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Pittsburgh Airport area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Coraopolis Zane Barnes II sold property at 1613 Edgewood Ave. to Samuel Patrick Lang and Chelsea Rae Vitale for $135,000. Ryan Yarman sold property at 1853 Montour St. to Sheldon Ernest and Bridgette Davis for $133,797. David Thonpson sold property at 1002 Vance Ave. to William Wigton for $175,000. John...
Letter to the editor: End leaders’ pay to end closures
I believe the current partial and/or complete closings of businesses, schools and sporting events would come to an abrupt halt (and prevent future closings) if the salary and per diem of the governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, and city mayors and council members were terminated for the duration of the...
Letter to the editor: Garrity best pick for treasurer
Elections are about choices, and nowhere is there a bigger contrast than in the Pennsylvania state treasurer race. Our current treasurer, Joe Torsella, is a member of the Philadelphia elite. I don’t believe he has any idea how middle-class, hard-working Pennsylvania families in the state struggle to make ends meet....
Letter to the editor: Power is Democrats’ goal
Joe Biden asks if he looks like a “radical socialist.” I say no, but, he does look much like a socialistic Trojan horse ready for the glue factory. Letter-writers can present believable cases, left or right. What I’ve concluded, though, is a group has taken over the Democratic Party to...
Nancy Patton Mills: Biden has a better plan for America
Families in Southwestern Pennsylvania and across the country are faced with crisis after crisis. There’s a public health crisis — covid-19 has taken the lives of more than 8,700 of our fellow Pennsylvanians, and is only getting worse. There’s an economic crisis — one that predates the pandemic, but has...
Letter to the editor: Stopping ‘Trump Republicans’
President Trump has divided this country like no other president in history. In my opinion, his inept response to covid-19 has resulted in 228,000 dead Americans and almost 9 million sick. I believe that with four more years of this president, our republic will be in shambles, and this is...
Letter to the editor: Looking at Trump’s accomplishments
Let’s talk lies. President Trump is accused of repeating 20,000 lies. I can summarize all of his lies into one: Mine is bigger than yours. The only people who care are immature adolescents. That brings me to all of the letters attacking Trump. They all read the same. He is...
The Stroller, Oct. 31, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Happy Halloween! Children in many of our towns and townships will participate in trick-or-treat events today. Be careful as you drive...
Trib HSSN’s Week 8 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 8 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 283 - Max Rocco, Serra Catholic (18 of 31) 281 - Austin Jones, Sto-Rox (18 of 24) 262 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (13 of 18) 218 - Jake Pugh, Thomas Jefferson (14 of 15) 171 - Cole Beck,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 30, 2020
Football WPIAL Playoffs Friday’s results Class 6A Semifinals Central Catholic 35, Mt. Lebanon 0 North Allegheny 21, Seneca Valley 7 Class 5A First round Gateway 14, Penn Hills 0 Penn-Trafford 35, Upper St. Clair 7 Peters Township 39, Woodland Hills 6 Pine-Richland 47, South Fayette 7 Class 4A First round...
WPIAL playoffs roundup: No. 1 Aliquippa blanks Hampton in opening round
Top-seeded Aliquippa forced four first-half turnovers, including a fumble on the opening kickoff, and sprinted past No. 8 Hampton, 31-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Friday night at The Pit. Aliquippa (8-0) took a 7-0 lead 81 seconds into the game on Vernon Redd’s 14-yard...
Clairton’s Dontae Sanders racks up 428 rushing yards in Class A win over OLSH
“Prime Time” was the nickname of NFL great Deion Sanders, but Clairton senior Dontae Sanders might need to repurpose the nickname, looking more like Barry Sanders in prime time in Clairton’s playoff win Friday night. Sanders rushed for 428 yards and six touchdowns, leading Clairton to a 54-20 victory over...
