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Letter to the editor: UPMC’s honesty on mask effectiveness
I believe our government has been lying to us. I am not surprised, but I was surprised when UPMC was truthful about the ineffectiveness of some cloth masks. That should make the national news. Every year, UPMC sends policy-holders its Over-the-Counter Catalog, from which we can order some common health...
State police in Indiana seek help identifying snack theft suspect
Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana are seeking help to locate a retail theft suspect. The suspect is accused of stealing three snack items from 3 Square Market in Indiana Mall on Jan. 15. Police said the actor entered the store at about 3 p.m. and took a Snickers candy bar,...
Letter to the editor: Biden should stand up to Pelosi
If Joe Biden were a real man intent on healing the current controversy, he wouldn’t be letting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi run the show and divide us with her hateful attitude. He would stand up, assert his authority, and say, “I will see that there is a peaceful...
Crews battle house fire in Carnegie
No one was hurt in a house fire early Tuesday in Carnegie, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews were called to the 100 block of Railroad Avenue about 1:45 a.m. for flames shooting from a two-story wood frame home, according to dispatchers. Flames were coming from the roof and...
Letter to the editor: Ashamed by Trump’s division of America
“Make America Great Again.” We’ve got the most covid-19 cases and deaths in the world. I blame President Trump. Social distancing and more mask wearing in the beginning would have saved a lot of lives. And our economy would have opened up much sooner. Herd stupidity has resulted from people...
The Stroller, Jan. 19, 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. Freeport Renaissance Association seeking volunteers Freeport Renaissance Association is seeking volunteer help to maintain the community gardens in the borough. The group recently...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for Jan. 18, 2021
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 Burrell 50, Derry 37 Class 3A Section 3 Albert Gallatin 85, Uniontown 47 North Catholic 59, Mt. Lebanon 40 South Allegheny 51, Steel Valley 42 Nonconference Bethel Park at Shaler, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland,...
High school roundup for Jan. 18, 2021: OLSH girls win showdown
Katie Hoff scored 14 points to lead No. 3 OLSH (5-0, 5-0) to a 49-43 girls basketball victory over Sewickley Academy in a Section 1-2A showdown of WPIAL title contenders Monday night. Bre Warner scored 22 points and Kamryn Lightcap added 11 for No. 4 Sewickley Academy (3-2, 1-1). Albert...
Homebuilders hit a downdraft, land on Casualty List
Not every stock that gets whacked deserves it. Stocks may fall because of bad news that’s real but temporary. They may fall because a company sacrifices short-term profits for long-term benefits. They may fall because investors, moving as a herd, take a dislike to a particular industry. That’s why I...
Trump reportedly set to pardon more than 100 people in his final hours as presidentVideo
With just hours left in office, President Donald Trump is expected to dish out pardons and sentence commutations to a varied group of more than 100 criminals, pardons that could include himself and his family members, according to several reports Monday. Trump, whose term ends at noon Wednesday, spent his...
Texas man threatened to shoot family if they reported him going in U.S. Capitol, FBI saysVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas man arrested over the weekend for going inside of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 told his family he went there “to protect the country” and threatened to shoot his children if they turned him in, authorities say. Guy Reffitt took his gun with...
Pelosi demands halt to naming GOP operative as NSA top lawyer
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded that the Defense Department halt plans to install a Republican operative as the top lawyer at the National Security Agency in the closing hours of President Donald Trump’s administration. The appointment of Michael Ellis as NSA general counsel is “highly suspect,” Pelosi told...
Trump leaves the White House as he came in: Isolated and unpredictableVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump exits the White House after four years of tumult much as he arrived, with only a handful of loyalists and family members at his side. In his final days in office, Trump found friends and political allies in short supply following the deadly Jan. 6...
Free covid-19 testing available in Monroeville on Jan. 21
A free, covid-19 mobile testing site will be located in Monroeville on Thursday. California-based Curative will be available from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 21 at Monroeville Fire Station #4, 4370 Northern Pike. Tests screening for the virus will be available for free. Walk-ins are welcome but online registration...
Man sues Allegheny County jail officials over alleged assault by inmate
A man is suing Allegheny County Jail officials after he said he was viciously beaten by another inmate who, just days earlier, had assaulted another man because of the way he looked at him. Derrick Jubeck, 35, was to be released on May 30, 2019, after being held at the...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden talk Steelers, NFL playoffs, PenguinsVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to discuss everything happening in Pittsburgh sports. The guys open up show discussing where wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster could end up next year if he doesn’t return to the Steelers. Madden thinks Smith-Schuster would...
Harrisburg woman in custody, accused of stealing Pelosi’s laptop in riotVideo
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities arrested a Harrisburg woman who was wanted for her role in the Capitol uprising on Monday. Authorities say Riley June Williams allegedly stole a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and was said to have plans to turn it over to Russia. Williams, a 22-year-old...
Hardest change to immigration policy post-Trump? Ending mindset that immigrants are criminals
Like heads of other Philadelphia-based agencies that support and defend immigrants, Cathryn Miller-Wilson has been staggered by the four-year onslaught of nationalist Trump administration directives, policies and rules. The incoming Biden administration has pledged to undo as much as it can as fast as it can. But the hardest single...
‘Dark weeks ahead’: Incoming CDC director expects 500,000 covid deaths by mid-February
The first month of Joe Biden’s administration could be the deadliest period in the nation’s covid-19 pandemic, one of his top officials warned Sunday. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who is nominated to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expects the country’s coronavirus death toll to reach 500,000 by...
California warns doctors to avoid batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions
California’s top epidemiologist told healthcare providers on Sunday to stop using a batch of Moderna’s covid-19 vaccine after a “higher than usual” number of people had apparent allergic reactions at a San Diego vaccination clinic. Dr. Erica Pan, the state epidemiologist, said Sunday that “out of an extreme abundance of...
Editorial: Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams still ring out
When Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Lincoln Memorial in March 1963, he spoke words that echoed like a bell. They rang true and resonated with both heartbreak and faith as he spoke about a dream of equality, freedom and the future. It was a moment that seems suspended...
Letter to the editor: Scared by prospect of socialism
What scares me about this last election is that, as normal, people blindly vote for the candidate from their party. I’m a Republican, but I hated President Trump’s tweets, name calling and other things he did that I felt were below the office. However, I voted for him because of...
News briefs: Bird count, adult education, pre-kindergarten registration and more
Join the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania for its annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) walk at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel. The free event is from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 13. Masks are required. Learn more at birdcount.org. FCAAE classes available Registration is open for Fox...
Letter to the editor: Authoritarianism vs. democracy
Times are turbulent, but last week was a slap to the face. People are finally acknowledging what is occurring. For four years there has been an intentional erosion of our democratic norms permitted because those who had the ability to “check and balance” the executive branch were more interested in...
No one hurt in Sewickley house fire
No one was injured in a fire early Monday in Sewickley, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. Crews responded to a call just after 5 a.m. in the 800 block of Centennial Avenue. Flames and smoke were billowing from the second floor when crews arrived. Multiple departments responded to put...
