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U.S. urges China to halt ‘provocative’ flybys near Taiwan
The U.S. on Sunday called on China to halt its “provocative” pressure on Taiwan after a record number of daily incursions by Chinese warplanes, saying the military actions are destabilizing and risk leading to “miscalculations.” “The U.S. commitment to Taiwan is rock solid and contributes to the maintenance of peace...
PIHL season preview: Plenty of contenders chasing championships in 2021-22
The PIHL season begins Monday, and there are some changes to the league but a lot will remain the same. North Allegheny, Baldwin, Indiana and Neshannock won championships last season, but only two remain in the same classification: North Allegheny and Neshannock. Indiana and Baldwin move up a classification, meaning...
High school sports schedules for Oct. 4, 2021
High schools Field hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A Pine-Richland at Allderdice, 3:15 p.m. Class 2A Penn-Trafford at Oakland Catholic, 7 p.m. Class A Ellis School at Shady Side Academy, 6 p.m. Winchester Thurston at Aquinas Academy, 4 p.m. Nonsection Fox Chapel at Norwin, 6 p.m. Hockey Monday’s schedule Class AAA...
Covid-19 cases in Idaho children have ‘skyrocketed.’ That could affect hospitals, care
BOISE, Idaho — Adult intensive care unit beds at many Idaho hospitals are past capacity, a result of a covid-19 surge that caused crisis standards of care to be implemented statewide. What could complicate that already delicate situation is that infections among children have been soaring, meaning pediatric wards are...
Gayle Manchin: Cooperation key to bettering life in Appalachia
This commentary concludes a series from the 13 states in the Appalachian Regional Commission. ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government and state governments focusing on 420 counties across the Appalachian Region. Since 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has collaborated with local and state partners...
Head Start expanding with new classrooms in New Kensington, Vandergrift
Westmoreland Community Action is expanding its Head Start program in New Kensington and Vandergrift. In New Kensington, where the program runs from 1049 Fifth Ave. downtown, an additional classroom will be opened at the Salvation Army Church & Community Center, the former Fort Crawford Elementary School on Third Street. In...
Jahan Dotson, Sean Clifford etch their names in Penn State record book in win over IndianaVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Sean Clifford smoothly navigated the pocket and started to roll to his right toward the line of scrimmage late in the third quarter Saturday night. The Penn State quarterback needed 4 yards for a first down, and an Indiana defender was waiting between him and the marker....
Connecticut doctor turns in license after allegedly distributing false vaccine exemptions
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Durham doctor surrendered her medical license Friday morning amid accusations that she distributed fraudulent covid-19 vaccine and mask exemptions. After receiving an anonymous tip this summer, the Connecticut Department of Public Health had been investigating the physician, Dr. Sue McIntosh, for mailing exemption notes to anyone...
Pirates farm report for Oct. 3, 2021: Bligh Madris hits 2 doubles as Indianapolis loses season finale
INDIANAPOLIS (61-67) ended its season with an 8-3 loss to Nashville (Brewers). 1B Mason Martin (.240) and RF Bligh Madris (.272) each were 2 for 4. Madris smacked two doubles. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.095) and C Eli Wilson (.333) had RBIs. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (0-1, 4.50) allowed two runs (one...
Fauci says U.S. is turning the corner on covid surgeVideo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is turning the corner on the most recent surge in covid-19 cases and more people need to get vaccinated to keep infections on a declining trend, infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci said. Fauci, who is President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said that while the full...
Trib HSSN WPIAL soccer rankings: Week of Oct. 4, 2021
Girls Class 4A Rank Team Record Last rank 1. North Allegheny (9-0-1) 2 2. Latrobe (8-0-1) 5 3. Moon (8-1) 1 4. Peters Township (7-2-2) 4 5. Butler (8-0-2) NR OUT: Seneca Valley (6-3-2) 3 Class 3A 1. Mars (7-0-1) 1 2. Plum (10-1) 2 3. Hampton (8-2-1) 4 4....
