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Letter to the editor: Trump’s your guy
Say you could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it. Grab women by the private parts. Have more than 22,000 confirmed lies. Make fun of handicapped people. Say fallen soldiers are “suckers and losers.” Say the election is rigged ahead of time, in case you lose. Never...
Editorial: What is your dream?
When we think about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we do on the January holiday that celebrates him each year, the words of his most famous speech are the ones that most easily come to mind. “I have a dream,” he thundered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial...
The Stroller, Jan. 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. American Cancer Society seeks volunteer drivers The American Cancer Society is...
Letter to the editor: We need legal immigration
Happy New Year, America. It is estimated that between 1892 and 1954 some 12 million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal of Ellis Island. All were vetted upon entrance. Since the three years of the Biden administration, it is conservatively estimated that almost 4 million immigrants have illegally crossed the...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 15
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 15....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 15
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 15....
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 14, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Hoops for Harmony At York Theodore Roosevelt (D.C.) 72, Woodland Hills 70 MLK Showcase At Neighborhood Academy Fort Cherry 75, Riverview 58 Neighborhood Academy 77, Valley 52 Ron Galbreath Classic At Westminster College New Castle 65, Struthers (OH) 28 Mars 57, Erie 50 Mercer...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Jan. 3-10, 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,...
Pa. needs to spend $5.4B to close gap between rich and poor schools, report advanced by Dems says
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will need to spend at least $5.4 billion to close the gap between rich and poor school districts, according to a long-awaited...
Springdale police seek ‘high-end theft’ suspect
Springdale Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a “high-end theft” on Jan. 8. Police are seeking information about the suspect in relation to a sizable theft from a Pittsburgh Street retail business. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-274-9022,...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Township Library finds a new home
I write this letter of gratitude on behalf of the board of directors of the Sewickley Township Public Library. We appreciate our current and past township supervisors who have provided us with a home in the old Sewickley High School. The building served us well, but, due to age and...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 18, 2024
Aspinwall Nicholas Rielly sold property at 225 Fourth St. to Paul Moran and Jennie Haas for $500,000. Seth Napierkowski sold property at 413 Center Ave. to BP Brothers LLC for $356,000. Indiana Emanuel Xenakis sold property at 2014 Pembrook Drive to Yigit Deniz and Duygu Tamer Isbiliroglu for $515,000. Mary...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 18, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Joseph Tomlinson sold property at 145 Kings Dale Road to Jalen and Kayla Thomas for $330,000. Monroeville Curillio Paul Caliari sold property at 1592 Lynn Ave. to DS Invest LLC for $35,000. NCRC House Rehab FD LLC sold property at 2118 Monroeville Road to Bradan Tinstman and...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Jan. 18, 2024
Bellevue Michael Morris sold property at 44 Lincoln Ave. to 4 Scalise RE LLC et al. for $715,000. Maureen Ann Bishop sold property at 71 Union Ave. to Teresa Sunseri for $65,000. Bradford Woods Cheryl Morris sold property at 500 Delmar Road to Alan and Tasha Levy trustee for $628,572....
Letter to the editor: Reimagining Pittsburgh Mills Mall
The corporation that owns Mills Mall recently paid $11 million in back taxes, which did nothing to enhance the mall or bring anything into the mall area (“Pittsburgh Mills mall owner optimistic about property’s future, but mum on details, after averting sheriff’s sale,” Oct. 9, TribLive). I think there is...
Editorial: Federal death penalty and the journey toward justice
The journey toward justice for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was a slow crawl. It took five long years to journey from a house of worship in Squirrel Hill to the federal courthouse on Grant Street. In June 2023, Robert Bowers was found guilty on all 63 counts...
Letter to the editor: WCCC should have equitable funding
Westmoreland County Community College is facing a serious budget situation due to reduced funding from its local sponsor, Westmoreland County. The county support allows the college to charge a reduced tuition rate for county residents. Consider: • State code requirement for local sponsor funding (Westmoreland County): 33%. • 2023 college...
The Stroller, Jan. 14, 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. Library to offer two new clubs for teens Community Library of...
Fentanyl’s deadly rise: Pervasive opioid becomes symbol of America’s drug problem
Fentanyl arrived right on time for Stephanie Taylor. “My tolerance was so high, it was taking more and more (heroin) to get my fix, to get me to that feel-good feeling I was searching for,” she said. Taylor, 35, a Vandergrift native who today is more than four years into...
Letter to the editor: Notable Westmoreland women
Regarding the article “Westmoreland 250: Area natives have made their mark” (Dec. 31, TribLIVE): I was disappointed to find 19 men listed but only three women. After some research, I suggest the following ladies be included: Martha Rial, a noted photojournalist, was born in Murrysville and traveled the globe with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 13, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Hoops for Harmony At York St. John’s College 82, Imani Christian 72 Ron Galbreath Classic At Westminster College Farrell 58, Union 51 Mohawk 65, Beaver 56 Aliquippa 55, Franklin 38 Nonsection Penn Hills 61, Central Catholic 49 Serra Catholic 90, Aquinas Academy 82 South...
High school roundup for Jan. 13, 2024: Penn Hills surges past Central Catholic
Robert Thomas scored 18 points to lead Penn Hills to a 61-49 victory over Central Catholic in nonsection boys basketball Saturday. Amon Hawthorne added 12 and Kahlil Wall had 11 for Penn Hills (8-4), which broke the game open with a 17-8 scoring advantage in the third quarter. Enzo Khalil...
Athletic director promises Michigan working on Jim Harbaugh contract as NFL rumors heat up
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel made his way down State Street during Saturday’s championship parade, he fielded the same question over and over again from anxious fans. Everyone wants to know: Will Jim Harbaugh stay, or will he go? Manuel doesn’t have a clear answer....
Top-rated quarterback Cam Ward transferring to Miami
MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes have their quarterback of the future — the very near future — and he’s the one they wanted. Fourth-year junior graduate transfer Cam Ward, the prolific former Washington State and Incarnate Word starter from West Columbia, Texas, announced on Saturday night he is transferring to...
Injured Golden Knights star Jack Eichel to ‘miss a little bit of time’
LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights were preparing to be without star center Jack Eichel for Saturday’s game against Calgary at T-Mobile Arena, and Eichel’s status going forward is still unclear. The team did not disclose whether it is an upper- or lower-body injury. “The latest update we got today...
