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Letter to the editor: Trump must be held accountable
I believe in honesty, the rule of law and our democracy. The Republican senators and representatives who continue to downplay the January riot, in which five people died and 140 were injured, are ignoring the most important principle of our democracy. Fair elections and a peaceful transfer of power are...
The Stroller, Feb. 17, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set at Lernerville Speedway Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a drive-through food distribution for anyone in need from...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 16, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford 74, Greensburg Salem 44 Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold 59, Connellsville 47 Section 2 Chartiers Valley 83, Trinity 67 West Allegheny at South Fayette, ppd. Section 3 McKeesport at Woodland Hills, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Derry at...
Tabletop game night, virtual true crime discussion group and more from Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., is again offering express library services. The Express Library gives users a chance to come into the library to browse the collection, check out items and use the public computers. The library is taking precautions to ensure the safety of library staff and patrons,...
Toddler storytime, movie night in and more at Northern Tier Library
The Northern Tier Library is offering contactless lobby pick-up of materials for patrons and is open for browsing. Computer use is by appointment only. Returned items will be quarantined for at least 72 hours, but often longer, before being checked in. A variety of programs and services are being offered...
High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2021: Fox Chapel boys top Penn Hills for 11th straight win
Eli Yofan had 25 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Fox Chapel rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to run its winning streak to 11 games, defeating Penn Hills, 76-69, in a nonsection boys basketball matchup Tuesday night. Russell Fenton tallied a career-high 15 points, Jake DeMotte scored 14,...
Pitt, NCAA knew about dangers of football concussions, lawsuits claim
Two former University of Pittsburgh football players filed separate federal lawsuits against the university and the NCAA, as well as the Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences, alleging the organizations were aware of the potential health ramifications caused by concussions and repeated blows to the head but never took action...
Global vaccine gaps could leave Americans vulnerableVideo
WASHINGTON — Over and over, President Joe Biden has emphasized the need to inoculate as many Americans as quickly as possible, all but staking his presidency on successfully shielding the country from covid-19. Yet the uneven vaccination effort globally is expected to leave large swaths of the planet unprotected for...
Five Pennsylvania mayors: Our cities need the American Rescue Plan and we cannot wait
This is from the mayors of five Pennsylvania cities: Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto, Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter and Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace. As mayors of Pennsylvania cities, we witness the human toll the pandemic takes each day it stretches on. We see...
Hampton road crews prep for icy conditions as temperatures likely to dip
While the region received less snow this week than was predicted, steady downpours on Monday followed by temperatures that were expected to dip into the teens overnight was a cause for concern. Throughout the day on Tuesday, a stream of trucks from the municipality and the school district were loading...
Delay in census data could put transparency in Pa.’s redistricting process at risk
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members, including TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — The data needed to redraw Pennsylvania’s political...
Column: Unable to ‘fail in the dark,’ Spieth seeing lightVideo
LOS ANGELES — The text messages were meant to encourage. They felt like back-handed compliments to Jordan Spieth. He had just posted his second straight 67 in the Phoenix Open, three shots off the lead, and it was cause for celebration. After all, Spieth had missed the cut six times...
Driver charged in Parkway West crash that killed South Park woman
A man already in jail for his third DUI conviction was charged Friday in connection with a 2019 crash that killed a South Park woman. Aaron Hutchison, 20, of Carnegie, was under the influence of marijuana and morphine at the time, state police wrote in his criminal complaint. He is...
Kate Gosselin sells Pa. house for nearly $1.1 million
The Pennsylvania house of reality TV star Kate Gosselin has been sold. Gosselin of “Jon & Kate Plus 8” and later “Kate Plus 8” had listed her home in Wernersville, Berks County, for nearly $1.3 million, according to People Magazine. The house sold for $1,085,000 on Jan. 25, according to...
Lawsuit: Man says Raccoon Township cop terrorized him with gun during false arrestVideo
A Beaver County man claims in a federal lawsuit that a Raccoon Township officer pulled a gun on him, punched him repeatedly, used racial epithets and then discharged his gun inches from the man’s body. The lawsuit contends that the state police then helped to try to cover it up....
Op-ed: Quaker Valley can find a better, less costly site for new high school
The existing high school at 625 Beaver St. has seen 95 years of service and the school board of the Quaker Valley School District has decided that we need a new high school. With the help of their consultants, they determined that floor area needs to be increased by approximately...
Letter to the editor: Seniors can’t find vaccines
I am in the proper age grouping to receive the covid-19 vaccination, but like so many seniors, I am being told there are no shots available, not at my drug store, hospital, doctor’s office or pharmacy. But yet I hear that Heinz Field may be the site of a mass...
Editorial: Opening schools safely means everyone pitching in
When can schools open up? That has been the question on everyone’s minds for months. The coronavirus pandemic shut all Pennsylvania schools in March 2020. Some reopened in the fall, but it was a very different experience than kids — or educators — usually handle while studying math or learning...
Letter to the editor: Stock market doing fine under Biden
Just a quick fact-check to Raymond Smith’s letter “Missing Trump already” (Feb. 2, TribLIVE): Smith stated that “the stock market decline during Biden’s first week cost me more than three times the price of my first house.” On Jan. 20, the day President Biden took office, the Dow Jones Industrial...
District Court, Feb. 16, 2021: Assault, firearms among charges handled by Monroeville Judge Jeffrey Herbst
Monroeville District Court Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police. Held for court • Keira Linsenbigler, 29, of Pittsburgh on charges of carrying a firearm without a license, recklessly endangering...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Feb. 4, 2021
The following charges were filed Feb. 4 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Andreina Alejandra West, 30, of Monroeville with simple assault and endangering the welfare of children. Charges were filed Feb. 4 in connection with an incident along the 1300...
Teen shot in leg in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood
A teen was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The boy, whose age and identity have not been disclosed, is in stable condition. The shooting at the corner of Larimer Avenue and Auburn Street happened shortly after...
Letter to the editor: The law and order president
“Once your faith, sir, persuades you to believe what your intelligence declares to be absurd, beware lest you likewise sacrifice your reason in the conduct of your life. In days gone by, there were people who said to us: ‘You believe in incomprehensible, contradictory and impossible things because we have...
Crews respond to house fire in McCandless
Crews battled a house fire in McCandless early Tuesday morning, according to the Peebles District Volunteer Fire Co. The two-alarm fire on Windmill Lane near McIntyre Square and Peebles Road was reported just before 4 a.m. No injuries were reported. One firefighter was treated for dehydration, according to Tribune-Review news...
Letter to the editor: Tyranny can result when one party has all the power
Extremists from the right attacked our Capitol. Extremists from the left burned our cities and attacked our police. Over 60 million voters believe our election was fraudulent, and only 10% trust Congress. The majority of voters do not trust mainstream or social media. Just where is our land of the...
