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Trib partners with investigative nonprofit Spotlight PA
Trib Total Media on Thursday became a partner in Spotlight PA, the nonprofit investigative newsroom based in Harrisburg that covers state government. Spotlight PA was launched in September 2019 through The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, which operates the Inquirer. Trib Total Media joins PennLive/Harrisburg Patriot-News as...
Letter to the editor: Back-to-school issues in New Kensington-Arnold
I’m concerned about the Black and low-income residents who will be negatively affected by the New Kensington-Arnold School District’s plan to send our kids back to school full time with the option for remote learning (“New Kensington-Arnold School District reopening plan presented,” July 15, TribLIVE). Low-income district residents may not...
2 more Port Authority employees test positive for coronavirus
Two more Port Authority employees tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. The new cases bring the number of covid-19 cases involving Port Authority employees to 39. Last week, Port Authority reported five new cases. According to officials, the two employees, a mechanic and a service person, worked at a...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams dishonors our nation
Columnist Walter Williams is quite an intelligent man. Unfortunately, he has also become the willing stooge of the white revisionist plantation mindset. In his column “Historical ignorance and Confederate generals” (July 24, TribLIVE), Williams makes the truly vile statement that “Confederate generals fought for independence from the Union just as...
Scenes from Quaker Valley High School’s band camp
Band camp for Quaker Valley High School looks a bit different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. During week one, which was preliminary rehearsals, the camp was divided into five sessions of around 10 students each so they could practice social distancing. Band members who couldn’t wear masks were...
The Stroller, Aug. 13, 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 or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on Twitter @VNDStroller for a daily link...
Air Force helicopter shot at while flying over Virginia, injuring 1
WASHINGTON — An Air Force helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at a Virginia airport this week when someone shot at it, injuring a member of the crew, local and military officials said. The UH-1N Huey helicopter is assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews....
Timothy L. O’Brien: Can we count on the postmaster general to resist Trump?
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy let the public know in a statement last week brimming with business-speak that he’s overhauling management of the U.S. Postal Service “to capture operating efficiencies by providing clarity and economies of scale that will allow us to reduce our cost base and capture new revenue.” DeJoy,...
Editorial: Tranquilli deserves judicious hearing
There are several things that a judge is supposed to be. Fair and patient. Respectful and understanding. Measured and firm. Judicious. We need the people who evaluate the law to do it without preconception or prejudice. It should definitely be without bias, racism and harassment. Sadly, those are the qualities...
Trump weighs replacing Mark Esper at Pentagon after November election
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has privately said he intends to replace Secretary of Defense Mark Esper after the November election, according to people familiar with internal discussions. One person said Esper, a Uniontown native, has told people close to him that he intends to leave regardless of the election’s...
Allegheny County officials urge vigilance as some schools prepare to reopen
As public schools and universities prepare to reopen, Allegheny County officials urged residents to remain vigilant, despite an encouraging decrease locally in daily covid-19 cases. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Wednesday said the county had achieved a 3.9% test positivity rate — the lowest the rate has been since...
Man pleads to 2019 fatal shooting of landlord in Garfield
A man accused of killing his landlord following a dispute last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter. Michael Wolf, 50, of Garfield, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Nov. 3. In addition to the manslaughter count, he also pleaded guilty to possessing...
Westmoreland County adds 18 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added 18 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases — all confirmed — bring the county’s total to 1,573 cases. There were 260 new tests reported, for a daily positivity rate of 6.92%. Overall, the county’s positivity rate since the outbreak...
Board recommends suspension of Allegheny County judge for alleged racial comments
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board on Wednesday referred charges against Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark V. Tranquilli to the state Court of Judicial Discipline and recommended that he be suspended. The allegations against him include six counts of judicial misconduct, including that he engaged in “racial or other harassment,”...
Review: Horror-thriller ‘Sputnik’ imagines what happens when an alien makes its way to EarthVideo
The DNA of “Alien” is all over Egor Abramenko’s directorial debut, the Russian Soviet-era horror/sci-fi film “Sputnik.” Fortunately, this offspring of Ridley Scott’s classic is very much its own slick, engaging psychological horror-thriller, anchored by a strong lead performance by Oksana Akinshina. Based on Abramenko’s short film “The Passenger,” the...
Palmer Jackson, Sean Knapp fall short at USGA Amateur
Palmer Jackson and Sean Knapp fell short of advancing to the United States Golf Association’s Amateur Match Play round of 64. Tough Day 1 performances were too much for them to overcome Tuesday at Bandon Dunes Resort in Oregon. Jackson, a Murrysville native and Notre Dame sophomore, followed 9-over-par 80...
Letter to the editor: Will Trump be charged for crimes?
How soon after Joe Biden lowers his right hand after being sworn in on Jan. 20 as the new president will he signal to the new attorney general, or to allow the New York state AG, to arrest President Trump? I see his crimes consisting of money laundering (Russian oligarch...
Letter to the editor: How are we interpreting covid-19 data?
It is outrageous that the Pennsylvania Department of Health won’t share “granular” data with others. Is it because someone might come to a different conclusion on the interpretation of the data? The daily number of cases reported to the health department should not be the headline. What is needed is...
Letter to the editor: Radical liberals threatening our country
I believe our nation is under extreme duress by radical liberals who have the backing of the mainstream media and many corporations. In a July poll by the Cato Institute, 62% of Americans said the political climate today prevents them from saying what they believe. In my opinion, there is...
Letter to the editor: Residents oppose Fayette mine
I live on County Line Road. About three years ago, Rustic Ridge Coal Mining Inc. petitioned the Pennsylvania Department of Environment Protection (DEP) to develop a deep coal mine about a quarter of a mile from my home. Twelve years ago, a mining company petitioned to establish a mine near...
The Stroller, Aug. 12, 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 or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on Twitter @VNDStroller for a daily link...
MPF Insurance donates to Cochran Hose Company
MPF Insurance’s Jeff Fecko and Michael Fecko made a donation to the Cochran Hose Company for the purchase of a new portable defibrillator. Jeff Fecko said that MPF Insurance is proud to continue to contribute important equipment to a worthy organization such as the Cochran Hose Company for its efforts...
Westmoreland community events: Aug. 12
Sale Fairview Church of God rummage sale is set for Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The church is located on Route 982, between Laurelville and Kecksburg in Mt. Pleasant Township. Meeting Post-pandemic life will be the topic for the next meeting for the Socrates Café at the Delmont Public Library....
‘Extraordinarily nasty’: Trump and his campaign launch swift attack on Kamala HarrisVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called California Sen. Kamala Harris “nasty” and the “meanest” member of the U.S. Senate shortly after Joe Biden named her as his running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. Trump said Harris was “extraordinarily nasty” in her questioning of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during...
As Post-Gazette employee representatives consider a strike, analysts say strategy can be dicey
A strike is “in the arsenal” for newspapers to use in labor negotiations, said Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst for the Poynter Institute. But it’s “sort of the atomic bomb,” he said. Edmonds, referring to a potential strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, said these work stoppages once were commonplace...
