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Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN because of relationship with colleagueVideo
In a stunning move, Jeff Zucker resigned as CNN president Wednesday, citing his failure to disclose a relationship with a longtime colleague. The prominent media executive’s sudden departure was announced in a memo sent to CNN employees, sending shock waves through the WarnerMedia unit. “As part of the investigation into...
Colleen Hroncich: Education choice can prevent fights over covid policies
“One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to education.” This is a phrase that education-choice advocates have voiced for years to explain why families need options. But it’s never been truer than today while dealing with covid-19. Before Christmas break, many Pennsylvania school districts had considered moving to remote...
Letter to the editor: Voice of Westmoreland on board? Problem with pledge?
Spare me. The Voice of Westmoreland seems to have a seat on the editorial board of the Trib. And Kris Weinschenker (“Other forms of indoctrination in schools,” Jan. 27, TribLIVE) seems to have a problem with Americans saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Regis Kruth Shaler...
Westmoreland happenings: painting workshop, bingo, basket raffle
Classes • Laurelville Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will offer a painting workshop to make a cutout wooden stacked heart decoration at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the center. Participants must be at least 8 years old and all skill levels are welcome. Those attending are welcome...
Letter to the editor: Words give wrong impression of Dr. Oz event
I love how just a few words can give the wrong impression if one doesn’t read further! To quote the article “Dr. Mehmet Oz stumps in Westmoreland County in quest for U.S. Senate” (Jan. 26, TribLIVE): “The meet-and-greet event held in a small room … where few attendees wore face...
Letter to the editor: Biden administration is weakening the military
The Biden administration is weakening our military readiness with their idiotic woke policies. The military is not the place for social experimentation. The teaching that America is inherently racist is detrimental to a cohesive fighting force. The military needs to be colorblind in recruitment, training and promotion of troops. The...
Letter to the editor: Dealing with Jan. 6 traitors
In the unlikely event that Americans are naïve enough to reelect Donald Trump, he has made it clear that he may pardon the violent criminals and domestic terrorists who murdered law enforcement and attempted to undo a free and fair election. This wouldn’t be the first time in America’s history...
Editorial: Funding emergency equipment is vital responsibility
The siren of an ambulance, a fire truck or police car can herald a pricey proposition. For most people, that would seem to be about the hospital bill or the insurance deductible or that speeding ticket. But first responders know just how much it costs to keep the specialized equipment...
Letter to the editor: Memories of Forbes Avenue bridge
Many things in my life have concerned the recently collapsed Forbes Avenue bridge. I used to cross that bridge to go to church. I crossed it in a streetcar and in a bus. I walked across it coming home from high school. I walked out to the middle of it...
The Stroller, Feb. 2, 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. Volunteers needed at cat rescue Kiski Valley Cat and Kitten Rescue is seeking volunteers to help at the shelter, located in Allegheny...
Letter to the editor: Nursing homes in crisis
While we applaud the proposed investment in hospital front-line health care workers announced recently by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, nursing homes continue to be ground zero for the pandemic. Our members’ staff, residents and their families continue to reel under the pressure of the pandemic and its impact on our...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 1, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 68, Pine-Richland 62 Seneca Valley 77, Butler 74 Section 2 Bethel Park 37, Canon-McMillan 35 Baldwin 54, Mt. Lebanon 50 Upper St. Clair 59, Peters Township 54 Section 3 Fox Chapel 60, Hempfield 49 Central Catholic 66, Norwin...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2022: North Hills rallies past Mars in battle of contenders
Alex Smith scored 22 points and North Hills rallied from 12 points down in the first half to pick up a 66-63 nonsection boys basketball victory over Mars in a matchup of WPIAL title contenders Tuesday night. Matt Seidl had 18 and Devin Burgess added 11 for Class 6A No....
Brandon Coury helps Burrell outlast Deer Lakes, sweep season series
It took an entire half for Burrell’s Brandon Coury to heat up. After just two free throws in the first half, the senior guard scored 14 points in the second half, and classmate Donovan Callahan was 6 of 6 from the line in the fourth quarter. It added up to...
Lawsuit filed against man who threw pumpkin at woman in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield
A man from Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood who threw a pumpkin in a woman’s face, giving her a concussion, is being sued in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Robin Faulkner filed the lawsuit against James Gazis and his wife, Melissa Gazis, on Tuesday. James Gazis, 40, was charged by Pittsburgh police...
As omicron peak passes, airfares surge for spring, summer travel
The covid-19 era of cheap flights is swiftly coming to an end, and travel firms are seeing signs that airfares likely will reach 2019 pre-pandemic levels as soon as April. With the worst of the omicron variant waning across the country, airlines struggling to ramp up flight schedules are set...
Bensalem police investigating fight involving 40 people at Golden Corral caught on videoVideo
Police are actively investigating a brawl at a popular Bensalem buffet restaurant last week after the fight was captured on video that has since gone viral on social media. Bensalem Director of Public Safety William McVey confirmed the department is actively investigating what happened Friday around 4:30 p.m. at the...
Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids
Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday. The filing in U.S. District Court in Cleveland lays out the details of...
As omicron peak passes, airfares surging for spring and summer travel
The covid-19 era of cheap flights is swiftly coming to an end, and travel firms are seeing signs that airfares will likely reach 2019 pre-pandemic levels as soon as April. With the wost of the omicron variant waning across the country, airlines struggling to ramp up flight schedules are set...
Pa. hunters turn in 5th-largest bear harvest, including 722-pounder in central Pa.
Hunters killed 3,659 Pennsylvania black bears in 2021, the fifth-best bear harvest ever and the second largest since 2011. That total included a 722-pound male, taken with a shotgun Dec. 4 during the extended season for bear, in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, by Wade Glessner of Shippensburg. That was the...
Reps. Joanna McClinton, Matt Bradford and Jordan Harris: Coming together for a brighter future for Pa.
It’s an unprecedented budget year for Pennsylvania, and for once the news is positive. Separate of the nearly $3 billion in unspent federal stimulus dollars left over from last fiscal year, state revenues are now coming in $1.5 billion over estimate (and climbing). This budget snapshot shows us that when...
Execution set for man whose sentence was overturned 3 times
A Missouri man whose death sentence was overturned three times before being reinstated is now scheduled to die in May for killing a small-town couple nearly 26 years ago. The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a May 3 execution date for Carman Deck. Executions in Missouri are carried out...
Ellwood City woman gets probation, fine for role in Capitol riot
A Lawrence County woman who spent just two minutes inside the Capitol during last year’s riot in Washington, D.C., will spend one year on probation and pay a $2,000 fine. The government had been seeking home detention for Julia Jeanette Sizer, 39, of Ellwood City, arguing that there needed to...
Why more musicians haven’t joined Neil Young’s Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan
For those following certain parts of Twitter during the last week, it would have been easy to come away with the impression that Spotify was facing a mass exodus of artists protesting covid-19 vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan’s immensely popular podcast. When Neil Young pulled his music from the Swedish...
Robert Smith: Frick Park’s glamour shot
We have all seen the celebrity glamour shots at awards shows. The well-designed backdrop, adoring peer group crowd, high-end clothing and jewelry, and sudden strike-the-pose camera snapshots. We also regularly see the politician glamour shot. The biggie-sized check, adoring crowd typically full of political cronies, poser snapshots or filmed snippets...
