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Rep. Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell continue to pursue legal challenge to Pa. election results
A congressman and the challenger to Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb on Wednesday asked Pennsylvania’s highest court to stay its own order from last week as they wait to hear if the U.S. Supreme Court will take their case challenging the state’s mail-in voting law. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court,...
Monessen boys basketball sets sights on 40th straight playoff berth
Many people express concerns when approaching 40. But for the Monessen boys basketball program, reaching 40 is an admirable goal. The Greyhounds secured their WPIAL-record 39th consecutive playoff appearance last season, and the team is relishing its chances to hit the 40 mark this season. “It’s an expectation at Monessen,”...
Food Podcast: Amen to Action provides about 1 million meals to Pittsburgh food bank amid pandemic
Since 2017, Lee Kricher, Reid Carpenter, Bishop David Zubik and other community leaders have hosted an annual event the day after Thanksgiving that brought thousands of people together literally to pack millions of meals. This year, covid-19 forced them to change their strategy but not their goal. Amen to Action,...
Lawsuit: Allegheny County Jail staff beat, restrained women inmates
Three women formerly incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the facility and several officers alleging that they were “brutally assaulted” by a sergeant, who beat them, and improperly used a restraint chair and pepper spray on them. The purpose of the lawsuit, filed by...
Penn Township man shares love of adventure with son in trip to Wyoming
Robert Szypulski, a computer programmer with Windstream Communications, lives in Penn Township. His son, Scott Szypulski, is a financial research administrator for the University of Pittsburgh who lives in Oakland. This is the story of their recent adventure to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks in Wyoming. The past three...
Letter to the editor: Stimulus bail-outs don’t save lives
Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently said people will die if the stimulus bill is not passed. I would like her to explain how many lives were saved by including $25 million in aid to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the last stimulus bill. The...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed over past 2 weeks
Monroeville police filed the following charges Nov. 17, 19 and Dec. 1 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • April Lynn Miles, 57, of Pittsburgh with failing to wear a seat belt, possession of drug paraphernalia, failing to use proper turning...
Wilkinsburg to host gun buyback, no questions asked
Wilkinsburg will host a a gun buyback program Saturday at its borough building. People turning in hand guns will receive a $50 Giant Eagle gift card. A rifle can earn someone a $25 Giant Eagle card. The buyback runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. People must be 18 to...
Letter to the editor: Trump and Biden, love and hate
President Trump’s supporters love him, his many accomplishments and his devotion to our country. President-elect Biden’s voters do not seem to love him. I’m guessing they just hate Trump. I spoke to over 20 Biden voters the past few months. Every one voted against Trump, not for Biden. Hate has...
Editorial: Keeping hospitals from being swamped is a collective responsibility
The great fear with any disease is always death. We worry about how many people it will steal. But with a pandemic — a rising tide of illness that isn’t confined to one school district, one town or even one country — there is another concern that can be a...
Post-holiday storage tips will make decorating a snap next year
When this article comes out, you may have just unpacked and displayed the last of the holiday decorations. And, while the last thing you want to think about when admiring your menorah or twinkling tree is storage options, the time will eventually come when the holiday decor must be repacked...
Letter to the editor: The people have spoken on Trump
President Trump lied to the American people about a deadly pandemic, and now 268,000 Americans are dead and the number of cases is rising alarmingly. He held MAGA rallies throughout the country, along with a Rose Garden ceremony, with many people not wearing masks, and coronavirus spread. He continually has...
Letter to the editor: We must oppose Pa. electric car fee bill
Beware: House Bill 1392, imposing annual fees on electric vehicles of $275 or $175, depending on size, and $75 on gasoline hybrid cars, is headed for the lame-duck session of the Pennsylvania state Senate (“Pa. House votes to impose fees on electric cars,” Nov. 21, TribLIVE) after passing the Pennsylvania...
Westmoreland events include tree sale, light up night, live Nativity
Fundraiser • Boy Scout Troop 284 will sell Fraser fir Christmas trees Friday-Sunday and again Dec. 12-14 at the Norwin Busy Beaver, 8800 Norwin Ave., North Huntingdon. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. Maximum price will be $65. Live Nativity • Union...
Letter to the editor: Government’s restaurant restrictions are absurd
Our restaurants and bars are suffering financial hardships, and many will not recover. They have been suffering since March, when Gov. Tom Wolf declared them nonessential and hotbeds for coronavirus. And he’s at it again, with random checks of said establishments to make sure they are complying with the latest...
Letter to the editor: Schools making life-critical decisions
The Norwin School Board has decided to go from in-person to remote learning. This is not an educational, social developmental, convenience or economical decision, but a life-critical decision. All life-critical decisions have four things in common: They are time sensitive, requiring immediate action; they come with limited information and multiple...
The Stroller, Dec. 2, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Pajama Project seeks pajama donations The Rotary Club of Leechburg and Interact Club of Leechburg Area High School are sponsoring the...
A different kind of holiday season at the Carnegie Free Library
Anyone who’s worked at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall for any of the last six Decembers will tell you about the magic and conviviality of our traditional holiday collaboration with the borough, known as “Carnegie Celebrates the Season.” For three special hours, Carnegie families share in the...
DuBois man killed when trucks collide on icy Indiana County road
A motorist from DuBois was killed when a tri-axle truck slid into his pickup truck Tuesday afternoon on Route 56 in Indiana County, police said Joel Edward Bundy, 58, died at the scene near the United School District campus in East Wheatfield Township, according to Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman...
Motorist injured as car goes over hillside in Jefferson Hills
At least one person was injured when a car fell about 100 feet over a hillside in Jefferson Hills Tuesday night. Allegheny County officials said the crash took place around 10:45 p.m. along the 1400 block of Route 885. A portion of the state road has been closed. The crash...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 1, 2020
Hockey Tuesday’s results Class AA Penn-Trafford 6, Latrobe 5 (OT) Shaler 6, Armstrong 4 Mars 3, Meadville 2 West Allegheny at Franklin Regional, (n) Class A North Hills 7, Fox Chapel 0 Class B Wilmington at Neshannock, (n) Ringgold 6, Avonworth 0 To report scores, email ptrsports@triblive.com. Visit TribHSSN.triblive.com/scores for...
High school roundup for Dec. 1, 2020: Penn-Trafford hockey wins OT thriller
Xavier Solomon scored the game-winning goal to lead Penn-Trafford to a 6-5 overtime victory over Latrobe in a PIHL thriller Tuesday night. Fletcher Harvey scored his first goal of the season with less than 10 seconds left in regulation to tie it for Latrobe (2-2-1). Nico Martucci had two goals...
Georgia election official says Trump, U.S. senators complicit in potential violenceVideo
ATLANTA — A top Georgia election official Tuesday said President Donald Trump and the state’s two U.S. senators are complicit in threats against election workers and urged them to speak out against the behavior of some of the president’s most irate supporters. Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s voting system manager, cited threats...
Leetsdale’s Hussey Copper charged with environmental crimes
A Leetsdale copper processing company is expected to plead guilty in federal court for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act over a five-year period, including making false reports and failing to report oil sheens on the Ohio River. Hussey Copper was charged on Monday with three felony counts, and...
Missing Tarentum teen returns home
A Tarentum teen who had been reported missing Tuesday has been found, according to his family. Ronald Ratliff, 16, had not been seen since 4 a.m. Tuesday. According to his family, he returned home around 11:30 p.m. Tarentum police had issued a missing person alert on the department’s Facebook page....
