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Letter to the editor: Look to help life on earth, not find it in space
Instead of looking through a telescope for life somewhere else, look through the body to find a cure for arthritis and cancer. Bobby Rowe Arnold...
Letter to the editor: MINDS Act will prioritize mental health
Mental health awareness has been on the rise in recent years, especially with the added pressures covid-19 has supplied. We’ve come a long way as a society creating a space for those suffering from mental health issues, of any capacity, and creating a supportive and resourceful community. However, there is...
Tax preparation and credit repair at Andrew Carnegie Free Library
We’ve all heard Ben Franklin’s famous 1789 quote: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While there’s not much we can do about the former, I’m happy to say that the library is the place to go for tax help in 2022! If...
South Hills student news for the week of Jan. 26, 2022
On Dec. 4 and 5, Michael Quallich, a Baldwin Middle School seventh-grader, competed at the Hurricane Tour’s National Championship as a representative of Pittsburgh’s First Tee Program. The event was hosted at Orange County National’s Panther Lake course in Orlando, Fla. Quallich played in a stacked field of more than...
Letter to the editor: Celebrate farmers by taking climate action
The recent Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrated Pennsylvania farmers with a 1-ton butter sculpture. Unfortunately, climate change is poised to impact our state’s dairy and agriculture industry. Average annual temperatures in Pennsylvania have risen roughly 0.5 F (0.3 C) over the last century. Climate change causes an increase in the number...
Editorial: Just draw the redistricting maps already
Pennsylvania is less than four months away from the 2022 primary. The ballots will include one U.S. Senate seat. Right now, that is the only legislative position that isn’t in dispute about who it will represent because it represents every Pennsylvanian. But when it comes to the rest — the...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners must help most vulnerable
Many Westmoreland County families have suffered job loss, reduced hours, covid infection and loss of loved ones over the past two years. The America Rescue Plan (ARP) allocates over $1 million to help relieve countywide covid- related traumas. County Commissioners Sean Kertes, Gina Cerilli Thrasher and Doug Chew have a moral...
The Stroller, Jan. 26, 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. Salvation Army needs volunteers for food service canteens The Salvation Army in New Kensington is looking for volunteers to work at its...
Letter to the editor: Making Pittsburgh more accessible
Regarding the article “Pittsburgh looks to make city more accessible for people with disabilities”: As a full-time wheelchair user and student at the University of Pittsburgh, I unfortunately have experienced many accessibility issues in Pittsburgh. Reexamining policies and programs in place for those with disabilities would be extremely beneficial. In...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 25, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 75, North Allegheny 52 Pine-Richland 55, Seneca Valley 49 Class 5A Section 3 McKeesport 92, Kiski Area 73 Penn Hills 87, Latrobe 44 Franklin Regional 45, Woodland Hills 42 Section 4 Highlands 69, Hampton 53 Mars 62, Shaler...
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2022: Quaker Valley’s Frank hits 1,000-point mark
Markus Frank scored 24 points, becoming the 14th boys basketball player in school history with 1,000 career points, to lead No. 1 Quaker Valley to a 71-33 Section 2-4A victory over Central Valley (5-5, 2-5) on Tuesday night. Adou Thiero, who became the 13th Quaker Valley (12-0, 9-0) player to...
Highlands boys keep pace with crucial win over Hampton
Trailing first-place Mars by just a game in Section 4-5A, Highlands knows it needs every win to stay on the heels of the Planets. The Golden Rams kept pace Tuesday, emerging with a 69-53 victory at Hampton, where many visiting teams have had problems over the last 40 seasons. Junior...
Pennsylvania monkey truck crash spawns conspiracy theories after woman at scene falls illVideo
A Pennsylvania woman first on the scene of last week’s lab monkey truck crash near Danville is now the center of online conspiracy theories after falling ill. The Daily Mail reports the woman, Michele Fallon who lives near Danville, Montour County, is now suffering symptoms after one of the cynomolgus...
John Dorfman: January’s slide doesn’t mean stock market doomed for 2022
“As January goes, so goes the year” in the stock market. Thus runs a common belief among traders. If you believe it, you’re probably scared right now, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index was down 7.66% in the first three weeks of this year. Take heart. The...
Elton John cancels shows after testing positive for covidVideo
Elton John canceled two upcoming shows in Dallas after testing positive for covid-19. The “I’m Still Standing” singer expressed regret for not being able to perform on Tuesday or Wednesday, but assured fans he followed the science and expects to be on the road to resume his “Farewell Yellow Brick...
Former student in Jeannette sues school district over sexual abuse
A former student is suing the Jeannette City School District alleging that administrators there were aware that he was being sexually abused by a teacher. The teacher, Maria Chappell, was charged by the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office in 2016 with having sex with a student. She pleaded guilty on...
White House says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘still advocating for treatments that don’t work’Video
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis’ demand that the federal government restart the distribution of two types of monoclonal antibodies, saying the Florida Republican is advocating for a treatment that public health officials say is ineffective against the omicron coronavirus variant. “Let’s...
Israeli man gets 8 years for role in ‘Darknet’ sales totaling hundreds of millions of dollars
An Israeli man will serve eight years in federal prison for his role in facilitating hundreds of millions of dollars in sales of drugs, firearms and stolen financial information on the dark web. Tal Prihar pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy last year before Senior U.S. District Judge...
Neil Young gives Spotify an ultimatum: Me or Joe RoganVideo
Veteran rocker Neil Young has threatened to remove his music from Spotify unless the streaming giant cuts ties with divisive podcast host Joe Rogan. In an open letter to his management team and record label that has since been deleted from his website, Young criticized Spotify for disseminating “false information”...
Accused Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plotters lose bid to dismiss criminal case
DETROIT — A federal judge Tuesday refused to dismiss the indictment against five members of an alleged plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, calling defense claims of entrapment and government overreaching a “heavy burden to carry.” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker filed his order less than two months...
Trio of lawmakers calls for anti-discrimination statute after Chambersburg revokes LGBTG+ ordinanceVideo
The heads of Pennsylvania’s legislative LGBTQ+ Caucuses are calling on the General Assembly to enact a non-discriminatory statute one day after a borough became the first in the commonwealth to revoke such a measure at the local level. State Reps. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, Brian Sims, D-Phila., and Sen. Katie Muth,...
Fugitive Crystal Cruises’ luxury ship on the lam expected to stay in Bahamas’ safe haven
MIAMI — A fugitive cruise ship that was supposed to return to Miami but detoured to the Bahamas is not likely to be arrested despite a warrant issued by a federal judge in South Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday that it can’t seize the Bahamas-flagged Crystal Cruises ship...
Accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter says jury system is flawed, wants charges dismissed
Attorneys for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue three years ago believe the jury system in federal court in Pittsburgh is flawed because it underrepresents the minority population. In a 540-page document unsealed Monday, Robert Bowers, who is white, argues that he is entitled...
Rotary scholarship application process underway
The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, the program has awarded at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver counties are eligible to apply. Those attending New Kensington-Arnold,...
Valley off to 2-1 start as swimmers gain valuable experience
Kim Johnson has watched her team progress every day. And now the results are starting to show. Johnson is in her third year as Valley’s swimming coach, and early success has hit a program that historically has had its share of struggles. “So far, we’re 2-1, which is super good...
