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Letter to the editor: Sewickley Hunt Club an asset to the community
For years, we have allowed the Sewickley Hunt Club to cross through our property in Bell Acres. It is always a welcome sight for the young and old. My grandmother, who will be 93 in April, patiently waits at her door, walker in hand, for a glimpse of the horses...
Letter to the editor: Urge legislators to ensure bipartisan bills get a vote
Pennsylvania has a legislative fairness score of zero because its current legislative procedural rules (“the Rules”) allow just a few partisan leaders in positions of power complete control over which bills get a vote. A bill with strong bipartisan support should be guaranteed a vote in committee. If that bill...
Upcoming events at Northern Tier Regional Library for December 2022
Northern Tier Regional Library is open Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At Richland Center, the library will be closed Dec. 24-26 and Dec. 31-Jan. 2 for the holidays. Pine Center will be closed from Dec. 26-Jan. 2. The last day of services for the...
Letter to the editor: So what are Republicans’ plans to help?
Regarding Bob Jacobs’ letter “One-side sources leave people ignorant” (Dec. 9, TribLIVE), accusing other letter-writers of “misinformation and ignorance”: 1. Perhaps Republicans “campaigned” on energy independence to bring down gas prices, but they have no concrete proposals on how to do that. And at their first press conference outlining their...
Pitt honors Trib publisher with distinguished alumni award
The University of Pittsburgh recently honored Trib Total Media President and CEO Jennifer Bertetto for her professional accomplishments in the news industry. The university recognized Bertetto with the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professional Achievement Alumni Award. The school’s dean, Kathleen Blee, said the award recognizes...
Editorial: Community makes difference when Grinches strike Toys for Tots
It is probably pointless to expect decency or shame from a thief. With that in mind, it is unlikely that whoever is behind the theft of 20 bikes from the Allegheny Valley Marine Corps Toys for Tots chapter feels bad about it. No, they don’t care about the kid whose...
The Stroller, Dec. 14, 2022: 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. Santa to visit Washington Township Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company will...
Ice storm warning issued for areas north, east of Pittsburgh
The National Weather Service has issued an ice storm warning and a winter weather advisory for parts of Western Pennsylvania for Wednesday night and Thursday. The alerts are scheduled to start at 10 p.m. Wednesday and last through 10 p.m. Thursday. Ice up to a half-inch is expected to accumulate...
Letter to the editor: Fossil fuels are not the enemy
An electric car appears cleaner and greener today, but it will not help the environment for years to come. All renewable energy produced is used. Your electric utility must, by law, buy all renewable energy. Any increase in demand (your car or new electric stove) will be met by conventional...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 13, 2022
High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Nonsection Allderdice 72, West Mifflin 43 Aquinas Academy 95, Leechburg 92 Bethel Park 56, Baldwin 54 Bishop Canevin 81, Belle Vernon 42 Brashear 61, West Allegheny 59 Brentwood 58, Albert Gallatin 55 Burrell 59, St. Joseph 28 Carlynton 70, Burgettstown 38 Central Valley...
High school roundup for Dec. 13, 2022: Bethel Park beats Baldwin in thriller
A steal by Ben Guffey and a bucket by Michael Mathias with 2.3 seconds left lifted Bethel Park to a 56-54 victory over Baldwin in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night. Guffey and Shawn Davis each scored 19 points for the Black Hawks (4-0). James Wesling scored 17 points and Nathan...
Aquinas Academy’s Vinnie Cugini climbs WPIAL scoring list with 48 points in win over Leechburg
Vinnie Cugini took some giant leaps among the WPIAL’s all-time scoring leaders Tuesday night. The Aquinas Academy senior went from 20th to 14th on the all-time list with 48 points. But it was a freshman that keyed a strong fourth quarter, allowing the Crusaders to improve to 5-0 with a...
Report: U.S. Rep. Scott Perry shared plan to seize voting machines nationwide
Compelled to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, GOP U.S. Rep. Scott Perry shared detailed plans to seize voting machines nationwide with a White House official. According to a report this week by Talking Points Memo, which obtained text logs between Perry and then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows,...
Defense: Former Pirates pitcher was humiliated when he was forced to walk like a woman at sex assault trial
When former Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was on trial for statutory sexual assault of a teenage girl last year, the Westmoreland County judge on the case forced the 6-foot, 3-inch Venezuelan man to demonstrate the way the victim walked — including swaying his hips in front of the jury...
Bruce Yandle: How tariffs are raising the cost of Christmas presents and more
This time of year, most inflation-weary Christmas shoppers — and perhaps even the inflation-fighting Fed — would welcome an end to our government’s effort to raise the prices of the goods we buy in high volume. In this year’s third quarter, the federal government collected tariffs on imported goods, putting...
Wawa goes west: Convenience chain is eyeing locations in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
Wawa is scouting new store sites in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, with the first gas-and-sandwich convenience stores under the flying-goose signs to be announced next year and opened after 2025, the company said recently. It also plans to move into Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia by 2024. The company...
Column: PGA Tour year in review based on shots from 14 clubsVideo
One swing can go a long way, whether the shot ends up in the water, on the green or in the hole. One swing cost Mito Pereira his first major championship. It validated the rise of Tom Kim. And for Jordan Spieth, it had observers on the edge of their...
ByHeart recalls baby formula because of potential bacterial contamination risk
A company that makes baby formula has voluntarily issued a recall of five batches “out of an abundance of caution” after a third-party packaging facility sample tested positive for the bacteria, cronobacter sakazakii. ByHeart said none of its product has tested positive for bacteria and the recall is not related...
Waste removal changes loom in Hampton
As Hampton’s municipal manager put it, change is always difficult. In a letter to township residents, Christopher Lochner outlines what they will encounter in 2023 as a new waste removal contract with Waste Management takes effect. Along with experiencing a cost increase to $30.51 per month, households will receive new...
With success of Artemis I, when will NASA fly Artemis II?
ORLANDO, Fla. — With Orion safe back on Earth, the last and most important tests of the Artemis I mission have been completed, but there are still miles to travel and months of data sifting to go before NASA will target an Artemis II launch date. While the latest announced...
Netanyahu inches closer to power with new parliament speaker
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker closely allied to the country’s likely next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, setting the stage for a flurry of contentious new legislation to appease the former leader’s expected coalition partners. Lawmaker Yariv Levin’s election as speaker comes as Netanyahu continues negotiations...
Feds report big jump in people coming to Florida from Cuba
MIAMI — Border Patrol agents in the Florida Keys are responding to almost nonstop migrant landings this week that continued through Tuesday morning. On Monday, the federal agency reported that arrivals in South Florida are up five times what they were this time last year. “Agents are responding to multiple...
6 favorite conifers and the cones they produce
In much of the country, much of the landscape goes barren from fall through spring. Evergreens are typically the workhorse plants that carry us through. But not all evergreens are created equal. A subset called conifers provide not only year-round greenery but ornamental cones that command attention, feed birds (and...
Zach Kennedy: The Trump effect in Pa.
A blue wave drowned the Keystone State on Nov. 8, flipping contested state House and Senate districts, delivering every tossup congressional seat, and elevating Attorney General Josh Shapiro to the governor’s office in one of the largest statewide landslides in the country, complimented by a decisive win for Lt. Gov....
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander readied for 2023 touchdown
A lunar lander built by Astrobiotic in Pittsburgh has passed a battery of critical tests, moving one step closer to touching down on the moon early next year. The Peregrine lunar lander, which stands a bit more than 6 feet tall and is about 8 feet in diameter, is expected...
