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In brief: Outdoor yoga, meditation class, more in South Fayette, Carnegie
South Fayette Outdoor Yoga in the Park There will be outdoor yoga for adults at Boys Home Park, 2121 Ridge Road every Monday through June 7 (excluding Memorial Day) from 7-8 p.m. Enjoy traditional hatha yoga classes with asana (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises) and meditation. Classes are designed for all...
Letter to the editor: ‘Move Over’ law will keep workers safe
We are finally moving toward keeping first responders and construction workers safe with the new “Move Over” law (”Pennsylvania’s ‘Move Over’ law now in effect for motorists,” April 27, TribLIVE). Many first responders and construction workers have been killed or injured by vehicles driving too close to where they are...
Letter to the editor: Dice for Murrysville council
While there are many quality candidates running for office in Murrysville this year, I would like to recommend the reelection of our council president, Dayne Dice. I met Dice during my time on council. I was impressed with his ability to listen to all sides and to take differing viewpoints...
Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ on amendments to restore the people’s voice
On May 18, we will have two constitutional amendments on the ballot addressing emergency declarations and powers. These amendments, if passed, will right the wrong of the past year of an executive branch that has exceeded its bounds and would allow the Legislature to have a voice on an emergency...
Editorial: A winning location to heal veterans and commerce in Monroeville
It is great when one solution can be used to tackle two problems. It would be even better if that could be used as a model to solve even more problems. A 6.5-acre site near the Monroeville Mall will be the home of a new 64,000-square-foot outpatient clinic for the...
Letter to the editor: Kurimsky for Franklin Regional school board
My wife and I considered many areas to raise our children, and Murrysville topped our list, mainly because of our confidence in the Franklin Regional School District providing the best education for our children. It’s important our kids experience a community that promotes diversity and values inclusion. With so many...
Letter to the editor: Biden proving to be worst ever
I thought it was impossible to have in my lifetime a president who is even worse than Barack Obama. But in only three months. President Santa Claus has proven that he is that guy! Aside from screwing up the border hideously and, like Obama, running as a unifier and then...
Police: Man in critical condition after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood
A man is in critical condition after police say he was shot in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood early Monday morning. Officers who responded to 911 calls for a person shot in the 300 block of Mathews Avenue around 2:20 a.m. found a man with gunshot wounds to the buttocks and legs,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 10
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 10....
The Stroller, May 10, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
If your organization or community is planning a Memorial Day event, please send the information in as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Tarentum church collecting used mobility aides Central Presbyterian Church, Tarentum, is collecting canes,...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 10
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 10...
Holy Family Catholic in Plum to reopen after faculty exposure to covid-19
Holy Family Catholic School is set to reopen Monday after possible covid-19 exposure affecting multiple faculty members prompted officials to close the Plum campus last week. “Due to a few of our Holy Family Catholic school staff members being exposed to covid-19, we are unable to adequately fill instructional positions...
Pirates farm report for May 9, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 2-3) lost 2-0 at Iowa (Cubs). Four Iowa pitchers combined for a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts. RHP Miguel Yajure (0-1, 1.50) allowed four hits and one earned run in six innings with two walks and six strikeouts. SS Cole Tucker (.190), 3B Kevin Kramer (.150) and LF Anthony...
California man used $5 million in coronavirus relief loans to buy luxury cars, federal authorities say
LOS ANGELES — An Irvine man was arrested on fraud charges this week after authorities say he used $5 million in pandemic relief loans to buy luxury sports cars, take lavish vacations and cover his personal expenses. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, submitted bogus applications for federal loans under the Paycheck Protection...
High school sports schedules for May 10, 2021
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Gateway at McKeesport, 4 p.m. Section 2 Mars at Hampton, 3:45 p.m. Plum at Fox Chapel, 4 p.m. Woodland Hills at Penn Hills, 5 p.m. Section 3 Moon at West Allegheny, 7 p.m. Section 4 Connellsville at Thomas Jefferson, 4:30...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh needs plastic bag ban
Pennsylvanians use almost 4.6 billion plastic bags every year, and each bag typically only has a lifespan of 20 to 30 minutes, or the time it takes to drive home from the store. It is high time for Pittsburgh to ban the use of single-use plastic bags or, at the...
China says most of its Long March 5B rocket burned up during its reentry to Earth’s atmosphereVideo
China’s space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early Sunday. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracked the tumbling rocket part, said on Twitter, “An ocean reentry was always statistically the...
Facebook rules are ‘shambles,’ oversight board co-chairman saysVideo
WASHINGTON — Facebook Inc.’s internal rules for banning content are a “shambles,” and the company needs to fix the process to have credibility in enforcing them, a member of the social media giant’s independent content oversight board said. The comments by Michael McConnell, the panel’s co-chairman, follow its decision last...
Dr. Anthony Fauci says ‘no doubt’ U.S. has undercounted its covid-19 deathsVideo
WASHINGTON — There’s “no doubt” the U.S. has undercounted its number of deaths from covid-19, which now stand at more than 581,000, President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser said. But Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that a...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of May 9, 2021
Churchill Estate of Claraine King sold property at 436 Woodland Hills Drive to Kevin Alfaro for $258,000. Edgewood Robert Spagiare sold property at 109 Dewey St. to Eric and Angela Holtzman for $480,000. Forest Hills Thomas Murphy Jr. sold property at 311 Barclay Ave. to HD Acquisitions LLC for $90,000....
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of May 9, 2021
Pine Nvr INC sold property at 710 Mulkerrin Court to Matthew and Jennifer Saunders for $723,509. Nvr INC sold property at 713 Mulkerrin Court to Jennifer Esterheld for $702,590. Ryan Parker sold property at 630 Pearce Mill Road to Michael and Hannah Lugar for $440,000. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of May 9, 2021
Hampton Cristina Tomeo sold property at 3150 Camberly Drive to Outlander LLC for $127,500. Christopher Waltz sold property at 3162 Camberly Drive to Miranda Pinkerton for $145,000. Stephen Strom sold property at 4382 Maryville Drive to Brian Strom for $300,000. Ryan Edward Hamilton sold property at 3041 McNeal Road to...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of May 9, 2021
Aspinwall John Ferreira sold property at 406 Virginia Ave. to Chad Schafer for $350,000. Fox Chapel James Conway sold property at 2 Willow Farms Lane to Terrence and Beth Palmer for $450,000. Harmar Anthony Lucas sold property at 156 Shadow Ridge Drive to Ronald and Lois Folino for $310,000. Indiana...
China says most rocket debris burned up during reentry
BEIJING — China’s space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early Sunday. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracked the tumbling rocket part, said on Twitter, “An ocean reentry was always...
Letter to the editor: Celebrating 150 years of the NRA
We are celebrating 150 years of America’s longest standing civil rights organization, the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA works on gun safety, police and civilian shooting club programs and has reached over 32 million young Americans. Here are quotes from three life member presidents: • “I believe the Second...
