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Hampton School Board schedules special meeting
Hampton Township School Board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 in the Middle School Auditorium. The meeting will be an opportunity for the community to hear an update on the progress of the Hampton High School renovation project. The school district’s plans for the first day...
Letter to the editor: Media’s Trump coverage backfiring
Remember when the AP and Tribune-Review would have been shocked at news of a former president’s home being raided in the pre-dawn hours by 30 FBI agents? The AP article you published didn’t go near far enough in describing the unique and serious nature of this action. It describes it...
Letter to the editor: We should eliminate mail-in voting
Thank you, Chris Baldonieri, for telling us that “No one is ‘fixing’ elections” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE). If you remember, in November 2021, Gov. Tom Wolf’s wife dropped off his ballot for him. By law, she was not allowed to do that. Only he could have. You need ID to apply...
Letter to the editor: We must return to ‘one nation under God’
I agree 100% with letter-writer Ken Mowl “We’re off he rails,” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE). Who is running the circus? Will we ever know who is the ringmaster? We have no idea what is included in the Democratic Inflation Reduction Act, either. When questioned, answers are vague or altered to make...
Editorial: Internet survey demands participation
For many people, internet signal isn’t an issue. It’s just a fact of life. It might be a strong and steady presence as close at hand as a cellphone. It might be from a modem that distributes high-powered connection to all the devices in the house that demand it: a...
Letter to the editor: Trump, others not real Republicans
Dan Skantar’s letter “Trump is a RINO” (July 25, TribLIVE) was excellent and filled with nothing but facts. President Trump’s enablers, Reps. Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Ron Paul and Sens. Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham and the majority of the Trumplican party...
The Stroller, Aug. 16, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Dogs and owners welcome at annual HOPE Center fundraiser The annual Mutts,...
Letter to the editor: More important issues than abortion
We all thought the abortion issue was decided long ago. I am weary of all the coverage devoted to it over the years. Every election, the subject is brought out and debated again, mainly by men who would rather make a show of power by trying to control women’s lives...
River Jam to bring 5 bands to Aspinwall park
Five bands will take part in River Jam at 5 p.m. Aug. 25 at Allegheny RiverTrail Park in Aspinwall. The Jam will feature The Cedar Run Band, The Compadres, The John Vento Trio, The Untouchables and Asphalt Rodeo. Voluntary donations are requested. Proceeds will benefit Allegheny RiverTrail Park and The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 15, 2022
High schools Golf Monday’s results Boys Jerry Roman Memorial Chairman’s Cup At Cedarbrook GC Team scores Class 3A: 1. Peters Township 372; 2. Bethel Park 417; 3. Hempfield 426; 4. South Fayette 427; 5. Baldwin 449 Class 2A: 1. Sewickley Academy 407; 2. Ligonier Valley 435; 3. South Park 447;...
House Republicans ramp up pressure over Afghanistan exitVideo
WASHINGTON — One year after the United States’ chaotic exit from Afghanistan last August, Republican lawmakers are putting renewed pressure on the Biden administration to answer questions about the withdrawal. In a new report from the House Foreign Affairs Committee minority, Republicans allege that President Joe Biden misled the American...
Week in pictures: Aug. 8-14
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of Aug. 8-14....
John Dorfman: What stocks would value saint Ben Graham like today?
Value investors speak in reverential tones about Benjamin Graham. A hedge-fund manager, Columbia University professor and author, Graham (1884-1976) is widely considered the father of value investing. Once a year, I attempt to guess what stocks the maestro would buy if he were alive today. Graham Method I use a...
McKees Rocks man gets at least 15 years in Stowe shooting death
A McKees Rocks man will spend at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to third-degree murder. Tomichael Sherrell, 22, admitted to shooting Bradley Lucier, 23, to death in Stowe Township on April 11, 2019. A criminal complaint filed in the case said Lucier had planned to sell...
Spring Hill woman gets house arrest in fatal stabbing of boyfriend
A Spring Hill woman who stabbed her live-in boyfriend to death was ordered to serve two years of house arrest after she pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter. Desiree Holston, 31, will also serve six years of probation as part of a plea agreement with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s...
FBI: Mercer man made online threats against law enforcement after Trump search
A Mercer man is accused of threatening violence against federal agents and other law enforcement on the social media platform Gab following the search last week of former President Trump’s home in Florida. Adam Bies, 46, is charged with influencing, impeding or retaliating against federal law enforcement officers. Bies had...
Arnold stepping up collection efforts on overdue sewage, garbage bills
Arnold residents who are not paying their garbage and sewage bills are placing a burden on the city, which is stepping up its efforts to collect. The city was owed about $250,000 from delinquent accounts when it took over billing for the services from Pennsylvania Municipal Service, commonly known as...
Letter to the editor: Covid created some strange scenarios
Today marks 883 days since the fateful day of March 15, 2020. There is one unanswered question that can never have an answer: What is the point of wearing a mask into a restaurant, sitting at a table and taking it off to eat when the same people are still...
Pa. man gets stuck in drain pipe while trying to hide from police: report
A man suspected of shoplifting a CVS store in Radnor Township, Delaware County, was rescued Sunday after he got stuck in a drain pipe while attempting to elude police, according to a story from WPVI. According to the report, around 4:30 p.m., officers from Radnor and Lower Merion township officers...
Letter to the editor: Pa. residents in favor of RGGI
The last time I looked, Pennsylvania was supposedly a democracy. Seventy-two percent of Pennsylvanians support the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and Pennsylvania was all set to join. That’s until the fossil fuel industry and its henchmen in the Republican Legislature once again blocked the initiative...
In brief: Events around Oakmont, Plum, week of Aug. 15, 2022
RCAC hosts ‘Rags to Riches’ Riverview Community Action Corp. is hosting an informative program, “From Rags to Riches,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at 501 Second St., Oakmont. The entrance is on Delaware Avenue. Author, historian, and presenter Debra Sandoe McCauslin will discuss Jessie Mathews Vann, wife of Robert Vann,...
In brief: Fun Fest, other Monroeville happenings, week of Aug. 15, 2022
Library Fun Fest Check out the fourth annual Library Fun Fest from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 27 on the Monroeville Public Library campus, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Featured will be a petting zoo, drum circles, balloon artists, magician, inflatable rides, food, games, a cupcake decorating contest and music, along...
Letter to the editor: Bushy Run’s reenactments well done
In my opinion, this extract from the article “Concerns voiced as reenactors replay Penn Township battle of British, Native Americans” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE), falls in the category of Bill Barr’s quote to the Jan. 6 committee (“BS!”): “… a complaint from an out-of-state resident of Native American heritage who reportedly...
In brief: Traveling glass recycling bin, farmers market and more in Pine, Richland
Traveling recycling bin Pennsylvania Resource Council’s traveling glass recycling bin will be in Deer Lakes Park Aug. 27-Sept. 1. It will be in the Veterans 2 lot on Mahaffey Road near the round-a-bout. Individuals can drop off glass bottles, jars and jugs of all colors (no color sorting required). Containers...
In brief: Wiffleball tournament, library Tea & Inspiration and more around Sewickley
Wiffleball Tournament The Sixth Annual Owen Galluzzo Memorial Picnic and Wiffleball Tournament will be held Sept. 5 at War Memorial Park from noon-5 p.m. The event is a day full of family fun, including bounce houses, face painting, hot dogs and ice cream, bead stringing, a basket raffle (more than...
