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Florida surgeon general has safety concerns with covid vaccines. FDA disagrees
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, once again at odds with federal officials, is urging people to stop getting Pfizer’s and Moderna’s mRNA covid vaccines over safety concerns that the shots could possibly deliver DNA contaminants into human cells. Ladapo’s call to halt the use of the mRNA vaccines comes a...
Hampton Public Library hosts variety of programs
Programs scheduled at Hampton Community Library include: • “It’s a Winter Wonder World” drop-in story time, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Jan. 9. Times are subject to going longer or shorter. Stay for all activities or for a few. The schedule is stories and songs,...
Starbucks will let customers use their own cup at the drive-thru
Starbucks customers can now use their own personal cup in stores as well as for mobile orders and at the drive-thru. The initiative is part of the brand’s goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030. Customers have been able to use their own cup when ordering in Starbucks cafes...
Former Ohio State wideout Julian Fleming transferring to Penn State
Julian Fleming, after rejecting Penn State years ago, is coming to Happy Valley. Fleming, the former Ohio State wide receiver and Southern Columbia star, is transferring to Penn State, according to an On3.com report on Wednesday. Fleming, who entered the NCAA transfer portal when it opened in early December, has...
Innamorato boosts base pay for hundreds of non-union Allegheny County workers, Councilman DeMarco criticizes plan
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced Wednesday that hundreds of full-time county employees will receive immediate wage increases, the first step to raising their base pay to at least $22 an hour by 2027. The increase, which affects a fraction of the county’s roughly 6,000 workers, will cover nonunionized employees,...
Jimmy Kimmel tells Aaron Rodgers he’ll see him in court if he keeps up ‘reckless’ Jeffrey Epstein claims
Jimmy Kimmel responded swiftly to Aaron Rodgers’ claims that the late-night host could show up on the highly anticipated Jeffrey Epstein associates list. Kimmel and Rodgers have been trading slights in the media for years now, but during a Tuesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the New York Jets...
Monroeville library will get mini golf makeover for fundraiser
The Monroeville Public Library will once again be transformed into an 18-hole indoor miniature golf course for two fundraisers on Feb. 24 The first is an all-ages event, and begins at 10 a.m., with the last tee off at 3:45 p.m. Entry is $5 per person, and children age 3...
Late Brackenridge Chief Justin McIntire remembered at candlelight vigil, with his own day in the Highlands School District
A police chief, who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of his community, was honored a year after his death. Close to 200 people gathered for a vigil at Brackenridge Memorial Park on a cold Wednesday night, warmed a little by candles but mostly by each other, in memory of...
SpaceX back with 1st Space Coast launch of the year
After a record 2023, SpaceX is not slowing down its launch plans for 2024 with the first launch of the year from Florida slated for Wednesday evening. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a telecom satellite for private Swedish company Ovzon is slated to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force...
‘Bachelorette’ star Rachel Lindsay and husband Bryan Abasolo are calling it quits
LOS ANGELES — The Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo are calling it quits. More than six years after Lindsay, 38, gave Abasolo the first and last red rose of “The Bachelorette” Season 13, Abasolo filed to dissolve the marriage. According to court documents obtained by The Times, the chiropractor,...
U.S. asks Supreme Court to step in on Texas border barrier
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its ongoing fight with Texas over border policy and immigration laws and allow border agents to remove razor wire on the Texas side of the Rio Grande river. The application asked the justices to set aside an order...
3rd-year supervisor elected to chair Pine board
During her third year in office, Audrey Mackie will chair the Pine Board of Supervisors. She was elected to the position at the board’s Jan. 2 reorganization meeting. A lifelong resident of the Wexford area, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University, now PennWest Edinboro, and works in operations...
Fox Chapel Area’s fall play snags 12 nominations in Prime Stage Theatre’s drama awards
Fox Chapel Area High School students received 12 nominations in Prime Stage Theatre’s fourth annual High School Drama Awards for their November play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” The nominated students are junior Lincoln Marshal in the best actor category, senior Sophia Rike in the best actress category, junior...
Chris Heck: Bipartisan hope to protect Medicare
In the complex and often contentious world of health care policy, a glimmer of hope has emerged on the horizon. A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives has taken a stand to protect Medicare from looming cuts to physician compensation. The introduction of House Resolution 6683...
Pet pig started fire that destroyed Butler County home, family says
A Butler County family is now homeless because of a fire that they say was caused by their pet pig. Thomas and Margaret Painter in Brady Township told WRAL they believe the fire that happened New Year’s Eve started when their pot-bellied pig Albert moved some fresh hay into his...
Westmoreland happenings: Bingos, meetings, senior citizen news
Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren will host a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver....
Letter to the editor: Steelers’ coaching controversy
For two years I have spoken about what Steelers Nation saw in the Dec. 23 shellacking of the Bengals. It knocked those rose-colored glasses right off Mike Tomlin’s nose and the rest of the excuse-making Kenny Pickett supporters. Only Matt Canada is laughing harder than yours truly. Tomlin finally let the...
Letter to the editor: God save us from ourselves
America has become a place of evilness. A Congress that doesn’t do anything about gun violence and immigration. Do nothing and become millionaires from political donations. All we hear is excuses. Every day we are bombarded with lies, fear, hate and conspiracy theories to where we can’t figure out the...
Editorial: Keep track of your gun or face the consequences
There is only so much you can rely upon people to do for themselves — especially when it’s clear they aren’t doing it. Given the opportunity, people will drive their cars faster than the speed limit. To address that, we have speeding tickets that make it expensive to ignore the...
The Stroller, Jan. 3, 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 announces 26th annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley...
Letter to the editor: Biden should be impeached over immigration
Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states: “The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” The Constitution is very clear about what constitutes an impeachable...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 2, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 55, Pine-Richland 48 Butler 72, Seneca Valley 60 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 57, Norwin 50 Mt. Lebanon 73, Baldwin 50 Upper St. Clair 57, Hempfield 25 Class 5A Section 1 Bethel Park 70, Ringgold 52 Trinity 64, Connellsville 47...
High school roundup for Jan. 2, 2024: Norwin tops North Allegheny in clash of 6A contenders
Ava Kobus scored 15 points, and Lauren Palangio finished with 13 to lead No. 2 Norwin to a 47-42 victory over No. 1 North Allegheny in a battle of the top two girls basketball teams in Section 1-6A Tuesday night. Norwin (8-2, 1-0) took control of the game with a...
Senate leader Kim Ward hopes 2024 brings big change to Pa. education system, minimum wage hike
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward looks forward to 2024 as a year that will deliver a seismic change to Pennsylvania’s education system, a long-awaited boost in the state’s minimum wage and stronger laws against human trafficking. In remarks made after being re-elected for a second year as the chamber’s...
Former Kentucky official who denied gay couples marriage licenses faces $360,000 payment
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A former Kentucky county official who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, a federal judge has ruled. That judgment against Kim Davis is in addition to a total of...
