TribLive stories, Page 1306
As omicron peak passes, airfares surge for spring, summer travel
The covid-19 era of cheap flights is swiftly coming to an end, and travel firms are seeing signs that airfares likely will reach 2019 pre-pandemic levels as soon as April. With the worst of the omicron variant waning across the country, airlines struggling to ramp up flight schedules are set...
Bensalem police investigating fight involving 40 people at Golden Corral caught on videoVideo
Police are actively investigating a brawl at a popular Bensalem buffet restaurant last week after the fight was captured on video that has since gone viral on social media. Bensalem Director of Public Safety William McVey confirmed the department is actively investigating what happened Friday around 4:30 p.m. at the...
Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids
Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday. The filing in U.S. District Court in Cleveland lays out the details of...
As omicron peak passes, airfares surging for spring and summer travel
The covid-19 era of cheap flights is swiftly coming to an end, and travel firms are seeing signs that airfares will likely reach 2019 pre-pandemic levels as soon as April. With the wost of the omicron variant waning across the country, airlines struggling to ramp up flight schedules are set...
Pa. hunters turn in 5th-largest bear harvest, including 722-pounder in central Pa.
Hunters killed 3,659 Pennsylvania black bears in 2021, the fifth-best bear harvest ever and the second largest since 2011. That total included a 722-pound male, taken with a shotgun Dec. 4 during the extended season for bear, in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, by Wade Glessner of Shippensburg. That was the...
Reps. Joanna McClinton, Matt Bradford and Jordan Harris: Coming together for a brighter future for Pa.
It’s an unprecedented budget year for Pennsylvania, and for once the news is positive. Separate of the nearly $3 billion in unspent federal stimulus dollars left over from last fiscal year, state revenues are now coming in $1.5 billion over estimate (and climbing). This budget snapshot shows us that when...
Execution set for man whose sentence was overturned 3 times
A Missouri man whose death sentence was overturned three times before being reinstated is now scheduled to die in May for killing a small-town couple nearly 26 years ago. The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a May 3 execution date for Carman Deck. Executions in Missouri are carried out...
Ellwood City woman gets probation, fine for role in Capitol riot
A Lawrence County woman who spent just two minutes inside the Capitol during last year’s riot in Washington, D.C., will spend one year on probation and pay a $2,000 fine. The government had been seeking home detention for Julia Jeanette Sizer, 39, of Ellwood City, arguing that there needed to...
Why more musicians haven’t joined Neil Young’s Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan
For those following certain parts of Twitter during the last week, it would have been easy to come away with the impression that Spotify was facing a mass exodus of artists protesting covid-19 vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan’s immensely popular podcast. When Neil Young pulled his music from the Swedish...
Robert Smith: Frick Park’s glamour shot
We have all seen the celebrity glamour shots at awards shows. The well-designed backdrop, adoring peer group crowd, high-end clothing and jewelry, and sudden strike-the-pose camera snapshots. We also regularly see the politician glamour shot. The biggie-sized check, adoring crowd typically full of political cronies, poser snapshots or filmed snippets...
Ted Cruz calls Biden pledge to put Black woman on Supreme Court ‘offensive’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, calling it “offensive” that President Joe Biden has promised to choose a Black woman for a new Supreme Court vacancy, speculated that Vice President Kamala Harris might get the nod because Democrats want her out of office so badly. “I think there is a chance...
Strong start has Hempfield bowlers looking forward to postseason
It has been quite a year thus far for the bowlers of Hempfield. The boys team is off to a tremendous start at 7-1 while the girls team is a surprising 4-4 in the Section 4 Southeast division. Second-year coach Dre Mincucci is happy with his team’s performance thus far....
Sophomore John Hughes pacing young Springdale core
There’s a bit of an interesting bond forming at Springdale between the team’s new head coach and its top player. The common denominator: both are relatively new faces within the program. Kobi Phillippi took over as boys basketball coach at Springdale late in the summer after serving as an assistant...
Letter to the editor: Defending foundational freedoms of our nation
Take a bow, Mr. John Gregory Parks (“Vaxxed and unvaxxed divisions,” Jan. 27, TribLIVE). Your brilliantly worded assessment of the current state of covid hits the nail squarely on the head. Thank you for standing up and saying what we the unvaccinated think and live every day. In my not...
Letter to the editor: Strive for truth and trust
We all know that truth is in short supply these days. To be true is to be consistent with fact or reality. To have trust, you must have the truth. How many of us have absolute trust in our politicians, judges, police, clergy, corporations and other institutions? When you wonder...
Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs
DETROIT — Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt. Documents posted Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators say that Tesla will disable the feature with an over-the-internet software update. The “rolling stop” feature...
Letter to the editor: All should have skin in Ukraine war game
Let’s ensure that all Americans, including politicians and their families, have “skin in the game” before committing combat troops to defending Ukraine. Here’s how: 1. Enforce the War Powers Act, so the military commitment decision includes Congress, not just President Biden. Authorization must include measurable criteria for success and for...
Editorial: Keystone State built on bridges
So what happened to the Fern Hollow Bridge? While most people might not necessarily know the name of the bridge that transported traffic through Frick Park, it gained national attention when it broke apart Friday and plummeted into the ravine below. The timing of the collapse, just hours before a...
The Stroller, Feb. 1, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free tax preparation available at Springdale library Springdale Free Public Library is accepting appointments for AARP’s free income tax preparation services. Appointments...
Letter to the editor: New Republican leaders needed
As a Pennsylvania Republican, I find myself with questions I’m struggling to answer. On Nov. 13, 2020, a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency-led group, including its director, Christopher Krebs, issued a statement calling the Nov. 3 election “the most secure in American history.” On Nov. 30, 2020, Attorney General William...
Letter to the editor: Reality check on animal research
Regarding the article “Pennsylvania monkey truck crash spawns conspiracy theories after woman at scene falls ill” (Jan. 25, TribLIVE): The recent truck crash in Pennsylvania, which sadly resulted in the deaths of three research monkeys, has naturally received widespread media attention. It’s also unsurprising those opposed to animal research —...
U.S., Russia trade accusations about Ukraine at U.N. Security Council
WASHINGTON — A stormy, angry session of the United Nations’ highest body on Monday heightened deep global rifts and raised new accusations about the Russian troop buildup around Ukraine, with the American and Russian sides harshly accusing each other of escalating the conflict. The United States, backed by most Western...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 3 Gateway 66, Kiski Area 56 Nonsection Ligonier Valley 69, Mt. Pleasant 52 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Bethel Park at Canon-McMillan, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon...
John Dorfman: Catching falling knives: Jim Cramer’s picks and my own
Jim Cramer is one of the most controversial stock-market pundits and one of the most widely followed. He hosts the “Mad Money” segment on CNBC television and founded The Street.com, a popular financial website. On Jan. 28, Cramer recommended a few stocks that have fallen sharply in this year’s stock-market...
Shady Side Academy student Jasmine DeBruce honored by Junior Achievement, NexTier Bank
Shady Side Academy senior Jasmine DeBruce of Penn Hills has been named to the inaugural class of Junior Achievement of Western PA’s 18 Under Eighteen presented by NexTier Bank. The program celebrates 18 extraordinary students who are defining their generation through their entrepreneurial spirit, leadership and service to their communities....