Penn State defense puts together flawless performance against Indiana
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s defense was in a bind early Saturday night. The unit had dominated Indiana through the first 11 minutes of game action, giving up only 46 yards, 35 of which came on one passing play, but now it was backed up in the red zone through...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 3, 2021
Chalfant Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC sold property at 136 Greenfield Ave. to Blessed Realty LLC for $48,000. Churchill Richard Kerchner trustee sold property at 2095 Garrick Drive to Joseph James and Ginger Louise Drakulic for $280,000. Maureen Morgan sold property at 141 Thornberry Drive to Anthony Digioia for $335,000. Delmont...
Kinol family wins 2nd gold medal at USA Karate national championships
Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club athletes Cristiano, Santino and Mila Kinol competed during the USA National Karate Championships and Team USA Trials from Sept. 1-5, in Chicago. The Kinols, ages 8, 9 and 11, won their second straight gold medal in the family team synchronized Kata. Kata is a series of...
Northern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 3, 2021
Bellevue Stephen Moll sold property at 170 Kendall Ave. to Jason and Caitlin Humienny for $350,000. GMG Rentals Inc. sold property at 27 N Fremont Ave. to Matthew Barnes for $294,000. Etna Shauna Dawn Elder sold property at 40 Wilson St. to Vince Meng for $196,000. Franklin Park Richard Maringer...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 3, 2021
Aspinwall Estate of Anne Junko Marchessault sold property at 224 Fourth St. to Jason and Allyson Kreps for $525,000. Etna Shauna Dawn Elder sold property at 40 Wilson St. to Vince Meng for $196,000. Fox Chapel Jeffrey Baum sold property at 1094 Fox Chapel Road to Frederick Murphy for $1,560,000....
Letter to the editor: In Pa., we get less for more
I just returned from my annual trek to the Washington, D.C., area. On my way home, I stopped at the rest area in Frederick, Md., and again at the public rest area in Pennsylvania on Interstate 70 outside of Breezewood (I drink way too much coffee). The rest area in...
Letter to the editor: Renaming Women’s Health Protection Act
The federal Women’s Health Protection Act is badly misnamed. It should be renamed the Abortion Without Limits Bill. This dangerous legislation would eliminate commonsense protections such as parental consent, informed consent and 24-hour waiting periods for abortion. It would also mean an expansion of taxpayer funding of abortion, which national...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 3, 2021
Aleppo Ferndale Development Group LLC sold property at 107 Ferndale Ave. to Aiman Wahdan and Alia Aziz for $395,000. Leet Estate of George James Flevaris sold property at Plum St. to Marcus and Crystal Geiser for $2,000. Sewickley David Gunter sold property at 926 Elmhurst Way to Peter and Susan...
Letter to the editor: Recalling a holy hymn writer
My family recently visited the monument dedicated to the ministry of hymn writer Philip P. Bliss. I had been wanting to travel to the little town of Rome in north-central Pennsylvania to see the monument that was built when thousands of Sunday school children gave their pennies for its construction....
Clues about how society emerges from covid-19 can be gleaned by looking back on 1918 Spanish flu, experts say
Karen Baldridge rolled up her sleeve to get her covid-19 booster vaccine. “I’m trying to baby myself and (am) doing everything that I can to keep healthy,” she said this past week while at Excela Square at Norwin. “I feel there’s about a 90% chance I wouldn’t get (covid), but...
Letter to the editor: The left has bowed to almighty dollar
The current ruling Democratic Party has succeeded in compromising the checks and balances that are necessary to protect and maintain our representative democracy. They have politicized virtually every government agency, including the military, as well as public institutions, including the majority of mainstream media, big tech, the unions, Hollywood celebrities...
The Stroller, Oct. 3, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Fall for Animals Festival planned Saturday and Sunday The seventh annual Fall for Animals Festival to benefit local animal shelters and rescues will be from 11...
Editorial: Why do Pennsylvanians pay higher price for energy?
The winter of 2021-22 is going to be a cold one, according to sources as traditional as the Farmers’ Almanac and as high-tech as AccuWeather, which predicts average temperatures in the region around 1 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit below normal, with the chill winds starting to blow as early as...
DeWayne Wickham: Biden is only the latest president to shun Haitians in need
On Sept. 24, at the end of a week that began with widely published images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback herding Haitian refugees like cattle and ended with reports of thousands of these desperate people being summarily returned to Haiti, Wade Henderson had had enough. “On behalf of...
