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FBI: Man stole multiple identities, used fake money orders to rip off luxury car dealers
The FBI on Friday charged a West African man with stealing multiple identities to buy or lease at least 10 high-end, luxury vehicles from dealerships across the country, including two in Pittsburgh. Serge Ahmed Zeba, 30, was charged with aggravated identity theft and wire fraud in federal court. The 23-page...
Gary Franks: Supreme Court can help narrow the racial income gap
Ironically, Republicans may be the reason for President Biden’s announcement of the kind of person he would nominate for the Supreme Court. Former President Reagan, upon being elected, made it clear he was going to pick the first woman for the court. And former President Trump declared no male need...
Former Wilkinsburg doctor gets 6 months of home detention in federal drug, fraud case
A doctor who spent his career caring for the underserved in Wilkinsburg will serve six months of home detention and three years of probation. Yee Chung Ho, 72, of Murrysville, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Ho pleaded guilty on Nov. 9 to three counts of...
Harrison man, 60, dies in Route 28 crash near Tarentum when car hits fire truck responding to previous wreck
A Harrison man was killed Friday afternoon on Route 28 when his car slammed into a Tarentum fire truck that was providing traffic control because of a previous accident near the Tarentum exit, state police said. Jeffrey A. Wagner, 60, of Juniata Street, Natrona Heights, was killed when his northbound...
Reps. Bryan Cutler, Kerry Benninghoff and Stan Saylor: Helping Pennsylvanians means putting taxpayers first
Next week, Gov. Tom Wolf will deliver his eighth and final budget address, and already it is clear that Pennsylvanians will again have offered to them higher taxes, higher energy costs and more irresponsible spending ideas that will set the commonwealth up for a disastrous financial future. As a result,...
Letter to the editor: Teachers not responsible for curbing kids’ violence
Regarding Steve Kokette’s letter “Reducing violence, starting with schools” (Jan. 30, TribLIVE): Stop adding to educators’ responsibilities. Adults who are raising children should teach the children to be less violent, not teachers! Believe me, teachers have enough on their plate. Monica Yuhas Smock...
Club news: Penn Hills Rotary fundraiser benefits food bank
Bingo Penn Hills Rotary will host a bingo fundraiser on Feb. 11. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7. It will be held at the Universal Banquet Hall, 2240 Main St., Penn Hills. Tickets are $25 and include 6 cards for each of the 11 games. Also...
Cure cabin fever with a number of outside activities in Western Pennsylvania
When winter comes, many of us tend to hunker down and get cozy inside. The Scandinavian cold-weather hygge lifestyle has been popular in recent years — cuddling up in fuzzy sweaters and blankets, making a cup of tea and a pot of soup, reading a book or watching a movie,...
Student news: Pine area collegians earn dean’s list honors
Rhode Island Quinn Frost of Allison Park and Max Trabulsi of Gibsonia are among the University of Rhode Island students named to the fall 2021 dean’s list. Students named to the dean’s list represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and...
Hampton elementary schools collect socks for the homeless
Hampton Township School District’s three elementary schools worked together on a sock collection drive to help people who are homeless in the Pittsburgh area. The idea for the collection drive originated with Poff Elementary School’s JAMbethekindkid club while brainstorming ways to help people in need. Poff second grade teacher Marilyn...
Letter to the editor: Why no infrastructure improvement after gas tax?
Watching the media coverage of the bridge collapse in Point Breeze, I thought the reporters did their best to provide all the information involved in this collapse, but they left out at least one piece of information. Several years ago, our esteemed governor, Tom Corbett, was able to pass a...
The Stroller, Feb. 4, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Armstrong Conservation District to sell fruit trees and seedlings Armstrong Conservation District will conduct its annual fruit tree and seedling sale through...
Letter to the editor: Economic growth in Westmoreland
In reference to the article “Declining workforce amid pandemic cited as Westmoreland County’s top issue” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE): At the State of the County event hosted by the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce, Economic Growth Connection and Industrial Development Corporation, the Board of Commissioners provided an informative forum on important...
