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As covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a fantasy. The thinking was that the pandemic would ebb and then mostly fade once a chunk...

AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court stepped in Sunday evening to block lower-court orders that had allowed Dallas and San Antonio to impose mask mandates contrary to an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott. The temporary restraining orders, issued by separate District Court judges and upheld Friday by intermediate appellate...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-46) was shut out 8-0 by St. Paul (Twins). LF Ka’ai Tom (.278) was 2 for 4. 3B Tucupita Marcano (.238) also had a hit. Catcher Taylor Davis (.273) and CF Chris Sharpe (.206) each doubled. RHP Max Kranick (1-3, 5.91) allowed five runs (one earned) on five...

Chalfant Barbara Faye Kaczor sold property at 148 Brighton St. to Mark Bailey and Emily Hilliard for $10,000. Donald Fulmer sold property at 221 Greenfield Ave. to Matthew Ian Lehet and Michelle Elizabeth Stepan for $138,500. Churchill Florence Palmieri sold property at 1445 Beulah Road to Hayward Arnold for $212,000....

Bellevue James Kania Jr. sold property at 621 Monroe Ave. to RECB LLC for $82,000. Stephanie Ruffner sold property at 428 Roosevelt Ave. to Joseph Bassar for $140,000. Bradford Woods Estate of Roberta Jean Borden sold property at 123 Boothbay Hbr to Nicolas Elms and Jacquelyn Previty for $335,000. Joseph...

Aspinwall Dillon Stein sold property at 414 Brilliant Ave. to Erica Franko for $385,000. Fox Chapel Todd Alan Fennell sold property at 15 Chapel Ridge Road to New Frontier Influence Group for $280,000. Charles Irwin Jr. sold property at 28 Easton Drive to Ryan Nelson and Katherine Wilhelmy for $633,500....

Wife and I were discussing the state of our political system this morning. I came up with a way to possibly increase the turnout for upcoming elections. Declare a national holiday for each and any Election Day. Then everyone can vote, as they desire, with no time pressure, at least...

Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. William Bee felt flying into southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2001: purely lucky. The U.S. was hitting back at the al-Qaida plotters who had brought down the World Trade Center, and Bee found himself among the first Marines on the ground. “Excitement,” Bee says these...

In July, Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano announced his intention to bring the Arizona audit to Pennsylvania. County officials have rebuffed his requests for election data, and Mastriano is threatening subpoenas to fuel the investigation. This is going to be a mess. Strange circumstances aside, a Pennsylvania audit is a...

Climate change is as inevitable as the sunrise. Political factions threatening climate change legislation are very narrow-minded. They advocate for the poor. Fine, the poor will be well fed but also the first to suffer from extreme weather events. Unlimited food stamps will be of no use then. The progressives...

Regarding the letter “Biden’s decline is evident”: I don’t see Dr. or Ph.D. in Douglas Johnston’s signature, so I will assume he is not qualified to diagnose the president as having “aging health problems.” Since Johnston wants to play a doctor in the newspaper, he should more closely examine his...

The 2020 U.S. Census results are out, and Pennsylvania did what was expected. The population nudged up a bit, about 2.4%, but not enough to balance larger growth in other states such as Florida, Arizona and Colorado. That shift in where people are choosing to live will mean Pennsylvania, ever...

Aleppo Daniel Kriger sold property at 206 Mc Coy Road to William and Deborah Wible for $340,000. Edgeworth Estate of Carol Huckabee sold property at 221 Hazel Lane to Yolanda Landfried for $169,000. Ganesh 1 Trust sold property at 518 Irwin Drive to Juergen and Lori Mross for $2,000,000. Osborne...

Estate of Pater Hayko sold property at 5012 Belmont Ave. to Keith and Jody Maceil for $205,000. John Kovac sold property at 1227 Braun Road to Toomey Hancock LLC for $38,900. Charles Barkey sold property at 1020 Brookfield Drive to Gregory and Sara Murtaugh for $382,000. Robert Kanotz sold property...

Carnegie Melissa Ann Kraft sold property at 406 Second Ave. to Allison Papula and Jacquelyn Proie for $180,000. Michael Gissin sold property at 407 Seventh Ave. to Michelle Barton for $51,000. Robert Moser sold property at 4 Ann St. to Michael Ryan for $155,000. Rosemarie Wallace sold property at 612...

Baldwin Borough Paul Haley sold property at 471 Balconade Drive to Yadu Subedi for $180,000. UGC 38 LLC sold property at 735 Baldwin Drive to Nicholas and Kristen Hills for $220,000. Douglas Robson sold property at 5157 Curry Road to VB One LLC for $82,000. Walter Roth sold property at...

We daily hear the call for Americans to get vaccinated. Yet, amazingly, after a year of over 600,000 American dead, far too many refuse to get the vaccine that can save not only their lives, but the lives of their loved ones. We live in a nation where misinformation and...

After experiencing four consecutive losing seasons for the first time in nearly 50 years, the Valley Vikings are eager to get back into WPIAL playoff contention. Valley finished last season 1-4 in the Class 3A Allegheny Conference and 2-5 overall. The best way to jump back into contention is by...

We are six months into Joe Biden’s first term, and he has already written the foreign policy for Russia, China and Iran. They didn’t have to lift a finger. Biden did it for them. At the same time he has wrecked domestic policy with more to come. Instead of building...

Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Peoples Library expands book sale to both locations Peoples Library will have its annual book sale at both the New Kensington...

A university professor told his class that the greatest threats to democracy were ignorance and apathy. When he asked his students to explain the difference, one responded, not knowing it was the correct answer, “I don’t know and I don’t care.” In the 2020 presidential election, voters took a step...

Unlike Pittsburgh Public Schools pumping the brakes on the beginning of the academic year because of a lack of bus drivers, districts across Westmoreland County are full throttle on the transportation front. The Franklin Regional School Board is slated to approve 92 bus drivers from AJ Myers & Sons at...

Rob Amen, a longtime newsroom leader who has helped shape the Tribune-Review’s thriving digital strategy, has been named the Trib’s new managing editor. Amen has held a wide range of roles since joining the Valley News Dispatch as a sports reporter in 1997. He has worked as an assistant sports...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds couldn’t buy a goal on a rainy Saturday night, dropping a 1-0 road game to the Charlotte Independence. The Riverhounds (10-6-3) have lost two in a row after winning their previous four games. They’re tied for first place in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division with 33 points....