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Letter to the editor: Not better off now
Am I better off than I was four years ago? In January 2020, my electric bill was $102 a month; in July 2024 it was $168 (I have a heat pump for heating and cooling). That’s an over 60% increase in less than four years. I attribute it to the...
The Stroller, Sept. 16, 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. 1-Mile walk to raise...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Sept. 16, 2024
Craft Beer Crawl to showcase shops, breweries The Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Craft Beer Crawl from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Aspinwall. Individual breweries will be represented at local shops along Commercial Avenue, First Street and Brilliant Avenue. Tickets are nonrefundable and limited to 550...
Letter to the editor: US Steel acquisition a sensible move
Concerning the Nippon Steel attempt to acquire U.S. Steel: I recently retired after six years as senior buyer with a quality international company (unionized) that bought a lot of steel. When the Trump administration tossed U.S. Steel a lifeline with increased duties on imported steel, USS responded by raising their...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 16
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 16....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 16
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 16....
High school sports schedule for Sept. 16, 2024
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 1 Leechburg at North Catholic, 7 p.m. Class A Section 3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Carlynton, 7 p.m. Nonsection Ellwood City at South Side, 6 p.m. Montour at Plum, 7:30 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 16, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games, Boys Class 4A Rank, team, record, previous 1. Fox Chapel, 5-1-1, 4 2. Seneca Valley, 6-2, 1 3. Plum, 5-0-2, 3 4. Peters Township, 6-1-1, 5 5. North Allegheny, 5-2-1, 2 Out: None Class 3A 1. Thomas Jefferson, 4-0-2, 1 2. Latrobe, 6-1, NR...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 15, 2024: Endy Rodriguez’s 2 hits help Curve cap season with victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-68) fell to Rochester (Nationals), 6-3. CF Jack Suwinski (.234) doubled, walked and had two RBIs. 1B Jake Lamb (.266) went 2 for 4 with a double and RBI. 2B Ji Hwan Bae (.341) had the only other hit for the Indians. RF Nick Yorke (.333), Malcom Nunez...
A cost-saving Pa. dental policy did the opposite, lawmakers, health advocates say
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. BELLEFONTE — To save money, in 2011 the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services curtailed most dental services for adults covered by Medicaid. Now, lawmakers and advocates are...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Sept. 5-11, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Wife of Jane’s Addiction singer addresses fight on stage
BOSTON — A Jane’s Addiction reunion show in Boston didn’t go quite as planned, as the show ended early after frontman Perry Farrell body-checked and appeared to take a swing at guitarist Dave Navarro. “Whatever’s going on in that band obviously boiled over on stage last night and it’s too...
After miss vs. WVU, Penn State kicker Sander Sahaydak rebounded vs. Bowling Green
Sander Sahaydak, after winning the starting place-kicking job at Penn State for the second year in a row, lined up for his first field goal of the 2024 season at West Virginia in Week 1, a 47-yard try. The game was already in hand, late in the fourth quarter of...
Springfield woman behind pet-eating rumors repeated by Trump admits claims are false
An Ohio woman whose Facebook post sparked harmful rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield — accusations repeated by former President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s debate — has admitted the claims are false, saying she regrets how they’ve spiraled into a political frenzy. “It just exploded into something I...
Letter to the editor: Guns as gifts? Times sure have changed.
The AP article “Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings” (Sept. 6, TribLive) caused me great sadness and consternation. Apparently Colin Gray had given his son a gift of an AR-15 assault-style rifle, which he used in the shooting. When I was...
Letter to the editor: Don’t worry, mail-in voting secure
The writer of the letter “Who’s cross-checking the mail-in ballots?” (Sept. 4, TribLive) suggests there is something nefarious going on with Westmoreland County’s mail-in ballot system. I suggest he educate himself to the truth and to the process. For example, 50 ballot requests will still only result in the receipt...
Letter to the editor: Why isn’t Harris doing something now?
Kamala Harris has many great campaign ideas that, if elected president this November, she says she will implement on day one to strengthen and protect our nation and the citizens she will represent. But I must ask — where have President Joe Biden and Harris been for the last 3½...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Bell Acres Peter Walker sold property at 110 Meta Drive to Ryan and Zoe Gorka for $330,000. Franklin Park Andrew James Spangenberg sold property at 2519 Brandt School Road to Benjmain Sedelmeier and Kaeleigh Gagnon for $485,000. Estate of Donald Corace sold property at 2613 S. Hunters Point Court to...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Aspinwall Panagiotis Benos sold property at 922 Guyasuta Lane to Jeffrey and Debra Zukerman for $149,000. Etna Michael Strathen sold property at 268-272 Butler St. to Verkat Ventures A LLC for $168,000. Ronghan Li sold property at 44 Vilsack St. to Will Milner and Marina Lopez for $337,000. Indiana Hidden...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Bellevue Kyler Valecko sold property at 417 Hallett Pl to Nathaniel Shaffer and Shannon Coppola for $245,000. Bradford Woods Shannon Titus sold property at 213 Washington St. to Charles and Susan Hogan for $585,000. Etna Michael Strathen sold property at 268-272 Butler St. to Verkat Ventures A LLC for $168,000....
Letter to the editor: Covid cause of high prices
The average person is not happy about prices, but this is not something you can blame on government policies. It goes back to our free market system that I learned about at Butler High School in the 1980s. Supply and demand control prices in our system. During covid, supplies became...
Editorial: Gainey misses chance with Fern Hollow announcement
Pittsburgh may be making a payment to the victims of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. What a victory for justice. What a ringing endorsement for government accountability. What an absolute bare minimum. The Gainey administration made the announcement Friday in a news release from Pittsburgh Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak. The...
Letter to the editor: Make foreign influence in our elections illegal
The Supreme Court, with Citizens United, allowed U.S. corporations to spend unlimited money on elections. In doing so, the Supreme Court opened the door to two inevitabilities: Misleading ads everywhere and foreign influence in our elections. Normally, foreigners can play no role at all in our elections, but big corporations...
Westmoreland happenings: Bible study, murder mystery dinner theater, senior center open house, more
Church News • Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1120 Harvey Ave., Greensburg, will host a fall Bible study series from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 18 at the church. The Sept. 23 class will be an introduction to the Bible. Other sessions will be about...
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 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. Local marching bands to...
