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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...
Springdale Township approves replacing outdated water meters
Remote-read water meters are replacing obsolete models throughout Springdale Township under a program approved by the commissioners. The replacement program will cost the township between $260,000 and $320,000, with financing spread over a 10-year period, according to Rich Lenhart of Senate Engineering, the township engineer. Tim Basilone, the commissioners vice...
Pa. Supreme Court upholds no-excuse mail voting ahead of midterms
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 state Supreme Court has upheld Pennsylvania’s mail ballot law, preserving for the time being a popular voting method...
Penn State avoids questions over handling of sex extortion of student athletes
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our regional newsletter, Talk of the Town. STATE COLLEGE — More than two weeks after unsealed search warrants revealed at least one...
Inflation is hitting ACA health insurance plans in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians who plan to shop later this year on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange are unlikely to find shelter from the inflation that has engulfed other areas of the economy, according to a preview offered Monday by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. The insurance department said health insurers requested a...
Bonus property tax and rent rebate arriving soon for eligible Pennsylvanians
Older and disabled Pennsylvanians who qualify for the state’s property tax and rent rebate program have been waiting for word on when they can expect their one-time bonus rebate to arrive. On Tuesday, the state Department of Revenue announced it anticipates the extra rebates will begin being mailed or sent...
Week in pictures: July 25-31
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of July 25-31....
Pine firm Vertilocity enters into merger with Odyssey Software
Managed services provider Vertilocity, an HBK company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Odyssey Software. Based in Pine, Odyssey sells, implements and supports cloud-based financial, human capital, and budget and planning management business systems. Odyssey’s core software products include cloud-based Acumatica, UKG and Questica Budgeting. The firm’s primary...
Kevin Sunday: Bipartisanship on energy, jobs a better path than reconciliation gamesmanship
In a surprising turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced last week he has struck a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a package of tax hikes and energy subsidies. Unfortunately, this proposal, which appears to be designed to game the Senate’s reconciliation process to pass spending...
Monroeville Arts Council prepares for tribute concert
The Monroeville Arts Council is preparing for its first summer concert, scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus Auditorium, 595 Beatty Road. The concert is being held in tribute to three of its deceased members. Sheila Cartiff, Margaret Caine and Mary Lou...
8 Pa. congress members endorse GOP’s Doug Mastriano for governor
HARRISBURG — Eight of Pennsylvania’s representatives to the U.S. House, all Republicans who voted against certifying the state’s electoral results in the 2020 presidential election, formally endorsed state Sen. Doug Mastriano in the gubernatorial election. U.S. Reps. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, Mike Kelly, Lloyd Smucker, John Joyce, Fred Keller, Dan Meuser,...
Movie review: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ an impressive, cutting look at modern existenceVideo
From the sticky, slippery opening frames of “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” director Halina Reijn lets the audience know that we’re in for one silly-smart and deeply self-aware roller-coaster ride. This blackly comic horror riff is heavy on the social satire and sprinkled with scares, as Reijn, along with writers Sarah DaLappe...
NFL hits Dolphins hard for tampering, dismisses Brian Flores’ allegations of tanking
Brian Flores and his representatives are less than satisfied with the scope of the NFL’s punishment levied against his former employer. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was suspended and fined $1.5 million Tuesday, and the team will forfeit a 2023 first-round pick and 2024 third-round selection for tampering. The NFL’s...
Feds file detainer to keep Beaver County man accused of shooting trooper in custody
The U.S. Probation office has filed a detainer against a man accused of shooting a state trooper Friday in Beaver County to ensure he remains in custody. Damian Bradford, who was serving a five-year term of supervised release after spending 14 years in federal prison for killing a Mercer County...
As ACC looks to address revenue gap, competing worldviews emerge on future of college sports
In the span of about a week, in cities separated by about 600 miles, two of the most powerful leaders in college athletics offered contrasting worldviews in this summer of massive change and uncertainty. One of them espoused the supposed values of the traditional collegiate sports model; the other embraced...
Letter to the editor: GI Bill available for those who earn assistance
A recent edition of the Trib had a piece that said the president is considering some form of debt forgiveness. All this will do is add to inflation and increases in college tuition. The government already has a program that pays for college and trade school tuition. I and millions...
Letter to the editor: Vote out everyone
Do we Americans have any lawmaker who can come up with a law that will keep the gun out of the hands of the criminal? All lawmakers are trying to keep our minds on guns and anything else so that we the people don’t keep an eye on them. I...
Letter to the editor: Problems with FOP
Regarding the article “Panel says more accountability would make policing safer for communities, officers” (July 12, TribLIVE): It is easy to see the problem. The Fraternal Order of Police, although not mentioned in the article, is most likely responsible for the loopholes and hindering any effort of sincerely “good” police...
Fort Duquesne Bridge crash leads police to woman wanted in Hazelwood shooting
A crash early Monday on Pittsburgh’s Fort Duquesne Bridge led police to a woman wanted on attempted homicide charges stemming from a shootout in Hazelwood last year, court records show. Ronika Carter, 33, is accused of giving state troopers a fake name following the crash around 12:30 a.m. Police said...
Editorial: Good government needs to engage public
The relationship between government and the governed should be collaborative and cooperative. After all, we don’t live in a monarchy. Our leaders aren’t — or shouldn’t be — aristocrats born to the privilege of rule. No, the more local our government, the more familiar the origin story. Borough council members...
Gibsonia girl attends American Legion Auxiliary conference, other student news
Delaney Allen of Gibsonia was one of 100 young women selected to attend the 75th American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation session July 23-30 in Washington, D.C. As part of the premier ALA program, two outstanding high school seniors are selected to represent their respective state as “senators” at ALA Girls...
Letter to the editor: Where have all the flowers gone?
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Reading that the late Pete Seeger, writer of that song, is being memorialized and honored with the issuance of a U.S. postage stamp was heartwarming to me. Having met Seeger and exchanged letters, one legendary songwriter (Pete) to an aspirant (me), the news made...
