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Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh Zoo is violating lease
It’s unclear what, if any, qualifications letter-writer Len Bach has to opine on the terms of the Pittsburgh Zoo’s lease with the city (“Pittsburgh Zoo’s accreditation doesn’t break lease,” March 15, TribLIVE). As a law professor, I assure you that if the lease requires accreditation by the Association of Zoos...
Letter to the editor: Wolf violated First Amendment, Civil Rights Act
The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”...
The Stroller, March 30, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Leechburg Food Bank...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 30
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 30....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 30
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 30....
Chartiers Valley student makes finals in Pittsburgh Public’s Shakespeare contest
Wesley Madge rolled in a somersault onto the stage at the O’Reilly Theater and arose as Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” For Wesley, 13, a seventh grader at Chartiers Valley Middle School, acting is about much more than repeating lines on the stage. It’s about becoming the character you’re...
How is Penn State football continuing to recruit amid coronavirus pandemic?Video
Penn State landed its third verbal commitment in the Class of 2021 on Thursday when four-star offensive lineman Landon Tengwall picked the Lions over Notre Dame. It was the latest sign recruiting is continuing across the college football landscape, even if universities have moved classes online while spring practices have...
Report: About a dozen students have symptoms of covid-19 at Liberty University
Around a dozen students at Liberty University in Virginia have reported being sick with symptoms that are consistent with covid-19, according to the New York Times. School President Jerry Falwell Jr. asked students to return to campus last week after spring break. Students returning to campus are now reportedly being...
Stephon Marbury wants to send NYC 10 million surgical masks in the next monthVideo
It was 4 a.m. in Beijing when former Knicks player and Coney Island native Stephon Marbury got on the phone with the Daily News. He didn’t want to talk about basketball. He wanted to talk about how he could help the U.S., and particularly his beloved native New York, battle...
Editorial: Helping each other in pandemic
Bad situations can bring out the best in people. It can also bring out the worst. People are scared and unsure in the coronavirus pandemic. They don’t know what’s coming next on the economic roller coaster, and they are nervous about grocery shopping and opening doors. And let’s just admit...
Moscow orders residents to stay home as coronavirus spreadsVideo
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ordered residents to stay in their homes, warning that the spread of novel coronavirus in Europe’s largest capital city “has entered a new phase.” The Russian capital’s 12.7 million people were ordered to stay home starting Monday, with limited exceptions, in the strictest measures yet imposed...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ complaints spurred Trump’s scrapped New York ‘quarantine’ idea, report saysVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — President Trump’s scrapped plan to “quarantine” New York, New Jersey and Connecticut because of the coronavirus was in response to Gov. DeSantis’ complaints about New Yorkers coming to Florida, according to the Washington Post. DeSantis has been making the New York City area, currently the center of...
6 additional covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County’s covid-19 case count rose by six overnight, as figures released Sunday by state health officials show 47 confirmed cases. That is up from 41 cases in figures released yesterday. There have been no deaths related to the virus in the county, which has been under a stay-at-home order...
Christopher Regan: Every American deserves a chance to live
Christopher Regan is an attorney with Bordas & Bordas in Pittsburgh, and the former vice chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party. It has been hard for a long time to say anything about politics that helps anyone with anything. If you say something to one side or the other,...
Letter to the editor: Government should issue cash via credit cards
The best way to get cash quickly into the hands of the people would be credit cards. This would solve the problem of having to leave the house to place an order, and the cash would get into the economy immediately. Also, it would make it impossible for anyone who...
Longtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66
LOS ANGELES — Actor John Callahan, known for playing Edmund Grey on “All My Children” and also starring on other soaps including “Days of Our Lives,” “Santa Barbara” and “Falcon Crest,” has died. He was 66. His ex-wife and former “All My Children” co-star Eva LaRue announced his death on...
Letter to the editor: Wolf should rethink liquor store closure
As the world faces an unprecedented pandemic, businesses and industries struggle to cope with uncertainty and the devastating impacts of covid-19. Leaders in every state are struggling to find a careful balance between protecting public health while also protecting the financial health of state and local economies. To date, Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: We need to put politics aside & come together
Though it’s nearly impossible for individual citizens to have much impact on the idiotic, partisan behavior of our elected representatives in Washington, it is possible to take a moment to recognize the actions of those who, regardless of political leanings, are out doing the jobs that are truly vital to...
The Stroller, March 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. New Kensington-Arnold School...
Tornado tears through Arkansas college town
JONESBORO, Ark. — A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. The six people reported injured were taken to a local hospital with minor juries, Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley said. The tornado did...
North Korea test-fires missiles amid worries about outbreak
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea and Japan said, continuing a streak of weapons launches that suggests leader Kim Jong Un is trying to strengthen domestic support amid worries about a possible coronavirus outbreak in the country. South...
Trump: No quarantine, but travel advisory for NY, CT and NJ
NORFOLK, Va. — President Trump backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead directing Saturday night that a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to stem the spread of the outbreak. Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that the CDC was urging...
Signal Item-area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Bridgeville 714 Ventures Inc. sold property at 439 Railroad St. to KellZar Rentals LLC for $215,000. Carlton Capital LLC sold property at 1319 Terrace St. to Vincent Kecer for $25,100. Carnegie Alojz Kajinic sold property at 310 Sixth Ave. to Peter Edson for $143,500. Collier Estate of Mildred Christoff sold...
South Hills area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Baldwin Borough Estate of Melvin Wilson sold property at 1140-1142 Boni Drive to Logan Bowser for $20,000. Henry Tenden sold property at 325 Macassar Drive to Brenda Nanyangwe for $108,150. Norma Lewis sold property at 450 Marta Drive to Zachary Blaise and Artishmie Marie Zdrojewski for $179,900. Michael Murray sold...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 29
Blawnox James Flynn sold property at 1097 North Ave. to Zachary Haberstitch and Nicole Christine Cider for $35,000. Fox Chapel James Spaniel Jr. sold property at 109 E Waldheim Road to Thomas M Vandyke Schmaus and Sarah Ginestet for $235,000. Harmar Estate of Janet Fine sold property at 419 Forest...
