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Five people ended up in the hospital after their SUV drove off the road and landed in a geyser at Yellowstone National Park last week. The vehicle went off the road and was fully submerged in 9 feet of water inside the inactive Semi-Centennial Geyser thermal feature near Roaring Mountain,...

Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was a crime against the entire country and against democracy itself. Every American should be grateful that it failed, and that Trump has survived it. Let’s say it plainly. It is an abomination that he was wounded as he campaigned for a...

I’m wondering where the writer of the letter “Project 2025 would end our freedoms” (June 27, TribLive) came up with all those terrible situations. Oh, I know — we already have them under President Biden. Frances Olyarnik Hempfield...

Let me see if I have this right. Donald Trump, the same man who encouraged an insurrection and publicly advocates violence, escapes an assassination attempt, and the right-wing media and Republican voices blame the Democrats and their rhetoric. Wasn’t it Trump who promised a “bloodbath” if he doesn’t win the...

Donald Trump “(o)rders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune.” I take great umbrage at the use of the Navy Seal Team 6 example utilized in the presidential immunity decision by the Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to “whack” a presidential enemy or opponent. Elected...

Why would you vote for a person for president of the United States that you would not want driving your kids’ school bus? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...

Recently, our daughter and grandkids came to visit us from the Richmond, Va., area. Even though they belong to a massive pool complex at their neighborhood, I wanted to take them to a local pool. They were skeptical at first, but we all went to Youngwood Park and Pool. They...

There has never been a time when it was this important to consume the news critically. It is important to know what is happening. This is an Olympic year and an election year. There are wars raging in Israel and Ukraine. Governments are being upended in Europe and South America....

An unprecedented strain of bird flu is spreading among dairy cattle in the U.S. An outbreak of a flesh-eating bacteria has infected more than 1,000 people in Japan. At least 13 communicable diseases including measles, dengue and polio have surged past pre-pandemic peaks in regions across the world. The threat...

I almost choked when I read George Will’s June 30 column, “Debate displays representative government.” He states President Biden and Donald Trump are two peas in a pod. I am afraid Will is showing his age by his muddled thinking. Biden is empathetic, caring and kind toward his follow man....

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Golf outing to benefit LB fire companies Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire...

If you watched the recent presidential debate and still believe Joe Biden is qualified to run the country, you are either delusional or a fool. That said, the conversation should not be focused on Biden’s age/mental acuity. The more important discussion is how the Democratic Party and its friends in...

The 27th annual Ross Township Fishing Tournament must have produced some mixed emotions for folks behind the scenes. Sure, the event took place during a couple of bright, sunny days, kind of on the hot side, but plenty of water and misting fans were on the scene to keep everyone...

Wiz Khalifa was arrested in Romania on July 14 on illegal drug possession charges. The Pittsburgh rapper was found with “over 18 grams” of cannabis, according to the translated official press release from the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism in Romania. Cannabis is considered a “risk...

I was boarding a plane from Los Angeles back home to Philadelphia when the news hit that former President Donald Trump had been injured during a rally in Butler County. The details were sketchy, but the responses online and on the plane were already wild — and entirely predictable. This...

Technology position open in school district Penn Hills School District is looking to fill the position of assistant to the superintendent for technology, innovation, safety and security. Brian Brown, who served in that capacity since February, recently was hired as an assistant superintendent for the Shaler Area School District. Brown...

The history of medical diagnosis is a march through painstaking observation. Ancient Egyptian physicians first diagnosed urinary tract infections by observing patterns in patients’ urine. To diagnose diseases of the heart and lungs, medieval doctors added core elements of the physical examination: pulse, palpation and percussion. The 20th century saw...

When the Mount Union women’s soccer team gathers for preseason camp in a few weeks, Deer Lakes alumnae Madeline Boulos will be entering her third season with the Raiders. But, in many respects, Boulos feels like she is just getting started and just scratching the surface of her potential at...

Thank you to Lori Falce for an insightful, clear explanation of the effects of the recent Supreme Court rulings (“Politics is infection in Supreme Court rulings,” July 5, TribLive): “Let us hope Roberts, et al., have a better understanding of nuclear physics and software engineering than Congress has shown.” Federal...

Meet-and-greet with Aspinwall mayor canceled The meet-and-greet event with Aspinwall Mayor Joe Noro scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. July 17 has been canceled, according to a Savvy Citizen alert on July 12. These events, which typically takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at the borough building,...

P-R Hall of Fame The Pine-Richland Athletic Hall of Fame Committee announces the sixth annual Athletic Hall of Fame class of inductees. The honor recognizes those associated with Pine-Richland athletics who have experienced significant accomplishments in their chosen sport or sports. In June, the selection committee met to review the...

Bald eagle presentation The July 23 meeting of Longvue Acres Garden Club will feature Chris Kubiak, director of education at the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. His presentation topic will be The Bald Eagle: Return from Near Extinction. Kubiak s will recount the conservation policies and actions that restored the...

Plum road paving expected to start Work on Plum’s 2024 paving project is expected to start near the end of July, borough council member Jerry Purcell said. Council in February awarded the $1.22 million contract to Derry Construction. The project includes work on 15 roads. They include parts of Abers...

Policy in process Leet officials are in the process of creating a memorial tree/plaque policy. Township manager Betsy Rengers said the goal is to have something in place to address requests from people wanting to plant trees or install plaques in memory of someone. At least one person has made...