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Rachel Levine becomes 1st openly transgender official to be named 4-star admiral
Dr. Rachel Levine is making more history. Levine, the former Pennsylvania health secretary, was ceremonially sworn in Tuesday as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Levine becomes the nation’s first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the uniformed services of the United States....
Editorial: Taxpayers and the school funding house of cards
Burrell School District is losing out on $403,000 in tax money because of one large property owner’s appeal. Arconic has negotiated a lower assessment for its property in Upper Burrell because it just isn’t worth what it once was. School district legal counsel Anthony Giglio of Andrews & Price in...
NASA turns technology back toward Earth to focus on climate change
LOS ANGELES — After decades of gazing into space, NASA is turning its technology back toward Earth to study the effects of drought, fire and climate change on the Blue Planet. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge last Thursday, scientists and state officials gathered to discuss how...
Pine-Richland students recognized in scholar program
Nine Pine-Richland High School seniors are being named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Corp. program. They include Kevin Frenz, Ethan Jancy, Nicholas Labuda, Eliana Lazzaro, Tadg Manna, Andrew Ni, Jeffrey Ock, Anabel Peasah and Amish Sethi. They are among 16,000 semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship...
Derick Brassard becomes 11th player to score with 9 different NHL teams
Derick Brassard joined the club of well-travelled goal scorers in the NHL on Monday night. Eleven players in the NHL have scored with nine different teams, according to the NHL, including four players who notched at least one goal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Brassard, now a center with the Philadelphia...
5 candidates running for 4 seats on Whitehall council
In the Whitehall council race, incumbents Linda Book, Kathy DePuy and William Veith face newcomers Stone Sobieralksi and John Paravati. They are vying for four, four-year terms on council. Here are the candidates and their responses to questions posed by South Hills monthly. Linda Book Age: 65 Political...
Latrobe hockey looks to build on last season’s strong finish
Like many PIHL teams a year ago, Latrobe had to navigate the choppy waters of playing a season while covid-19 ran rampant through the area. But Wildcats coach Josh Werner believes his team was able to learn quite a bit from a season that started rocky but ended on a...
Trick or treat, holiday food drive set at McCandless Crossing
It’s time to trick or treat at McCandless Crossing. The free event 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25 lets children to gather Halloween treats from participating McCandless Crossing retailers, restaurants and businesses. Children wishing to participate must be accompanied by an adult to register on the Town Green (between Old...
Bethel Park breaks ground on 3 playground projects
Bethel Park officials recently broke ground on three different playground projects at its municipal parks. First up was Birch Tree Park on Sept. 24, where the new playground equipment was selected by area residents and will be in compliance with current playground safety standards, according to a news release. Storm...
Letter to the editor: Social Security raise not enough
The Social Security raise is off by a fraction. Considering what I heard and read. Even though the increase is to be the largest in years, it has not kept up with inflation for years. When I heard about the increase, I thought of minimum wage and what a debacle...
Sewickley Nonprofit corner for the week of Oct. 19, 2021
Fern Hollow Nature Center 1901 Glen Mitchell Road, Sewickley Heights. 412-741-6136. fhnc.org. Chily & Oyster Festival date moved Join Fern Hollow Nature Center on its beautiful grounds 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 5 for an Oyster and Chili Festival featuring The MillBillys, an acoustic good-time country, roots and blues band from Pittsburgh....
Letter to the editor: Audit is not about integrity
In his letter “Audit’s goal is to maintain election integrity” (Oct. 1, TribLIVE), Tom Portante insists audit information being demanded by GOP state legislators from 9 million Pennsylvanians who voted in last year’s election, including names, addresses, birth dates, voting records and driver’s license and Social Security numbers, to turn...
Mandatory masking in schools: A nuisance, but no big deal for most students
Parents have been at the forefront of urging school administrators to take a stand against the state’s September mandate requiring mask-wearing in K-12 schools. Meanwhile, objections from students have been rare. And school administrators responsible for enforcing mask-wearing have reported little to no issues from students. After the state Department...
