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Cambria County man charged with criminal homicide after wife’s death at Pittsburgh burn unit
A woman pulled from her burning home in Upper Yoder Township last month has died, and her husband has been charged with criminal homicide, authorities said. Cambria County detectives charged Gregory Z. Clem, 64, who was arraigned Wednesday. Detectives allege that Clem set fire to the couple’s home on Aug....
Letter to the editor: Plum library happy to welcome back public
Dear Editor and Neighbors, What a year it has been thus far! The covid-19 news has impacted all of us with many changes as to how we conduct our daily lives. The Plum Community Library is working hard to address the many challenges we are experiencing, while providing the best...
Route 28 lane restrictions to continue this weekend
Motorists who travel along Route 28 through O’Hara, Shaler and Sharpsburg should allow for extra time this weekend as there will be single-lane restrictions, PennDOT announced. Work will happen from 7 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, opening just in time for weekday rush hour traffic. Construction will target both...
Fayette County woman killed in New Stanton crash
A 44-year-old woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash in New Stanton early Thursday, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s office. Deputy Coroner Sean Hribal pronounced Susan M. Clawson of Uniontown dead at the scene of the 1 a.m. crash in the roundabout off Rachel Drive, the coroner’s office reported....
Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t be ‘canceled’ because of our views
Brooke Roney’s letter demanding that Bob Wayman be removed from the Norwin School Board seems to be part of the cancel culture movement (“Shame on Norwin School Board”): I don’t like what you’re saying; therefore you must be removed. As Roney noted, the board has said it has no grounds...
Letter to the editor: Would Biden be able to prevent radical left takeover?
Letter-writer Richard Patton did a good job describing how the large, central portion of the bell curve of politics contains the majority of moderate voters, both Democrats and Republicans (“Not all Democrats are ‘radical left’”). It is the smaller edges of the curve that contain the loudest and most radical...
Letter to the editor: With schools closed, how was tax money used?
We received our school real estate tax statement for 2020-21, which included an increase. As a former teacher and parent of three children who went through the local school system, I contribute to the education of our students, both in the classroom and extracurricular. This is money well spent in...
Letter to the editor: Let coronavirus run its course
Since March, our society has been subjected to forced closures and restrictions on our behavior. We were told that these actions were taken to “flatten the curve,” to slow the spread of the coronavirus so as to prevent a spike in hospitalizations which may have overwhelmed our ability to help...
Letter to the editor: Dr. Scott Atlas was wrong hire as coronavirus adviser
Once again, President Trump is taking advice from an “expert” with no pertinent credentials for help with his covid-19 response. Dr. Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist, has no expertise in public health or infectious disease. A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, he was hired to act as a mouthpiece for...
Hackers hit virtual-learning lessons with porn, racial slurs in Pittsburgh Public, Trinity Area districts
Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Trinity Area School District were targeted by hackers who exposed students to pornography and racial slurs during remote learning sessions on Wednesday. “This morning, we took immediate action upon notification of an inappropriate video that was embedded in the link of an educational video on...
Letter to the editor: Country can’t survive Kamala Harris
Truth is the reality behind the appearance. Peter Schweizer’s recent book, “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite,” exposes the dirty secrets of the left. It is eye-opening. Both Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have chapters. Biden and Harris share the same socialist ideology, which includes the...
The Stroller, Sept. 10, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. The Stroller will return to the print edition of the Valley News Dispatch Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning Sept. 11. Free milk...
Westmoreland County Week 1 matchups have Birdie grinning from ear to ear
The Birdie went to the dentist earlier this week for his six-month checkup, and, aside from getting his gums poked and prodded, accidentally swallowing some fluoride treatment and pocketing a free toothbrush, he received a boost of confidence. “The nice dental assistant noticed I still have my wisdom choppers. See,”...
Apollo man charged with sending inappropriate messages via Snapchat to teen girl
An Apollo man has been charged with harassment and corruption of minors for allegedly sending a teen girl inappropriate messages. Kiski Township police filed the charges against 33-year-old Nicolas McMunn on Wednesday, Sgt. Thomas Dessell reported. He said the department received a report Sept. 2 about a man sending harassing...
High school roundup for Sept. 9, 2020: Fox Chapel wins golf showdown
Aidan Oehrle and Zach Paper each fired an even-par 35 to lead Fox Chapel to a 183-189 nonsection win over Sewickley Academy in a battle of defending WPIAL boys golf team champions at Allegheny CC on Wednesday. Sewickley Academy’s Tim Fitzgerald was match medalist with a 3-under 32. Pine-Richland 202,...
Bushy Run Lions Club hold annual broom sale in new location
The Bushy Run Lions Club will hold its annual broom sale at a new location Sept. 17-19. The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot of Schramm Farm and Orchards Store on Harrison City-Export Road in Penn Township. The club will sell household,...
Editorial: Keep United 93 visits reverent
On Sept. 11, 2001, a field near Shanksville became a shrine — both battlefield and resting place for the passengers and crew of United 93, the fourth plane hijacked by terrorists that day. The official memorial didn’t open until the 10th anniversary of the attacks, but that was just ceremony....
A little fun in the sun at the O’Block Playground in Plum
Like it or not, warm, sunny days won’t be lasting much longer. That’s why Bryiana Jackson of Monroeville took her daughter, Lyric, 6, to the O’Block Playground on Monroeville Trestle Road in Plum for a little exercise and some fun on Wednesday. The playground is always a hit with younger...
Penn State stops workouts for ‘several’ sports programs because of positive covid-19 tests
Penn State has shut down sports activities for “several” of its athletic programs after an influx of positive tests for coronavirus. The school reported 48 positive results out of 920 tests given to athletes from Aug. 31 through Sept. 4, a 5% positivity rate. As a result, the university said...
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge: Election Day could be election month without reform
Pennsylvania is one of seven states that don’t allow mail-in ballots to be processed and counted until Election Day. County and state officials say that could be disastrous in a year when the commonwealth is grappling with a pandemic and millions of people are expected to vote by mail. Former...
Oakmont man pleads guilty to stealing nearly $200K from cyber security company
An Oakmont man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $190,000 from his employer will serve 18 months of house arrest. Andrew Wolniak, 32, pleaded guilty to theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud on Tuesday before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski. Wolniak worked as a...
Apocalyptic-looking sky hovers over California, Oregon amid uncontrolled wildfiresVideo
Skies above California and Oregon have turned an apocalyptic fiery orange. Massive wildfires fueled by high winds and dry conditions have scorched more than 2.3 million acres across the Western U.S., leaving firefighters scrambling to contain them and residents evacuating the region. A search for “San Francisco sky” on Twitter...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s Latrobe rally was irresponsible, insulting
I’m a college student whose school has fortunately remained open and permitted students to return to campus. We wear masks everywhere: outside, in the classrooms, in the dining hall and even during a short walk to the bathroom. We can’t have visitors in our rooms or study together in groups....
Monroeville police file charges for drugs, trespassing, other offenses Sept. 3, 4
Monroeville police filed the following charges in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office. Charges were filed Sept. 3 and 4 by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Hailey Paige Rose, 24, of Blairsville with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges were filed Sept. 3 in connection with...
Editorial: Westmoreland County controller serves public by putting audits online
The idea of putting public information in the hands of the public isn’t one of those things that was enshrined from the beginning of the United States — not like freedom of speech or freedom of assembly. The founders knew early on that they wanted people to have the right...
