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USDA to limit added sugars in school meals nationwide for first time ever
U.S. students will soon see reduced added sugars in school meals nationwide as part of an overhaul of the nation’s nutrition standards announced Wednesday by the Department of Agriculture. As part of the agency’s nutrition makeover, added sugars — sugars and syrups added to foods or beverages when processed or...
Order plants for Northern Tier Library sale
Preorder deadline is May 3 for the Northern Tier Regional Library’s plant and garden sale. The sale is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18. Choose from hundreds of annuals, herbs, hanging baskets and more, and have it all waiting...
Mark Gongloff: Wildfire smoke is coming for the U.S. again. We’re not ready.
Many Americans were surprised last year when smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away turned their air toxic. There’s no excuse for anybody to be surprised when it happens again — possibly in just a couple of months. Canada’s emergency preparedness minister has warned repeatedly that an unusually dry and...
Podcast: What Summer Lee’s win over Bhavini Patel in Democratic primary means for the general election
In this episode, a look at the aftermath of the high stakes Pennsylvania District 12 congressional contest between Democrats, Bhavini Patel and incumbent Summer Lee. Political reporter Ryan Deto joins Zac Gibson again to dissect the primary results and provide some insight into the profiles of these candidates. They discuss...
Westmoreland happenings: Fishing derby, strawberry festival, pork and sauerkraut dinner, more
Art • Latrobe Art Center will host an opening reception for the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society’s annual member exhibit “Waterworks” at 2 p.m. April 27 at the center, 819 Ligonier St., Latrobe. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served, and many of the artists will be on hand. The exhibit will...
Pine-Richland students earn trip to Robotics World Championship
Four Pine-Richland students earned a bid to the FIRST Robotics World Championship April 17-20 in Houston, Texas. Senior Ryan Scott, junior Prisha Dargan, and eighth graders Piya Dargan and Keerthana Visveish compete through BrainSTEM Learning on the Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team, named for a part of the human brain....
Reps. Lindsay Powell and Aerion A. Abney: Bridging Pa.’s digital divide
Covid-19 not only resulted in immeasurable loss of life, it also permanently altered life as we knew it. The base of operations that is home shed its more proverbial association and became the place where business in all its forms got done. Computers and internet access represented a lifeline for...
Pa. auditor general’s race to pit a state rep against incumbent
A Philadelphia Democratic state lawmaker got past his primary challenger on Tuesday, positioning him to take on incumbent GOP state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor in the Nov. 5 election. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, who also won a primary contest for re-election to his House seat, bested Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley,....
NFL Draft Guide 2024: Who Steelers might pick, position breakdowns, mock drafts
The Pittsburgh Steelers have seven overall picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, starting with the 20th overall in the first round. Here are the team’s picks: • Round 1, selection 20 overall • Round 2, selection 51 • Round 3, selection 84 • Round 3, selection 98 (from Philadelphia via...
Letter to the editor: Ukrainians political pawns
Ukrainian lives are being wasted every day while we use them as political pawns. Ukrainian resources are running out while we sit on stockpiles of the equipment and supplies they need to survive. We didn’t build 80,000 M113 armored personnel carriers during the Cold War to let them rot in...
Letter to the editor: Dishonest Westmoreland County leadership
A year ago, Westmoreland County Republican Committee Chair Bill Bretz held an unauthorized endorsement meeting to not allow residents to choose their commissioner in the primary. I called out county Commissioner Doug Chew four times at the meeting as dishonest. Bretz proceeded to sue me and candidate Paul Kosko three...
Editorial: Can new architect put Hempfield project back on track?
Hempfield Area School District has a new architect. The board hired Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates of Mechanicsburg after the resignation of Core Architects in February. It is the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the school district’s plan to renovate the high school. The project has dragged on for...
The Stroller, April 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. Taste of Two Towns event to benefit Oakmont Carnegie Library Oakmont...