Serra Catholic keeps its strange season alive, beats McGuffey in 1st-round game
It has been a unique season for Serra Catholic, from only playing four games in the regular season to entering its WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal matchup against McGuffey on a 21-day layoff. But the Eagles didn’t worry about all of that. Their main focus Friday night on the road was...
Belle Vernon dispatches Chartiers Valley in WPIAL 1st round
Despite at times playing like a team that hasn’t played in the past two weeks, the Belle Vernon football team advanced to the WPIAL semifinals Friday. Devin Whitlock and Quinton Martin combined for more than 300 yards on the ground, and each scored three touchdowns as the Leopards earned a...
WPIAL football playoff opening round scores for Oct. 30, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • 6A (semifinals): No. 3 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 35, No. 2 MT. LEBANON 0 Central Catholic defensive lineman Bralen Henderson had four sacks and his teammates added four more. • 5A: No. 4...
Rochester grounds out victory over Springdale in Class A quarterfinals
In this day of sophisticated passing offenses, Rochester turned the calendar back to the 1950s with a strong ground game in Friday’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinal victory. The Rams ran 69 plays — 68 of them runs — in a 34-17 victory over Springdale at Rochester Stadium. The only pass...
Elizabeth Forward tops Freeport for long-awaited WPIAL playoff victory
For the first time in two decades, the Elizabeth Forward football program has a playoff victory under its belt. The third-seeded Warriors rushed for more than 300 yards and held off a second-half rally from No. 6 Freeport to capture its first playoff triumph since 2000 with a 34-20 victory...
Shenango limits damage done by California’s Jaeden Zuzak, wins Class A quarterfinal
Shenango’s mission in a WPIAL Class A quarterfinal matchup with California on Friday night was pretty clear. The Wildcats had to stop Jaeden Zuzak, the second-leading rusher in the WPIAL. Zuzak wasn’t stopped, per se, running for 193 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, but Shenango controlled him enough...
Thomas Jefferson bounces back from loss, routs Mars in Class 4A
If there was any thought Thomas Jefferson was in trouble in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs after dropping its regular season finale to McKeesport, the Jaguars quickly squashed that notion Friday night. No. 2 TJ got three first-half passing touchdowns from Jake Pugh, two to Preston Zandier and one to...
Western Pa. police ready for any election-related shenanigans, as report warns of possible militia violence
As law enforcement in the region plan how to respond to any potential Election Day issues or unrest, along with anything that may arise post-election, a global watchdog on armed conflict warns that Pennsylvania is a state at high risk for militia violence. Local authorities — mainly at the county...
Keith Rothfus: Trump has earned your vote
From the day President Trump announced his candidacy, Pennsylvania has been on the forefront of his mind. The forgotten men and women of Pennsylvania have been forgotten no more under Trump’s leadership. From leading an unprecedented response to covid-19, to better trade deals like the USMCA for Pennsylvania workers, to...
Female police officer claims sexual harassment in suit against ex-McCandless chief, lieutenant
A McCandless police officer is suing the town, former chief and a lieutenant alleging discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. Melissa Delval filed the lawsuit on Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court naming as defendants former chief David DiSanti and Lt. Jeffrey Basl. DiSanti resigned last November after previously being...
What you need to know about Trump threatening to withhold aid from Pa.
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 — In a precarious position in the polls and with his focus fixed on the swing state of Pennsylvania, President...
Carlynton School District begins in-person instruction
After starting the school year fully remote, students in Carlynton School District’s elementary schools have gone back to in-person classes four days a week. Oct. 29 was the first day for the new schedule. At Crafton Elementary, kindergarten through third-grade students were welcomed with a few surprises on their first...
Steven Albert: Policies to promote ‘herd immunity’ will not achieve population health (or immunity)
In the current covid-19 pandemic, the first goal is to get control of the virus. This can be achieved with masks, handwashing and limiting contact with others. When these measures are implemented effectively, people can get back to work and school. Once spread is contained, smaller outbreaks can be controlled...
