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Letter to the editor: Allegheny County Jail staffing at crisis point
Many statements were made at the last Jail Oversight Board meeting regarding the jail violating the referendum regarding residents needing to be out of their cells for four hours a day. Families are coming to the jail after paying for parking and told 15 minutes before their visit with their...
Editorial: Russian show trials live on with American reporter
Joseph Stalin’s infamous death camps are a thing of the past in modern Russia, but the dictator’s absurd show trials live on. Last week, Russian prosecutors announced that they had finalized “charges” against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and will begin sham proceedings against him next week. Gershkovich has...
The Stroller, June 24, 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. HOPE Center accepting donations The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is seeking donations...
Letter to the editor: Deer culling inhumane, ineffective
I was sorry to see that Pittsburgh is planning to once again waste taxpayer dollars on ineffective deer culls in city parks (“Pittsburgh expands deer-culling program to 5 parks,” June 4, TribLive). Although the deer population is an issue that needs to be addressed, culls of this type only lead...
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 24....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 24....
Pirates farm report for June 23, 2024: Alika Williams knocks in pair of runs in Indy win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-40) defeated Iowa (Cubs), 6-4. 2B Alika Williams (.333) was 3 for 5 with a double, triple and two RBIs. CF Matt Gorski (.265) was 3 for 4 with two doubles and a run scored. 3B Andres Alvarez (.275) was 3 for 4 with a homer and two...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from June 13-19, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’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,...
Sen. Bob Casey: Bring Marc Fogel home
As I’ve worked with Marc Fogel’s family and gotten to know the large community of people who care about Marc, I’ve been struck by the indelible mark he left on the students he taught around the globe for more than 35 years. “Mr. Fogel,” as they called him, made history...
Sen. John Fetterman: Marc Fogel deserves to come home
Marc Fogel is a history teacher who dedicated the last 35 years of his life to teaching young people. He is a father, a brother, and a son. But now he’s spent nearly two years behind bars in a Russian prison because of an honest mistake. Over the past year,...
Rep. Chris Deluzio: The only way to keep Marc Fogel safe and healthy is to bring him home
Here in Western Pennsylvania, we know the meaning of service. We helped build this country, and we fought our country’s wars — all of them. We have a long, proud history of people stepping up to serve the common good in so many ways and forms. Marc Fogel is one...
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler: Pushing through the silence for Marc Fogel’s release
When I sat down with Malphine Fogel in my office a year ago, I made it clear that Congress will never stop fighting for her son’s release. Over 1,000 days have passed since Marc Fogel’s detainment in Russia, and it has been understandably difficult for her family and the Pittsburgh...
Rep. Mike Kelly: Fogel’s imprisonment impacts his entire family
For the last three years, members of Congress representing Western Pennsylvania have advocated for Marc Fogel. Today, we continue to call for Marc’s freedom. As Marc’s voice in Congress, we have worked numerous legislative and diplomatic paths to pursue his safe and quick return home. Throughout the process, we have...
Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson: Time to classify Marc Fogel as ‘wrongfully detained’
On Aug. 12, 2021, Marc Fogel left his friends and family in Western Pennsylvania to return to Moscow for his final year of teaching before retirement. Marc spent much of his adult life teaching history at schools attended by children of U.S. diplomats. He had previously taught at schools in...
Michael Driscoll: Marc Fogel shouldn’t spend another birthday in Russian prison
Marc Fogel, a native of Butler, is a 1984 social studies education graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, loved and respected by his faculty and by hundreds of IUP alumni all over the world who call him a friend. After graduating from IUP, Marc devoted his life — 36 years...
Penn State’s wild weekend includes 3 commitments, 2 defections
It has been a wild weekend for Penn State recruiting. After a commitment and a flip already came Sunday, 4-star Maryland defensive end Cortez Harris committed to Penn State in the evening. Harris, who plays at Riverdale Baptist in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, is rated as the No. 20 edge prospect...
Letter to the editor: God is love, and abortion is unjust
The letter “Abortion and the Bible” (June 16, TribLive) presents a dismal view of God, making him unrecognizable to the millions of Americans who seek his wisdom and strength each day. The God of Christianity is the God of love. The taking of innocent human life is contrary to the...
Letter to the editor: If BLM and gay pride symbols allowed, why not Ten Commandments?
Regarding the bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana classrooms: Aren’t Black Lives Matter and gay pride religions? Symbols from both of those are plastered all over schools. Kids in America are in serious need of moral guidance. A decade ago, I would have opposed the Ten...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Indiana Susan Saltrick sold property at 11 Elm Drive to Sourav Patro and Shweta Vivek for $395,000. Courtyards at Hidden Falls L.P. sold property at 114 Hidden Falls Point to Shyamsundar Ravi Natarajan and Archana Ramgopal for $806,165. Stacey Fortuna sold property at 3366 Saxonburg Blvd. to Jusu Kanneh and...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Bell Acres Donald Belt sold property at 102 Bell Farm Estates to Kurt Lesker IV and Sarah Holick for $1,400,000. Edgeworth SalvadorMinarro Villobos sold property at 3 Little Sewickley Creek Road to Mark Carlisle and Amanda Wiant for $1,020,000. Franklin Park James McBrier sold property at 1703 Saw Grass Ct...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Bradford Woods Robert Drescher sold property at 716 Woodland Road to James and Kristen Mullen for $1,078,500. Etna Estate of Gerard Sisca III sold property at 1 Elizabeth St. to Rebecca Diverniero and Jason Lucina for $220,000. Franklin Park James McBrier sold property at 1703 Saw Grass Ct to Brian...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Edwin Leach sold property at 321 Dewey St. to Tyler Klein and Jane Alise Myhers for $440,000. Estate of Francis Garcia sold property at 8007 Westmoreland Ave. to Jacob and Meghan Linsenbigler for $134,000. Forest Hills Forest Hills Borough sold property at 444 Ave. D to Oliver...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Bethel Park Barbara Colteryahn sold property at 2679 Bethel Crest Drive to Andrew Blasko and Nicole Hauck for $379,000. Stephanie Sue Burkhard sold property at 6131 Brush Run Road to Terrence Earl and Jonay Michelle Carpenter for $375,000. David Tischler trustee sold property at Cedar St. to Edward and Paula...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 23, 2024
Baldwin Borough Alfred Kozak sold property at 5221 Blossom Road to William and Blanche Palmer for $217,000. Patrick LaFrankie sold property at 5161 Colewood Drive to Aaron Waner for $215,000. Topaze L.P. sold property at 9 Susquehanna St. to Ultrarix Co. for $15,000. Christine Mehrenberg sold property at 617 Elaine...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of June 23, 2024
Bridgeville Dorothy Roche sold property at 649 Dewey Ave. to Mariah Selva for $165,000. M. Denise Ahrndt sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 507 to Matthew and Marsha Maioli for $75,000. JAAS Renovations LLC sold property at 1401 Union St. to Russell Johnsen and Deanna Marie for $2,000. Susan...
