TribLive stories, Page 357
Chevy Chase lights Rivers Casino Christmas tree, brightens ‘Vacation’ fans’ spirits
The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh had a special guest light its Christmas tree on Friday night. Actor Chevy Chase, who played Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” and other movies in the “Vacation” franchise, plugged in the tree. But not before he declared “Drum roll, please!” just as Griswold...
Fellowship: Bible lessons, sensory-friendly services and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy...
Kathryn Anne Edwards: The IRS shows what government efficiency really looks like
Between all the talk of fiscal commissions and efficiency agencies, it seems like the question of the day is how to make the U.S. government operate more proficiently. There is no shortage of ideas on what should be cut and by how much. Before any actions are taken, officials should...
Ernie Tedeschi: A better way to pay for extending the Trump tax cuts
One of the first orders of business in 2025 for Congress and the incoming administration will be the extension of President Donald Trump’s signature 2017 tax law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), most of whose individual provisions are set to expire late next year. There’s one problem: America’s...
Letter to the editor: We’re handing off too many problems to ‘the courts’
The Trib is correct in saying that the state needs an answer “once and for all” on mail-in ballots (“Courts need to decide election question on more than a race-by-race basis,” Nov. 20, TribLive). But we shouldn’t expect the courts to come up with the answer. Looking at the brief...
Letter to the editor: Make America God-fearing again
After the election, just let me say you honored the men and women who fought and died for your right to vote by your voting. Thank you. Next: Women’s rights should include more than killing your offspring. It should allow for female athletes to compete against women, not transgender people...
Letter to the editor: Steelers, Penn State fair-weather teams?
After this weekend of sports looks like the Steelers & Penn State are fair-weather teams. Carl Felton Columbus, Ohio The writer is a Seward native....
Editorial: When should Pennsylvania deer season start?
In Pennsylvania, the national holiday of Thanksgiving and the retail festivities of Black Friday are quickly followed by the state’s own seasonal celebration. Bust out your camouflage and fluorescent orange. It’s deer season. Since 2019, the first day of regular firearm hunting for antlered and antlerless deer has come on...
The Stroller, Nov. 30, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Gift program benefits victims...
Letter to the editor: History validates concern for future under Trump
Community Engagement Editor Lori Falce’s column “The sweet justice of The Onion buying Infowars” (Nov. 15, TribLive) was an interesting, timely, insightful report about The Onion, an often very funny satirical news journal, taking over disgraced and disgraceful Alex Jones’ company (I can’t even use the name without an emesis,...
On the range with Pennsylvania’s professional farm sitters
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Linda Then and her wife Sandy have a lot of mouths to feed. There’s the Jersey steer, the burly Clydesdale, the...
High school sports scores, schedules for Nov. 29, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Armstrong tournament Deer Lakes 61, River Valley 27 Highlands 55, Armstrong 49 Ellwood City tournament Blackhawk 67, Rochester 34 Union 64, Ellwood City 58 Geneva College/Lincoln Park tournament At Geneva College Ambridge 45, Beaver Falls 40 East Liverpool (Ohio) 51, Lincoln Park 47 Imani...
High school roundup for Nov. 29, 2024: Thomas Jefferson girls speed past Quaker Valley
Kaylee DeAngelo scored 14 points to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 66-23 victory over Quaker Valley at Montour tournament as WPIAL girls basketball season opened Friday. Riley McCabe followed with 13 points and Maggie Spell added 12 for the Jaguars (1-0). Mimi Thiero scored 14 points for Quaker Valley (0-1)....
WPIAL champions Fort Cherry, South Park fall in PIAA semifinals
Aiden Bliss ran for five touchdowns and amassed more than 300 yards as District 9 champion Port Allegany defeated WPIAL champion Fort Cherry, 46-8, in the PIAA Class A football semifinals Friday at Penn West Clarion. Bliss scored on runs of 13, 1, 7, 44 and 35 yards and surpassed...
Police responded to bomb threat at Arnold Schwarzenegger’s home on Thanksgiving morning
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers responded to a spurious bomb threat at former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Brentwood mansion on Thanksgiving morning before giving the all clear. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department was not able to confirm the department responded to Schwarzenegger’s house but said there...
Protecting children or government overreach? Western Pa. reaction mixed on Australian social media ban
Olivia Edwards understands the intent behind Australia’s recent blanket social media ban. “It makes sense,” she said. “The thought behind it is protecting children.” The new law established some of the most stringent internet usage restrictions outside of China and other non-democratic regimes and could be considered a precedent for...
Aquinas students perform ‘High School Musical on Stage!’ in Hampton
High school students at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh in Hampton portrayed fictional counterparts in “High School Musical on Stage!” The cast of 52 students performed in the theater adaptation of the Disney movie on Nov. 15-16 in the Rhodora J. Donahue Multi-purpose Building. “High School Musical” is director Mike Flynn’s...
FEMA to Florida cities hit by hurricanes: Rebuild higher or lose flood insurance
MIAMI — The Gulf of Mexico invaded thousands of homes on Florida’s west coast this year, and many will have to be gutted and rebuilt higher — some a full story off the ground. The process makes communities safer the next time a storm comes aground, but it’s expensive and...
Gary Franks: Can the liberal cable news networks survive?
Post-Election Day, MSNBC viewership fell to a 25-year low and CNN fell to new lows as well. They had all their eggs in one basket. They clearly wanted and supported the Democratic candidate for president, Vice President Kamala Harris. Is that what we expect from our “news” media? They amplified...
Shoppers venture out to stores on Black Friday, some lured by the chance to snag Taylor Swift merch
Black Friday was plenty busy around 10 a.m. at the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield — at least until a false fire alarm went off. But while some headed — albeit very leisurely — for the exits, most took a quick look around and then continued their Black Friday shopping. Braelyn...
Not Your Average Holiday Parade, YaJagoff! returns Saturday
A fairly new local tradition returns to the Block at Northway Mall on Saturday. The Fourth Annual Not Your Average Holiday Parade, YaJagoff! starts at 10 a.m. in the mall’s upper-level parking lot. It will feature Pittsburgh people, places and things, including four mock holiday windows themed by Pittsburgh nonprofits....
Joanne Kilgour, Jeaneen Zappa and Lindsay Fraser: To keep Allegheny home for all, county council must pass Innamorato’s budget
Allegheny County residents are living through an ongoing housing crisis. Western Pennsylvania has some of the oldest housing stock in the nation and decades of disinvestment, and the climate crisis is driving increased costs for homeowners and renters through increased utility bills. Many of our homes lack insulation, are badly...
$50M Route 119 project that includes roundabout will upgrade intersections in Fayette CountyVideo
Traffic signals at two intersections on Route 119 are slated to be removed as PennDOT officials hope to improve safety on a section of the highway just south of Westmoreland County. “It all started with a desire to reduce crashes at these intersections,” said Jeremy M. Hughes, assistant District 12...
Student news: A roundup of accolades
• Five Fox Chapel Area High School students placed at the annual M&M Lake Erie Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament. The team of juniors Joanna Li and Zachary Rubin won first place in Policy Debate. Senior Swati Mylarappa and freshman Ottilie Happold each were named Merit Speakers, which is equivalent...
As Trump’s lead in popular vote shrinks, does he really have a ‘mandate’?
In his Nov. 6 victory speech, President-elect Donald Trump claimed Americans had given him an ” unprecedented and powerful mandate.” It’s a message his transition team has echoed in the past three weeks, referring to his “MAGA Mandate” and a “historic mandate for his agenda.” But given that Trump’s lead...
