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Pa. mother charged with abandoning child, 3, at hair salon
WILKES-BARRE — A mother went on an alcohol and ecstasy binge after she abandoned her 3-year-old daughter at a hair salon in the 300 block of South Main Street on Sunday. Rasheedah J. Fields, 42, of Park Avenue Towers, Park Avenue, left the child at the hair salon at approximately...
Kellogg’s CEO suggests eating cereal for dinner to fight food inflation
The CEO of Kellogg’s just had his ‘let them eat cake’ moment. This after the Frosted Flakes and Fruit Loops boss has been making the rounds on cable news shows suggesting Americans serve up cereal for dinner to save on their soaring food budgets. “If you think about the cost...
Letter to the editor: Advice for Steelers in NFL draft
On the Steelers’ 2024 NFL draft: The Steelers should trade with the Green Bay Packers, giving them their 20th pick for their 41 and 58 picks, giving them no first-round pick but three second-round picks. The Steelers should trade their picks at 196 and 237 to Chicago for their 142nd...
Letter to the editor: Shapiro should save Pa. pharmacies
After reading the article “Bitter pill: Customers lament loss of small-town pharmacies as reimbursement formulas become unsustainable” (Feb. 21, TribLive), it is unclear to me how a shadowy alliance of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), drug manufacturers and insurance providers can force the closure of many local pharmacies. Is this even...
Letter to the editor: Politicians work for us
Have the politicians forgotten who they work for? Time and time again, I have taken the time to contact my government representatives via phone, email or regular mail with concerns or issues. These representatives are from local, state and federal governments. I have found, 99% of the time, my concerns...
South Hills student achievements for the week of Feb. 27, 2024
Bailey Neville of Jefferson Hills made the president’s list for the fall 2023 semester at the University of Cumberlands. The following students made the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University for the fall 2023 semester: Stephen Amlund, Gabrielle Bagay, Lindsay Barone, Matthew Broznick, Elizabeth Conte, Madison Cowan, Katherine Cunningham, Carly...
Letter to the editor: Cyber school costs must be reined in
Imagine you’re in the grocery checkout with a loaf of bread. Two people behind you have the same loaf. The cashier says, “You live in Greensburg. Your bread is $3.50.” To the next person, “You live in Ligonier. $4.” To the third, “You’re from Latrobe. $3.74.” Same bread. Same store....
Letter to the editor: Trump bringing down GOP
I am constantly amazed at Republicans’ total disregard for truth. They say they want immigration reform, and come up with a bipartisan agreement then refuse to support it because Donald Trump, who probably never saw it, said it was no good. This is the typical hypocritical response to anything that...
The Stroller, Feb. 27, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Editorial: Billionaire, small businesses and bipartisan lawmakers sick of pharmacy benefit managers
So much of American health care can be summed up with drugs. We often go to the doctor less to find out what is wrong than we do to get a prescription to fix the symptoms. While the long-term goal may be figuring out the underlying cause, the short-term objective...
Letter to the editor: A nation in denial
Strange days indeed when the elephant in the room is actually a donkey, one wearing aviator shades and eating an ice cream cone. But half the electorate and most of the mainstream media are in denial of this fact. As Mark Twain said, “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.”...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (20-4) vs. Baldwin (17-6) at Bethel Park, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (15-8) vs. Upper St. Clair (18-5) at Gateway, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s results Moon 67, Thomas Jefferson 65 Franklin Regional 69, Shaler 40 Championship...
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2024: North Allegheny beats Peters Township for spot in 6A finals
Lydia Betz led all scorers with 21 points as No. 3 North Allegheny knocked off No. 2 Peters Township, 43-30, in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball semifinals Monday night. Grace Heliger scored eight points and Kellie McConnell added seven for the Tigers (22-2), who will meet Norwin for the...
Moon gets past Thomas Jefferson in star-studded semifinal
After missing a pair of free throws with 47.8 seconds to go, Aiden Reesman re-toed the line with 6.5 seconds to go with a chance to give the top-seeded Moon Tigers the lead in the waning seconds of a WPIAL Class 5A semifinal Monday night at the AHN Arena at...
Scott Perry wants House GOP to cancel Biden’s State of the Union addressVideo
If it were up to Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry, House Republicans would pull the invitation to President Joe Biden for the State of the Union address until the southern border is secured. In talking with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Monday, Perry noted that Biden “comes at the invitation...
Federal probe targets organ collection groups for potential fraud
The nonprofit organizations that collect and distribute organs for transplantation in the United States are under federal investigation to determine if they’ve defrauded the government, the Washington Post reported Monday. The probe seeks to determine whether organ procurement organizations, or OPOs, which work alongside hospitals to procure everything from kidneys...
Fox Chapel Area musicians perform in PMEA concerts
Several students from Fox Chapel Area School District were selected to perform in the junior high chorus, junior high band and senior high orchestra festivals for District 1 of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. District 1 includes schools from Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. • Dorseyville Middle School...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Feb. 26, 2024
PA Pre-K Counts accepting applications in March PA Pre-K Counts, a program of the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette Inc., will begin taking applications in March for its locations throughout Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette and Westmoreland counties for the 2023-24 school year. PA Pre-K Counts, offered at no cost to qualifying...
Black Pa. country musicians celebrate the Beyoncé effect, invite new listeners to stick around
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. As Beyoncé’s rootsy new country singles “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em” usher in a new era for the superstar, other...
Steven Hill: The election may turn on inflation, but do we even understand it?
How big of a role will inflation play in the upcoming presidential election? That’s anybody’s guess, but one thing is certain: Democrats will cite facts and statistics that they hope will lead voters to think inflation is under control, while Republicans will focus on facts and statistics that counter the...
Mayor Adams won’t release 9/11 toxin reports until NYC’s liability risk determined
New York Mayor Eric Adams won’t be releasing any data about the toxic chemicals floating around Ground Zero after 9/11 until an “extensive legal review” determines the city’s liability risk, the Daily News has learned. Responding to questions as to why city agencies denied Freedom of Information Law requests for...
Trib Lunch Box: Warm weather, new arena at Robert Morris and clunky plastic bag ban rollout
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024: • Warm it up, Pittsburgh! The region will experience above-average temperatures from Monday through Wednesday ahead of an expected cold front that will reach Southwestern Pennsylvanian later in the week. • Robert Morris seeks to build $28M...
Northland Public Library programs, week of Feb. 26, 2024
Programs and activities are scheduled at Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless: Featured programs for adults • Great Courses: Sacred Texts of the World, 10 a.m. Tuesdays in March. Join library staff members in watching lectures from the Sacred Texts series and then discussing them. The schedule is March...
Newfound confidence has Hempfield grad Isaiah Vance thinking about wrestling for national title at UPJ
Pat Pecora has coached many talented wrestlers in his legendary career at Pitt-Johnstown. All-Americans. National champions. But there’s only one Carlton Haselrig. Pecora calls him “the greatest heavyweight of all time,” and there’s not a lot of hyperbole in Pecora’s assertion. Haselrig won three NCAA Division II titles and three...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Ben Holm
Franklin Regional’s boys swimming and diving team captured its 28th section title this season, a year after capturing No. 27. The Panthers finished 5-0 with a one-game edge over the second-place finisher, Penn-Trafford. This year, Franklin Regional has a new coach in Dan Taylor. He took over after Vic Santoro...
