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Letter to the editor: How about a special day for families?
With this crazy world of special days, why can’t we have a special day for wives, husbands and especially families? R. Patrick Campbell Unity...
Letter to the editor: Strangled by green tape
In 2020, Nancy Pelosi blocked passage of a much-needed infrastructure bill to assure that President Trump would fail in its enactment. When President Biden took office, infrastructure spending suddenly became very important as Democrats stretched the “infrastructure” definition to include social programs and “green” projects rather than more typical spending...
The Stroller, May 3, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Riverview football boosters and alumni plan golf outing The Riverview Football Boosters and Alumni Association will host a golf outing July...
Letter to the editor: The cost of fossil fuels
The Biden administration’s infrastructure plan that includes addressing the dangers of abandoned mines is great news for Pennsylvania. For too long we have had to deal with the negative aftermath of mines. Abandoned mine runoff is the primary cause of water quality issues in Pennsylvania. In Westmoreland County we have...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 2, 2022
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 10, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 1, North Allegheny 0 Seneca Valley 1, Butler 0 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 3, Baldwin 0 Mt. Lebanon 7, Upper St. Clair 0 Norwin 15, Hempfield 8 Class 5A Section 1 McKeesport 5, Gateway 4 Kiski...
Editorial: Does bail work the way it should?
What is bail? You might think you know even if you have no experience with the criminal justice system because you have watched television and read mystery novels. You have heard the word. You’ve used the expression “bailed out.” But bail is not quite what “Law & Order” would have...
High school roundup for May 2, 2022: Pine-Richland wins pitchers’ duel with North Allegheny to take section lead
Andy Swartout threw a complete-game, three-hit shutout and Tommy Zimmerman hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead Pine-Richland to a 1-0 win over North Allegheny in a matchup of the top two teams in Section 1-6A baseball Monday. Joey Perry and Anthony Mengine had...
John Dorfman: Try your luck in my Three Stock Derby
Contestants who picked energy stocks did well in my 14th annual stock picking contest. Almost everyone else did badly. My contest is called Dorfman’s Three Stock Derby. Each contestant picks three stocks. Total returns for the three are averaged, and the person with the highest average is the winner. Aside...
Biden meets with parents of Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met with the parents of Austin Tice, an American journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012, at the White House on Monday after journalists encouraged him over the weekend to prioritize Tice’s case. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the meeting took place,...
Police: Catalytic converters cut from vehicles at Hempfield auto shop
State police are investigating the theft of catalytic converters — more specifically the precious metals they contain — from a Hempfield auto repair shop last week. Police said catalytic converters were stolen from three vehicles at Arona Auto Care on Arona Road, between the evening of April 27 and morning...
Mt. Pleasant softball team defeats Southmoreland for 4th straight win
It took a little while, but the Mt. Pleasant softball team finally appears to be rounding into form. After starting the season at 3-7, the Vikings have rattled off four straight wins, with their most recent triumph being their most impressive. On Monday afternoon, the Vikings got great pitching, some...
Florida lawmakers suspect Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to take control of Disney World’s government
ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida lawmakers suspect Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to replace Disney World’s special government district with a new one that he would control. DeSantis hasn’t released a plan for the future of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which is set to be dissolved on June 1,...
Pittsburgh City United rolls past Youngstown in season opener
Pittsburgh City United started off the UPSL season by defeating the Youngstown Knighthawks, 10-1, on Saturday at J.C. Stone Field. Forward Jonvier Ramson tallied five goals and two assists for City United. Left back Marquis Flowers had two goals and two assists, and midfielder Ibrahim Kayoute had a goal and...
Trump suggested shooting D.C. protesters according to ex-Secretary of Defense Mark Esper in new bookVideo
Former President Donald Trump suggested shooting racial justice protesters when the demonstrations neared the White House, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper writes in a new memoir. “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” Trump asked the newly appointed Esper in a tense Oval...
Sheldon Jacobson: The dark side of gerrymandering
Most states have already finalized their new congressional maps, with candidates jockeying to gain their party’s nomination, and hopefully win a seat in the 118th Congress during the upcoming November midterm election. Ohio is bucking this trend, with the first Republican supported map invalidated by the state’s Supreme Court back...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Hempfield’s Noah Ser
2011, 2012, 2019. Those are just three of the years the Hempfield boys track and field team won the WPIAL title, and in total, the Spartans have claimed it seven times. So how has the program been able to stay successful for so long? “The coaches are there for the...
Plum grad Markus Cestra having breakout season for vastly improved IUP baseball teamVideo
Changes were needed after the IUP baseball team went a measly 2-35 (1-27 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) last season. To that end, the Crimson Hawks hired a new coach: former major-league pitcher Steve Kline, who appeared in 796 games over 11 seasons (1997-2007) with St. Louis, Montreal, Cleveland, Baltimore and...
Week in pictures: April 25-May 1
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of April 25-May 1....
Hampton ranks in top 2.2% of Pennsylvania high schools
Hampton High School has been ranked 15th out of 676 high schools in Pennsylvania in the 2022 Best High Schools rankings released April 26 by U.S. News & World Report. The high school also ranked fourth in the Pittsburgh region out of 132 high schools. In this year’s rankings, Hampton...
Alexander Motyl: U.S. never considered Ukraine a vital interest, until Putin’s ambitions changed that
President Joe Biden and NATO allies in Europe are trying to help Ukraine fight off Russian aggression — but not so much that Russia will retaliate militarily against them. These leaders’ deliberations and calibrations are all taking place against a fundamental background question: Is Ukraine a vital interest to my...
What are Penn State’s biggest questions heading into August camp?
Penn State’s spring drills concluded a little more than a week ago. Predicting the Nittany Lions’ place in the Big Ten in the fall is a little more complicated this season, given the program’s huge personnel losses. But James Franklin and his assistants know they are working with some talented...
Letter to the editor: AIPAC undermining democracy
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC for short, recently launched a super PAC called The United Democracy Project. Yet despite the name, it has only worked to undermine our democracy. Here in Pennsylvania District 12, it recently launched a political ad attacking Rep. Summer Lee, suggesting she is...
Westmoreland DA appoints 16 county officers to serve as liaisons to prosecutor’s office
Law enforcement officers from across Westmoreland County have been tapped to serve as liaisons between their police departments and the office of District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Law Enforcement Coalition was created to establish a line of communication between the prosecutor’s office and law enforcement agencies,...
In brief: YMCA Senior Men’s Club, Sewickley council meeting and more
Senior Men’s Club An affiliate of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, the Senior Men’s Club will have Simply Strings on May 6 at the YMCA. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for an informal social gathering followed by the presentation at 10. Upcoming presentations include FFA air traffic controller James Tompkins on...
In brief: Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention Day, TOPS meetings and more around Penn Hills
Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention Day SAFE Task Force and Penn Hills School District are teaming up for Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention Day from 1-4:30 p.m. May 7. The free community event will take place at Penn Hills High School and feature a panel discussion with former University of...
