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Letter to the editor: What has Biden done to protect Constitution?
This is a notification from your government: “We have seized all of your private property and your bank account. You will be repurposed, and your assets will be redistributed to those who need them.” It is time for us as Americans to wake up. Joe Biden took an oath to...
A look back at the 1969, 1970 Richland Rams WPIAL champions
The Richland History Group will monthly highlight notable events from the area’s past. Coach Gene Sullivan led the mighty Rams to their first WPIAL football title in 1969 and then did it again in 1970. Both of these “speed and quickness” teams, while often outweighed by opponents, won regular-season AIC...
Editorial: Let’s talk about domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity to not just put up fliers and circulate hotline numbers, but to talk about things that are too frequently unsaid. It is a chance to say the quiet part out loud. Domestic violence is most often equated with battered wives or...
The Stroller, Oct. 13, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Highlands High School to celebrate homecoming The annual Highlands High School Homecoming festivities will begin Friday at 6 p.m. with a...
Letter to the editor: Use of Westmoreland ARP funds
The Sept. 30 Westmoreland County Commissioners meeting was well attended by members of the Voice of Westmoreland (VOW), a nonpartisan grassroots organization. Several of those members spoke, as mentioned in the article (“Westmoreland commissioners urged to spend ARP funds, public hearings set for Oct. 28,” Sept. 30, TribLIVE). Absent from the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 12, 2021
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 3A Hempfield 10, Allderdice 0 Class 2A Latrobe at Oakland Catholic, (n) Penn-Trafford 2, Fox Chapel 0 Class A Ellis School at Winchester Thurston, (n) Wednesday’s schedule Class 3A Norwin at Peters Township, 7:45 p.m. Pine-Richland at Mt. Lebanon, 7:45 p.m. Class A...
High school roundup for Oct. 12, 2021: Latrobe girls soccer wins 1st section title since ’92
Robin Reilly, Regan Reilly and Ella Bulava scored to lead Latrobe to a 3-0 victory over Hempfield (0-14, 0-9) in Section 3-4A girls soccer Tuesday, giving the Wildcats their first division title since 1992. Becca Reed and Morgan Reilly recorded assists and Sofia DeCerb and Corinne Brunette combined on the...
White House scolds Abbott for trying to ban Biden’s federal vaccine mandate in TexasVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House scolded Gov. Greg Abbott for trying to bar Texas companies from enforcing a federal covid-19 vaccine mandate, accusing him Tuesday of pandering to GOP primary voters at the expense of public health. “It’s important to remember we’re in the middle of a pandemic,” said White...
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz: Fans booed on some Penn State injuries because they ‘smelled a rat’
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday he believed fans of the Hawkeyes booed some Penn State players when they stayed down after a play in Saturday’s game because “they smelled a rat, I guess.” Four defensive players for the Nittany Lions — safety Jaquan Brisker, tackle D’Von Ellies, safety Jonathan...
Congress raises nation’s debt limit, but thorny December deadlines loom
WASHINGTON — The House raised the nation’s debt ceiling on Tuesday, averting a default for about three months but setting up a tougher political hurdle for Democrats at the end of the year. The bill was packaged with several other measures so there was no stand-alone vote on the unpopular...
Doug Ferguson: Cantlay taking plenty of time to soak up 5 big weeksVideo
LAS VEGAS — Patrick Cantlay had that magic wand of a putter in his hands on the 16th green at Whistling Straits without having to use it. Shane Lowry conceded the match, Cantlay handed the club to his caddie and, before long, he was celebrating a Ryder Cup victory. That...
BP, Shell leaders to face Congress over alleged climate cover-up
WASHINGTON — Executives from BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc will testify before a House committee investigating allegations that oil giants misled the public about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming. The hearing planned for later this month by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee...
Here’s How: Enjoy your fireplace in an environmentally friendly way
Dear Jim: I want to help the environment and use my fireplace more often but hate handling firewood. Is using commercial firelogs better than real wood, and what types are best? — Randi H. Dear Randi: In all but very mild fall and spring weather, most fireplaces lose more energy...
Supreme Court ends legal clash over border wall spending
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wiped out a lower court ruling Tuesday that had found the House had a right to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for the use of funds to construct a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices also ordered a lower court to declare...
Confederate clothing donned for Norwin’s ‘Merica Day homecoming event draws ire
The father of a Norwin High School student complained that his daughter was subjected to racial intimidation for hours Monday when two students attended school wearing clothing with a Confederate flag pattern. Robert Dye said the actions were part of the school’s “’Merica Day,” promoted by the district as part...
A.B. Stoddard: If polls are right, Dems are doomed. If they’re wrong, it’s worse.
In less than three months, President Biden’s approval rating has tumbled from a remarkable position in a polarized nation to the lowest of all but two presidents since 1945. Democrats are panicked though refusing to course-correct, hoping the pandemic will retreat, the economy will rebound, and their agenda will pass...
Accused Tree of Life shooter’s anti-Semitic statements should be suppressed, defense attorneys say
As the man accused of shooting and killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood crawled, wounded, toward Pittsburgh SWAT team officers to surrender, authorities said he repeatedly proclaimed, “All these Jews need to die.” At a hearing this week, defense attorneys are...
Florida city has glut of stray cats, officials say. Here’s how they plan to fix the problem
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — It started with one defenseless kitten wandering in a circle by itself on Lake Ida Road. “I pulled over and picked her up,” said Delray Beach City Commissioner Juli Casale. “She was so tiny, she needed to be fed formula. Once I brought her home, …...
Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Catholic school in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A bomb threat forced a brief evacuation at St. Benedict the Moor School in Pittsburgh’s Hill District on Tuesday, according to police. Students were evacuated from the Watt Street school to the Calvary Baptist Church on Wylie Avenue after someone called and reported a bomb in the school, said diocesan...
Stephen L. Carter: An unexpected reason to support charter schools
Whether the Democratic Party’s burgeoning opposition to charter schools will lead to electoral trouble is an open question, but this much seems clear: As time passes and evidence piles up, the party’s position seems not only cruel but also absurd. The latest reason? Charter school attendance turns out to aid...
Pa. lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on private lawyers but often don’t reveal why
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania legislature spent nearly $10 million during the last two years on private lawyers but routinely shielded the...
Hempfield, Latrobe tennis teams come together to celebrate late coach’s vision
Enrico Campi played a vital role in developing the blossoming interest of scores of Westmoreland County tennis players in his nearly three decades of owning the Greensburg Racquet Club. Five years after his death, the girls he once instructed gathered to commemorate him as their senior seasons of high school...
Fox Chapel grad Jake Pilarski excited to be home with Wild Things
The last three years have thrown some curveballs at Jake Pilarski. Now, the Fox Chapel grad is home and ready to toss some of his own. Pilarski, 23, was acquired by the Washington Wild Things via trade from the Lake Erie Crushers on Oct. 4, bringing the right-handed pitcher a...
Fire crews dispatched for natural gas odor across Harrison; no danger found
Firefighters from multiple departments were dispatched early Tuesday to check on reports of a natural gas odor that wafted along the entire stretch of Freeport Road in Harrison. “Nobody is in danger,” James Bartolovich, chief of the Harrison Hills Volunteer Fire Company, said. “All of the levels have been within...
Letter to the editor: No one has privacy anymore
In response to letters to the editor such as “GOP’s invasion of privacy is dangerous”: I believe election audits should absolutely be performed when enough American people question the integrity of an election. If it is all legitimate, like some people believe it is, then why would anyone want to...
