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Letter to the editor: Columbus statue removal is not erasing history
On Columbus Day I was thoroughly amused by Larry Richert’s interview on KDKA Radio with Italian Sons and Daughters of America President Basil Russo, during which both host and guest expressed the belief that by removing the Christopher Columbus statue in Schenley Park, the city is erasing history and depriving...
Chartiers Valley High School welcomes new assistant principal
Meghan Watelet has joined Chartiers Valley High School as its new assistant principal. Watelet has served children and families as an English and special education teacher and, most recently, as a school counselor in the Butler Area School District. She holds a K-12 Principal Certification from the University of Pittsburgh...
Editorial: FirstEnergy shell switch should be explored
Big companies can be like Russian nesting dolls with layers upon layers of organization and ownership. The bigger the parent company, often the more companies are contained within other companies. Pennsylvania electric consumers could deal with a new middleman company in 2022. That’s when Keystone Appalachian Transmission Co. takes over...
Letter to the editor: Love, respect will guide us
To our beloved community of Monroeville and beyond, The Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium reflects the diversity of our community, nation and world. Each of our faith traditions — Hindu, Unitarian Universalist, Baha’i, Sikh, Jewish, Jain, Christian, both Catholic and Protestant, and Muslim — share a common core of love and respect...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 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. Christopher’s Light seeking coat donations Christopher’s Light children’s charity is collecting new and gently-used coats for local children....
Trump’s false victory claim risks touching off turmoilVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s claim of victory from the White House early Wednesday carries no official weight yet risks touching off turmoil and a protracted legal fight over the election outcome. Democrat Joe Biden hasn’t conceded. The Associated Press, the unofficial but respected interpreter of election results, hasn’t called...
These Pa. counties won’t start counting mail ballots until Wednesday
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. This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. Officials in Pennsylvania...
Expanded hours, virtual etiquette workshop and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. Expanded hours The library’s new hours of operation are: Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday,...
Republican challenger leads longtime incumbent state Rep. Joe Petrarca
Republican challenger Jason Silvis maintained a 6-point lead over 13-term incumbent state Rep. Joe Petrarca on Thursday morning in Pennsylvania’s 55th state House District, according to unofficial and incomplete returns. Silvis, a film stuntman, has collected 53.1% of the votes counted compared with Petrarca’s 46.9%, a margin of about 1,800...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 3, 2020
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township at Fox Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Central Catholic (5-2) vs. North Allegheny (6-0) at North Hills, 7 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (6-1) at Pine-Richland (7-0), 7 p.m.;...
High school roundup for Nov. 3, 2020: Freeport hockey takes opener
Nico DiSanti had a hat trick and Caleb Hoffman scored twice as Freeport opened its PIHL season with a 7-4 victory over Kiski Area on Tuesday night. Keith Smilowitz and Addison Stewart each had a goal and two assists for Freeport. Tyler Lane got his first varsity win in net,...
Scott Township’s Providence Point ranked among best U.S. nursing homes
Providence Point’s Healthcare Residence in Scott Township is again among the 21% of U.S. skilled nursing facilities that have been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report, according to a news release. Providence Point has earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a...
Incumbent state Sen. Joe Pittman overwhelms Democratic challenger Tony DeLoreto
State Sen. Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, collected three times as many votes as his Democratic challenger in his bid for reelection, according to unofficial returns Wednesday. To make matters worse for challenger Tony DeLoreto, the Indiana restaurateur was recently diagnosed with covid-19 and could not go to the polls or conduct...
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wins reelection, but control of Senate at stake
WASHINGTON — Republicans fought to keep control of the Senate on Tuesday in a razor-close contest against a surge of Democrats challenging President Donald Trump’s allies across a vast political map. Polls started closing in key states where some of the nation’s most well-known senators were on the ballot. In...
2020 election results from across Western Pennsylvania
All that’s left is the counting. And it could take a little while. Polls in Pennsylvania closed at 8 p.m. on what was a mostly orderly election day. Voters were greeted by long lines well before the polls opened at 7 a.m., and there reportedly was steady turnout across Western...
Irwin church Burger Bash set for Nov. 7
Immaculate Conception Church of Irwin, 308 Second St., will hold its final Burger Bash of the year from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Hamburgers, hot dogs and French fries will be served drive-through only on the corner of Second and Oak streets....
7 Ravens defensive players go on covid-19 list; NFL says more mask-wearing would’ve helped
One day after Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey revealed he tested positive for the coronavirus, the team placed seven other players on the covid-19 list who must isolate themselves after close contact with an infected person. The players are outside linebackers Matthew Judon and Tyus Bowser; inside linebackers L.J. Fort,...
Florida teen accidentally shoots, kills friend while ‘simulating a rap video,’ cops say
MIAMI — An 18-year-old is facing a manslaughter charge after he accidentally shot and killed his friend as the two “were simulating a rap video” in Hialeah, police say. Authorities have arrested Jonathan Batista, 18, on a charge of manslaughter with a deadly weapon for the death of Brian Shakur...
7 Ravens defensive players go on covid-19 listVideo
One day after Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey revealed he tested positive for the coronavirus, the team placed seven other players on the covid-19 list who must isolate themselves after close contact with an infected person. The players are outside linebackers Matthew Judon and Tyus Bowser; inside linebackers L.J. Fort,...
Assault, burglary, drug charges among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. 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 • Joshua Vincent Piccar, 29, of Greensburg on charges of drug possession, driving with...
Terri Shields: Shuttle service would bring opportunities to Hazelwood
The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) conducted a public Zoom meeting Oct. 21 on the proposed Mon-Oakland shuttle service. The new service, using electric vehicles, would connect Oakland with parts of Greenfield and Hazelwood, such as development at the Hazelwood Green site. The majority of the...
AMC Theatres lost $900 million in 3rd quarter even as cinemas reopened
AMC Entertainment, owner of the world’s largest movie theater circuit, lost more than $900 million in the third quarter, even with the vast majority of its locations open for business. Since the covid-19 pandemic shuttered the film business in March, AMC has reopened 539 locations, or 90% of its 600...
Pittsburgh man gets 6½ to 13 years in prison for manslaughter
A Garfield man will serve at least six and a half years in prison for killing his landlord last year. Michael Wolf, 50, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of crime before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski in August. Wolf was ordered to serve six...
Living with Children: Kids and food
It’s funny, sort of, the things some parents want to believe. An example concerns children who’ve developed full-blown “eating disorders” by age 3. “My child was exhibiting food intolerances as an infant!” a mother insisted to me after I had told an audience that picky eating was learned as opposed...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge Ford’s Sewickley court
Sewickley District Court Judge Robert L. Ford handled these cases in October. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Sewickley police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Madeleine McConnell, 24, of Mercer on charges of possession of controlled...
