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Carnegie bulk and yard waste collection resumes
Carnegie has announced that Republic Services resumed bulk and yard waste collection services, effective Monday. Over the last 30 days, the company realigned collection routes, which resulted in temporary suspension of bulk and yard waste. According to the borough’s website, Republic continues to see higher volume from residential customers, so...
Updates from Sewickley-area places of worship
Fairmount Presbyterian Church The church is at 2535 Fairmount Church Road, Sewickley. For more information, call 412-364-7880. To celebrate 200 years, the church, located at the junction of Sewickley Hills and Bell Acres in Franklin Park, will hold several commemorative events in 2022. The church is producing a series of...
Supreme Court rules insurers can collect $12 billion under Obamacare
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that when Congress makes a promise to pay, the government must indeed pay up, even if a later Congress changes its mind. That’s the essence of what could be a $12 billion win for health insurers who joined the Obamacare program in its...
Editorial: Pittsburgh construction signs of life
You have to start somewhere. Getting back to some kind of normal after weeks of coronavirus pandemic lockdown is going to take a first step, and Pittsburgh is getting ready to stretch its legs. On Monday, the mayor’s office announced construction projects within the city will be able to get...
Western Pennsylvanians venture out as curbside liquor pickup expandsVideo
Cars, SUVs and pickups pulled up to a Fine Wines & Good Spirits store in Penn Hills on Monday as residents scrambled to purchase liquor with the opening of most state stores across Pennsylvania for curbside delivery. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spokesman Shawn Kelly said the agency last week opened...
Pentagon releases 3 Navy videos showing UFOsVideo
The Department of Defense has been watching, and recording, the skies. The Pentagon released three videos Monday that depict unexplained “unidentified aerial phenomena” which were recorded by pilots between 2004 and 2015. In each of the reconnaissance videos, a flying aircraft maneuvers strangely before emitting a bright light and flying...
Sewickley-area covid-19 numbers released by state, county
There are three cases of the novel coronavirus in Sewickley, according to the latest information provided by an interactive county map. The Allegheny County map indicates 117 tests have been given in the borough as of Monday. In addition, the county website shows there are no reported cases in Aleppo,...
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to hit Disney Plus on May 4
NEW YORK — “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming on Disney Plus on May 4, about two months earlier than scheduled. The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that “The Rise of Skywalker” will land on the streaming service timed to what’s referred to as “Star Wars Day”...
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return with ‘Unfiltered’ and break down how Steelers did in the draft
Tim Benz and Mark Madden got together virtually for “Madden Benz Unfiltered” on the TribLIVE Facebook page on Monday. The guys returned via Zoom video conference and talked about the sports world amid the coronavirus pandemic and how the sports leagues are trying to restart. They talked about the NHL...
Dr. David Dausey: Coronavirus — now what?
David Dausey, Ph.D., an epidemiologist, is provost and vice president of academic affairs at Duquesne University and a professor in Duquesne’s John G. Rangos School of Health Science. He is also a distinguished service professor of health policy at Carnegie Mellon University. The global pandemic of covid-19 continues to defy...
Letter to the editor: How many deaths are acceptable to restart economy?
I have one question to ask. It is directed to all of the people who think the quarantine will shut down this country. I disagree with letter-writer Jay Londino (“Shutting down not way to deal with virus” April 23, TribLIVE). How many deaths related to starting up the economy is...
Letter to the editor: Lupus patients need hydroxychloroquine to live
Most people taking hydroxychloroquine for lupus never had any trouble acquiring it. But since it was brought to the attention of the world by the media as a possible treatment for covid-19, there has been a shortage, even though it has not been approved for covid-19 treatment. Those of us...
Letter to the editor: Protesters put us all at risk
Enough is enough. This letter is for all the people who are protesting and waving their Trump signs like it’s a political rally and saying they want to go back to work. I would think that everyone wants the same thing, but by doing so this way, they are putting...
Letter to the editor: Paranoia in government
Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep. No truer words were penned in a song than in this anti-war song from the 1960s. Right now paranoia is rampant throughout the world. The coronavirus has turned the world and the United States into one big insane asylum full of...
Letter to the editor: A Trump-covid-19 timeline
Dec. 19: President Trump was impeached. Jan. 8: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its first alert. Jan. 9: Trump hosted rally. Jan. 14: Trump hosted rally. Jan. 18-19: Trump played golf (West Palm Beach, Fla.). Jan. 20: First confirmed case of covid-19. Jan. 22: Trump said, “We have...
Letter to the editor: Wolf should get Pa. back to work
Gov. Tom Wolf should focus on Pennsylvania’s recovery and not on aligning with New York and other northeastern states where conditions are very different. Getting Pennsylvania back to work is critical. Pennsylvania doesn’t have the population density of New York City. Americans are not sheep. We are capable of making...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 27....
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 27....
The Stroller, April 27, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family or...
Honor Leetsdale, Sewickley-area fire departments by shining a light
Leetsdale Fire Department is asking Quaker Valley residents to join the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation May 4-5 on International Firefighters’ Day. Change porch lights to red to thank all firefighters. Those who need to purchase bulbs can do so on Amazon with the foundation’s link, which benefits the foundation’s programs,...
Editorial: The LCB adapts, under pressure, like always
Deriding the way alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania is nothing new. The coronavirus pandemic and the state’s social distancing shutdowns didn’t build the walls around the bottle in the Keystone State. The system has long been one of the most controlled in the country, with the state acting as chief...
Italy plans to reopen country after weeks of lockdownVideo
ROME — Italy is set to ease a number of coronavirus-related restrictions from May 4 onward, allowing citizens to do more outdoor sports and exercise near their homes, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday. Conte made the announcement in Rome while presenting the government’s plan for the gradual reopening of...
People flock to California beaches again, bringing hand sanitizer and hopeVideo
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A chilly breeze and cloudy skies didn’t deter hundreds of families, friends and couples from descending on Huntington Beach early Sunday. Couples lay on beach towels watching dozens of surfers ride the waves, as others played on the beach. A mother kept watch over young boys...
Gov. Cuomo outlines ‘Phase 1’ of reopening, to start with upstate New York regions
NEW YORK — Parts of upstate New York could begin “Phase 1” of reopening about the middle of May — provided covid-19 hospitalizations have declined for two straight weeks by then — Gov. Cuomo said Sunday, though he noted the Big Apple will require extra caution. “I don’t want to...
No more bodies on the streets. But coronavirus batters Ecuador with disproportionate forceVideo
QUITO, Ecuador — The grisly scenes of bodies left on the streets of the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil seemed dystopian even in the era of coronavirus. “This peaceful city received a bomb from the air, like Hiroshima,” Guayaquil Mayor Cynthia Viteri told a TV interviewer last week. The shocking images...