Letter to the editor: PBMs should be held accountable
Thank you for publishing the article “Pharmacists open up to state Senate committee about financial struggles at hearing” (April 15, TribLive), which explains how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are pushing small independent pharmacies out of business. PBMs claim to lower prescription drug costs for patients, but in fact they are...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 23, 2024
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 4, Allderdice 3 Butler 14, Allderdice 8 Seneca Valley 8, North Allegheny 7 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 10, Baldwin 0 Mt. Lebanon 9, Hempfield 4 Norwin 5, Central Catholic 4 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 6, Armstrong 2 Penn-Trafford 15,...
High school roundup for April 23, 2024: Chartiers Valley junior no-hits Elizabeth Forward
Jake Federouch struck out six and walked two in a complete game no-hitter, lifting Chartiers Valley to a 1-0 win over Elizabeth Forward (5-7, 2-6) in Section 3-4A baseball Tuesday. Jared Pryor singled in the only run needed for the Colts (8-2, 6-2). Ambridge 4, Beaver 3 – Liam Baker...
Pirates farm report for April 23, 2024: Veteran 1B Jake Lamb hitting .400 for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 11-11) lost 7-4 to Omaha (Royals). 1B Jake Lamb (.400) went 3 for 3 with two singles, a double, a walk and an RBI. 2B Nick Gonzales (.390) went 2 for 4 with two singles, a walk and a strikeout. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.429) finished 1 for...
Erin McClelland of Harrison wins Democratic nomination for state treasurer
Erin McClelland of Harrison has won the Democratic Party’s nomination for state treasurer. With 100% or precincts reporting, McClelland had received about 54% of the votes over Ryan Bizzarro of Erie County, who had 46%. Bizzarro had received the Democratic Party’s endorsement. McClelland will face Republican Stacy L. Garrity in...
2024 Western Pennsylvania election results roundup: Summer Lee wins; Casey, McCormick to face off
Primary Day in Pennsylvania has wrapped up. Among voters’ options on this year’s ballot were candidates for president, the U.S. Senate, and the state’s attorney general. Despite it being a presidential election year, reports said voter turnout was low. Results for Allegheny County results are posted here. Westmoreland County results...
Analysis: The IndyCar season has just started but free agency is in full swing after only 2 racesVideo
IndyCar, after just two races, is suddenly rife with rumors about driver free agency with its biggest month coming up. Blame it on a mountain bike trail out West and a mistake by David Malukas in February. The Arrow McLaren driver dislocated his wrist and tore tendons in a mountain...
Upsets shake up 2A bracket in WPIAL doubles tournament
The seeds held for the most part in the Class 3A bracket while the Class 2A tournament was wildly unpredictable at the WPIAL boys tennis championships Tuesday. In Class 2A, the fourth seed will meet the sixth seed for the WPIAL title. No. 4 John Rohrkaste and Jonah Camardese of...
Jury returns split verdict in teen’s 2021 slaying in Wilkinsburg
A jury on Tuesday returned a split verdict for two men charged with killing a teenager in Wilkinsburg in 2021. The panel found Deontae Nalls, 24, of Plum, and Daeshuan Smith, 22, of Penn Hills both not guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. However, the jury...
Pine earns Governor’s Award for environmental initiatives
Visitors to Pine’s municipal building will notice an abundance of signs and informational materials that promote recycling, pollution reduction and other environmentally friendly practices. People in Harrisburg have noticed, too. The township is a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence, one of 13 municipalities in Pennsylvania to...
John Dorfman: Old Faithful erupts … with 5 stock picks
You can count on it. Every 35 to 120 minutes, Old Faithful Geyser will erupt in Yellowstone National Park. I’ve named one of my favorite stock screens after this famous geyser. It’s a simple multifactor screen, pointing to stocks that:Boast a 15% return on stockholders’ equity (profits as a percentage...
Fernanda Santos: Stop saying ‘immigrants do jobs Americans don’t want to do’
The deaths of six immigrant workers in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26 sparked the kind of collective empathy that usually follows tragic events. President Joe Biden was among the many who offered his prayers. In news reports, the men have been called “kindhearted,” “humble”...
