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Laurels & lances: Slippery Rock, rats and guns
Laurel: To a new school. There is nothing like a global medical crisis to make everyone realize exactly how crucial careers in medicine are. Thus it isn’t surprising to see Slippery Rock University taking the opportunity to better augment the workforce needs in those areas that were increasing even before...
Weekend traffic restrictions planned on Route 28
Southbound traffic on Route 28 will be restricted to a single lane between the Highland Park Bridge and the Etna/Butler interchange over the weekend. The restriction will be in place from 7 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday – though it will be lifted two hours before the 7:30 p.m....
2 injured in Route 8 crash near Middlesex, Penn townships
A vehicle crash sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon in southern Butler County and shut down a stretch of Route 8 for hours. The incident happened about 2:20 p.m. on Route 8 at Brownsdale Road near the border of Middlesex and Penn townships, a Butler County 911 dispatcher...
Penn State plans to use versatility on defense to maximize players’ potential
Penn State football long has prided itself on high-level defenses, and that hasn’t changed in the five years with defensive coordinator Brent Pry leading the way. The program frequently produces top-end talent — including two first-round picks in the 2021 NFL Draft — and finds its way near the top...
Toys R Us making a comeback via Macy’s online and in stores
Macy’s said Thursday it is partnering with WHP Global to bring the Toys R Us brand to its website and stores. Shoppers can buy Toys R Us products online now. Next year, Macy’s said it will have Toys R Us shops inside more than 400 of its stores. “As a...
Letter to the editor: Leslie Rossi deserves medal of honor
Regarding the letter “Time to repurpose the Trump House” (July 25, TribLIVE): The Trump House and Leslie Rossi are more important to this country right now than the White House. They stand for freedom and the American way. It is up to people like Rossi who are not afraid to...
Blower fans sold at Home Depot, Amazon recalled after they overheat, start fires
Intertex has recalled blower fans after the capacitor in some of them overheated and started fires causing thousands of dollars in property damage. The B-Air VP-33 blower fans were sold at Home Depot and Menard’s and online at Amazon and Home Depot, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission....
Editorial: Foster care makes the key difference in a kid’s life
People have certain basic needs. A roof overhead. Clothes on their bodies. Food and water to fill their stomachs. These are the things that keep us alive. There is a comprehensive word for what brings this together: “home.” It’s both a place and a state of being. And for children,...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Academy purge a disincentive for enrollment
Given excellent coverage by this newspaper, your reading public has been kept apace of the continuing turmoil at Sewickley Academy; the headmaster, five members of the administrative staff and a fifth-grade teacher purged. The purge was initiated by a letter from several parents of Academy students which implored the board...
Construction project along Drake Road in Bethel Park to begin
Drake Road in Bethel Park will be closed between South Park Road and Crestview Drive for several months due to construction, Allegheny County public works officials announced. Pittsburgh-based Pugliano Construction crews are expected to make repairs to a culvert, replace two inlets, install scour protection and do paving from Aug....
Letter to the editor: Frelick will go far in MLB
The Major League Baseball draft has come and gone, and once again top prospects from around the country have made their decisions to go on to the next level of their profession. I have followed the career of Sal Frelick, who signed as the No. 1 prospect with the Milwaukee...
Fox Chapel looks to ride deeper roster into postseason
After a brief interlude as a playoff contender last season following a two-game winning streak, Fox Chapel fell back and missed a WPIAL playoff spot. But with a number of returning players and the expansion of the playoff field back to the pre-pandemic four teams from each conference, the Foxes...
The Stroller, Aug. 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. East Deer to host summer celebration festival The East Deer Summer Celebration will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday at...
Letter to the editor: Democratic regime killing our principles, values
President Trump was a bit unpolished but a great, patriotic leader and a powerful advocate for our country and its citizens. This statement will undoubtedly ignite a dumpster fire in the minds of the brainwashed hordes, but it’s demonstrably true. Trump kicked down the door of the establishment’s country club,...
This date in sports history: Aug. 19Video
1909 — The first race is held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a 5-mile race with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track’s surface of crushed rock and tar breaks up in a number of places and causes the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 18, 2021: Daniel Amaral hits walk-off bomb for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-48) was held to three hits in a 6-0 loss to Toledo (Tigers). 3B Erik Gonzalez (.174) went 1 for 2 with a double and a walk and made an error. CF Jared Oliva (.212) and C Taylor Davis each went 1 for 3. SS Cole Tucker (.228)...
Robert Morris announces web portal for hockey fundraising efforts
Robert Morris has introduced a website where supporters of the university’s men’s and women’s hockey programs can make financial pledges to keep the teams from folding. The goal for the fundraising effort, dubbed “Hockey is the Goal,” is to raise $1.4 million in contributions and $1.4 million in pledges by...
Pennsylvanians who died in Afghanistan while serving in the military
Here are the more than 90 Pennsylvanians who have died while serving in the armed services during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. Operation Enduring Freedom began on Oct. 7, 2001, in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Combat operations ended...
Food Podcast: AEW pro wrestlers share stories of food insecurity
On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank several professional wrestlers tell their own stories about food insecurity. Mark Henry, Cpt. Shawn Dean and other All Elite Wrestling talent and staff visited the Food Bank while in Pittsburgh for AEW...
Hunters beset by ongoing ammo shortage, price hikes
Hunters are scrounging for rifle ammunition and shotgun shells as harvest seasons approach in the second year of an unrelenting ammo shortage. The scarcity of rounds is changing sporting behaviors, impinging on the youth movement in competitive target shooting and greatly inflating the price of going afield. “We’ve never seen...
Westmoreland news: peach festival, wine tasting and YWCA classes
Classes • The YMCA Westmoreland County Technology Center, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg, will offer the following classes in September and October: • Yoga with Nancy Micheals – 10 to 11:30 a.m., Thursdays Sept. 16 and 30, Oct. 7 to 28 • Fabulously Fit After 50 – 9:30 to 10:30...
Quaker Valley School District will require students to wear masks
Masks will be required at Quaker Valley School District when the new school year starts after the school board voted Tuesday at its legislative meeting to enforce the new policy. The new guidance begins Wednesday . Faculty, staff, students and visitors must wear a mask at any of the school...
Expert outlines exactly how to keep your children active in his parenting guide
When your kids are born, it’s tempting to ignore the fact that your family is more competitive in Monopoly than sports and just wistfully imagine having athletically gifted offspring. I know I did. In my case, initial klutziness gave way to a height advantage in my teens, but I wasn’t...
Erika Ettin: How to improve the world of dating apps
It’s no secret that men and women are different. I’ve been seeing that difference compounded in my clients when it comes to dating apps, like Tinder and Bumble. Men and women, regardless of orientation, use the apps in a very different manner from each other. Of course, this is a...
If you drank alcohol to cope with pandemic stress, you weren’t alone, study finds
RALEIGH, N.C. — Early in the pandemic, adults in the United States were drinking more alcohol to cope with the stress of it all, researchers found. More than a year later, those early spikes in alcohol remained consistent through 2020 — and in some cases, soared even higher. That’s according...
