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Letter to the editor: Know the truth before you vote
The presidential election is very important. Presidential candidates have very different views. A search for the truth is not easy; it takes time and much effort. Who you vote for should be determined by knowing the truth. A large problem is that K-12 education and adult education does not always...
Letter to the editor: ‘Demon-strators’ not peaceful
It is just a peaceful demon-stration, as said by the mayors and governors of the liberal cities and states, and the Democratic Party. The word “demon-stration” starts out with the right word: demons, which means evil spirits, causing pandemonium, which means chaos, noise, bedlam, disorder and confusion. Next, the words...
County police investigate Swissvale shooting
A man was taken to the hospital in stable condition after being shot in Swissvale, according to Allegheny County Police. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a shooting in the 2200 block of South Braddock Avenue just before 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police said first responders found the man with a...
The Stroller, Aug. 26, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on Twitter @VNDStroller for a daily link to The Stroller. Annual Mutts & Margaritas event goes virtual this year...
Police: Man shot in leg in Braddock
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in the leg in Braddock. Allegheny County police said the shooting occurred around 7 p.m. Tuesday along the 500 block of Center Street. First responders found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was transported to a...
Natrona Heights man killed in crash on Route 28
A man was killed in a crash off Route 28 at exit 15 near Harrison and Tarentum on Tuesday night, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Charles Crowe, 48, of Natrona Heights was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency responders were dispatched to the wreck around 7:40 p.m....
Allegheny County investigators help Etna police search for woman missing since January
Allegheny County police are helping Etna police in the search for a 20-year-old woman missing since January. Kaylene Oehling was reported missing by her mother on Jan. 12 after she failed to show up two days earlier for a babysitting obligation at her mother’s home, police said. Oehling texted her...
Man killed in crash on Route 28 exit ramp to Route 910 in Harmar
One man was killed and the exit ramp from southbound Route 28 onto Route 910 was closed for several hours Tuesday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Robert Burkardt, 68, of Verona, died in the crash. It could not be determined whether anyone else was hurt. An Allegheny County...
Don Walko to resign from Common Pleas Court to pursue political advocacy
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Donald Walko Jr. will step down from the bench next week — nearly 11 years after taking office. Walko, 67, said he made the decision to leave the court in July, with plans to return to working and volunteering in the political arena. A Democrat,...
Inclusive theater troupe will hold holiday-play auditions in September
Auditions for a holiday play by inclusive theater group Acting Up will be at the First Presbyterian Church pavilion, 3202 North Hills Road in Murrysville. It is not an open casting call due to health and safety regulations. All potential participants must call or email to make an audition appointment....
Gov. Tom Wolf wants Pa. to legalize marijuana, provide more covid-19 relief this fall
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 weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf wants state lawmakers to legalize recreational cannabis this fall and spend $1 billion in federal...
Carlynton food distribution, virtual 5K registration and more around Carnegie, Bridgeville
Carlynton School District food distribution The Carlynton breakfast and lunch distribution program began Aug. 24. Meals will be distributed at both Carnegie Elementary and Crafton Elementary Schools 10 a.m.-noon. Students enrolled in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program will be provided with both a breakfast and a lunch. (Carnegie Elementary...
Officials: Pa. inmates illegally received coronavirus unemployment benefits
State and federal officials say they have identified more than 10,000 inmates in Pennsylvania prisons who have illegally applied for unemployment compensation during the covid-19 pandemic — potentially costing the government more than $100 million. So far, 33 inmates and accomplices face criminal charges. Scott Brady, U.S. attorney for the...
L.E. McCullough: USPS delivers more than just mail
Title 39, Section 101 of the U.S. Code: “The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary, and business correspondence of the people. It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in...
Editorial: Journalism’s revolution against big tech
We need our news. Communicating information about what is happening in our world and in our government, around the globe and around the corner, has been critical from the start. The first newspaper in America was printed in Boston in 1690. The Hartford Courant is the oldest newspaper in the...
Federal appeals court says sexual discrimination lawsuit against a Butler County judge can go forward
A Butler County Common Pleas judge is not entitled to immunity for the majority of claims filed against him in a sexual discrimination lawsuit nearly three years ago. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the opinion on Monday, affirming the decision of the lower court on three of...
Letter to the editor: Trump is draining the swamp
Please just remember: Our president, Donald Trump, promised to drain the swamp. I think he has done just that. Once you drain a swamp, all kinds of evils emerge. Just thinking. Please — just think for yourselves. Melanie Embrey Ligonier Township...
Man hit by vehicle after hopping jersey barrier along McKnight Road
A man was hit by a vehicle Monday night while trying to cross a section of McKnight Road in Ross where there is no crosswalk, according to police. The incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. when the man tried to reach the Exxon gas station near the InTown Suites motel...
Letter to the editor: Trump and mail-in voting
Mail-in voting should not be the problem President Trump is saying it will be. That is, if: 1. Trump’s staffers in D.C. do not attempt to sabotage the process, and 2. Republican governors do not find a way to cheat for Trump and party, much like Jeb Bush did for...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled by Judge Herbst in Monroeville – Aug. 25, 2020
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 • Deshe Thomas, 34, of Rankin on charges of driving under the influence, driving...
Letter to the editor: Swimmers dedicated to safe practice, competition
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a letter sent to Gov. Tom Wolf and Robert Lombardi, director of the PIAA, before the PIAA’s Aug. 21 decision to move ahead with fall sports: Dear Gov. Wolf and Director Lombardi, We are athlete representatives of Allegheny Mountain Swimming and Middle Atlantic...
Assault, DUI cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Aug. 25, 2020
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 • Andre Stanton, 39, of Penn Hills on charges of fleeing or attempting...
Letter to the editor: Experience matters when keeping the peace
After reading your two front-page articles (“Angry crowd shows up at Mayor Peduto’s home challenging Pittsburgh police arrest of protester,” Aug. 16, TribLIVE; “ ‘Low profile’ arrest creates firestorm as officials, experts blast Pittsburgh police tactic,” Aug. 17, TribLIVE) and editorial (“Low-visibility arrest a high- visibility failure,” Aug. 18, TribLIVE), I...
Letter to the editor: What sane leader would want to defund police?
Edward D. Roberts, known to his friends as Ned, was the police chief of Murrysville for many years. About 25 years ago, he and I were discussing the importance of local police departments when he said, “Police are the thin line between anarchy and a civilized society.” While Roberts passed...
One critical after Uptown Pittsburgh shooting
Pittsburgh homicide detectives are investigating an early-morning shooting Uptown that left one man in critical condition. The city’s Shotspotter gunshot detection system alerted officers of shots fired on the 100 block of Dinwiddie Street just before 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. Officers found a...
