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U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, other Pa. House Republicans pledge to oppose Electoral College tally
In what is almost certain to be another doomed effort to disenfranchise the votes of millions of Pennsylvania residents, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly is taking his unending challenge of the results of the presidential election to the halls of Congress. The Butler Republican, whose 16th Congressional District includes Erie, said...
Ralph Reiland: Will Rogers’ commentary on American life timeless
“Read his remarks now, and you want to cry, because so little has changed” stated the Des Moines Register, referring to the wisdom, humor, wit, philosophy, power of observation, popularity, and political and cultural influence of Will Rogers, the chronicler of an age, serving, because he did it better than...
Post-game brawl mars Armed Forces Bowl between Mississippi State and TulsaVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A post-game brawl between Mississippi State and Tulsa broke out moments after the two head coaches shook hands Thursday at Amon G. Carter Stadium on campus of TCU. It’s unclear how it started, but the teams were jawing at one another during warmups before the game’s...
Butler house fire claims 3-year-old boy, sends others to hospitals
A 3-year-old boy died Thursday in a house fire in Butler County, and three other family members were taken to area hospitals as a result of the blaze, authorities said. A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire that was reported just before noon at a...
Duquesne picks up extra game with George Washington
For the first time in the 105-year history of the Duquesne men’s basketball program, the Dukes will face the same opponent on consecutive days this weekend. After a regularly scheduled game at George Washington at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Duquesne will stay in Washington to pick up another game against the...
Pitt women’s basketball team shuts down after positive coronavirus test
Pitt shut down all women’s basketball activities because of a positive coronavirus test within the program just before the team was scheduled to host Boston College on Thursday afternoon. The game against the Eagles as well as games against North Carolina on Sunday, at Louisville on Jan. 7 and against...
For pregnant and nursing women, risks of covid-19 probably outweigh risk of vaccine, experts say
Although there’s very little data on how pregnant and nursing mothers will respond to a covid-19 vaccine, professional organizations and individual doctors say the benefits are very likely to outweigh the risks. Pregnant women appear to have the same chance of catching covid-19 as everyone else. But they might fare...
Bodies pile up, patient care falters as covid-19 devastates LA County hospitals
Los Angeles County’s healthcare system was buckling Wednesday under the unprecedented surge of covid-19 patients, with bodies piling up at morgues and medical professionals resorting to increasingly desperate measures as they brace for conditions to worsen in the coming weeks. With hospitals overwhelmed by patients and no outlet valve available,...
Editorial: The scary year that was 2020
The Tribune-Review editorial from Jan. 1, 2020, could have been prophecy. The headline has proven to be an undeniable truth: “2020 promises wild ride.” “If 2019 seemed like a roller coaster, hurtling to the peak of one local, state, national or global event after another before veering wildly off in...
Letter to the editor: GOP comes full circle on Russia
It took the GOP 40 years, but they finally have come full circle concerning the Soviet Union. In the 1980s, it was President Reagan who “conquered the Commies” and “tore down the wall.” (Russia actually went bankrupt fighting in Afghanistan for 11 years. We have fought there for nearly 20.)...
Santa surprises students in Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Children who live in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District got a holiday surprise on Dec. 23 when Santa rode through their neighborhoods on “Jingle Buses” driven by district bus drivers. Two busses set out – the Rudolph Reindeer bus and the Blitzen Reindeer bus. Children and parents were able to track...
Carnegie Carnegie’s director looks back at New Year’s Eves, 2020
New Year’s Eve is a special occasion night. I have a few good memories. Being kissed by a stranger in the Times Square throng when I was 13 or 14. (My height made me appear older.) My glowering father was right there, but I was thrilled! A few eves later,...
Letter to the editor: Municipalities disobeying governor’s orders
While I agree wholeheartedly with your editorial on the need for Westmoreland County to stop passing through funds to North Huntingdon for officials’ refusal to obey the governor’s covid-19 restrictions (“North Huntingdon hurts its residents by defying state covid mandates,” Dec. 19, TribLIVE), I am curious if you are willing...
Weather advisory issued as freezing rain expected on New Year’s Day
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday morning, with freezing rain in the forecast. The advisory is in effect from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the region could receive .10 inches of freezing rain, coating roads and sidewalks, according to the weather...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in voting invites fraud
In his letter “Rep. Bob Brooks’ contempt for democracy” (Dec. 16, TribLIVE), Ray Ramondino stated “the only problem with mail-in voting is it allows more people to exercise their constitutional right to vote.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The real problem with mail-in voting is that there aren’t...
Other matters that made news in 2020 in Westmoreland County
The year 2020 was dominated by coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, the presidential election and demonstrations calling for racial justice and equality. Other news also happened. Here are a few stories of note from Westmoreland County. Deadly turnpike, interstate crashes on same day Five people died and another 60 were...
Year in Review 2020: The top stories in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Alle-Kiski Valley faced an unprecedented year marked by a global pandemic and a historic presidential election. Although life went on in the Valley, the year was tumultuous from start to finish. We look back at some of the most memorable stories of 2020. Coronavirus hits the Valley The pandemic...
Here’s what else made news in 2020: Stories you might have forgottenVideo
Despite what you might remember, 2020 was not all about the coronavirus, presidential election and racial unrest. In Western Pennsylvania alone, we were struck by natural disaster and a disaster on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. We looked on with envy as our neighbors in Harrison and Leechburg became millionaires and cheered...
Westmoreland County Year in Pictures
Here is a look at some of the top photos of the year taken in Westmoreland County by Tribune-Review staff, capturing both the heartbreaking and heartwarming — as well as moments in between....
Letter to the editor: Easy to understand Trump’s defeat
After four years of experiencing the President Trump brand, American voters defeated him at the ballot box. Instead of building bridges to unite Americans, he built walls between families and friends. The other wall he promised never materialized. Americans were lied to, a lot, “believe me.” We were fed ludicrous...
Westmoreland notable deaths in 2020
Here are a few of the notable people who lived, served and loved Westmoreland County who were lost in 2020. Donald A. Bailey The former Westmoreland County congressman and Pennsylvania auditor general died March 9 at 74. A Greensburg Salem graduate, Bailey was a high school and college...
Letter to the editor: Venting on vaccine, stimulus, career politicians
Thanks to the Tribune-Review for printing my 2020 opinions. Let me wrap up my 2020 venting with the following. For months we were promised the vaccine would be given to health care providers and elderly in nursing homes first. Then I see politicians and their spouses (Jill Biden) receiving it....
The Stroller, Dec. 31, 2020: 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. Cash bash to benefit North Apollo fire department North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a virtual cash bash at noon Jan.16 live on...
Sluggish vaccine campaign raises specter of U.S. dysfunctionVideo
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials acknowledged that a covid-19 immunization campaign is crawling out of the starting gate, raising the prospect that the nation’s all-in bet on vaccines could be afflicted by the same dysfunction that hobbled other measures to contain the pandemic. Only about 2.7 million Americans had been...
Baltimore police detective charged with assaulting a shopper who refused to wear a mask
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore Police detective has been charged with misdemeanor assault and misconduct in office for allegedly slamming to the ground a man who refused to wear a face covering inside a West Baltimore grocery store last April. Detective Andre Pringle, 45, faces a maximum of 10 years in...
