outlets in Pennsylvania rank high on trustworthiness, but there is a growing crop of digital...
