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Docs show Rio Grande agency warned Texas for months on border buoys before turning to DOJVideo
AUSTIN — Newly uncovered records show Texas officials ignored warnings that installing anti-migrant buoys in the Rio Grande and concertina wire along the banks violated federal law and a U.S. treaty with Mexico. On March 29, a Texas Highway Patrol captain even asked the International Boundary Commission that controls the...
License plate replacement events planned in Westmoreland
Two free events being held by state Rep. George Dunbar this month will help Pennsylvania motorists who have peeling or hard to read license plates get a replacement. The representative is working with Penn Township police from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday in the green parking lot at Penn...
Penn State gender pay gap is among worst compared to public Big Ten schools, federal data show
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is facing at least one allegation of wage discrimination, while salary data show the university’s gender pay gap is among...
Pittsburgh native Billy Porter selling house, feeling financial strain of SAG and WGA strikes
The ongoing writers and actors strikes in Hollywood are starting to take a financial toll on entertainers fighting for fairer wages, from the rank and file to stars like actor Billy Porter. “I have to sell my house,” Porter said during a recent interview with Evening Standard. “Yeah! Because we’re...
Lawrence W. Reed: Andrew Mellon, hero of the 1920s
Editor’s note: The following op-ed, which first appeared in The American Spectator, is excerpted from a speech delivered by the author at Grove City College’s Institute for Faith & Freedom on June 6. Of the nearly 80 people since Alexander Hamilton to hold the office of secretary of the Treasury...
‘He’s on a mission’: Penn State’s Chop Robinson ready to take the next step toward greatness
Chop Robinson is one of the top defensive players in college football. As we sit here a few weeks away from the start of the season, that’s not up for debate. Robinson has been a mainstay in the first round of way-too-early 2024 NFL mock drafts. Pro Football Focus ranked...
Trudy Rubin: Lessons from a military funeral in Ukraine
TORKIV, Ukraine — At the entrance to the village cemetery, where they buried Vasyl Pushkar, stands a tall, gray stone marker. The stone is engraved with an Orthodox cross and the words ” Holodomor, 1932-33,” a memorial to the 4 million or more Ukrainian peasants who were starved to death...
4 LGBTQ+ retirement hurdles and what to do about them
In many ways, retirement planning for someone in the LGBTQ+ community is the same as anyone else’s retirement planning: save more, spend less, invest for the long term. But for LGBTQ+ people, there are unique challenges. Historically lower incomes mean they have less to save overall. Because they’re less likely...
Letter to the editor: Trump indictment about keeping Biden out of jail
The latest indictment is not to put Donald Trump in jail; it is to keep President Biden out of jail, because if Trump wins the election, he will go after Biden. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Make a difference — host an exchange student
I’ve been an AFS-USA volunteer in Natrona Heights for eight years, and I want to share what it means to host a high school exchange student in our community. Highlands High School has partnered with AFS for more than 25 years and is open to hosting more students this academic...
The Stroller, Aug. 9, 2023: 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. Volunteers needed at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley Animal Protectors of...
Letter to the editor: Make America prosperous again for all, not just the few
With FDR’s progressive policies, strong unions and investment in public education in the mid- to late- 1900s, the United States had the first world-class middle class. The 1950s, ’60s and ’70s were the golden age of middle-class America. People could buy homes for the first time, and their children could...
Highlands High School band holds annual Pie Night
The Highlands High School Varsity Marching Band held its annual Pie Night Tuesday at Golden Rams Stadium, Harrison. The $5 donation included a slice of pie, drink and a performance by the marching band....
Pirates farm report for Aug. 8, 2023: 13th-round draft pick Charles McAdoo collects 6 hits, 8 RBIs
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 50-57) scored seven runs in the sixth inning but lost 9-8 to Nashville (Brewers). RF Miguel Andujar (.362) went 1 for 3 with a double, a run scored, and RBI and two walks. SS Nick Gonzales (.262) went 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored....
Penn State waiting for wide receiver to emerge as top option for 2023 season
UNIVERSITY PARK — There was joy in the way KeAndre Lambert-Smith carried himself Sunday at Penn State’s local media day. The junior wide receiver happily showed a reporter the tattoos he has on his arms, describing each as he went before remarking on the ones he saw on a reporter...
Body cam footage shows Ligonier Township man was shot with handgun, stun gun nearly simultaneouslyVideo
Ligonier Valley police officers who responded to a domestic call fired a stun gun and a handgun nearly simultaneously when confronted last month by a man wielding a machete, body camera footage obtained by the Tribune-Review shows. The man, Robbie Thomas Saunders, 59, died later July 2 at Conemaugh Memorial...
John Dorfman: Sane Portfolio enjoyed a good year
The Sane Portfolio wasn’t intended to burn up the track. This is a hypothetical portfolio I devised in 1999 and have refreshed almost every year since. It’s intended as a slightly conservative, middle-of-the-road collection of stocks. But in the past year it’s risen 23%. To be eligible for the Sane...
Editorial: Warden’s retirement is opportunity to improve performance
It is not surprising that, when coming to the end of a tenure, people tend to focus on the positives. Unless someone is getting fired, you look to the accomplishments more than the defeats. It is like an obituary. It seems only fitting to say goodbye with a bit of...
Column: New PGA Tour model caters to big performances, not just big namesVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The poster in Memphis International Airport declares “the playoffs start here,” except that it includes a picture of Justin Thomas. He only wishes he were here. That speaks to the meritocracy in golf, and that’s not going away. Neither is privilege, which is why Thomas should only...
Spring injury still leads to improvement for Penn State’s Tyler ElsdonVideo
STATE COLLEGE — The closer Penn State gets to playing a football game, the nearer to being himself Tyler Elsdon feels. Often, it’s that way for linebackers who grow up on the football field. The routine becomes part of them. The contact wakes them up. A third-down stop short of...
Rudy Giuliani, under fire on multiple fronts, puts NYC apartment on market for $6.5 million
NEW YORK — Former mayor Rudy Giuliani has put his luxury apartment on the Upper East Side up for sale amid mounting legal woes, it emerged Tuesday — over two years after it was famously raided by the FBI. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom co-op apartment in the landmarked 45 East 66th...
Zachary Barber: As climate change becomes harder to ignore, new EPA proposal gives hope
The threat posed by climate change has never been more apparent. Across the country, record-breaking heat waves have battered the southwest, while ocean water temperatures in Florida have soared past 100 degrees. The smoky haze of wildfire smoke exposed Pittsburghers to unsafe levels of soot pollution. Our region measured its...
Elwood Watson: Men and mental health
The issue of men and mental health often remains a silent crisis in our society. The reasons for this vary, though many experts attribute it to the growing number of pressures placed on men in contemporary life. Rapid transformations ranging from work, family and personal life have taken their toll...
Father of starved Oakmont girl sentenced to 33 to 66 years in prison
An Oakmont man who was convicted in May of starving his 3-year-old daughter to death has been sentenced to 33 to 66 years in prison. Jose Salazar-Ortiz, 32, was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty of third-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of his daughter, Bella Seachrist. He also...
Wayne Brady, host of ‘Let’s Make a Deal,’ comes out as pansexual
Wayne Brady is opening up about his sexuality, revealing that he’s “attracted across the board.” The “Let’s Make a Deal” host sat down with People for a vulnerable discussion about shame, sexuality and mental health that was published on Monday. “I am pansexual,” he told the outlet. “In doing my...
