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Editorial: Toomey and Santorum are right about voting
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is the kind of Republican that needs to be heard right now. Toomey has been a reliably conservative Republican his entire political life. He has advocated for the Constitution and hewn close to the party’s bones when it comes to foreign policy, small government and fiscal...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 6, 2020
High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s results Central Catholic 38, North Allegheny 24 Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s results Pine-Richland 49, Penn-Trafford 14 Peters Township 20, Gateway 19 Championship Nov. 14 schedule Pine-Richland (8-0) vs. Peters Township (8-0) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Class 4A Semifinals Friday’s results...
Fireworks aplenty as Sto-Rox gets past Serra Catholic and into Class 2A finals
The WPIAL Class 2A semifinal game between Sto-Rox and Serra Catholic had all the makings of a shootout as two prolific offenses with play-making athletes took the field Friday night. It definitely did not disappoint, and after the dust settled, it was the Vikings who cashed in on more opportunities...
Elizabeth Forward blanks North Catholic to reach 1st WPIAL title game
To come away with a win over North Catholic on Friday, Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi knew his defensive unit had to play fast and physical, win the turnover battle and compete for a full 48 minutes. Knowing those tasks are easier said than done against the unbeaten Trojans, the...
Trib HSSN’s Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 324 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (18 of 23) 289 - Logan Pfeuffer, Peters Township (17 of 37) 239 - Jake Fello, Apollo-Ridge (17 of 32) 196 - Greg Phillips, North Allegheny (12 of 26) 192 - Austin Jones,...
Pine Richland student news for the week of Nov. 7
Participate in Cybersecurity Fair Slippery Rock University students Christopher Galbraith, a senior dual major in accounting and corporate security; Zachary Neal, a junior computing major; and Collin Shaffer, a junior information systems major, all three from Gibsonia, participated in the university’s Seventh Annual Cybersecurity Fair. The fair, which took place...
Aliquippa beats Belle Vernon to earn 13th straight WPIAL finals appearance
A Friday night classic between two of the top teams in Class 4A sent top-seeded Aliquippa to its 13th straight WPIAL championship game with a 33-25 victory over No. 4 Belle Vernon. This game had everything – touchdowns, interceptions, fumbles, a kick returned for a touchdown and more – in...
WPIAL football playoff semifinal scores for Nov. 6, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. ALLEGHENY/REGION • 6A (Championship Game): No. 3 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 38, No. 1 NORTH ALLEGHENY 24 @ Martorelli Stadium • 5A: No. 3 PETERS TOWNSHIP 20, No. 2 GATEWAY 19 • 3A: No. 1 CENTRAL VALLEY 70,...
Hough lifts Beaver Falls past Apollo-Ridge, into WPIAL Class 2A championship game
Josh Hough has had plenty of explosive runs this season for No. 1-seeded Beaver Falls. But the senior Syracuse recruit had a career night Friday, rushing for 368 yards as the Tigers earned a berth in the WPIAL Class 2A title game with a 50-27 victory over No. 4 Apollo-Ridge...
Top-seeded Clairton rolls past Shenango to return to WPIAL Class A championship game
While the road to Heinz Field usually goes through Clairton, this year the Bears have built a highway to North Hills. The Bears will have a chance to defend its WPIAL Class A championship as they dispatched Shenango, 55-16, in a semifinal game at Norwin, invoking the mercy rule with...
U.S. Supreme Court justice orders Pa. counties to separate, but keep counting, late-arriving mail ballots
PHILADELPHIA — In a move that could signal the U.S. Supreme Court is one step closer to intervening in a fight over Pennsylvania’s grace-period for late-arriving mail ballots, Justice Samuel Alito on Friday ordered all counties to keep separate any ballots that came in after Nov. 3 and instructed state...
Chad Forcey: Community solar offers bright spot of revenue opportunity
With Pennsylvania staring down a pandemic- induced $4.5 billion budget deficit, and just a few short weeks before our current budget expires on Nov. 30, the commonwealth is short on options. Without new revenues, Harrisburg lawmakers will need to enact painful cuts that will make our covid-19 recovery longer and...
