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Sen. Pat Toomey breaks with Republicans to vote for Trump’s conviction
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted Saturday to convict former President Donald J. Trump in his second impeachment trial. Toomey is one of seven Republican senators who voted “guilty” on the charge of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. All 50 Democratic senators voted to convict. But...
George Guido: Putting Burrell’s championship streak into perspective
Another season, another WPIAL wrestling title for Burrell. The Bucs brought home their 15th consecutive WPIAL Class AA title Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School. The title streak is the second longest in WPIAL team sports history, behind Bethel Park’s 20-year girls swimming run. Burrell is the record-holder for consecutive boys...
Sounding off: Judging who should get vaccine priority
Regarding the letter “Smokers shouldn’t get vaccine priority” : I have also heard some say the obese, drug addicted and incarcerated should not get vaccine priority. As long as people are judging who is deserving and who isn’t deserving vaccine priority, I ask, where in the vaccine priority should the...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler a hypocrite
Kudos to the brave souls who have started calling out Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, for being the hypocrite he is. While he rails about the fact the presidential election results were rigged, he was happy to accept the fact that his victory was a result of that same election. His...
Here’s where you can find fish fries in Westmoreland County this Lenten season
Adamsburg Adamsburg Volunteer Fire Department, 495 Edna Road, takeout, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. Details: 724-527-2180 or 724-523-2797 East Huntingdon Volunteer Fire Department, 120 Fire Department Road, Tarrs, dine in with social distancing or takeout, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. Menu: whaler sandwich...
Student News: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, CalcuSolve winners, a Wimshurst machine and more
A total of 39 Shady Side Academy students in grades 8-12 won 71 awards in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards regional competition. The winners include 19 eighth graders from SSA Middle School and 20 students at SSA Senior School. Twelve students won Gold Keys to advance to the...
Letter to the editor: Fracking dangers in Plum
I am a Longwood at Oakmont resident deeply concerned about fracking operations in Plum since moving here with my husband in 2019. That year I learned about the serious threats caused by the fracking process to the public health and to the environment of this senior citizen community. The Longwood...
Editorial: The telltale lines for food giveaways show all is not well
People are hungry. It doesn’t seem right in a country that sends more than $140 billion in agricultural products overseas each year and is the world’s largest exporter of food, but it’s true. More than 35 million people were living with regular hunger and another 14.3 million were “food insecure”...
Letter to the editor: Trump signs are here to stay
To the people upset seeing our President Trump signs (“Take down your Trump signs,” Feb. 8, TribLIVE), I say hell no! They are staying, so deal with it. Carol Deverse Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Bill on judge election must be rejected
Our court system begins at the local level with minor courts. Our statewide court system includes Courts of Common Pleas, Commonwealth Court, Superior Court and at the top, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The judges of these statewide courts are elected in statewide elections. House Bill 38 is a proposed...
The Stroller, Feb. 13, 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. Annual Shamrock Shuffle event planned in West Leechburg The 2021 St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Shuffle 5K and one-mile Family Fun Walk will begin...
Scholar honors, online kindergarten registration and more student news in Pine, Richland
Scholar honors Olivia Kaminski of Wexford was inducted to The National Society of Leadership and Success, Sophomore Scholars Recognition and was named to the Dean’s List at Duquesne University. Kaminski is the daughter of Rich and Vicki Kaminski and is studying in the John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 12, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 60, North Allegheny 41 Pine-Richland 79, Seneca Valley 59 Section 2 Peters Township 51, Canon-McMillan 45 Upper St. Clair 68, Bethel Park 58 Baldwin at Bethel Park, ppd. Mt. Lebanon at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Section 3...
High school roundup for Feb. 12, 2021: North Allegheny wins battle of girls basketball titans
Jasmine Timmerson scored 18 points and freshman Kellie McConnell had all 11 of her points in the second half to lead North Allegheny to a 61-59 victory over Chartiers Valley in a clash of top WPIAL girls basketball programs Friday night. Lizzy Groetsch scored 13 points and Emma Fischer hit...
Fox Chapel beats Central Catholic, runs win streak to 10 games
A strong second quarter by Eli Yofan, one of the WPIAL’s leading scorers, propelled Fox Chapel to a key Section 3-6A home victory over Central Catholic. It was the 10th consecutive victory for the Foxes, now 7-1 in the section and 12-2 overall. Central Catholic fell to 9-5, 3-4. Yofan...
Pittsburgh bald eagles lay 1st egg of 2021; marks 9th year nesting on Hays hillsideVideo
The Pittsburgh Hays female bald eagle laid her first egg of the season Friday evening. A live nest cam captured the egg for the first time shortly before 6 p.m. The female eagle returned to the nest just before 5 p.m., then ate “a food gift brought by the Hays...
Man held for trial in connection with shooting of McKeesport officerVideo
The McKeesport police officer shot in December by a man he was transporting recounted the incident during a hearing Friday. Geriasimo Athans testified that one bullet that struck him the afternoon of Dec. 20 went straight through his neck, and another, still lodged in his body because it’s too dangerous...
Newberry: FCS, Fan Controlled Football will get us through to the NFL DraftVideo
Are you ready for some (more) football? You see, there’s no reason to take a break from the gridiron just because the NFL season is over. A host of second-division college teams are practicing for their winter/spring season — snow-covered fields and all — after sitting out the fall because...
Beaver County man charged in connection with Capitol riot
A Beaver County man who traveled to Washington with his wife and mother to rally for Donald Trump was arrested Friday on accusations that he participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S Capitol. Russell James Peterson, 34, of Rochester, is charged with knowingly entering any restricted building or...
Associate of 11 Hunnit gang gets 5 years for dealing crack cocaine
A man associated with a Hill District street gang, 11 Hunnit, will serve five years in federal prison for selling crack cocaine. Tyree Campbell, 30, pleaded guilty in October before U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines to one count of conspiracy with intent to deliver more than 28 grams of cocaine....
Mark Pinsley: Urge ‘no’ vote on judicial districting bill
In a hasty process with no public hearings and little deliberation, the Republican-controlled Legislature passed House Bill 38, which amends the state Constitution to radically change the way we choose judges for our state’s three appellate courts. Despite bipartisan opposition and immediate outcry from labor unions, civil rights organizations and...
Putin pitches Russia’s covid vaccine but still won’t take it
While Vladimir Putin this week hailed international recognition of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against covid-19, the Kremlin says the president still hasn’t taken the inoculation that he enthusiastically recommends to other world leaders. Putin is following a vaccination schedule that requires him to take other shots first, including against flu...
Letter to the editor: We can’t allow evil to become the norm
This is in response to Rudy Puchan’s letter “Election was about good vs. evil” (Jan. 21, TribLIVE). Everything in life is either good or bad (evil). It is either of God or of Satan. As the years pass by, Christians have allowed evil to become good. This has given the...
Letter to the editor: Vulnerable citizens deserve better
I cannot understand why the Phase 1A individuals cannot get their vaccinations at their local doctor’s office. Doctors already know patients’ ages and preexisting conditions. They can set up appointments for their most vulnerable patients much easier than what is currently being done. It’s absolutely ridiculous that senior citizens who...
Letter to the editor: Media’s role in hatred, violence
Am I the only one to see the mainstream media’s monstrous role in fomenting hatred, violence and intolerance in the U.S. and around the globe? Why aren’t more politicians, pundits and ordinary people decrying the twisting, the obscuring, the diminishing of objective truth; the agitating, the bullying — the silencing...
