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Congress provided $28 billion to save restaurants. It’s running out
WASHINGTON — Restaurants and bars desperate for a lifeline during covid-19 swarmed to apply for a new government grant to help them pay for rent, utilities, supplies and payroll. In just 10 days, the Small Business Administration has received 266,000 applications asking for $65 billion in aid, more than twice...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball bracket breakdown
Class 6A Favorite: Bethel Park is top seeded and a heavy favorite for a reason, with five Division I players on the roster. The Black Hawks (15-0) have scored 10 or more runs in nine games. One of their wins was against 2019 finalist North Allegheny, 13-2. Their closest game...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene berates Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on House floor for backing ‘terrorists’Video
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor and reportedly berated her for supporting “terrorists” — prompting AOC’s staff to call for better security in Congress. The confrontation on Wednesday, first reported by the Washington Post, began when Greene tried to get the...
Laurels & lances: A public battle with cancer, a wayward officer
Laurel: To a brave journey. State Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, made a hard and honest announcement Tuesday. She has Stage 1 breast cancer. She isn’t the first woman in the public eye to battle the disease or even the first legislator to face a diagnosis while serving. What she is,...
Western Pa. businesses grapple with mask policies after CDC, state updates guidance
Pennsylvania’s covid-19 mask mandate will update to fall in line with new federal guidance released Thursday, meaning those who are fully vaccinated can go unmasked in most of their daily activities. Those who are fully inoculated against covid-19 can go maskless in most situations, the Centers for Disease Control and...
Man arrested on drug charges in Carrick after police find thousands of stamp bags in his car
A Pittsburgh man wanted for questioning as part of an Allegheny County homicide investigation was arrested Wednesday on drug charges. Tyrell Revis, 18, was charged in federal court with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine after he was stopped by police in Carrick. A Munhall officer, who...
California and the West are in for another tough fire year, federal officials forecast
WASHINGTON — Following a 2020 fire season that shattered records and killed 33 people in California, federal wildfire experts predict another tough year for the state due to widespread and worsening drought conditions. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters Thursday they had been briefed...
Diane Wynn: Excellence should be attainable for all students
As a mother of two children with learning challenges, I have long known the disparities plaguing our education system. The reasons why some children succeed in their education, and others do not, are varied and widespread. It is no surprise that socio-economic factors such as employment and race can be...
Holiday Park Elementary in Plum closed due to covid, students to learn remotely
Holiday Park Elementary students will be learning remotely today and Friday due to several covid cases, Plum School District officials announced. Seven students and two teachers recently tested positive for the virus, requiring 23 people to quarantine, according to a notice sent to families. All building activities have been canceled...
Colonial Pipeline paid hackers nearly $5 million in ransom
Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help restore the country’s largest fuel pipeline, according to two people familiar with the transaction. The company paid the hefty...
Pitt freshman forward John Hugley reinstated to team after felony counts dropped
Prosecutors on Thursday withdrew felony charges against Pitt basketball freshman forward John Hugley, making him eligible for a program that ultimately will allow the case against him to be expunged from his record. He was subsequently reinstated to the team. Hugley was initially charged with criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen...
John Ebeid: Employers can work to close gender STEM gap in America
The life sciences industry has always played a key, if underappreciated, role in the American economy. After all, without STEM workers, the country would not be well on the way to finally beating back this deadly virus. While the pandemic has certainly brought a renewed appreciation for the crucial work...
Mental health problems likely to outlast pandemic
Mental health problems are likely to outlast the covid-19 pandemic that helped spawn them, university researchers said. “There is a huge wave of mental health struggles here, and it’s likely to be sustained,” Sheri Madigan of the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada said. Madigan was one of three university researchers...
1-room schoolhouse in Haysville undergoes dramatic transformationVideo
Haysville Councilman Lou Paff remembers his early childhood education fondly. He went to school from 1942 to 1950 in the building that used to serve as Haysville’s one-room schoolhouse. Paff, 83, still remembers his teacher’s name: Martha Davis. The schoolhouse served around 30 to 40 kids, he said, in grades...
Nurses, health care workers hold vigil to honor covid-19 victims and call for change
Nurses and health professionals from across the Poconos gathered together to remember those lives lost to the pandemic, and to call for action to prevent the loss of even more patients in the future on Tuesday afternoon. As part of Nurses Week 2021, a vigil for patient safety honoring the...
Letter to the editor: Build the school
To our fellow Quaker Valley citizens and neighbors, it is time to: Believe in our award-winning school district and Up our game in secondary education. It’s time to match the quality of our facilities to the Leaders that we graduate from Quaker Valley. Do it now! The building in which...
Letter to the editor: What is Quaker Valley’s stance on critical race theory?
I have requested the Quaker Valley school board’s stance on critical race theory and the 1619 Project. As of this submission, they have refused to give a direct answer. Critical race theory is a racist teaching with emphasis on separating people as oppressors or oppressed based on group identity. It...
Letter to the editor: Vaccinated sections will spiral
There is a real possibility that certain venues will have fully vaccinated sections at events such as hockey and concerts, to name two. If this happens, my questions are: 1. Where will my fully vaccinated bathrooms be located at these venues? 2. Where will my fully vaccinated water fountains be...
Editorial: After a lost year of school, parents deserve more power to choose what’s best
Parenting is about choices. It starts at birth and never stops. Formula or breast milk? Disposable diapers or cloth? Screen time, daycare, junk food, bed times. It’s exhausting but necessary. You would think that it would stop when a child is old enough for school, but it isn’t as easy...
Letter to the editor: Rewards for prisoners disgusting
I find it totally disgusting that our county prison feels it is necessary to give prisoners $25 if they get the covid vaccine (“Westmoreland County to pay jail inmates to get covid vaccine,” April 26, TribLIVE). They should just be thankful that they are able to get it. Here’s an...
Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t ‘drop’ Black Lives Matter
In response to the letter “All lives, of all colors, matter”: The Black Lives Matter movement should not be “dropped” by the nation. In the Bible, specifically in Luke 15, Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep. There are 100 sheep, and one goes missing. The shepherd leaves the...
Letter to the editor: Let’s work on nursing home ‘problem’
Too often in politics in Pennsylvania and the United States, we choose to forgo fixing a bridge until it inevitably collapses. But we almost always admit there’s a problem with the bridge. In the article “Pandemic ‘exposed what a problem we have on our hands’ in U.S. nursing homes” (April...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s work is refreshing
Congratulations to President Biden and his administration. How refreshing to see government start working for all people of this country. On covid-19, we see record-setting vaccinations and hear true medical professionals daily. Gone are the days of lies and silencing those same experts. This country now gets the truth, as...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 12, 2021
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Mars 6, Hampton 2 Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 3 Armstrong 15, Woodland Hills 4 Section 4 Connellsville 12, Albert Gallatin 1 Bethel Park 15, Thomas Jefferson 0 Class 4A Section 1 Indiana 14, Burrell 6 Section 2 Quaker Valley 7, Ambridge...
High school roundup for May 12, 2021: West Allegheny’s Egan no-hits Eden Christian
Cole Egan threw a no-hitter, striking out 12 and walking three, to lead West Allegheny to a 4-0 nonsection baseball victory over Eden Christian (14-4) on Wednesday. Luke Lambert went 3 for 4 and Dylan Grass drove in two runs for West Allegheny (14-3). Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 3; Armstrong...