Letter to the editor: Why the media can’t be believed
In a recent news clip about protesters, a reporter said at 2 a.m. that “the protesters were out but not as many as earlier in the day.” After watching them smash windows, take items and run, he said, “It looks like the protesters are going to have a long night.”...
Legal experts say Trump’s legal challenges in Pa. are ‘Hail Marys’
Experts say five legal challenges playing out in Pennsylvania likely will have no impact on the outcome of the presidential race. Instead, they suggested attorneys for President Trump are trying to sow doubt in the public over the integrity of the election against Joe Biden. “They’re Hail Marys,” said constitutional...
Postal Service finds 1,700 ballots in sweep of Pennsylvania post offices
Postal inspectors found more than 1,700 ballots in sweeps of Pennsylvania post office facilities, according to a court filing by the agency Friday. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, ordered the U.S. Postal Service to make sweeps of postal sorting and delivery centers across the country and report...
Veterans Day events planned in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Veterans Day events are planned in the Alle-Kiski Valley. They include: Leechburg A brief ceremony to dedicate the veterans’ banners in the borough will be at noon Thursday at Freedom Square along Market Street. The Rev. Gary Lyon will be the speaker, and the Leechburg High School Band will perform...
Election is over, but plenty of deadlines loom under Pa., U.S. lawVideo
The General Election was held Tuesday, Nov. 3, but the election process is far from over. There are a series of actions required by Pennsylvania and federal law in order to confirm the results and install a new president in January. Here are some important dates moving forward: Nov. 6...
Nearly 8 in 10 Allegheny County ballots counted Friday favored BidenVideo
Nearly 8 in 10 ballots counted Friday night in Allegheny County went for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, results show. Of about 17,800 ballots — including military and overseas, damaged and some mail-in ballots — Biden claimed 13,900 votes to Donald Trump’s 3,700 votes, according to incomplete results announced shortly...
Letter to the editor: IUP’s changes will hurt students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania has announced plans to restructure academic programs. Part of the plan is to eliminate 128 faculty positions, nearly one-quarter of current faculty. Eighty-one faculty members were notified last week that their jobs would be eliminated (“Indiana University of Pennsylvania notifies 81 faculty members of pending job...
Letter to the editor: Enough is enough with political ads
I’m so glad that this election is over. I’m fed up with getting at least five political ads a day in the mail — wish I could put “return to sender” and mail them all back, plus the annoying phone calls and TV ads. Enough is enough. Keith J. Piecka...
2 men shot in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood
Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a man was shot in the leg and another was grazed in the chest in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood Thursday night, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The shooting happened just after 10 p.m. on the 3300 block of Fleming Avenue. When...
Letter to the editor: Babies’ lives don’t seem to matter
Life is precious. God is the creator of life. Black lives matter. Absolutely. Blue lives matter. Absolutely. Handicapped lives matter. Absolutely. White lives matter. Absolutely. Baby lives matter. Well, not really. God creates lives, but politicians decide which babies live and which babies die. Insane! Francis P. Murrman Sr. Greensburg...
The Stroller, Nov. 6, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a food drive or free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-thru food drive to benefit Freeport Food Bank Freeport Area High School Key Club will sponsor a drive-thru...
North Allegheny overcomes late goal to win Class 4A girls soccer title in overtime
With North Allegheny holding a one-goal lead with 32 seconds left in Thursday’s Class 4A girls soccer championship game, Butler gained its second penalty kick opportunity of the second half, and, unlike the first time, didn’t miss. Sophomore Sam Miller put the ball past Tigers’ goalkeeper Juliann Werner to tie...
Pittsburgh seeking volunteers, applicants for Snow Angel program
Pittsburgh’s Snow Angels program is accepting applications. The program pairs older city residents with volunteers who help shovel snow and put salt down during the winter. To participate as a recipient of the help, a people must live in the city and be at least 60 years old or have...
