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Penn State QB Beau Pribula on ‘amazing’ freshman season, relationship with Drew Allar
Beau Pribula has spent the last year living what he called a “childhood dream.” Pribula was a Penn State fan before he was a standout quarterback at Central York. He has photos as a kid wearing the blue jersey and white helmet to prove it. Now, he wears that uniform...
Letter to the editor: Spotlight the integrity of our elections
With the article “Vote totals from recounted precincts certified in Westmoreland County” (Dec. 16, TribLIVE), which appeared on page 3 in the print edition, the Trib missed a prime opportunity to emphasize to voters the validity of the integrity of our election process. Considering the number of voters spreading rumors...
Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was sparked by the German theologian’s decision to...
Amazon layoffs to hit 18,000 people
The wave of layoffs at Amazon will hit thousands more people than originally expected. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday evening the company planned to eliminate “just over” 18,000 roles. In November, when news of layoffs first broke, Amazon said the number of impacted roles remained fluid as leaders evaluated...
Letter to the editor: Still tampering with democracy
From the results of the November election, one can conclude that a stable democracy is important to the people of Pennsylvania. We do not want our Legislature to be able to nullify our votes, or Republican lawmakers claiming the 2020 election was stolen, or representatives going to court to oppose...
Editorial: The surprising resolution of Pennsylvania’s House leadership vote
The Pennsylvania Legislature is as polarized as a car battery. Almost nothing can happen in the hallowed halls of Harrisburg without boiling down to positive and negative, pro and con and, above all, Democrat and Republican. Until Tuesday. On the same day the U.S. House of Representatives was paralyzed with...
The Stroller, Jan. 5, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. NK church offers kids clothing closet The Kids Closet at The...
Letter to the editor: Legislators must address elevator concerns
Many older residents are able to stay in their homes even when they develop mobility challenges. For those of us who can no longer do that, retirement communities are available. In places like Florida, these tend to be low-rise buildings or single-story apartment homes. In older cities like Pittsburgh, many...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 4, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 3 Ligonier Valley at Apollo-Ridge, ppd. Class A Section 2 West Greene 58, California 54 Section 3 Imani Christian 51, Neighborhood Academy 44 Nonsection Nazareth Prep at New Brighton, (n) Northgate 81, Hopewell 49 Union 62, Slippery Rock 38 City...
High school roundup for Jan. 4, 2023: Quaker Valley wrestlers beat Montour in thriller
Kris Brown (189) won by fall and Chase Kretzler (215) took a 3-0 decision in the final two bouts to lead Quaker Valley to a 29-28 Section 3-2A win over Montour on Wednesday night. Bruce Anderchak (106) picked up a pin, Brandon Krul (126) and Marcus Richey (152) won by...
Ron DeSantis to scrutinize higher ed programs for diversity, critical-race theory activities
As Gov. Ron DeSantis targets “trendy ideology” in higher education, his administration is asking state colleges and universities for information about resources they are putting into activities related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory. DeSantis has made the fight against critical race theory — which is based...
NYPD cop suspended for pummeling 12-year-old girl while breaking up after-school brawlVideo
NEW YORK — An NYPD cop was suspended after he was caught on video pummeling a 12-year-old girl while trying to break up an after-school brawl on Staten Island, police said Wednesday. The department’s Internal Affairs Bureau was looking into the incident as a video surfaced on social media of...
Wexford woman gets probation and house arrest for failure to pay taxes
The owner of a now-defunct Fox Chapel business will serve three years probation, including six months on house arrest, after she was sentenced on Wednesday for failing to pay both personal and business taxes. Shelley L. Fant, 52, of Wexford was sentenced before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. In...
FBI boosts reward for pipe bomb info ahead of Jan. 6 anniversary
Law enforcement agencies are boosting a reward for information on the unknown individual who placed pipe bombs outside political targets one day before the Capitol riot in Washington ahead of the second anniversary of the attack. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the...
Here’s what you need to know about new Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan 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 — The Pennsylvania House picked state Rep. Mark Rozzi to be the chamber’s new speaker Tuesday in a surprise vote....
Venkat announces traffic safety grants for Hampton, McCandless
Hampton and McCandless townships will receive a combined $626,483 for traffic safety improvements, state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, announced on Jan. 4. The grants are funded by PennDOT’s Automated Red-Light Enforcement program, or ARLE. McCandless will receive $451,483 to upgrade accessible pedestrian signals, equipment for flashing yellow arrow operations, controller...
Peter Morici: The darkness before America’s bright new economy
Holiday parties were tough for economists. People asked: Is a recession coming? How bad will it be? The impolite reminded us of what we got wrong last year. The soothsayers at the Federal Reserve may be getting smarter. Having been burned by terrible forecasts when inflation was too low during...
New state legislator for Hampton, McCandless takes oath
State Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, took the oath of office in the state Capitol Jan. 3 to begin representing the 30th Legislative District. The district includes Hampton, Franklin Park and five other municipalities in addition to McCandless. Venkat is first Indian American to be elected to the state House, and...
Where is the Parkland school shooter? Florida won’t say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The gunman who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school nearly five years ago has spent the last nine weeks in the custody of the Florida of Corrections. Where? That’s anyone’s guess. In an unusually secretive move, the state has refused to disclose the location...
Desperation is driving latest surge of Cuban rafters arriving in the Florida Keys
In an end-of-year video message for social media, Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recently acknowledged that 2022 was “one of the most challenging of Cuba’s revolutionary history.” He then admitted that 2023 “could be even more difficult,” but that, he added, would be “an attractive challenge for all who feel revolutionary.”...
Athan Koutsiouroumbas: How Kim Ward helped Pa. GOP hold Senate
This past midterm, Pennsylvania state Senate Republicans managed to meet electoral expectations while the remainder of the commonwealth’s GOP suffered stunning losses — many of them unanticipated. Why? The story begins 99 weeks before Election Day, when state Senate Republicans elected Kim Ward as the legislative chamber’s majority leader. Much...
Southwest Airlines’ meltdown loss could run $500 million to $700 million
When Southwest Airlines’ had an operational meltdown in October 2021, it cost the airline $75 million in lost revenue. The Columbus Day weekend debacle involved the cancellation of some 2,000 flights. So what kind of hit is the Dallas-based company looking at from its Christmas fiasco that led to more...
‘I just took off’: The story behind Penn State RB Nick Singleton’s memorable Rose Bowl run
PASADENA, Calif. — All Nick Singleton saw was green grass ahead. “I just took off,” Singleton said before cracking a smile. It was as simple as that for Penn State’s star true freshman to change the course of the 109th Rose Bowl. Singleton, who dazzled all season long with his...
Analysis: Whoever wins, serving as House speaker will be more like ‘being mayor of hell’
WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy surely could have seen defeat coming: The wave that swamped him has been building for years. In 2015, attacks from the right wing drove House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio to quit in frustration. Boehner’s successor, Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, stuck...
Letter to the editor: Thanks for the right votes, Pa.
Thank you Pennsylvania. This past November you went to the polls and voted for democracy, for the rule of law, for action on the climate crisis, for bodily autonomy, for good-paying union jobs, for the right to have clean air and water, for affordable health care, for quality public education,...
