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Police: 72-year-old man dies after 1-vehicle crash in Fayette County
A 72-year-old man died after a single-vehicle crash in Fayette County, according to state police. State police said the incident happened around 5:20 a.m. Oct. 20 on Pittsburgh Road (Route 51) at Ash Road in North Union . According to state police, Abraham L. Sullivan of Uniontown was driving a...
Editorial: Confusion over covid data inconsistency can cause harm
When writing and researching articles, reporters rely on two elements. There are the anecdotal incidents that occur. What a crime victim saw, what a politician said, the feelings of the crowd at a protest. Then there are the facts. It takes both of those things together to make up the...
Letter to the editor: Is Wolf trying to swing Pa.?
Gov. Tom Wolf won’t give us information to make our own decisions during the covid-19 pandemic. He just issues edicts. All we can see are totals for the county (Donegal to Arnold lumped together) or if we try hard, by ZIP code (15650 is over two townships). Wolf essentially says...
60-year-old man shot in Aliquippa
A 60-year-old man was shot in Beaver County early Sunday morning, according to state police. Aliquippa police went to the 200 block of Spaulding Street shortly before 12:30 a.m. State police said the victim had been shot in the leg and that the wound was not life-threatening. He was taken...
Kiski police: Chase ensues after officers see boys smoking marijuana in store parking lot
A Kiski Township police vehicle was hit in a chase that ensued Monday night after police said they saw two juveniles smoking marijuana in the parking lot of a Dollar General store in North Apollo. Police did not identify the boys or disclose their ages or where they are from....
The Stroller, Oct. 27, 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. Free Narcan distribution and resource fair planned in Harrison The Building Block of Natrona and the Allegheny County Health Department will...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 26, 2020
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon at Pine-Richland, 6:30 p.m.; North Allegheny at Peters Township, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Upper St. Clair at Penn-Trafford, 6:30 p.m.; Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Class A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Winchester Thurston at Shady Side...
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2020: With varsity roster back, North Catholic boys soccer wins Class 2A opener
Ryan Shantz scored a first-half goal and Dylan Greggs converted a penalty kick with less than seven minutes left to lead No. 3 North Catholic (13-1-1) to a 2-0 victory over No. 14 Leechburg (7-7) in a WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer first-round match Monday night. North Catholic used its...
Wolf’s office responds to Trump jabs at Lehigh Valley rally: ‘What the president said is inaccurate’Video
After President Trump stood before a cheering crowd Monday in Northampton County and blasted Gov. Tom Wolf repeatedly, a Wolf spokeswoman fired back, countering the Trump claims and calling one alleging interference in Trump rally planning “inaccurate.” Trump, speaking at a campaign rally outside HoverTech International in Hanover Township, several...
Prosecutors say they discovered bomb materials connected with Whitmer kidnap plot
LANSING, Mich. — Federal prosecutors have asked for more time to hand down grand jury indictments in their kidnapping conspiracy case involving Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying the recent discovery of bomb components could lead to new charges, including terror-related charges. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors asked for a 40-day...
‘Borat’ star Sacha Baron Cohen offers Trump a role in next film: ‘You’ll need a job’
If Donald Trump doesn’t achieve great success in the upcoming presidential election, Sacha Baron Cohen has a new gig lined up for the president. After Trump called the English comedian an unfunny “phony” and “a creep” in response to his buzzy new mockumentary, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Baron Cohen had a...
Vote-by-mail window may be closed with Postal Service still slow
WASHINGTON — Delivery by the U.S. Postal Service remains slow despite the intervention of federal judges and some voting advocates say ballots not in the mail now may not arrive in time to be counted and should instead be dropped off at voting facilities. The persistent delays include poor on-time...
In the Pits: Fox Chapel native Chip Ganassi celebrates 30 years of winningVideo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chip Ganassi likes winners. That is pretty well known. It is his catchphrase, his slogan for his drivers and the brand he has established for his race teams. In this 30th anniversary season for Chip Ganassi Racing, the boss is celebrating another winner: Scott Dixon won...
Jared Kushner says African Americans must ‘want to be successful’Video
WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, said Black people must “want to be successful” in order for his father-in-law’s policies to help them. “One thing we’ve seen in a lot of the Black community, which is mostly Democrat, is that President Trump’s policies are the...
Ford to donate $200K in facemasks to Pittsburgh
Ford Motor Company is donating more than $200,000 in face masks to the city of Pittsburgh. The masks, more than 490,000 of them, will be distributed after city council votes to accept them Tuesday. They will be added to the city Department of Public Safety’s stock and will be distributed...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers being 6-0 after beating TitansVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Heinz Field. It was again a tale of two halves. The Steelers opened the game with a tremendous time-devouring drive...
Man loses injunction over Giant Eagle mask policy
A federal judge on Friday ruled against an Oil City man who claims that Giant Eagle’s covid-19 mask policy violates his rights. Josiah Kostek, 36, was seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the grocery chain’s mask policy. He contended the policy — requiring all customers to wear either a face...
Greensburg police try to identify suspect who fired multiple gunshotsVideo
Greensburg police are asking the public’s help in an ongoing investigation into a report late Friday of a man shooting multiple rounds from a firearm. The incident occurred at 10:38 p.m. in the area of Grove Street and Spring Avenue, police said Monday in a Facebook post. No one was...
Jim Busch: Bigotry can be hard to maintain
The news today is full of stories about white supremacy groups like the Proud Boys and the Ku Klux Klan. These groups are increasingly common as racial tensions mount. I detest these groups and their evil ideology, but I can understand them because I am descended from a long line...
Letter to the editor: Biden can rid us of Trump’s horrors
We in the best country in the world are being crippled by lack of leadership. We have an opportunity to change our course of destruction. I believe one man, Joe Biden, will rid us of the horrors that President Trump has unleashed. Black men are being killed, without even a...
Baldwin High School celebrates homecoming week with activities, parade
As with all activities, homecoming festivities at Baldwin High School looked different this year, but students still celebrated modified traditions with spirit days throughout homecoming week. Oct. 19 was Double Trouble (twin day); Oct. 20 was Cereal Killer (students brought their favorite breakfast food); Wednesday was spooky socks and a...
Vehicle crashes into creek outside outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel
One person was taken to a hospital after a three-vehicle crash outside the outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel Monday morning, according to state police The crash was reported shortly after 7 a.m. According to state police, Patrick Totten, 44, of Pittsburgh was driving in the right lane behind Loredo Norales Derickson,...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is only issue
The Democratic agenda endorses codifying Roe v. Wade into law, restoring federal funding for major abortion provider Planned Parenthood and abortion on demand, including late-term. Any person who has had sex education or biology classes should know life begins at conception. God’s commandment states “Thou shalt not kill.” God’s commands...
Letter to the editor: ‘Pro-life’ is not clear-cut
I appreciate the writer’s passion in the letter “Trump is right pro-life choice”. I did, though, feel surprised at the implications that the term “pro-life” is so clear-cut and that the decision for a so-called pro-life president is so obvious, as shown in the letter’s last line: “Very easy choice.”...
Letter to the editor: Vote him out, lock him up
Phase 1: Vote him out. A person who in my opinion is a lying megalomaniac con man cannot show weakness (masks), cowardice (bunker) or stupidity (injecting disinfectant ). But the one thing that he cannot do is lose. At anything, as in real estate (six bankruptcies). I predict President Trump...
