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Diocese of Greensburg Catholic schools receives largest recorded donation, offering $4.1 million in tuition assistanceVideo
Diocese of Greensburg Catholic schools could see an uptick of about 250 students in the coming year thanks to $4.1 million in tuition assistance now available. The funds were made possible after the diocese received the single largest donation by a family, amounting to $2.4 million, along with smaller donations...
Pete Peterson: Return to racing at Meadows provides hope for horse racing community
The covid-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons, including not taking for granted such things as jobs, family and life milestones. For the horsemen and staff at The Meadows Racetrack in Washington, the pandemic left people without the ability to race four days a week and earn a living. Live...
Hampton Township has recorded 29 positive cases of coronavirus to date
As positive cases of coronavirus continue to rise sharply in Allegheny County, Hampton Township has recorded just 29 positive cases of covid-19 since March, according to the latest information on a map published by Allegheny County. According to the same map, 608 tests have been conducted in the township. One...
Positive covid-19 cases remain low in Etna, Millvale
As coronavirus cases spike in Allegheny County, Etna has only reported four cases since March. In the course of that same time frame, Shaler has reported 38 positive cases and Millvale has just five, according to the latest data from the Allegheny County Health Department’s map. In those same municipalities,...
Penn State planning to equip all police officers with body cams at all 22 campuses
Penn State plans to equip all campus police officers with body cams within the next year to “be more transparent and accountable,” according to a news release by the university. Penn State announced Tuesday morning that, after extensive research, it will purchase body cams for every officer — about 150...
Robert Lighthizer: USMCA, replacing NAFTA today, is the model for all future trade agreements
President Donald Trump was elected in part on his promise to change the direction of U.S. trade policy so it would put America first. He has kept that promise with new trade agreements and tough enforcement actions that break down foreign trade barriers, protect America’s competitive edge and stop the...
Letter to the editor: Is ‘lock and load’ way to deal with disagreement?
Kathleen Bollinger’s latest diatribe “Health care and mask mandates” (June 11, TribLIVE) deserves to be broadly challenged. She, along with others of her seemingly angry, misguided ilk, advocates violence if she doesn’t get her way — writing that Gov. Tom Wolf “should be removed using any necessary force” if he...
Letter to the editor: Bar owners must protect workers, patrons
Several things became clear to me while reading social media posts about bar closures in Allegheny County. First, many servers and bartenders continue to feel unsafe due to covid-19 and patrons’ lack of standards for themselves inside of establishments. In addition, servers overwhelmingly have had experiences where if they tried...
Letter to the editor: Declare independence from meat on July 4
There is actually good news from covid-19 for this Independence Day. We won’t be facing heavy traffic. And the meat shortage will keep us safe from our outdoor grills. Folks who grill hamburgers and hot dogs face a nasty choice. The U.S. Meat and Poultry Hotline advises grilling at high...
Letter to the editor: I trust the doctors who saved my life
I was born with a rare congenital heart defect that has required multiple open-heart surgeries. I wear a mask because I trust the doctors and experts who saved my life. It was inevitable, I suppose, that wearing masks has become a uniquely partisan issue in America. This, in my opinion,...
The Stroller, July 1, 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. Small Acts of Kindness Kimberly Alcibiade of Allegheny Township would...
Briefly speaking: July 1, 2020
Reunions The Mausville School reunion will be held Aug. 22 at the Pleasant Grove School House in Cook Township. It will begin at 1 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish. Chicken and beverages will be provided. Details: 724-593-2023 or 724-694-2046 Church news The Community Church of Hecla...
Marcellus Shale Coalition strikes back at grand jury report blasting fracking industry
The trade group representing the unconventional drilling industry fired back at the state attorney general and the grand jury report released last week that blasted the industry and the state departments charged with overseeing it. “The attorney general’s report exhibits a jarring lack of reality as to how shale gas...
Virginia senator vows defense bill fight on foreign election interference
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee vowed a fight on an annual defense bill Tuesday when Republicans again blocked his legislation requiring political campaigns to report foreign offers of assistance to the FBI. “I fear the Senate is about to fail once again to protect our...
Trump’s deference to Putin back under harsh scrutiny after Russian bounty reportsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s deference to Vladimir Putin is back under the microscope amid accusations that he ignored intelligence that Russia offered to pay Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Democrats returning from a classified briefing at the White House on Tuesday pledged to get to the...
No one hurt in fiery 2-car crash in Harmar
No one was injured in a fiery two-car crash Tuesday in Harmar near its boundary with Cheswick, according to township police Chief Jason Domaratz. One motorist tried to turn left onto Cheswick Avenue/Low Grade Road from Freeport Road around 6:35 p.m. and was struck by a oncoming vehicle. One person...
Inside the body, coronavirus is even more sinister than scientists had realized
The new coronavirus’s reputation for messing with scientists’ assumptions has taken a truly creepy turn. Researchers exploring the interaction between the coronavirus and its hosts have discovered that when the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects a human cell, it sets off a ghoulish transformation. Obeying instructions from the virus, the newly infected...
Editorial: ‘Bella’s Law’ right call to keep kids safe
Bubbles filled the air for a little girl who will never have a fourth birthday party. She won’t go to kindergarten. No s’mores around a campfire or sleepovers with friends. No broken hearts and no prom. Because Bella Seachrist was just 3 when she died. In pages of court documents,...
On The Fringe: Dustin Johnson continues to show he can win on variety of courses
It only looks as though Dustin Johnson barely has a pulse on the golf course. One moment made him a little nervous. It wasn’t the tee shot that rolled toward the railroad tracks and barely crossed the out-of-bounds line, right after he had taken a two-shot lead in the final...
Sewickley’s Sweetwater to reopen in time for summer camps
Sweetwater Center for the Arts will reopen next week with a modified summer schedule. The Sewickley institution closed in March due to the covid-19 pandemic. According to an email from Executive Director Thomas Walters, Sweetwater will open July 6 using safety practices developed with a group of 50 regional cultural...
Unidentified remains found in same area as body of Fort Hood soldier
AUSTIN, Texas — Investigators are working to determine whether unidentified remains discovered near a field in Killeen, where a Fort Hood soldier was found dead earlier this month, are human. Participants in a vigil for Pvt. Gregory Morales on Saturday found the remains in the same area where his body...
Judge temporarily blocks tell-all book by Trump’s niece
A tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece cannot be published until a judge decides the merits of claims by the president’s brother that its publication would violate a pact among family members, a judge said Tuesday. New York state Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald in Poughkeepsie, New York,...
Stacey Brodak and Jim Denova: Partnerships bring solutions, address workforce gaps
A retirement wave that could fundamentally change the makeup of our region’s workforce and impact the ability for businesses to secure local talent is on the horizon. This “silver tsunami,” as it’s termed, coupled with rapidly evolving workplace pandemic changes, is a problem that can be studied, understood and solved...
Sheriff William Mullen: We must honor legacy of police killed in line of duty
Proclamations demanding war on law enforcement officers echo wide and deep across our country. As community leaders, stakeholders and citizens advocate for police reform, it is imperative that people know decent law enforcement agencies will welcome this opportunity for improvement and regularity. Need for standardization, however, does not vindicate the...
Review: Revolutionary ‘Hamilton’ arrives at an uneasy timeVideo
The revolution is finally being televised, thank goodness. The long-awaited live-capture of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s shake-the-rafters musical “Hamilton” comes out Friday on Disney+, a chance to celebrate America’s independence with some of its Founding Fathers. The timing seems ideal. Or, given all that has shook this nation in the past few...
