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Teacher shortage stokes covid threat for W.Pa. schools fighting to stay in the classroom
More than 5,000 schools across the country, including in Pittsburgh, spent last week teaching children remotely or delaying their return to the classroom as covid infections continued to skyrocket with the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. While the vast majority of districts in Southwestern Pennsylvania and elsewhere have...
Worker killed in Fayette County mine collapse
One person has died in a mine collapse in Fayette County. Emergency crews worked for more than eight hours to free the worker at the Laurel Aggregate Lake Lynn Mine on Springhill Furnace Road in Springhill Township near the West Virginia border. Saturday morning, the company that owns the mine,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 6, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class A Section 3 Neighborhood Academy 82, Aquinas Academy 80 Nonsection Freeport 80, Apollo-Ridge 48 Butler 53, Kiski Area 46 City League Allderdice 79, Brashear 44 Southwest Christian Athletic Conference Cornerstone Prep 52, Cheswick Christian 33 Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North...
High school roundup for Jan. 6, 2022: Bethel Park stuns No. 2 Upper St. Clair
Emma Dziezgowski hit for 20 points to lead Bethel Park to a 52-47 upset victory Thursday night, handing No. 2 Upper St. Clair its first loss of the season in Class 2-6A girls basketball. Becky Gillenberger added 12 points for the Black Hawks (3-6, 2-1), who trailed by 10 points...
Official says Kamala Harris was evacuated on Jan. 6 after pipe bomb was found
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, then the vice president-elect, was evacuated from the Democratic National Committee headquarters when a pipe bomb was found Jan. 6, 2020, a White House official said Thursday. The confirmation a year-to-the-day after the bomb was discovered adds another detail to Harris’ timeline from the day of...
Despite loss in section opener, signs point to strong season for Leechburg boys
Leechburg had hoped to augment its hot 7-0 start with a victory in the Section 3-A opener at Imani Christian on Tuesday. Instead, the Saints used a combination of rebounding and a stingy defense to hand the Blue Devils boys their first loss of the season, 65-44. Leechburg had entered...
How the smoking rate in Pa. compares to the nation
Nearly half a million Americans annually die as a result of smoking, the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Another 16 million Americans are living with a serious illness caused by smoking. Smoking also has an economic impact, including more than $225 billion each year spent on...
At Carnegie Mellon, a bipartisan effort to address Pa.’s autonomous vehicle industry
Pennsylvania lawmakers and officials gathered at Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday to unveil legislation to authorize the testing and commercial deployment of automated vehicles. State Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr., R-Johnstown, chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, discussed how the Pittsburgh region’s continued leadership in autonomous vehicle technology — with cutting...
Laurels & lances: Hospital, classrooms and a diner
Laurel: To being proactive. As covid-19 numbers in Southwestern Pennsylvania swell with the spread of the omicron variant, UPMC Children’s is taking steps to address the impact on a growing demographic. The variant is contributing to rising cases among pediatric populations. UPMC Children’s already had one unit dedicated to coronavirus...
Advocates: Allegheny County Jail violating solitary confinement ban
A referendum banning the use of solitary confinement at Allegheny County Jail took effect Dec. 5. Yet, according to the Jail Oversight Board Segregation Report dated Wednesday and posted online, nearly 300 people were locked down in the jail throughout the month. Many of those people spent the entire month...
Todd Haley returning to sidelines with USFL
Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley will make a return to the sidelines this spring as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League. The USFL, a new professional football league, will begin play April 16. Coaches for four of the eight teams...
Diaper donnybrook: Family sues condo board, claims swim diaper ban violates baby’s civil rights
Add swim diapers to the list of issues that can get turned into a federal case. A Florida family is suing their condo board over what they say is a rule barring children from using the community pool while wearing swim diapers. Swim diapers are a snug-fitting lightweight alternative to...
No. 3 Purdue looks for road win vs. Penn State
No. 3 Purdue (12-2, 1-2) vs. Penn State (7-5, 2-2) Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania; 12 p.m. Saturday Bottom line: No. 3 Purdue looks for its fourth straight win over Penn State at Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State’s last win at home against the Boilermakers came on Feb. 2,...
