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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 27....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 27....
Do you need a flu shot this year?
Last year we saw hardly any cases of flu because COVID-19 precautions – masking, distancing, business closures and travel restrictions – significantly stymied opportunities for the influenza virus to spread from person-to-person. And that may have some people wondering: Do I need to bother getting a flu shot this year?...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 26, 2021: Greensboro takes lead in Championship series
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-65) outslugged Omaha (Royals), 17-12. SS Oneil Cruz (.429) smacked a solo home run and was 2 for 3 with an RBI, three walks and four runs scored from the leadoff spot. C Christian Bethancourt was 3 for 5 with two home runs and five RBIs. 3B Rodolfo...
High school sports schedule for Sept. 27, 2021
High schools Field hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A Hempfield at Norwin, 6 p.m. Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1 North Allegheny at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. North Hills at Butler, 8 p.m. Shaler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 Central Catholic at Latrobe, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at...
Trib HSSN soccer rankings for week of Sept. 26, 2021
Girls Class 4A Team, record, last rank 1. Moon (7-0), 4 2. North Allegheny (7-0-1), 1 3. Seneca Valley (6-1-2), 2 4. Peters Township (5-2-2), 3 5. Latrobe (6-0-1), NR OUT: Butler (6-0-2), 5 Class 3A 1. Mars (5-0-1), 1 2. Plum (8-0), 2 3. Montour (4-2), 3 4. Hampton...
5 displaced by Greenfield fire
Investigators believe the fire that tore through a Greenfield home on Sunday started in the kitchen, authorities said. Pittsburgh fire crews responded to a home on West Elizabeth Street just before 2 p.m., said Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Three of the five residents were outside in a vehicle when...
CDC director warns of ‘dire straits’ in covid-hit areas of U.S.Video
WASHINGTON — Parts of the U.S. health system “are in dire straits,” as the spread of the covid-19 delta variant forces some states to prepare for rationed medical care, said Rochelle Walensky, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “That means that we are talking about who...
Pittsburgh police: Shooting leaves toddler in critical condition
A shooting left a toddler in critical condition in Pittsburgh on Sunday, police said. The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately available. Officers responded to Allegheny General Hospital on the city’s North Side about 4:10 p.m. for a report of a child with a gunshot wound, authorities said. A...
Pelosi vows infrastructure will pass this week, trims bigger billVideo
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged to pass a $550 billion infrastructure bill this week and signaled that the headline amount on a bigger package of spending and tax measures will be lowered from $3.5 trillion. In a nod to moderate Democrats eager to enact the road-and-bridges bill, Pelosi...
Pa. redistricting panel rolls back new policy to count incarcerated people in home districts, not state prisons
This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — Thousands of people will be excluded from a new redistricting...
Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?
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 — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf this week said he supports large investments to address a growing dementia care crisis in...
Northern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Bellevue Jessica Emory sold property at 105 Meade Ave. to Naomi Harris for $170,000. Karen Schulz Long sold property at 663 North Ave. to Stephen Williams for $150,000. Terence Highton sold property at 530 Roosevelt Ave. to Jared McLaughlin and Jocelyn Delgado for $138,000. Jeffrey Allen Hesson sold property at...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Fox Chapel Frank Kozel sold property at 350 Raynor Lane to TBD Realty LLC for $1,108,911. Harmar Jennifer Romoff sold property at 415 Forest Highlands Drive to Leonard Lachina for $455,000. Indiana John Rice sold property at 105 Canvasback Road to Robin Paul and Beth Ann Windsor for $758,000. Richmont...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Chalfant George Markovic sold property at 223 Wilkins Ave. to Harry Trautman et al. and Sarah Trautman for $67,000. Delmont Estate of Lloyd Miller sold property at 561 Athena Drive to John McElwain for $185,000. Edgewood Randy Crawford sold property at 401 W Hutchinson Ave. to Roderick and Carly Lapid...
Letter to the editor: Some ‘kids,’ like Jeannette’s musical athletes, know how to work
I get so tired of hearing people say that “kids today don’t know how to work.” The article about the four young Jeannette men who play on the football team and march with the band turns that idea on its head (“Jeannette players band together, show determination,” Sept. 16, TribLIVE)....
Collier, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Bridgeville Edward Ahrndt sold property at 641 Orchard Ave. to Kyle Lee Johnstein and Megan Stephanie Wetzel for $215,000. Matthew McGann sold property at 1397 Pennsylvania Ave. to Daniel Shea for $250,000. Frank Kuna Jr. sold property at 1523 Critchfield Drive to Kenneth and Teresa McFerron for $185,000. George Bezek...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
FC Bethel LLC sold property at 2434 Demare Drive to NVR Inc. for $98,000. Elizabeth Fedkoe sold property at 2334 Hamrock Court to Rebecca Wallace for $235,700. Daron Morford sold property at 206 Logan Road to Andrew Richard Knez and Bayli Buckley for $215,000. Kyle William Thomas sold property at...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Etna Steven Plutnicki sold property at 282 Butler St. to You Are Home LLC for $73,000. Jenna Grogan sold property at 64 High St. to Kevin and Tiffany Craig for $150,000. Christina Vongeis sold property at 17 Spring St. to Colin Michael and Breanna Bronnenkant for $151,000. Kathleen Arend sold...
Letter to the editor: Money’s worth on the turnpike
The Turnpike Commission is laughing itself all the way to the bank! The diversion of E-ZPass and Toll by Plate has allowed the commission to drastically increase tolls while keeping the public ignorant of those increases. Turnpike usage is geared toward the commuter and not the occasional user who must...
Pa. Turnpike tolls outpace passenger vehicle rates in neighboring states
Pennsylvania drivers who cross onto the Ohio Turnpike notice at significant difference other than the flat terrain. There is a significantly lower per-mile cost of traversing the Buckeye State’s 241-mile turnpike versus the 550 miles in Pennsylvania. Ohio’s E-ZPass toll rate per mile for passenger vehicles is 0.058 cents, the...
Why Pa. Turnpike tolls soared — and will continue rising for next 30 years
Surrounded by bushels of fresh local peaches, Lori Hanscom spent an afternoon greeting truckers, commuters and vacationers from behind her fruit stand at the New Stanton rest stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Her day was filled with friendly chatter about the weather, traffic and which fruits were in season. One...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Edgeworth Adam Cerniglia sold property at 409 Beaver Road to Edward Horne and Elizabeth Doyle for $255,000. Leet Estate of George Villella sold property at 115 Ambridge Ave. to Mark and Misty Dunn for $130,000. KeyBank NA sold property at 220 Campmeeting Road to Sumner McDanel for $265,905. John Augustin...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 26, 2021
Baldwin Borough Tommie Chavis sold property at 25 Flora Road to Raymond Christopher Marino and Kasie Elizabeth Manfredi for $178,000. Govinda Khatiwada sold property at 5023 Gardenville Road to Jake and Brittany Didion for $215,000. Josephine Radan sold property at 180 Joseph St. to Ganga Ram Rai and Sonu Magar...
Letter to the editor: Time to be FAIR
It’s been a rough couple years for us all in society. We’re more divided than ever. Controversies bubble up on social media and bubble out into reality, resulting in families who won’t speak to each other, terminated friendships and uncomfortable workplaces. Maybe you’ve seen some attempts at fixing things that...
