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Texas National Guard to send up to 1,000 troops to major cities for support after electionVideo
DALLAS — The Texas National Guard plans to send up to 1,000 troops to five cities to support local law enforcement and the Texas Department of Public Safety after the Nov. 3 election, the San Antonio Express-News reported. The troops could be sent as early as this weekend, the outlet...
2 Quaker Valley seniors achieve Eagle Scout rank
Matthew Hicks and Jack McCormack, both seniors at Quaker Valley High School and members of Troop 243 in Sewickley, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on Oct. 4. Eagle Scout is the highest rank Scouts can attain, with only three percent of Scouts achieving the rank. To earn the rank...
Pittsburgh Exxon station operators, clerk guilty of reduced charge in fight with womenVideo
Three men accused of assaulting a woman after a dispute over spilled gasoline at an Exxon station on the North Side last year — resulting in a viral video, days of protests and the store being shut down — were found guilty on Tuesday of a reduced, summary count of...
Wife trapped in back of husband’s Miami cop car died of accidental heat stroke, autopsy says
The woman who got trapped in the back of her husband’s Miami Police SUV died of heat stroke, the county medical examiner’s office investigation has ruled. Clara Paulino’s death was also deemed an accident. The 56-year-old woman died on the afternoon of Aug. 21 after she climbed into the back...
Penn Hills Progress now available at select retail locations
Penn Hills and Verona residents have another way of receiving their weekly dose of community news. The Penn Hills Progress is now available for purchase at select area retailers throughout Penn Hills and Verona. Stop at any of these locations to pick up a copy of the Penn Hills Progress...
Pine-Richland junior holds another successful coat drive to benefit NHCO
Kate Cwenar, a junior at Pine-Richland High School, has again held her annual coat drive. This is the third year she has organized it, and this year, more than 100 coats were collected. The original idea came to her during a summer break several years ago. Cwenar was thinking of...
The Times Express now available at select retail locations
Monroeville and Pitcairn residents have another way of receiving their weekly dose of community news. The Times Express is now available for purchase at select retailers throughout the area. Stop at either of these locations to pick up a copy of The Times Express and stay informed about your community:...
Terrelle Pryor, girlfriend plead guilty in domestic case, get probation
Former NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor and his girlfriend, who were involved in a bloody domestic incident last year, pleaded guilty to reduced counts Tuesday in Allegheny County Court that left them both on probation. Pryor, 30, a former Jeannette High School football standout, pleaded guilty to a summary count...
South Fayette, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Bridgeville Daniel Mullen sold property at 1571 Critchfield Drive to Scott Andrew and Ashley Hamilton for $267,500. Carnegie Kyle McIvor sold property at 559 Boquet St. to Laura Young for $157,000. Collier Donna Kazan Weaver sold property at 2 Sixth St. to David Matthew Yurchak and Jennifer Wischmann for $161,000....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 25
Baldwin Borough Robin T Lopes Ritchey sold property at 5622 Fifth St. to Joseph Meyer for $169,900. Michael Del Re sold property at 5029 Bernadette Drive to Surendra Basnet for $199,900. Estate of Lawrence Lakomy sold property at 5199 Blossom Road to Richard Siel for $203,000. Lalit Mishra sold property...
Sucha Singh: Healing as we remember Tree of Life
I have lived in Pittsburgh for 28 years. During that time, I’ve witnessed our city remolded and refined to adjust for the growth within diverse neighborhoods and cherished the distinctiveness of each culture. Understanding our city’s many ethnicities and an inclusive atmosphere is analogous to the confluence of the Allegheny...
Francis Adams: Mail-in ballots are lifesaving to many voters
On June 16, 1964, three young men traveled from New York City to Mississippi to register African Americans to vote. Within a week, they were dead. I was 15 when these men — James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman — were murdered. I understood how voter suppression in the...
Black women see Trump as an existential threat: ‘This election is to save our lives’
PHILADELPHIA — Sherrelle Pritchette has always been a loyal Democrat. But this year, she said, the election feels like life or death. Because death is something her North Philadelphia family has experienced a lot of in 2020. In late March, Pritchette’s mother and sister, who lived together, started to feel...
Penn State running back Noah Cain will miss rest of 2020 season
Penn State running back Noah Cain will miss the remainder of the 2020 season due to an undisclosed injury, coach James Franklin announced on Tuesday. Cain went down early during last Saturday’s road loss at Indiana. His last carry came with less than two minutes gone in the first quarter...
Here’s what you need to know about the Libertarian candidate for president
Could a psychology lecturer at Clemson University cost Donald Trump the presidency? Possibly, according to Joseph DiSarro, chairman of the political science department at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington County. Jo Jorgensen is the Libertarian Party candidate for president. She won’t win, but for those who won’t hold their...
Coronavirus changes North Huntingdon VFW post’s Veterans Day celebration
Like so many other aspects of life, the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings forced changes in the annual Veterans Day celebration at the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon. Instead of a large gathering inside the VFW post, Commander Kory Bulloch said...
Letter to the editor: Our duty to vote
I recently discovered I would not be home for the Nov. 3 election. Having never missed a presidential election, I was concerned as to my voting options. I then learned that Allegheny County had given voters more options to vote early. During the month of October, locations would be provided...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Natasha Lehman, 41, of Penn Hills on charges of theft by unlawful...
Whitehall resident retires after nearly 4 decades of military service
One of the U.S. Army Reserve’s most distinguished general officers culminated his 39 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Fort Lee, Va., on Oct. 24. According to a release from The Army School System, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Hackett, a Whitehall resident, served honorably in nearly every...
Letter to the editor: False witness, militias and gangs
Just two questions for your readers: Thou shalt not bear false witness is mentioned numerous times in the Bible as a terrible offense in the sight of God. So is tweeting or retweeting messages that you know in your heart are false or misleading a sin before God? Is the...
Lawsuit: Clairton landlord would not terminate lease for woman who feared domestic abuse
A woman who said she was the victim of domestic violence is suing her former landlord, claiming that he discriminated against her by failing to let her terminate her lease early when she became fearful of her husband. Ashley Butler, with assistance from the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh,...
Letter to the editor: Winning our democracy back
October is Halloween month, and this is a very different Halloween since everyone is already wearing a mask except the president and some of his supporters. In the White House, we have a reality star who is playing president. In any Halloween game, he would be considered a loser. In...
Living with Children: The cure for ‘moodiness’ is simple
Living with an emotionally dramatic child is no fun. They throw wet blankets over nearly every family gathering or outing. Little is right in their lives, and attempts to cheer them up generally fail and often result in things getting worse for all concerned. The parents of mini-malcontents don’t really...
Letter to the editor: Family values vote is clear
A recent editorial (“Duquesne prof’s slur use was wrong choice,” Sept. 15, TribLIVE) explained that Black rappers’ use of the “N” word does not give whites license to use it. That editorial was as clear as mud. Do we now have a special dictionary for Black and white? Joe Biden...
Letter to the editor: Do you believe the Biden-Harris promises?
Oceanfront property in Arizona!! If you are confident in the repeated Joe Biden/Kamala Harris promises that your taxes will increase only if you earn over $400,000 per year and that only the “rich’” will pay for their expansive spending plans, please contact me ASAP about the above property. Facts matter...
