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Florida teen attacked by shark will have leg amputated, hospital says
ORLANDO, Fla. — A 17-year-old Florida girl who was attacked by a 9-foot shark last week learned she will have her leg amputated Tuesday. Addison Bethea, of Perry, was scalloping Thursday with her brother in Keaton Beach — in Taylor County — when a shark pulled her underwater, according to...
Week in pictures: June 27-July 3
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of June 27-July 3....
Small predator, missing from Pa. for more than a century, might be brought back
The return of the American marten, a larger relative of the weasel and mink, will be up for consideration by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners when it meets this weekend at the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters. The marten, a tree-climbing predator about 24 to 30 inches long, including the tail,...
Review: A not-so-mighty ‘Thor’ sequel is painless but pointlessVideo
There are a few good things worth singling out in the otherwise not-very-good thing that is “Thor: Love and Thunder.” First up are two large screaming goats, whose digitally amplified screeches are a comic gift that rarely stops giving. Christian Bale delivers a genuinely skin-crawling turn as a zombified villain...
Everything you need to know about UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten
A Southern California native and veteran of several Big Ten winters, Myles Johnson knows the first words likely uttered by former Pac-12 athletes once their new conference smacks them like a midwinter Lake Michigan breeze. “Help! Help!” Johnson, the onetime Rutgers center who spent his final college basketball season at...
Young Township Legion prepares for postseason
Young Township entered this week’s games third out of nine teams in District 31 in the Westmoreland American Legion Baseball League. Team manager and coach Ryan Staats helped put the team together, along with Jason Sowers from Apollo-Ridge, Mike Coleman, who pulled most of the players from Armstrong County, and...
Back at Saint Vincent, coach D.P. Harris says he is a different person after stint in FloridaVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers training camp is woven into the fabric of Saint Vincent College, and after a two-year hiatus caused by the covid-19 pandemic, this longstanding partnership has been revived. The campus is buzzing in anticipation of the team’s arrival in less than a month. Senior associate athletic director D.P. Harris...
Letter to the editor: GOP doesn’t need Republicans who vote Democrat
Regarding Lynne Hughes’ letter “Republicans just want their guns” (June 7, TribLIVE): Dear Liberal Lynne, Go join the Democrats. We Republicans don’t want you in our party. Go enjoy killing all those babies in your pro-abortion liberal love. Signed, a true Republican. Hannelore Miller Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: We need relief from soaring fuel prices
Pennsylvania rarely ranks in the top 10 of states for much of anything positive. Where Pennsylvania does rank higher than most states is our second highest gas tax in the nation (second only to California), a dubious distinction. In 2021, Pennsylvania was handed close to $30 million in covid money from...
After police are shot, Philly mayor says he’ll ‘be happy’ when he’s not mayor anymoreVideo
PHILADELPHIA — An exasperated Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said early Tuesday morning after two police officers were shot that he is so worried about safety at public events that he will “be happy” when he is no longer mayor, prompting national attention and calls for his resignation. Standing alongside police...
Letter to the editor: Time to eliminate state-store system
Here we go again. Voters in Pennsylvania might get another chance to privatize our outdated state store system. The state store system employs several thousand people, has limited hours, is closed on holidays and has some of the most expensive wine and spirits in the nation. The privately owned Total...
Letter to the editor: How about some ‘Thou Shall Not Murder’ signs?
Media reports of mass shootings always generate a liberal knee-jerk reaction to thoughtlessly ban guns, but hypocritical politicians never include their own bodyguards in the gun bans. Wouldn’t it be far more rational to call for more law-abiding citizens to be trained to carry firearms for self-protection? Why the surge...
Editorial: PennDOT needs to find real alternative to tolling
While the U.S. Supreme Court was making all the big news in recent weeks, the justices weren’t the only ones dropping significant decisions. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided to make some waves of its own. It did so by putting its judicial foot down when it comes to...
Tull Family Theater hosting premiere of ‘Movers Ultimate’
The Tull Family Theater will host the national red carpet premiere of “Movers Ultimate “on July 16. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the film screens at 7:30 p.m. “Movers Ultimate,” an independent, 1990s-style comedy (NR, 90 minutes) features South Hills native Sé Marie, a triple Telly Award winner who...
Letter to the editor: BOOST grants critical for our youth
Since 1888, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania has provided our region’s children with safe spaces to learn and grow. Today, youth who walk through our doors have access to innovative programs, including our Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute that is unlocking opportunities to explore this growing industry, our Career...
The Stroller, July 5, 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. Miss Freddye to perform in Tarentum’s Riverview Park The Tarentum Summer Concert...
Letter to the editor: What about essential workers?
The recent revelation that the Allegheny County executive’s inner circle was giving themselves large wage increases is disturbing to say the least (”Large raises for Allegheny County’s top staffers raise timing questions”). Currently, 80% of all county workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2622, make less than the county median wage....
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 4
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 4....
Pirates farm report for July 4, 2022: Kevin Newman’s walk-off single seals Indy victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-39) beat Iowa (Cubs), 5-4, in a walk-off in the 10th inning. SS/2B Kevin Newman (.409) singled home 1B Mason Martin and C Carter Bins with the winning runs in the 10th. Newman was 3 for 5. Martin (.201) was 2 for 5. DH Cal Mitchell (.331) was...
Lernerville Speedway general manager Lysakowski resigns
Lernerville Speedway general manager Mike Lysakowski recently informed the Tomson family that he is resigning his position at the track after accepting a position with a government agency. Lysakowski and the track will part ways on good terms, according to a news release. Candidates should have a strong background in...
Elks picnic, other events in Oakmont-Plum area for week of July 4, 2022
Elks summer picnic set Oakmont Elks Lodge No. 1668 will host a summer picnic and open house from 1-5 p.m. July 10 at 106 Washington Ave. There will be food, fun, games and prizes. Call 412-828-1668 or email oakmontelks@gmail.com for more information. Family fun night scheduled A free family fun...
Library book sale, other Monroeville events for week of July 4, 2022
Library hosts summer book sale Monroeville Public Library’s annual summer book sale is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 9, rain or shine. Purchase a bag for $12 and fill it up with as many items as you can fit. Choose from a variety of books and other materials....
Happenings in Hampton and nearby for the week of July 4, 2022
Company performs ‘The Tempest’ New Renaissance Theatre Company’s Unrehearsed Shakespeare Project Tour includes performances of “The Tempest” at 7 p.m. July 8 in the North Park Boat House Lawn and 5 p.m. July 10 at the Hartwood Acres Mansion. For more information, visit www.newrentheatre.com. Family fun day Nativity Lutheran Church...
The Declaration of Independence
WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,...
In brief: Star parties, Women’s Business Network and more in Pine, West Deer
Star parties Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh Star Parties will take place at 8:45 p.m. July 8 and 9 at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park. This is an opportunity for amateur astronomers, students and the general public to observe the wonders of the summer sky....
