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Congress demands records from Penn on school’s ‘abysmal’ handling of antisemitism
PHILADELPHIA — A congressional committee investigating the University of Pennsylvania’s handling of antisemitism sent a 14-page letter to the school’s board and interim president Wednesday, requesting a massive amount of information detailing the university’s response to antisemitic incidents on campus. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R.-N.C., chair of the House Committee on...
Judge OKs state motion to ban Lancaster County ‘raw milk’ farm from producing, selling products
The owners of a Lancaster County farm accused of selling raw milk and raw milk products without the required permits and licenses can no longer manufacture, process, market, sell, or distribute their products after a county judge approved the state’s emergency motion Wednesday. A lawsuit — brought against Amos and...
Westmoreland happenings: drama productions, blood drive, senior citizen news, more
Arts • Westmoreland Performing Arts students will perform two productions at Science Hall at Westmoreland County Community College. The Teen Group will stage the Monty Python musical “Spamalot School Edition” at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 7 p.m. Jan. 27 and 2 p.m. Jan. 28. The production is appropriate for all...
Hampton library hosts soup cookoff, trivia night, programs for all ages
Programs scheduled at Hampton Community Library include: • “Soup”er Bowl Cookoff, 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 3. Registration is closed, but you still can attend and vote for your favorite soup. For $12, you can taste all the soups, and for children under 5, it costs $5. A bake sale...
Trib Lunch Box: Science center name change, Super Bowl streak, TV news personalities take vacation
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024: We’ve made it even easier to get news from TribLive delivered right to your inbox. Choose from daily news and sports newsletters to stay informed of the news that matters most to you. Sign up here: • Carnegie...
Edward Timmons: Cutting red tape will help nurse practitioners fill gaps in care in Pa.
Long wait times and long commutes to get access to health care have become commonplace in Western Pennsylvania . I always hesitated to cancel an appointment when I lived in Pennsylvania. I knew it was likely I would need to wait several more weeks or months to get rescheduled. Fortunately,...
Letter to the editor: Advocating for Kiski Valley
It appears that, for many years, industry has bypassed the Kiski Valley area. About a year ago, I heard about steel manufacturing via new arc furnaces coming to the Little Rock, Ark., area, providing hundreds of new jobs. There seems to be no advocates for our area. The Kiski Valley...
Letter to the editor: Misplaced priorities on fentanyl, school articles
I read two stories recently in the Jan. 14 Tribune-Review. One was on the front page, and the other was buried on page B7. Vastly different stories that made me wonder about their placement in the paper. The first story was the front-page “Fentanyl’s Fearsome Toll.” Not front-page material, quite...
Editorial: Data is important in Human Services, but so is humanity
Westmoreland County is taking steps to serve people better, and it is doing it by the numbers. The county’s Human Services Department amasses a lot of data from its daily operations. That’s to be expected with the amount of people who pass through its programs. Human Services is an umbrella...
The Stroller, Jan. 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. Donations welcome for Leechburg PATH program The Leechburg Food Bank and...
As Hempfield pushes to unite fire department, stations grapple with future
Capt. Steve Kohl won’t miss worrying about keeping the lights on at the Midway-St. Clair Volunteer Fire Department. After putting the question to a vote, the majority of his station’s 20 members made up their minds — Midway-St. Clair would “go all in” and become a nonchartered fire station in...
Letter to the editor: Consider candidates’ behavior when voting
I am blessed to be the father of three adult women. We used a logic tool to help us judge our speech. We used the letters T, K and N. Three questions: Is what I am about to say True, is it Kind, and is it Necessary? As a society...