Amazon to increase cost of Prime; annual sales rise 22%Video
Amazon is increasing the cost of its Prime membership for U.S. customers, in part to offset rising expenses associated with wages and transportation, the company announced ahead of its quarterly earnings call Thursday. The monthly fee for Prime membership will go up from $12.99 to $14.99, and the annual membership...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 3, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Belle Vernon at Franklin Regional, ppd. Punxsutawney at Armstrong, ppd. City League Allderdice at Carrick, ppd. Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. North Hills at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Peters Township at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m....
Belle Vernon playmaker Devin Whitlock to walk on at Pitt
One of the WPIAL’s most exciting athletes has announced where he’ll continue playing football. Belle Vernon quarterback Devin Whitlock announced Thursday he will accept a preferred walk-on offer to play at Pitt. Whitlock joins a Panthers program coming off its first ACC championship. Whitlock accepted Pitt’s offer over scholarship offers...
Apparent beating of 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium was kept secret for days, raising questions as Super Bowl nearsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Officials faced mounting questions Thursday about why they didn’t inform the public about the apparent beating of a San Francisco 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium on Sunday and whether more security measures are needed before the Super Bowl. It took three days and an inquiry from The...
Freeport boys basketball team clicking during stretch of 6 wins in 7 game
Elton John is on his “Farewell Tour” right now. But the Freeport boys basketball team is on its “revenge tour.” The Yellowjackets have won six of their last seven Section 1-4A games and clinched the 36th WPIAL playoff berth in program history Tuesday with an 84-55 victory over Derry Area....
Laurels & lances: Support, shutdowns and hold music
Laurel: To community coming together. When Richard McCloskey of Etna hung a swastika flag on his porch late in 2021, some people in the area were understandably upset at a symbol tied not only to the Nazis but also other hate groups. “I don’t hate nobody,” McCloskey said, claiming he...
Last of GOP regional straw polls hand victories to Bartos, White for U.S. Senate, governor
The last of the regional straw polls of Pennsylvania Republican state committee members produced wins for U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Bartos and gubernatorial candidate Dave White on their home turf. The GOP committee members from the Southeast Caucus met on Wednesday night to hear from the candidates for these open...
Pennsylvania doctor accused of prescribing unproven covid-19 treatments fired by hospital
A Pennsylvania surgeon has been fired after being accused of prescribing unproven drugs to treat or prevent covid-19, possibly to people referred to her through social media. Dr. Edith Behr, a former surgeon with Phoenixville Hospital, is accused of issuing prescriptions for ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, with the prescriptions possibly coordinated...
Man gets life in prison for deadly 2019 shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A man from Pittsburgh’s Hill District will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing another man on Memorial Day 2019. A jury found Jalaspian Charles, 34, guilty of first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and a firearms charge on Oct. 12. On Thursday, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward...
Decorated veteran from McKean County, 75, gets fine for role in Capitol riot
A decorated sailor in Vietnam, William Blauser Jr. serves as commander of his local American Legion post and spearheaded an effort to get a veterans’ memorial installed in his community, which he continues to maintain. On Thursday, Blauser, 75, of Ludlow, McKean County, was ordered to pay a $500 fine...
Screen icon Rita Moreno tells how Marlon Brando’s mistreatment led her to suicide attemptVideo
Rita Moreno’s tempestuous relationship with Marlon Brando led to a suicide attempt. The EGOT-winner opened up about how the hot and heavy romance with the late screen legend caused her to almost end up in an early grave. “I tried to end my life with pills in his house,” she...
Howard Manuel: Support newly settled Afghans
There is no easy way to relive it; the American spirit was tested throughout our time in Afghanistan. We can have many a long discussion about what and when, or about our withdrawal strategy in 2021. But in this new year, our efforts are best exerted looking at the lingering...
