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2 charged in attempted robbery of Uber driver in the West End
Police charged two teenagers Wednesday in connection with the attempted armed robbery of an Uber driver in the West End a day after a ride-share driver was carjacked at gunpoint in the same block, authorities said. Cara Cruz, a police spokeswoman, said investigators believe the incidents are connected. The first...
Letter to the editor: Congress should take holistic approach to lowering drug prices
As a national voice for individuals with liver disease, the Community Liver Alliance is acutely aware that patients need relief from burdensome prescription drug costs. However, the latest drug pricing proposal in the congressional budget reconciliation package will only make the situation worse for them at the pharmacy counter. By...
Editorial: Stop raising turnpike tolls
Two things in Pennsylvania are as dependable as the sunrise. The Pittsburgh Pirates will disappoint everyone but their opponents, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will raise toll rates. Even the state Legislature and governor — whoever that might be — tease us a bit with their annual budget battle. They...
The Stroller, Aug. 4, 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. Western Pa. toy run to benefit children’s charities The 33rd annual Western...
Letter to the editor: Fracking risks outweigh benefits
Is natural gas development really safe, well-regulated and generating significant benefits … ? Residents of New Freeport, Greene County, might not agree with letter-writer Dave Callahan, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (“Natural gas development benefits Pa. residents,” July 25, TribLIVE). Residents report shower water is oily, water smells bad...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 3, 2022: Endy Rodriguez goes 5 for 5 with game-winning homer for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 48-51) split a doubleheader with Louisville (Reds). 1B Mason Martin went 2 for 3 with a double, a walk and the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to lead Indy to a 4-3 victory in the opener. SS Diego Castillo (.222) went 1 for 4...
Pennsylvania continues to fund antiabortion organization in new budget
As it’s done for years, the state of Pennsylvania approved funding in the budget it passed last month to support the antiabortion movement, some of it with money diverted from cash assistance for people in poverty. The allotments — $6.2 million from the state and $1 million from federal TANF,...
Kenny Chesney ‘devastated’ after fan dies at his concert in Denver
Country music star Kenny Chesney is mourning the death of a fan whom police say fell from an escalator on Saturday at his concert in Denver. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. local time when the woman sat on the railing of an escalator at Empower Field and fell,...
Pennsylvania aims to fight robocalls by joining task force that would sue scammers
Tired of annoying robocalls? Pennsylvania is joining a new task force that aims to help reduce the number that you receive. State attorney general Josh Shapiro announced this week that Pennsylvania has joined an Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force. The task force, made up of 50 attorneys general, aims to investigate...
Former Steelers running back Jack Deloplaine dies at age 68
Former Steelers running back Jack Deloplaine, a member of two Super Bowl championship teams in the 1970s, died Monday at age 68, according to multiple reports. Deloplaine, a native of Pottstown in Montgomery County, was a standout player at Salem University in West Virginia. In 1975, he led the NAIA...
Pig organs revived hour after death in scientific advance
Scientists successfully revived vital organs from deceased pigs with a technology that shows promise for organ transplantation and further blurs the line between life and death. The research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, challenges the assumption that tissue death is swift and irreversible, as the scientists were able to...
Warner Bros. axes $90 million ‘Batgirl’ movie that had been planned for HBO Max
LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. has scrapped plans to release a nearly finished “Batgirl” movie that was planned for the streaming service HBO Max, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly. The Burbank movie studio had finished shooting the DC superhero spinoff,...
Remember When: Rodgers Field in O’Hara was region’s first airport
While the multibillion-dollar renovation is ongoing at Pittsburgh International Airport, it might be a good time to recall the first airport serving the Pittsburgh region. Rodgers Field, an airstrip at the present site of Fox Chapel Area High School in O’Hara, began operations in 1925. The airfield was named after...
Claudine Schneider: America’s oil and gas industry unpatriotic
Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, fossil fuels were a familiar sight during my childhood and since they employed some of my family, I believed these facilities represented America’s “can do” attitude. When I became a Republican member of Congress in 1981, well-paid oil and gas lobbyists were a familiar sight...
Westmoreland happenings: Musical bingo, car cruise, Fun Fest
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to Carol Pinto-Smith at cpinto-smith@triblive.com or mailed to Briefly Speaking, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks before the event. Each announcement is printed once; there...
Letter to the editor: Costs of climate change efforts
According to an article I read recently in the Wall Street Journal, climate lobbyists in media present weather emergencies (heat, cold, hurricanes, etc.) all as the result of climate change, yet the world has warmed by only 1.1 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century, according to the UN Intergovernmental...
Letter to the editor: Spotlight Mastriano’s positives
I try to catch up with the Trib every day. So far, since Doug Mastriano won the Republican primary (even before that), I haven’t noticed a positive word in your paper about him. Has everything he has ever done in his entire life been negative? I understand he may be...
Letter to the editor: Congress must act on climate change now
Climate change is one of my generation’s biggest problems to fix in the coming years. As wildfires ravage the West, heat waves decimate Europe and flooding becomes commonplace in Pennsylvania, we need to act urgently to limit greenhouse emissions. The recent West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision severely limited...
Glassport councilwoman accused of punching man at local bar
A Glassport councilwoman punched a man at a bar last week, according to charges filed Tuesday. The incident happened July 29 at a bar called Hott Rodz on Monongahela Avenue, police said. Katherine Handra, 41, is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and summary citations for public drunkenness and harassment, court...
Editorial: Can we move on from Act 77 challenges now?
Pennsylvania’s expanded mail-in voting has been upheld by the state Supreme Court. The ballots that were broadly used beginning in 2020’s presidential campaigns have been on a roller coaster ride of protest, overturn and appeal. Fourteen Republican state lawmakers filed a lawsuit in September 2021 arguing that the no-excuse mail...
Fellowship events at Sewickley area churches for the week of Aug. 3, 2022
Fairmount Presbyterian Church Fairmount Presbyterian Church offers Sunday School: 9 a.m. on Sundays. Worship service takes place on Sundays at 10 a.m. Wednesday prayer is offered at 6:30 p.m. Fairmount is celebrating its 200-year anniversary this year. It was founded in 1822 and has been serving God and the community...
Letter to the editor: Fix the mess in America with your vote
The congressional commission investigating the events of Jan. 6 has wrapped up its hearings for now. What else was happening on Jan. 6, 2021, and the weeks that followed leading up to the inauguration of President Biden? Well, the average price of gas was $2.38 a gallon, according the U.S....
The Stroller, Aug. 3, 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. Vandergrift PD to collect school supplies The Vandergrift Police Department is collecting...
Letter to the editor: Cracking open the door on gun control
After two recent tragic mass shootings, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It is common sense to keep lethal weapons away from criminals and those with mental illness, but this act did little but to open the door to future stricter gun controls. History tells us that once the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 3, 2022: Andres Alvarez homers twice in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 47-50) beat Louisville (Reds), 5-4, with two runs in the bottom of the 10th. SS Rodlofo Castro (.243) had an RBI double and 3B Diego Castillo (.200) a run-scoring single in the 10th. Castro went 2 for 5 with a triple. LF Travis Swaggerty (.271) went 2 for...
