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Editorial: The importance of calling for help — and listening
When it comes to an emergency, it might seem that the most important thing is speed or equipment or expertise. It isn’t. When there is danger or when there is risk of death, one thing is more important than anything else: communication. At the most basic, when you are hurt...
The Stroller, July 9, 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. Operation Gratitude to benefit troops, first responders The fourth annual Operation Gratitude...
Letter to the editor: Legislation to keep girls in school vital for quality of life
The Keeping Girls in School Act is an incredibly vital piece of legislation co-sponsored by none of my representatives, Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler. According to The Borgen Project, “Globally, girls aged 10-19 are three times more likely than boys of the same age to...
Pennsylvania Senate seeks to declare state constitution provides no right to an abortion
HARRISBURG — Voters could be asked as early as the spring to weigh in on five significant amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution, including one that would require voters to show ID every time they vote and another that asserts the state’s charter does not protect abortion access. After a contentious...
Pirates farm report for July 8, 2022: Mason Martin homers in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 39-41) scored seven runs in the third inning and beat Iowa (Cubs), 7-2. 1B Mason Martin (.202) went 1 for 4 with a two-run homer, his 13th. C Carter Bins (.211) went 2 for 3 with a homer, his fourth. LF Travis Swaggerty (.274) went 2 for 4...
Gary Franks: Biden needs a Republican Congress — it worked for Clinton
America, we are truly in uncharted waters. In a recent Monmouth poll, only 10% of Americans feel we are headed in the right direction. President Joe Biden’s approval numbers — which were already low — are continuing to decline, also in record numbers. The question is, how does Biden turn...
2022 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Sto-Rox’s Dre Miller-Ross
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 15 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. The Sto-Rox Vikings won 12 games for the first time since 2013...
4-star defensive back flips commitment from Alabama to Penn State
After receiving bad news on two fronts Thursday, the Penn State football team received good recruiting news Friday when Elliot Washington, a four-star defensive back from Venice High School in Florida, flipped his commitment from Alabama to the Nittany Lions. Washington is listed by 247Sports and and Rivals as a...
Pa. lawmakers agree to boost education funding, spend billions in remaining stimulus money as part of budget
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 — Pennsylvania lawmakers have sent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf a $45.2 billion spending plan that boosts education spending by more...
Bill Lueders: When transparency is treated with contempt
Most of the time, public officials in Wisconsin obey the state’s openness laws. Sometimes, they need a little prodding from the courts. But the recent conduct of Robin Vos and Michael Gableman is something altogether new, and deeply disturbing. Both Vos, the speaker of the state Assembly, and Gableman, whom...
Plum native Pat McAfee signs extension with WWE
Pat McAfee continues to expand his post-NFL resume. The 2005 Plum grad and former punter for the Indianapolis Colts has developed a loyal following for the Pat McAfee Show, which has nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube. On Thursday, he signed a multiyear extension with WWE. BREAKING NEWS: @PatMcAfeeShow has...
William Haupt III: Auditing the Federal Reserve would keep them honest
“Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it is doing wrong.” — Ron Paul Many people have a delusion the Federal Reserve is a federal agency that controls our money. Yet the Federal Reserve is a private corporation run by bankers. And it operates in the best...
Overdose deaths in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties hit highest level since 2017 peak
Overdose deaths in Allegheny County rose last year to the highest level since they peaked in 2017, mirroring trends in Westmoreland County and Pennsylvania as a whole, according to statistics released Friday. In 2021, 719 people in Allegheny County died of drug overdoses, accounting for a quarter of all cases...
Hersheypark is retiring a roller coaster, giving fans one last chance to ride
If you want to take one last spin on the Wildcat, you have until July 31. Hersheypark has announced via their Twitter page that the wooden coaster, which opened in 1996, will be shutting down at the end of the month. “Wildcat will close Sunday, July 31 so be sure...
Pennsylvania’s covid phone app ends its run
Pennsylvania’s smartphone app that updates covid-19 cases and deaths will stop operating as of Wednesday. The state health department says covid Alert PA, in use since early in the pandemic, is no longer an essential tool, even though the threat isn’t over. “As we move forward through this phase of...
Vandergrift Council tables issue of joining Alle-Kiski Intergovernmental Council
Tight finances have prompted Vandergrift Council to delay joining the Alle-Kiski Intergovernmental Council. Action on joining the group of local communities, part of Westmoreland County’s first sub-regional plan, was tabled following a discussion at Tuesday night’s council meeting. The Westmoreland County Planning Department established the council last year to provide...
Letter to the editor: Do Giant Eagle, Dick’s think babies are worthless?
I find it appalling that Giant Eagle and Dick’s Sporting Goods are proud of the fact that they will pay transportation costs for a woman to go somewhere to kill her baby. It is beyond belief that these two corporations, among many others, seem to think babies are worthless. Larry...
What is the independent state legislature doctrine, and why does it matter for Pa.?
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 U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could reshape election policy across the country, including...
Residents could be jailed for putting furniture out with trash in Vandergrift
Upholstered furniture items are now forbidden to be put out for garbage pick-ups in Vandergrift. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting residents from doing that. Anyone wanting to test how serious borough officials are about the ordinance should be prepared to pay a fine ranging from a minimum...
Crews battle early morning fire in Penn Hills
A fire caused significant damage to a house early Friday in Penn Hills. Crews responded to the fire call in the 100 block of Saint Croix Drive around 5:45 a.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The heat from the fire also caused damage to a neighboring house. There were...
Letter to the editor: We need a Marshall Plan for our planet
Since the 1970s, Big Oil has known of the dangers of burning fossil fuels. They, like the tobacco industry before them, lied to the American public. Oil companies, with the Cato Institute, the American Petroleum Institute and the Koch family, spent money and influence to convince Congress and the public...
Sewickley Academy teacher completes exclusive humanities workshop
Katherine Lukaszewicz, a Middle School teacher at Sewickley Academy, recently completed a workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. According to a news release, the workshop, “Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and the Japanese American Incarceration,” taught participants about the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War...
The Stroller, July 8, 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. Free concert planned at Concordia Lutheran Ministries Concordia at Cabot Haven Apartments...
Letter to the editor: Vote Democrat if you value freedom
Calling all moderate Republican, libertarian and independent women: Vote Democrat this fall if you value your freedoms, if you value political moderation. Our only choice, even if you’ve always voted mainly Republican (like me for the last 35 years), to purge the party of candidates who are extremist, literally bordering...
Artisan Markets scheduled at McCandless Crossing
McCandless Crossing is hosting Summer Artisan Markets featuring handmade gifts from local makers and live music from regional performing artists. The next monthly market takes place on July 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. under the big tent on the Town Green. Future markets are scheduled for Aug. 20...
