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Longtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
LOS ANGELES — Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on “All My Children” and also starring on other soaps including “Days of Our Lives,” “Santa Barbara” and “Falcon Crest,” has died. He was 66. His ex-wife and former “All My Children” co-star Eva LaRue announced his death on...
Letter to the editor: Wolf should rethink liquor store closure
As the world faces an unprecedented pandemic, businesses and industries struggle to cope with uncertainty and the devastating impacts of covid-19. Leaders in every state are struggling to find a careful balance between protecting public health while also protecting the financial health of state and local economies. To date, Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: We need to put politics aside & come together
Though it’s nearly impossible for individual citizens to have much impact on the idiotic, partisan behavior of our elected representatives in Washington, it is possible to take a moment to recognize the actions of those who, regardless of political leanings, are out doing the jobs that are truly vital to...
The Stroller, March 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. New Kensington-Arnold School...
Tornado tears through Arkansas college town
JONESBORO, Ark. — A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. The six people reported injured were taken to a local hospital with minor juries, Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley said. The tornado did...
North Korea test-fires missiles amid worries about outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, continuing a streak of weapons launches that suggests leader Kim Jong Un is trying to strengthen domestic support amid worries about a possible coronavirus outbreak in the country. South...
Trump: No quarantine, but travel advisory for NY, CT and NJ
NORFOLK, Va. — President Trump backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturday night that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the outbreak. Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that the CDC was urging...
Signal Item-area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Bridgeville 714 Ventures Inc. sold property at 439 Railroad St. to KellZar Rentals LLC for $215,000. Carlton Capital LLC sold property at 1319 Terrace St. to Vincent Kecer for $25,100. Carnegie Alojz Kajinic sold property at 310 Sixth Ave. to Peter Edson for $143,500. Collier Estate of Mildred Christoff sold...
South Hills area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Baldwin Borough Estate of Melvin Wilson sold property at 1140-1142 Boni Drive to Logan Bowser for $20,000. Henry Tenden sold property at 325 Macassar Drive to Brenda Nanyangwe for $108,150. Norma Lewis sold property at 450 Marta Drive to Zachary Blaise and Artishmie Marie Zdrojewski for $179,900. Michael Murray sold...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Blawnox James Flynn sold property at 1097 North Ave. to Zachary Haberstitch and Nicole Christine Cider for $35,000. Fox Chapel James Spaniel Jr. sold property at 109 E Waldheim Road to Thomas M Vandyke Schmaus and Sarah Ginestet for $235,000. Harmar Estate of Janet Fine sold property at 419 Forest...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Shaler Estate of Thomas Goodas sold property at 41 Barrington Drive to Shawn Thor for $15,000. Erwin Edward Schweitzer trustee sold property at 212 Mathilda St. to Stephen James Luteran for $79,000. Terrance Shreckengast sold property at 2719 Sapling Drive to Adam Conner and Julie Banyas for $250,000. Derek Trobaugh...
After losing Michael Brockers, Ravens add DE Derek Wolfe on 1-year dealVideo
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens and defensive end Derek Wolfe agreed to a one-year deal, addressing a position of need one day after a deal fell through for the team’s top free-agent acquisition. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound Wolfe, 30, is coming off a career-best seven-sack season for the Denver Broncos, the...
Sewickley Township man died after being pulled into storm drain
A 38-year-old Sewickley Township man died Saturday evening after being pulled into a storm drain following heavy rains that swept across the region. Rescue crews from several fire departments responded to the incident on Clay Pike in Herminie at about 5:30 p.m., when Nathan D. Roth’s wife called 911, a...
Char Valley grad Christian Kuntz ready for 2nd chance with Steelers after XFL runVideo
Christian Kuntz’s foray into the XFL produced the desired result. Kuntz, a Chartiers Valley and Duquesne graduate, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday, two weeks after the XFL canceled its season after five games because of concerns over the spread of covid-19. Kuntz played long snapper for the Dallas...
Dom Costa: Crime victims deserve more rights
Nobody plans to be a victim of crime. As a 27-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Police department and former chief of police, I’ve seen this firsthand. I’ve sat with women who have been abused and mothers who have lost children, and I’ve seen the terror in their eyes. I know...
For Pennsylvania’s Amish, the coronavirus and the call for social distancing are a challenge
The Amish do their best to keep outside troubles from entering their daily lives. That’s not so easy when the trouble is an invisible virus spreading across the globe. People familiar with the Amish community in Pennsylvania say many are taking the coronavirus and subsequent business closures and calls for...
Editorial: Tracking covid-19 spread in Pennsylvania
It’s up to us all now. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is not untangling the webs that tie one covid-19 infection to another anymore. The disturbing thing is that isn’t just happening now. “Contact tracing stopped last week, as the number of cases alone, without doing follow-up contact, became challenging...
Sounding off: Hoarding is un-American
The coronavirus outbreak has panicked people into hoarding food, paper products and sanitizing compounds. Consumers across the country are conducting binge purchases of these products, and most supermarkets are reporting bare shelves and difficulty in restocking them. The binging activity is very un-American. There is no need for people to...
Letter to the editor: God’s grace & covid-19
Never has our economy and day-to-day life come to a sudden and complete halt. In the coming months, we will see many of our neighbors lose their jobs and businesses. In addition to a very real fear of disease, we soon will be forced to confront the fear of being...
Letter to the editor: Men & women & coronavirus survival
This coronavirus is putting a crimp in my masculine world, and my wife’s from her feminine domain, because we are not free to move about the country. The thing is, I sort of have this illusion of myself as a roaring lion. And with the loudest burps I can conjure,...
Letter to the editor: Climate change the bigger threat
After months of lying, denying and downplaying the threat, President Trump finally admitted on March 16 that the virus is out of control (while giving himself a “10” for his handling of the crisis). He waited until it was no longer possible to deny the problem, instead at one point...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County, we will be OK!
My wife always tells my children, “I would jump in front of a bus to save your life.” Westmoreland County, I want you to know that the doctors, nurses and first responders of this county will jump in front of a virus to save your lives! Every day health care...
Letter to the editor: Universities should focus on medicine, not athletics
The onset of the covid-19 virus already has brought our “normal” way of life to an abrupt halt. Our health care inadequacies will result in many more deaths than need be, if we were better prepared. Our economy will be in recession and likely a depression. Covid-19 also brings us...
The Stroller, March 28, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your organization is helping people or has to cancel or postpone an event, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Feeding Freeport project accepting donations and...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of March 23
Aleppo Estate of Alfred Lloyd Grimm sold property at 1255 Merriman Road to Christopher Grimm and Teresa Enzerra for $69,500. Bell Acres Roy Lilly Jr. sold property at 182 Camp Meeting Road Ext. to Michael and Jodi Dowling for $425,000. Edgeworth John Pugh sold property at 446 Beaver Road to...
