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Trump administration begins vaccine pilot program
WASHINGTON — After months of remaining vague about its plans to distribute a covid-19 vaccine, the Trump administration is quietly piloting distribution working groups, CQ Roll Call has learned. The plan, which has not been made public, was confirmed by four state health departments. Federal officials from the Centers for...
Allegheny County leads Pennsylvania in animal abuse cases as 3rd anniversary of Libre’s Law approaches
Aug. 28 will mark the third anniversary of Libre’s Law, an anti-cruelty measure that strengthened the protection of animals in Pennsylvania. The 2017 law, also known as Act 10, was inspired by Libre, a Boston terrier puppy found badly neglected and abused in Lancaster County. Its passage increased penalties for...
Delmont rec board will screen ‘Hook,’ host live music this weekend
The Delmont Recreation Board will screen the children’s film “Hook” and present an evening of live music at the board’s upcoming “Movies in the Park” this weekend. The free concert, featuring the Phisbins, will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Newhouse Park, just off Stotler Drive in Delmont. Food will be...
Richard Edley and Mark Davis: Covid-19 funding needed for intellectual and developmental disability community
The coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on the well-being of people with intellectual disability or autism and the direct support professionals (DSP) who provide lifesaving support to them every day. Pennsylvanians with intellectual disability/autism largely have been the pandemic’s forgotten faces. These adults and children are among our...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins’ humiliating loss to Canadiens in the playoffsVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to the discuss the Penguins humiliating loss to the Montreal Canadiens to be bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs. The guys have had a few days to contemplate the game, but they still feel...
Richland Township real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10
Richland John Cunningham sold property at 5520 Clearview Road to Matthew Heckathorn and Shannon Carlson for $243,000. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10
Franklin Park Chan Li sold property at 1607 Green View Ct to Timothy Bass for $318,000. Karl Sieg sold property at 2587 Grouse Rdg to Vincent Piscopo Jr. and Juliane C Reinert Piscopo for $221,650. NVR Inc. sold property at 1917 Kimberly Ct to Donald and Seana Frederick for $616,800....
Rep. John Joyce: TikTok, the spy in your child’s pocket, just tip of tech iceberg
During the coronavirus crisis, Americans have increasingly turned to technology for work, school, keeping in touch with friends and loved ones, and entertainment. Staying at home, we improvised and took advantage of the video chats and conference calls that connected us to the outside world. At the same time, droves...
Shaler Journal-area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Etna Cornelia Swircz sold property at 56 Maplewood St. to Rafiah Daughtry for $121,260. Shaler Michael Mikelas sold property at 1000 Greenhill Road to Aaron and Renee Davis for $215,000. Andrew Sadlowski sold property at 120 Ida Drive to Edward Moan III and Brianna Norwood for $156,000. Real Estate Transactions...
Hampton real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Hampton Estate of Doris Bauer Hartwell sold property at 2436 Victoria Drive to Carrie Super for $85,000. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Carnegie, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10
Carnegie Estate of Margaret Aldridge sold property at 24 Charter Oak Drive to Susan Monteverde trustee for $235,000. Collier Michael Stubna sold property at unknown address to Maronda Homes LLC for $450,000. Robinson Bradley Lewis sold property at 105 Camelot Circle to Kevin and Darian Karsch for $410,000. Mary Crown...
Eastern area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Edgewood Jeremiah Lott sold property at 124 Dewey St. to Gretchen Snell Zelinsky for $245,000. Thomas Vandyke Schmaus sold property at 109 Ivy St. to Cory Francis Hayes and Alexa Donner for $183,000. Forest Hills MO Rentals Inc. sold property at 530 Atlantic Ave. to Erich Raymond Hulse for $78,500....
The Herald-area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Etna Cornelia Swircz sold property at 56 Maplewood St. to Rafiah Daughtry for $121,260. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Penn Hills Nydia Perez sold property at 11501 Gardenia Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $43,500. Shirley Luck sold property at 313 Orin St. to Mark Dawson for $80,000. Olivinos LLC sold property at 139 Sandy Creek Road to James LTD Mitch for $62,000. Thomas Baker sold property at...
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week offers 2 weeks of dining delights
Discerning diners are in luck during the Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Summer 2020 edition, starting today. Many participating restaurants are extending their usual week-long special menus an extra week, through Aug. 23, to make them available to additional patrons and still abide by occupancy restrictions. Restaurants and their specials listed on...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10
Baldwin Borough James Hoffman sold property at 674 Blossom Drive to Drew Alexander Cocco and Mary Ann Williams for $217,400. Sarah Secules sold property at 5397 Brownsville Road to Timothy Rush and Stephanie Lowman for $151,000. Kevin Boland sold property at 284 Joseph St. to Kelly Daniel L Properties L.P....
Letter to the editor: YWCA committed to eliminating racism
Many of us had our eyes opened May 25 when we watched in horror as a handcuffed, helpless Black man, George Floyd, died while a white police officer kneeled on his neck. In a flash, we saw what Black Americans have been trying to make us see and understand about...
Letter to the editor: Will ‘real rulers’ run country if Biden is president?
If elected, will Joe Biden be an acting president? Given his age, and what I see as a frail physical condition and lack of mental awareness, will a vice president take over? Or will a committee of far-left advisers behind the scenes be the “real rulers”? These “real rulers” would...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to believe conspiracy theories
Perhaps Lori Falce’s condescending column “Is it a conspiracy theory?” (July 30, TribLIVE) would carry more weight if we hadn’t been force-fed the mainstream media’s own conspiracy theories over the last few years. President Trump conspired with the Russian government to steal the election? That’s a whopper so outlandish you...
Delays along Parkway East following motorcycle crash
One person was taken to a hospital following a crash Monday morning on the Parkway East, according to an Allegheny 911 dispatcher. Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and two vehicles in the area of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels shortly before 6:40 a.m. According to Tribune-Review news...
Letter to the editor: Treatment of William Barr disgraceful
The brutal treatment of Attorney General William Barr by the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and by its chairman, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., in particular, at a recent hearing (“Attorney General Barr defends response to protests, his role in criminal cases of Trump allies,” July 28, TribLIVE) was disgusting...
Letter to the editor: Predictions and opinions
I feel obliged to share information received this morning from the magic blue freckle on my left middle toe. It has been issuing political forecasts, like Joe Biden will win the 2020 election for two reasons: Many GOP voters will choose Biden in hope the intensive protesting (also the pandemic),...
Dispatch: 3 injured following shooting in Beaver Falls
Three people were injured following a shooting in Beaver County, according to an emergency dispatcher. Police responded to the intersection of 14th Street and 5th Avenue in Beaver Falls around 11:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of the shooting. Two people were transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh-area hospital and...
Man in critical condition following Sunday shooting in Highland Park
One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood Sunday night, authorities said. Police and EMS responded to the 800 block of Farragut Street around 8:20 p.m. where they found a man with a gunshot wound to his neck, Pittsburgh police...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 10
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 10....
