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Tarentum man dies in motorcycle crash on Route 366 in Murrysville
A Tarentum man died Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed in Murrysville, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. on Route 366, the dispatcher said. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha identified the victim as Patrick G. Dzugan, 59, of Butler Street, Tarentum. According to...
Lindsey Graham plans to invite Robert Mueller to testify on Russian investigationVideo
Sen. Lindsey Graham is preparing to invite former Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before a Senate panel about the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to a spokesperson for the panel’s Republican majority. Graham of South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tweeted earlier that...
Dr. Fauci doesn’t weigh ‘whole national interest,’ coronavirus task force member saysVideo
One of President Trump’s coronavirus task force members said Sunday that infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci doesn’t necessarily “have the whole national interest in mind” in suggesting responses to the pandemic. Fauci, who’s also on the task force, “looks at it from a very narrow public health point of view,”...
Letter to the editor: Freedom comes with responsibilities, so wear a mask
People were without masks everywhere I went today on July 2. I am disappointed and at the same time angry with those who think the rules don’t apply to them. The “land of the free” doesn’t mean you don’t have civic responsibilities, which means you do what needs to be...
Letter to the editor: Politicians should think before they speak
The Preamble of the United States Constitution was finalized in September 1787. It’s time we’re all reminded: We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings...
Letter to the editor: Don’t leave dogs in hot cars
As we approach the dog days of summer, it is important to remember that hot dogs belong on the grill, not in a vehicle. Canines can easily overheat and die when left in a hot car. When a dog’s internal body temperature exceeds 105.8, it can suffer from heatstroke, which...
Letter to the editor: Pandemic unemployment compensation must continue
At the end of July the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) will end and millions of families will be in dire straits if the $600 supplemental weekly payments end. If the feds pull the financial rug out from so many people who are hanging on with no jobs and little...
Letter to the editor: Perfect time to abolish death penalty
As our state faces inevitable social and economic change in light of recent protests and the current pandemic, Pennsylvania needs to abolish the death penalty. According to the United States General Accounting Office, a defendant’s race directly influences the likelihood of a death sentence, with Black individuals most likely to...
Letter to the editor: Protesters like overgrown children
After watching young people marching in protests, destroying and looting property, toppling statues and blocking traffic, it makes me wonder if these are the children of “helicopter” parents. Maybe they never got to fight their battles during their growing years and now they react like this as adults, thinking they...
Bridgeville, Carnegie area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Bridgeville Margaret Danilo sold property at 1083 Bank St. to Christopher Colin Petricca and Christina Marie Cvetic for $190,000. Robinson Paul Zucchero sold property at 30 Beaver Grade Road to Patrick and Hannah Marie Fowler for $212,000. South Fayette Justin Windle sold property at 2031 Berkley Ridge Drive to Cartus...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Baldwin Borough Justin Dodd sold property at 5056 Frich Drive to Drew Miller for $283,000. Whitehall Anna Marie Schwager sold property at 4558 Doverdell Drive to Ruth Byers for $276,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Celebrate Bastille Day with this delicious mussels dish
The French celebrate Bastille Day July 14. Salute them with this easy-to-prepare, delicious dinner. It takes only minutes to cook. Figure about 2 pounds mussels per person. Store the mussels in the refrigerator. The commercially raised mussels available today are cleaner than they used to be. Just wash them in...
Chili, the way you like it, is the easiest route to dinner
Several years ago, my partner and I spent a month in San Antonio, where his family lives. We were both unemployed at the time, so we spent the days driving around the city, exploring and eating all the wonderful food. We consumed a lot of chili. We ate the “authentic”...
The Stroller, July 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. Drive-through food distribution set for Tuesday at former Sears store...
The Times Express area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Monroeville Estate of Keith Balaschak sold property at 2309 Haymaker Road to US Bank NA for $75,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Penn Hills Progress area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Penn Hills Estate of James Binnix sold property at 225 Cypress Hill Drive to Justin Devaughn Hefflin and Diandrea Jalynn Flewellen for $139,900. Anthony Pope sold property at 123 Golden Gate Drive to LSF9 Master Participation Trust for $76,000. Robert Vogtsberger sold property at 115 Halliford Drive to Devon and...
Advance Leader area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Plum NVR Inc. sold property at 420 September Drive to Deo Raj and Laxmi Maya Bhandari for $302,870. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
O’Hara Allan Fisher sold property at 106 Fox Ridge Farms Drive to William and Marcie Buck for $459,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 12
McCandless Kathleen Bartony sold property at 392 Richard Road to Daniel and Frances Wood for $322,000. Ross Amanda Mitchell sold property at 414 Hunter Drive to George and Laura Urban for $230,000. Yung Kwe Ma sold property at 619 Maplewood Ct. to Kenneth Cheng for $130,000. Real estate transactions provided...
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Shaler Riccardo Sciulli sold property at 203 Skylark Drive to Michael and Kathleen Kowger for $185,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
U.S. warns its citizens in China they risk ‘arbitrary’ arrest
WASHINGTON — The State Department warned U.S. citizens living in or traveling to China they may face arbitrary arrest, the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing. “Exercise increased caution in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws for purposes other than...
Naz El-Khatib: Trump’s capitulation to Xi, Putin
In the past few weeks, we learned President Trump did nothing when he found out Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, successfully paid bounties to militants for killing American soldiers in Afghanistan and Trump begged China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to help him win reelection. These are just the latest examples of Trump...
Eric Falk: Our Founders were all too human
It hurts to realize your heroes had flaws, major flaws. It really hurts. As a society we are now finally confronting the tangled legacy of the Founding Fathers. It is a legacy summarized in one simple, yet profound contradiction — many of the men who wrote and approved of the...
Editorial: Pennsylvania should value first responders
On a normal day, Pennsylvanians don’t realize how much they rely on an almost invisible wall of people standing between them and disaster. Some of the disasters are metaphorical. A minor car crash can snarl traffic but isn’t critical to more than the insurance deductible. But others are literal, like...
Sounding off: Wear masks to protect others
Letter-writer George Silowash (“Effectiveness of cloth masks”) brings up an interesting point. That is, his thoughts regarding viral particles remaining in a mask after evaporation of the exhaled respiratory droplets. It’s unclear to me whether the virus would adhere or be readily reinhaled. However, even if they were “free” and...

