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Sewickley resident recognized on Forbes list
Sewickley resident Lacey A. York has been named to Forbes’ 2021 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list. According to a news release, the list spotlights more than 5,000 top-performing advisors selected from a pool of 32,725. Advisors were nominated by their firms then researched, interviewed and assigned rankings within their respective states....
Late surge carries Shady Side Academy boys past Apollo-Ridge
Even after Shady Side Academy sustained a 30-point loss in the opening round of last year’s WPIAL playoffs, coach David Vadnais felt good about his program going forward. His confidence has paid off this season as the Bulldogs moved a step closer to the Section 3-3A title Friday night with...
Bethel Park’s Travis Zeis claims WPIAL rifle championship
Travis Zeis became the first Bethel Park student to win a WPIAL rifle title in almost 20 years, edging Hempfield’s Lydia Dunn and Waynesburg’s Tayler Burnfield at the individual championships Friday at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen Club. Zeis, Dunn and Burnfield finished with scores of 200-18x. Zeis had six centers,...
Pennsylvania State Police will escape legislative scrutiny in 2021 budget process
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 — One of the nation’s largest statewide police forces, the Pennsylvania State Police, will not be subject to annual budget...
3 people charged in helping suspect after McKeesport officer shooting face trial
Three people charged with helping a man who was wanted in connection with the shooting of a McKeesport police officer in December will face trial. Daniel M. Neal, 19, Gesiah N. Grigsby, 21, and Jasmyn Henderson-Bracey, 25, all of McKeesport, appeared for a preliminary hearing on Friday. Magisterial District Judge...
Editorial: Finding the next best thing to a health department for Westmoreland
There’s nothing like a disaster to show you what you have and what you need. Westmoreland County Commissioners said Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic has shown them what they don’t need: a county health department. For almost a year, the county has responded to the increasing challenges of covid-19 without...
Upper St. Clair church sues insurance carrier over theft coverage
An Upper St. Clair church whose administrator stole more than $1 million from it is suing its insurance carrier for breach of contract. The suit contends that Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company paid $250,000 for the Westminster Presbyterian Church’s loss, but refuses to pay another $250,000 under the policy for the...
Ross man charged with making phone threats to members of Congress
A Ross man has been charged with threatening two members of Congress, according to a federal indictment. Harry E. Miller, 62, is charged with sending threatening communications in interstate commerce. The indictment was returned on Tuesday and unsealed Friday. On Aug. 19, 2019, Miller called the office of Democratic U.S....
Christopher Welch: Veterans’ role in U.S. economic rebound
With the dawn of a new year comes a fresh start. This is especially true for the servicemen and women returning from active duty. Approximately 2,500 troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have returned home. These veterans will be returning to a country that looks very different than the...
Billie Eilish wins temporary restraining order against alleged stalker: ‘I worry for my safety’
A man allegedly stalking and threatening Billie Eilish outside her Los Angeles home has been ordered to keep his distance from the superstar singer pending a court hearing next month. John Matthews Hearle, 23, was served with a temporary restraining order Wednesday not far from the home Eilish still shares...
Matthew Brouillette: It’s time to do right by kids
“Schools that teach” sounded great as Gov. Tom Wolf’s campaign slogan in 2014 and 2018. But two years into Wolf’s second term, many parents are just wishing for “schools that open.” About 40% of school districts across Pennsylvania aren’t physically open for businesses. So it’s hardly surprising that from fall...
Want to own an amusement park? This one comes with a lake and a roller coaster
Clementon Park and Splash World in New Jersey has thrill rides, a water park, a 23-acre lake and is for sale. It sits on 52 acres, has a 4,000-square-foot historic six-bedroom house on the property, picnic tables and concession equipment. Rides include Thunder Drop, Ring of Fire, Sea Dragon, Flying...
Bridgeville, Collier area fish fries for the week of Feb. 19, 2021
Bridgeville VFD Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department will host a fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 19, March 5, 19 and April 2. The food will only be available for take out at the fire department’s location at 370 Commercial St. There are a la carte options and...
Letter to the editor: Snowmobiles, ATVs desecrating our woods
How wonderful that the U.S. Forest Service and our so-called state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources have opened Pennsylvania woods to ever-increasing numbers of ATVs and snowmobiles (“ATV/snowmobile fever: Westmoreland, Allegheny lead Pennsylvania in registrations,” Feb. 14, TribLIVE). Ah yes — conservation through pollution and desecration. I wait for...
Letter to the editor: Where is the gambling money going?
I remember distinctly — before the infamous Nick Perry 666 Daily Number fix of the state lottery in 1980 — the promise that state-sanctioned gambling would benefit the elderly first and later eliminate or reduce school property taxes. Every expansion of gambling is announced with the pledge that the “new”...
North Hills fish fries for the week of Feb. 19, 2021
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, located at 45 N. Sprague Ave. in Bellevue, will hold take-out only fish fries from 4 to 7 p.m. on Fridays with the exception of Good Friday. Menu includes a choice of fried fish or shrimp...
Letter to the editor: Candidates should pledge to work for all constituents
Regarding the article “ ‘Trump House’ creator Leslie Baum Rossi seeks nod to run for open Pa. House seat”: This is an example of the partisan ways that must be eliminated from our democracy. Rossi’s comments such as “Trump is the best president we’ve ever had in my lifetime” and...
Letter to the editor: Democracy dwindling as GOP rewards Trump
When communism collapsed in the country where I was born, food disappeared from store shelves. We waited in line for rations of bread and sugar. Many evenings we had mandatory power outages. I know communism and its consequences. When I hear talk of communism from the radical right, it mostly...
The Stroller, Feb. 19, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. HOPE Center accepting gift card donations The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center is accepting donations of gift cards in $10 increments from BP, Community...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 18, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Fox Chapel 79, Greensburg Salem 34 Class 5A Section 3 Kiski Area 61, Franklin Regional 53 Class 4A Section 2 Quaker Valley 72, Lincoln Park 64 Section 3 South Park at Uniontown, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 Apollo-Ridge at...
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2021: Quaker Valley gets its revenge
Markus Frank scored 31 points to lead No. 4 Quaker Valley to a 72-64 victory over No. 2 Lincoln Park in Section 2-4A boys basketball Thursday night, avenging a loss from earlier in the week. Adou Thiero added 26 for Quaker Valley (9-3, 8-2). Dakari Bradford and Brandon Cummings scored...
Penn State trustees push ahead with $48 million Lasch Football Building expansion, renovations
A Penn State trustees committee voted Thursday to push ahead with a major renovation and expansion to the Lasch Football Building, the nerve center of the university’s beloved football program. The $48.3 million project will include construction of a new strength and conditioning center; expanded training and treatment areas —...
Laurels & lances: Pilsners, planes and partners
Laurel: To a round for the house. Or the neighborhood. Or the whole darn town. While many festivals have been canceled for months or are still being put off because of the coronavirus pandemic, other communities are trying to look forward. Tarentum is one of those. A craft beer festival,...
Chelsa Wagner joins crowded field in race for Allegheny County judge
The race for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge looks like it will be a crowded one. Tuesday was the first day candidates for May’s primary election were permitted to begin circulating their nominating petitions. With nine seats open on the bench, it is expected that nearly three dozen people...
Depleted uranium from tanks, ammo not tied to Gulf War syndrome, new study finds
WASHINGTON — Depleted uranium in tanks and ammunition used in the 1991 Gulf War “played no role” in the unexplained illnesses, known as Gulf War syndrome, that veterans faced in the years afterward, according to a new study. The findings by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the...
