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High school roundup for March 15, 2022: Dynamic duo carries North Catholic into state semifinals
Alayna Rocco and Dacia Lewandowski each recorded double-doubles, leading WPIAL champion North Catholic to a 60-52 victory over Forest Hills in the PIAA Class 3A girls basketball quarterfinals Tuesday night. Rocco had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Lewandowski had 22 points and 10 boards. The Trojanettes (22-5) broke a 42-42...
IUP tops Cal (Pa.) to win NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional championship
Playing Cal (Pa.) for the fourth time of the season, IUP head coach Joe Lombardi said he had to come up with a way for his Crimson Hawks to be the hunter, to chase the Vulcans a little heading into Tuesday’s NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship. That’s where social media came...
Senate votes to overturn mask mandate on airplanes, transit
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday voted 57-40 to overturn a federal requirement that passengers on U.S. airplanes and other modes of public transportation wear masks. The Congressional Review Act measure, introduced by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is the latest salvo in a fight between congressional Republicans and the Biden...
Poll: Most in U.S. say they’d go back to wearing masks if covid cases rise again
Now that it’s two years into the pandemic, most living in the United States aren’t as worried about the health risks covid-19 poses compared with the last several months — but they say they’d wear face masks if needed, according to a new poll. In fact, 3 in 4 U.S....
Merger of 6 Pennsylvania state universities gets OK by accrediting body
Pennsylvania’s state university system can proceed with plans to merge six of its 14 universities into two new entities under a decision announced Tuesday by its accrediting body. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education announced on its website the decision, which was one of the last significant hurdles for...
Paleontologists discover new San Diego saber-toothed catlike species
SAN DIEGO — A newly discovered saber-toothed catlike predator that hunted in the forests and coastal areas of this region 42 million years ago has been given the name Diegoaelurus, or “San Diego’s cat,” the San Diego Natural History Museum announced Tuesday. The discovery of Diegoaelurus — which is now...
Former Penn State player Childress among newcomers for U.S. women’s pro volleyball league
DALLAS — Volleyball players Carli Lloyd and Alisha Glass Childress, who helped the U.S. women win bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, are among the newcomers for the second year of a pro volleyball team in their home country. Athletes Unlimited is returning to Dallas and will have fans at...
Plane ticket prices will continue to go up, experts say. Here’s why — and how to save
Another mode of transportation has been impacted by the fallout over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as gas prices soar — and it might affect Americans’ vacation plans. The cost of jet fuel for commercial airplanes has also spiked, with prices per gallon rising above $4 at one point since the...
Madeleine Para: Clean energy transition would break Russia’s geopolitical hold
For years, our planet has been showing us the need to move away from fossil fuels. Extreme weather, driven by excess greenhouse gas emissions, continues to get more frequent and more expensive to recover from. But today, it’s not just the climate pressuring us to get off fossil fuels. Our...
Letter to the editor: Traditional holiday names are not offensive
Thank you, Greensburg Salem School Board member for speaking the truth regarding traditional holiday names on school calendars (“Greensburg Salem’s use of traditional school holiday names draws dissent”): “Our society is turning everything into a gray area.” And just to correct former school board member Lynna Thomas, traditional names such...
Letter to the editor: Our energy dependence is a national emergency
Buying oil from our enemies has got to be the most insane idea ever. The United States produces the cheapest, cleanest oil and gas with the lowest amount of CO2 emissions in the entire world. Energy dependence has become a national security emergency. The craziness of the far left’s false...
Letter to the editor: New Kensington teachers should be rewarded
It is both disheartening and infuriating to read about another administrator receiving a generous severance package (“Dave Heavner returns to alma mater as Valley’s new football coach,” March 2, TribLIVE) but the New Kensington-Arnold school board can’t seem to resolve a contract for their most important resource, their teachers. Board...
Editorial: Westmoreland County should have played ball with Hempfield
Counties can own a lot of real estate. There is the courthouse. The jail. There may be various other buildings housing things such as public services or district courts. Maybe some parking lots or recreation areas. The Pennsylvania Constitution lets counties buy land or buildings as necessary, provided they don’t...
Letter to the editor: Nice pandemic plan, Biden
President Biden ran for office with the repeated promise that he had a plan to end the covid pandemic. Before the election, Biden 1) criticized President Trump’s January 2020 action restricting travel from China as “xenophobic,” 2) promised to shut down the virus but not the country, 3) promised not...
The Stroller, March 15, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny 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. Irish celebration to raise funds for recovery ministry Addiction Recovery Ministry will host an Irish...
Letter to the editor: Media to blame for racial divide
I believe the media is to blame for a lot of the racial divide due to the way news is reported. Many times, they include skin color in their news when reporting people being elected or selected to positions, or just reporting information. We see pictures of people in the...
John Dorfman: Intel’s CEO bought his own stock – should you?
Semiconductor chips are a strategic commodity. For the past few years, people have been saying that Intel Corp. (INTC) is at a disadvantage because most of its fabs (fabrication plants) are in the U.S. Chips can be produced more cheaply in Asia. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., Intel is the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 14, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Wednesday’s schedule Lower Merion (26-3) vs. Scranton (23-2) at Bethlehem Freedom, 7:30 p.m.; Roman Catholic (21-4) vs. Cheltenham (30-1) at Cardinal O’Hara, 7:30 p.m.; North Hills (26-1) vs. Archbishop Wood (19-7) at Chambersburg, 5 p.m.; Northampton (21-7) vs. Fox Chapel (26-1)...
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Thomas, admits to attending Trump’s Jan. 6 rally
The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged for the first time that she attended former President Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021, but insisted she did not join the attack on the Capitol that followed it. Ginni Thomas, a prominent conservative activist in her own right, attended the...
The super PAC hammering Mehmet Oz as a RINO is getting money from longtime Democratic donors
PHILADELPHIA — Wealthy investors and executives supporting Republican Senate candidate David McCormick have helped flood Pennsylvania’s airwaves with ads accusing GOP rival Mehmet Oz of being too liberal, a RINO — Republican In Name Only. But some of those same donors have also supported some of the most liberal Democrats...
West Virginia declines invitation to women’s NIT
The West Virginia women’s basketball team declined an invitation to play in the 2022 WNIT, according to director of athletics Shane Lyons. “While we appreciate the invitation for our women’s basketball team to participate in the 2022 WNIT, we have made the difficult decision to decline the invite this year,”...
West Virginia advances bill punishing banks for cutting oil ties
West Virginia’s legislature has approved a proposal that could restrict the state’s work with financial institutions that have limited their business with coal and oil companies. The measure, Senate Bill 262, is now under consideration by Republican Gov. Jim Justice, after clearing both chambers over the weekend. If enacted, the...
Westmoreland happenings: spring tea, 1920s-themed gala and NAACP prayer luncheon
Church News • The Caring Closet at Greensburg Church of the Brethren, 554 Stanton St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Free food, clothing, shoes and more available. Donations of canned food and non-perishable items are welcome. Call the church to arrange for a pickup. Details: 724-834-2130....
Former Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane arrested for DUI
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arrested Saturday in her hometown of Scranton for driving under the influence...
Dr. Rachel Levine named among Women of the Year by USA Today
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, who coordinated the commonwealth’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic before being appointed to the Biden administration, has been named among the Women of the Year by USA Today. Levine, the U.S. assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health...
