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Spirit Airlines cancellations, delays continue Tuesday for 3rd straight day
Flights on Spirit Airlines continued to be canceled and delayed Tuesday at Arnold Palmer Regional and Pittsburgh International airports. The “proactive cancellations” are a result of “overlapping operational challenges including weather, system outages and staffing shortages,” Spirit spokesman Field Sutton said. It was unclear when the issues might be resolved....
Police log: DUI, firearms among charges filed by Monroeville police July 22-23
The following charges were filed July 22-23 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Matthew Gribschaw, 37, of Irwin with driving under the influence and restrictions on alcoholic beverages. Charges were filed July 22 in connection with an incident near the intersection of...
District court: DUI, drug charges handled by Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey Herbst on July 26, 2021
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases July 26. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Antione Peters, 35, of Trafford on charges of driving under the influence,...
District Court: Drug, DUI charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court July 26, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Michael Dincau Jr., 36, of Plum on charges of possession of controlled...
Living with Children: With parenting young adult children, less is more
It seems to be generally true that as one gets older, the habit of reminiscing develops. Looking back seems to be a function of getting closer to the final curtain. The closer the latter, the more of the former in which one indulges. In that regard, I indulge in an...
Letter to the editor: Real shame goes to liberal politicians
Regarding S.E. Cupp’s column “Officers’ testimony at Jan. 6 hearing exposes GOP’s shame” (July 29, TribLIVE): The real shame should go to the liberal state governors and city mayors who turn their backs when out-of-control rioters loot, burn and assault people, and yet support defunding the police. I would bet...
YMCA Summer Send-Off, CARE workshops and more in Sewickley’s Nonprofit Corner
Sewickley Valley YMCA 625 Blackburn Road, Sewickley. 412-741-9622. sewickleyymca.org. Summer Send-Off The Sewickley Valley YMCA is hosting its first annual Summer Send-Off on Aug. 14. Summer Send-Off is a free family event providing a fun-filled evening for children and families to celebrate the summer. Enjoy a family swim in the...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County Jail investigations critical
The article “Pittsburgh-area woman decries use of force at Allegheny County Jail” (July 23, TribLIVE) regarding an expert’s testimony of the jail’s continued excessive use of force and the warden’s “lack of understanding of the use-of-force policy” begs the question that the Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board needs to conduct...
The Stroller, Aug. 3, 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. Shrine Center to host Steel Mill Rising in concert The Pittsburgh Shrine Center will present a free outdoor concert featuring the...
Editorial: Public input needed on Westmoreland County’s federal pandemic funding
When it comes to major expenditures by a government, the people get to have a voice in the decisions. This happens all the time as a matter of simple procedure. While the people elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf, placing the major spending questions out in the open...
Letter to the editor: Questioning motives of climate radicals
The unbridled climate frenzy that has become the new religion of the radical left wing of the Democratic Party and its media/academia allies is becoming dangerous. Stopping hydrocarbon energy in the U.S. without a viable alternative will result in super-inflation. China burned more coal than ever last year and is...
Youngwood man charged with shooting neighbor through floor
A Youngwood man is accused of firing a gunshot through the floor of his apartment, striking his downstairs neighbor in the hand. State police charged Shawn M. Moran, 46, on Monday with a felony count of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another...
This date in sports history: Aug. 3Video
1852 — The first intercollegiate rowing race is held on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where Harvard beats Yale by four lengths on the 2-mile course. 1949 — The NBA is formed by the merger of the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. 1955 — Scott Frost, driven by...
2 seamen get prison terms in plot to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine through Port of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Two cargo ship crewmen tied to one of the largest drug busts in U.S. history told a federal judge Monday that they initially resisted but were ultimately powerless to turn down efforts to recruit them into a conspiracy to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine through the Port of...
Harrison parent, injured W.Va. player describe harrowing escape from Lancaster sports facility
A 16-year-old boy from West Virginia required several stitches in his arm after getting hurt during the chaos of a frantic crowd fleeing a Lancaster County youth basketball tournament over the weekend. Rafael Barcinas of Morgantown — whose team included a dozen high-schoolers from the Alle-Kiski Valley, Penn Hills and...
John Dorfman: Allstate, PulteGroup show value plus growth
In a romantic partner, would you prefer good looks or intelligence? Silly question. Of course, you’d like both. Yet in the stock market, investors often feel they can go for value or growth but not both. Sometimes you can find both in a single stock. And once a year, I...
Tracking Pa.’s pandemic spending, by the numbers
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. Spotlight PA’s tallying of Pennsylvania’s pandemic-related spending led us to the state’s emergency procurement program — a faster and, critics say,...
Biden bipartisan infrastructure bill timeline: What’s next?Video
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is hoping to approve an expansive infrastructure bill this week after months of negotiation, compromise and delay. The bill, which contains $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges and broadband internet access, is the first part of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back...
Most Indonesians want to get vaccinated but lack access to doses
Most Indonesians cited a lack of available doses as the reason why they’re not vaccinated against covid-19. Among those who haven’t had their shots, 80% said they’re waiting for their appointment, are looking for available doses or haven’t been able to get inoculated due to other reasons, including health conditions...
19 people arrested at Lollapalooza, with daily crowds around 100,000
CHICAGO — Nineteen people were arrested at the four-day Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago’s Grant Park, according to figures the city released Monday morning. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said in a news release that there also were seven violations and 102 transports. The largest number of arrests...
R. Kelly’s legal team says prosecutors ‘blindsided’ them with new allegations, ask they be kept out of trial
CHICAGO — Lawyers for indicted singer R. Kelly have hit back on a request by federal prosecutors to admit new evidence of sexual abuse at his upcoming trial in New York, saying in a court filing over the weekend they were “blindsided” and have no time to prepare an adequate...
Pennsylvania reports 2,283 new covid cases since Friday
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 913 additional coronavirus cases on Monday, and 2,106 total cases for Saturday and Sunday, for a three-day total of 3,019. Northampton County’s 131 additional cases since Friday were enough to give it the highest population-adjusted seven-day case rate among the state’s 67 counties. Northampton...
Soap opera star Jay Pickett dies ‘suddenly’ on movie set
Longtime soap opera actor Jay Pickett has “passed away suddenly” while filming a movie in Idaho. Pickett, 60, was on the “Treasure Valley” set when he died Friday, director Travis Mills said Sunday in a statement online. “Everyone present tried as hard as they could to keep him alive,” Mills...
Stunned fans mourn TikTok star Anthony Barajas, killed in movie theater shooting
LOS ANGELES — In his final TikTok video July 22, Anthony Barajas pans to each of his family members, who lovingly poke fun at one another as they share a meal at a crowded eatery in Hawaii. Just four days later, the 19-year-old would be shot execution-style inside a Corona...
In brief: Plum Republican Committee meeting, Plum Creek church rummage sale and more in Plum
Plum Republican Committee meeting The Plum Borough Republican Committee (PBRC) will meet at 5 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the basement banquet hall of Palmieri’s Restaurant on 951 Old Frankstown Road in Plum. The featured guest speaker will be Congressman Mike Kelly who represents the 16th District of Pennsylvania. The...