Steelers Week 6 film study: A tale of 2 halves went the home team’s way in overtime
NFL football analyst Matt Williamson will break down each of the Steelers games this season in the Trib’s Steelers Film Study. Here’s what he saw in the Steelers’ Week 6 win over the Seahawks. Seattle, at 2-3, came to Heinz Field without its superstar quarterback for Sunday Night Football to...
The Stroller, Oct. 19, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Coat drive to benefit Highlands students The second annual Winter-Ready Rams coat drive to benefit children in the Highlands School District...
Letter to the editor: The 5 stages of liberalism
How nice of letter-writer Kristin A. Shrump-Bugay (“The 7 stages of covid,” Oct. 1, TribLIVE) to “educate ” us all about “the plague.” Because I believe her letter was filled with half-truths and insults, as liberals’ letters usually are, I proudly present the five stages of liberalism: 1. Arrogantly announce...
U.S. Homeland Security secretary tests positive for covid
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tested positive Tuesday for covid-19 and is isolating at home, the agency said. The secretary has been fully vaccinated and is experiencing only “mild congestion,” DHS said in a statement. The agency said he will work from home under the protocols recommended by the U.S....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 18, 2021
High schools Field hockey Monday’s results Class 3A North Allegheny 2, Norwin 0 Hempfield 14, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 4, Peters Township 0 Class A Shady Side Academy 4, Ellis School 1 Aquinas Academy at Winchester Thurston, (n) Nonsection Penn-Trafford 6, Mt. Lebanon 0 Tuesday’s schedule Class 2A Fox Chapel at...
Vaccine mix-and-match approach poised to get FDA clearance
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is poised to clear the use of a covid-19 booster from a different manufacturer than the one that supplied a patient’s original inoculation, according to people familiar with the matter. The FDA is still considering the scope of the measure, including whether to...
John Dorfman: Purloined Portfolio aims to steal from managers I respect
If you’re going to steal, steal from the best,” Woody Allen once said. Once a year, I try to do that. My annual Purloined Portfolio features ideas I lift from other money managers. My Purloined Portfolio from last year returned 45.9%, thanks mostly to gains in Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL, idea...
Report: WSU football coach Nick Rolovich fired after refusing covid-19 vaccine
Nick Rolovich came to Washington State as a fun-loving coach, known nationally for his off-the-wall antics and an ability to win. Less than two years and 11 games later, Rolovich is apparently gone, and will be known nationally as the football coach who lost his job for refusing to get...
Allegheny County police union files suit over vaccine mandate
The union that represents the Allegheny County Police Department is suing the county over a mandate that all executive branch employees be vaccinated against covid-19, alleging that it is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. The complaint, filed last week in Common Pleas Court, seeks an injunction to halt the...
Leetsdale council has 4 open seats and 6 candidates on the ballot
Six candidates are in the race for four, four-year terms on Leetsdale council. Incumbents Benjimen Frederick (current council vice president) and Osman Awad will face newcomers Beth Carroll, Patricia Lee, Maria Napolitano and Elizabeth Surmacz. Here are the candidates and their answers to the questions posed by the Sewickley Herald....
Allegheny County jury begins deliberations in South Side sexual assault case
Adnan Pehlivan’s defense attorney conceded Monday that his client may have acted strangely at Kopy’s bar on Pittsburgh’s South Side the night of May 15, 2018. In closing arguments during Pehlivan’s trial on sex charges, defense attorney Lee Rothman said it was true that his client bought himself and three...
Incumbent Troy, newcomer Carnevale square off in Brentwood mayoral race
Brentwood’s incumbent Mayor Dennis Troy will square off against councilman Pat Carnevale in November’s mayoral race. Troy, a Republican, has served as Brentwood’s mayor for the last seven years. Carnevale, a Democrat, has been on council for nearly 12 years. The winner will serve a four-year term. Here’s a look...
