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Letter to the editor: Biden will be called illegitimate, too
President-elect Joe Biden reaches out and asks for unity within government parties while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Washington Post writer and others suggested creating blacklists so supporters of President Trump are identified and prevented from “profiting” from their actions in support of the Trump administration. To me, that means preventing...
Letter to the editor: AG Shapiro should investigate election fraud allegations
Josh Shapiro, as the attorney general of Pennsylvania, has the power, authority and responsibility to shut down this whole voter fraud allegation. As per the Pennsylvania Election Code, Act of June 3, 1937, P.L. 1333, No. 320, Section 1642, on enforcement: (a) The Attorney General shall have prosecutorial jurisdiction over...
The Stroller, Jan. 7, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Rotary offers annual scholarships The Bob Williams Memorial Rotary Scholarship, sponsored by Rotary District 7305 Foundation, will award eight $5,000-per-year scholarships to 20-21 academic...
Editorial: An assault on the American system
The U.S. Capitol is the cathedral of government in the United States. Since 1793, it has been where the laws that shape our nation were baptized. Where treaties were blessed. Where solemn acts of war were confirmed. While we separate our churches from the state, the Capitol with its awe-inspiring...
Facebook removes Trump’s video on Capitol chaos; Twitter locks his account
Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday removed a video posted by President Donald Trump in which he falsely claimed that the November election was stolen from him and asked rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol to go home even as he praised them. In the video, Trump said that he won...
Steve Johnson: It wasn’t all bad, was it? 9 things to keep from 2020
I think most of us would gladly erase 2020 from our memories, in the same way that certain tall buildings fail to acknowledge the 13th floor. By almost any measure, it’s been a trash fire of a year. I could list what makes this true — the various fuels feeding...
Officers accuse former Ambridge chief of sexual harassment
Two part-time police officers in Ambridge filed a federal lawsuit against the borough and its former police chief on Wednesday alleging that he repeatedly sexually harassed them and that officials there did nothing to stop it. Alexis Korol, who began working as a part-time police officer in November 2016, and...
Ex-GOP state Rep. Rick Saccone joins chaos in Washington, praises TrumpVideo
Former Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone was in Washington on Wednesday, and bragged on his Facebook page about storming the Capitol. The post was removed by early evening, but was captured by various media members and constituents. Saccone wrote: “We are storming the capitol. Our vanguard has broken through the...
‘An absolute disgrace’: Pa. delegation reacts to violent storming of U.S. Capitol
Mike Doyle has served in Congress since 1995. The Democrat from Forest Hills said he has never seen a day like Wednesday when protesters stormed the Capitol and created a violent scene that caused House and Senate members to flee. “This looks like something that would happen in a Third...
Pittsburgh man charged in Lawrenceville explosion
A Pittsburgh man, who investigators said blew up a Porta-John in the city in November, is charged in federal court with throwing an explosive device from a moving vehicle in a separate incident Sunday night in Lawrenceville. Charles Baker, 33, is charged with illegal possession of an unregistered destructive device...
Pro-Trump mob overruns U.S. Capitol in bid to overturn election; 4 dead
WASHINGTON — A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. The nation’s elected representatives...
New Stanton woman accused of making 18 unnecessary 911 calls over 2 months
A New Stanton woman already awaiting a Feb. 24 preliminary hearing for allegedly making 17 hang-up calls to 911 on multiple occasions in November is facing new charges for doing the same thing Dec. 14. State police Trooper Jacob Shearer this week filed an additional complaint of making improper calls...
Former President Jimmy Carter not planning to attend Biden inauguration
For the first time since 1977, Jimmy Carter will not attend a presidential inauguration. A spokeswoman for the former president and Georgia native said Tuesday that neither Carter, 96, nor his 93-year-old wife, Rosalynn Carter, would be attending the Jan. 20 ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden. The Carters “have sent...
Julian Assange denied bail during U.S. extradition appeal
Julian Assange was denied bail by a U.K. judge Wednesday, two days after the court blocked the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to the U.S. on mental-health grounds. The ruling means the 49-year-old will remain in London’s high-security Belmarsh prison, where he’s been for nearly two years. He will be held while...
NYC fisherman reels in corpse near Brooklyn pier
A fisherman in New York City caught more than he bargained for when he pulled a dead body out of the waves instead of the usual fish. The New York Post reports that Edmond Stringa, 69, of Queens was fishing Tuesday afternoon off of a pier in Brooklyn when he...
Letter to the editor: Nurses as valuable as doctors
Regarding Dr. Jacob Appel’s op-ed “Why call anyone ‘Dr.’?” (Dec. 29, TribLIVE): As a professor who calls her students by their first names and asks them to reciprocate, I agree that professional titles should be eschewed. But why does Appel find it “distressing” that female doctors are sometimes mistaken for...
All Family Video locations, including Greensburg store, closingVideo
The Greensburg Family Video store on South Main Street is closing under a nationwide shuttering of all of its stores, according to its parent company, Highland Ventures. President Keith Hoogland pointed to the decrease in foot traffic as well as lack of new movie releases caused by the coronavirus pandemic...
Westmoreland events include turkey dinner, meetings
Fundraisers • Community Church of Hecla, 537 Hecla Road, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host a turkey dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at the church. Dine in or takeout. Details and takeout orders: 724-396-8065 or 724-244-2586 Meetings • The Laurel Highlands chapter of the Women’s Business Network will...
Letter to the editor: Biden in; time for Trump to be out
The Electoral College has spoken: Joe Biden was confirmed to be the winner of the 2020 presidential election. It’s time for his followers to rip down the Trump banners and signs and accept the Democratic process of a presidential election, just as when President Trump won in 2016. Trump promised...
Teen dies at shooting scene in Wilkinsburg
One of three boys handling a handgun in a Wilkinsburg home died when the weapon discharged, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the boy as Marcus Gibson, 15. According to Allegheny County Police, Wilkinsburg police and paramedics were called to the 1300 block of Franklin...
Editorial: Another Harrisburg mudfest that didn’t have to happen
What happened in Harrisburg on Tuesday didn’t have to happen. The question of who exactly won the 45th District seat in the Pennsylvania Senate is not a question that just came up. It was not a surprise. It has been an ongoing issue since the Nov. 3 election, when incumbent...
Letter to the editor: We should each act according to tolerance of unknown
Various governors, officials and network anchors pontificated that we should not have met for the holidays in family groups larger than 10 or two family units, and that we certainly should have avoided eating with strangers. Let’s examine the logic behind these pronouncements. Say you have N family members living...
47-year-old man dies after being shot in Penn Hills
A 47-year-old man shot multiple times in Penn Hills on Monday night has died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Gregory Anderson, of Penn Hills. He died at an unidentified hospital on Tuesday. Penn Hills police said Anderson was shot around 7:45 p.m. near Woods Road and...
21-year-old man shot, killed in Penn Hills
A 21-year-old man died after being shot in Penn Hills on Tuesday night, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Nazbir Chambers of Penn Hills. Police said 911 was notified of a shooting in the 400 block of Fielding Drive shortly after 11...
The Stroller, Jan. 6, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Library sponsoring annual Quilt Show online Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison is hosting its 23rd annual Quilt Show through Jan. 23 online....