Real estate transfers for the North Allegheny area for the week of Jan. 9
Bellevue Matthew Catherwood sold property at 194 N Balph Ave. to Christopher and Tracey Hicks for $252,000. Bradford Woods Patricia Mirth sold property at 104 Saybrook Hbr to Mark and Heather Budnik for $322,500. Etna Anthony Ferraro sold property at 177 Dewey St. to Erin Kristin McCreary for $260,000. Estate...
Real estate transactions in the Fox Chapel area for the week of Jan. 9, 2022
Etna Anthony Ferraro sold property at 177 Dewey St. to Erin Kristin McCreary for $260,000. Estate of Harry Paradini Jr. sold property at 13 Sycamore St. Rear to Romero Development LLC for $90,000. Tara Irwin sold property at 181 Washington St. to Kathleen Marie and Jenna Salmon Mandis for $175,000....
3 questions that Penn State football will need to answer heading into offseason
Penn State football’s 2021 season wrapped up Saturday with a 24-10 loss in the Outback Bowl to the No. 21 Arkansas Razorbacks. The loss moved Penn State to 7-6 on the season with a 4-5 record in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions began the year as well as they...
Letter to the editor: Carbon taxes won’t hurt consumers
Letter-writer Ralph Dunsworth (“Carbon emissions tax will hurt consumers”) is concerned about the cost of carbon taxes to consumers. No need to be. For example, House Resolution 2307 puts an “atmospheric dumping fee” on carbon emitters, but all fees are rebated to consumers. As such, 85% of Americans receive as...
4 members sworn into Hampton council
District Magistrate Tom Swan swore in four members into Hampton’s council during its reorganization meeting Jan. 3. Carolynn Johnson and Bethany Blackburn were both reelected to council. Johnson will serve as the council president and Blackburn will serve as council vice president. Newcomers Julie Fritsch and Richard Kernick were sworn...
Sewickley Music Club honors founder at end of centennial year
Board members from the Sewickley Music Club recently visited the Sewickley Cemetery over the holidays to place a wreath on the gravestone of their club’s original founder, former Sewickley native Olive Nevin. Music Club board president Tamey Zahrobsky felt it was an important gesture to mark the close of the...
Letter to the editor: Climate has always changed
Well, looks like the despicable and deplorable Democrats are at it again. They hadn’t even recovered all the bodies from the devastating tornadoes in the mid-South when the leftists started blaming “climate change.” And, naturally, their allies in the media are piling on along with the rest of the enviro-whackos....
Editorial: Why can’t Westmoreland hire an elections director?
Greg McCloskey got a $5,000 bonus this week for running the Westmoreland County elections process. This was definitely money he earned. McCloskey already has his own job for the county as head of public works. That’s at least a full-time job doing things like making sure the county’s crews are...
The Stroller, Jan. 6, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! 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. Spaghetti dinner to benefit New Ken fireman A spaghetti dinner to benefit lung cancer patient Chris...
Letter to the editor: Government solutions are not the answer
The role of government should be to establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility and provide for the common defense with the least amount of government coercion and the most amount of personal liberty as possible. The concept of providing jobs, food, clothing, housing, education and health care is best provided by...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 5, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Clsss 2A Section 2 Carlynton 48, Northgate 44 Class A Section 2 Geibel 81, Avella 46 Nonsection Armstrong 52, Perry Traditional Academy 35 Latrobe 79, Connellsville 61 Ligonier Valley 69, Southmoreland 47 Ringgold 61, South Park 41 Carmichaels 72, West Greene 41 Waynesburg...
High school roundup for Jan. 5, 2022: North Allegheny wrestlers rally past Pine-Richland
Nathan Monteparte (132) and Jayson Flener (138) recorded clutch pins and Krist Vizcarra (145) took a critical decision in the final three bouts of the night to lead North Allegheny to a 34-33 victory over Pine-Richland in Section 3B-3A wrestling Wednesday night. The match ended up tied 33-33. The Tigers...
