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Westmoreland news includes concerts, turkey dinner and wine tasting
Church event • Community Church of Hecla, 537 Hecla Road, Mt. Pleasant Township, will have vacation Bible school from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 19 to 23 for children age 3 to teenagers. Details: 724-396-8065 or 724-466-2855 Fundraisers • Community Church of Hecla, will host a turkey dinner from...
Letter to the editor: Liberal sources not fair, balanced
Letter-writer James Kvitkovich (“Trib is fair and balanced,” July 2, TribLIVE) said he believes the Tribune-Review and Associated Press are fair and balanced. At one time that was very true about the Trib; it was never true about the AP. He says he gets his news from sources such as...
Letter to the editor: Quaker Valley School District on path to teaching Critical Race Theory
In recent communications with the Quaker Valley school board, the board president stated that the board has “not adopted policies in the past 65 years since the founding of Quaker Valley that ban” materials and “and will not do so at this time.” They further explained, “that a decision not...
Letter to the editor: Why so little coverage of border crisis?
By not enforcing federal immigration laws, the Biden administration is encouraging illegal immigration along our southern border. Mexican cartels dangerously are smuggling children, adults, lethal fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S, overwhelming the U.S. border patrol. U.S. taxpayers are paying to house and process. Neither the president nor the...
State police seek teen runaway from Derry Township facility
State police are searching for a teenage girl who ran away from an Adelphoi Village facility in Derry Township. Police said Kendra Yates, 16, who is Black, was last seen just before 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. She was wearing a gray sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black sandals. Anyone who sees...
The Stroller, July 7, 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. Participants welcome to march in Aug. 7 Westmoreland Co. Firemen’s parade The New Kensington Bureau of Fire will host the 128th...
Editorial: Everyone’s health depends on nurses on call
When it comes to essential employees, there are a lot of positions that come to mind. During the pandemic, people came to realize how much they depend on grocery store stockers and fast food workers. Most parents came to look at teachers with new appreciation. Day care providers, bus drivers,...
Letter to the editor: Questioning police protocols for helping the mentally ill
Pennsylvania State Police shot Christian Hall multiple times Dec. 30, 2020, in East Stroudsburg. Hall, a 19-year-old Chinese adoptee of Filipino and Black Latino parents, was experiencing a mental health crisis and called 911 himself. In late January 2021, third-party footage began circulating on social media showing Hall standing with...
Penn State lands top in-state running back Nicholas Singleton of Governor Mifflin
Penn State football has added one of the top in-state recruits in the 2022 class. Four-star running back Nicholas Singleton committed to the Nittany Lions on Tuesday evening. Singleton was Governor Mifflin’s workhorse running back in 2020. He ran for 1,311 yards and 22 touchdowns on 107 carries in only...
Pirates farm report for July 6, 2021: Mitch Keller throws 5 scoreless for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 27-27) managed just three hits and lost 1-0 to Columbus (Indians). RHP Mitch Keller made a strong start, giving up two hits and no runs in five innings, striking out four and walking none. Keller has a 1.84 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 14.2 innings since being sent...
Riverhounds game at Charleston bumped up due to Hurricane Elsa
Looking to avoid the brunt of Hurricane Elsa, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds will kick off a few hours earlier than originally scheduled Wednesday. The Riverhounds will play the Charleston Battery at 4 p.m. in a game closed to spectators at Patriots Point Stadium in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The game was originally...
Column: Mickelson’s diet of coffee, low-hanging fruit showsVideo
Phil Mickelson’s diet these days appears to consist of coffee and low-hanging fruit. And it’s turning into quite a feast. The early summer months on the PGA Tour should be on the sleepy side as players recharge from the U.S. Open during a three-week window before the British Open, and...
Jessica Feil: Illegal gambling machines are a problem. You should care.
If you’ve ever seen someone play three-card monte, you would warn everyone you know not to fall for the scam. The game, usually played on a street corner, involves a “dealer” moving three playing cards around and betting against the player being able to guess which card is the money...
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks says he can’t be sued for inciting Capitol riot because he is a federal employee
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, claims he can’t be sued over his fiery speech challenging the 2020 election results at a rally just before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot because he’s a federal employee. Brooks made the argument in a July 2 filing responding to a...
Ethics panel closes investigation into former Pa. Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm
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 — After a more than yearlong investigation, state ethics investigators have found that Pennsylvania’s former chief advocate for crime victims...
Passavant Memorial Homes Foundation names Community Service Scholarship recipient
Passavant Memorial Homes Foundation’s 2021 Community Service Scholarship recipient is Sydney Komoroski, who recently graduated from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School. According to a news release, the scholarship was created to honor the memory of Jamie Ellenberger, an individual served by Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services...
Beer me: Americans drinking more craft brews with higher alcohol content, Pitt study finds
Americans are drinking less beer overall but more craft beer with higher alcohol content, University of Pittsburgh research shows. At Coal Country Brewing in Ebensburg, owner Mike Kutchman said people like craft beer not necessarily for its high alcohol content but for its quality. “They like a higher-quality beer with...
Study finds that gray hair caused by stress may be reversible
While not concretely backed by science, there is a widespread belief that a high amount of stress could cause one’s hair to turn gray. Now, a new study has not only provided a solid link between stress and hair color but has even confirmed that this phenomenon may, in fact,...
Christopher Schneider: Transparency is voided when police weaponize copyrighted music
During a recent peaceful exchange with activists an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy in California was caught on camera pulling out his phone to soundtrack the interaction with Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space.” Perhaps the most unusual part of all of this was the officer’s relative candor about it. When the deputy...
Britney Spears’ team in limbo as multiple people, including attorney, want to resign
Britney Spears isn’t the only person who wants out of her conservatorship. Samuel Ingham III, who has served as the singer’s court-appointed attorney since her conservatorship began in 2008, reportedly will file documents Tuesday requesting that the court remove him from the job, according to TMZ. Ingham did not respond...
Drew McIntyre talks about WWE going back on tour, returning to Pittsburgh and family ties to regionVideo
World Wrestling Entertainment is known for its commitment to touring. With no offseason, WWE always touted its more than 250 live events a year around the world. The covid-19 pandemic changed that, and since March 2020, it forced WWE to produce more than seven hours of live, weekly content from...
Family Dollar in West Deer robbed at gunpoint
An armed man robbed the Family Dollar store in West Deer’s Russellton area before it opened Monday morning, according to township police. Police Chief Robert Loper said an employee reported being approached from behind by a man with a handgun after arriving at the store around 7:40 a.m. The armed...
DUI, theft charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court June 28, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Isaiah Goodwin, 20, of McKeesport on charges of driving with a suspended...
DUI, drug cases among those handled by Judge Zucco in Plum on June 16, 23 and 28, 2021
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Sydney Smith, 26, of Verona on charges of driving under the influence. Oakmont police filed the charges March 8. • Chanelle Chandler, 19, of New Kensington on charges...
DUI, drug charges handled by Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey Herbst on June 28, 2021
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases June 28. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Ann Bianconi, 42, of Altoona on charges of possession with intent to...