Did ‘Barbenheimer’ dominate the Oscar nominations? It’s complicated
Girl power may have bested atomic energy at the box office in last summer’s “Barbenheimer” showdown. But Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations morning flipped the script, with Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” dominating the field of competition with 13 nominations while “Barbie” fell short of expectations with eight. Forever linked in pop culture’s...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 23, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Central Valley 56, Blackhawk 41 Beaver 75, Hopewell 41 Lincoln Park 85, Ambridge 50 Class 3A Section 1 Mohawk 63, Freedom 21 Ellwood City 54, Neshannock 47 Beaver Falls 68, New Brighton 62 Section 2 Seton LaSalle 52, South Park...
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2024: South Allegheny hands 1st loss to Uniontown boys
Mike Michalski scored 20 points to help South Allegheny to a 54-44 nonsection boys basketball victory Tuesday night, handing Class 4A No. 2 Uniontown its first loss of the season. Jeston Beatty added 11 for South Allegheny (11-5). Jamire Braxton scored 19 points and Notorious Grooms had 13 for Uniontown...
Bill to have Floridians pay Trump legal fees draws veto threat from Ron DeSantis
MIAMI — A Miami Republican says she’ll drop a push to have Florida taxpayers help foot former President Donald Trump’s legal fees after Gov. Ron DeSantis came out in opposition to her bill. State Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, authored a proposal that would grant up to $5 million to the...
Column: Amateur Nick Dunlap arrived ahead of schedule. The richest path is forwardVideo
Imagine playing on the PGA Tour as the U.S. Amateur champion and beating a pair of current Ryder Cup players in the final group, watching the runner-up collect the $1.5 million prize money and then trying to decide the next step. Nick Dunlap was spot on when he called it...
Car insurance is surging. Here’s why — and how you can save
When Imani Porter received the quote for her car insurance renewal in December, she was flabbergasted. Geico, which had insured her and her fiancé’s Honda CR-V for the past year and a half, was going to charge the couple about $1,000 for the next six-month period. “I did the math...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Jan. 22, 2024
Psychic fair set Feb. 17 at Penn Hills hotel The 3 Rivers Psychic Fair, featuring more than 55 vendors, will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Comfort Inn, 699 Rodi Road. The fair takes place four times a year throughout the Pittsburgh region. It...
Charles R. Hunt: Why New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as opening rounds of presidential campaigns
Iowa and New Hampshire have long been the first states to hold presidential contests in election years. But should they go first? As a political scientist who studies Congress and elections, I know this largely unquestioned influence of the two states raises serious concerns around fairness, diversity and political representation....
Luke Bernstein: Private companies help keep Pa.’s water safe
Pennsylvania faces a pivotal moment in securing clean, safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services. Communities across our commonwealth contain pipes that have far outlived their normal service life. Many still contain lead, a known hazard, especially for children. And while many local governments have done a fine job...
Sidney Crosby ties former Penguins teammate as he ascends NHL’s all-time goal-scoring listVideo
The NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list has received plenty of publicity as the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky for the top spot. While Ovechkin’s pace has slowed with just eight goals in 2023-24 and 830 for his career, he still could catch the Great One (894 goals) over the next...
91 Fox Chapel Area students qualify for state FBLA competition
Ninety-one Fox Chapel Area High School students placed in the 2023-24 Future Business Leaders of America Regional Leadership Conference and qualified for the state competition. First-place regional winners were seniors Jacob Anthikad, Micah Cagley, Isaac Jacobs, Jadyn Smouse, Kieu My “Judy” Tong and Dylan Work; juniors Baustin Bitar, Ridglee Boychuk,...
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration blames ‘human error’ for deletion of state police records
HARRISBURG — Thousands of records, including evidence logs from the Pennsylvania State Police’s crime labs, were accidentally deleted from state servers at the start of the year — the result of “human error,” Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said. Though the majority of records have been restored, according to administration officials,...
Trib Lunch Box: PETA vs. Punxsutawney Phil, Pittsburgh singer, Roberto Clemente coin
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024: We’ve made it even easier to get news from TribLive delivered right to your inbox. Choose from daily news and sports newsletters to stay informed of the news that matters most to you. Sign up here: • PETA...
