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Letter to the editor: Information needed on Westmoreland County’s finances
Regarding the article “March 17 special election set to fill Justin Walsh’s former state House seat” (Jan. 7, TribLIVE): If this great county cannot afford a measly $200,000 for the referenced special election, then the county’s finances are in a far more precarious condition that we Trib readers might be...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Senate actions will take high toll
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing” is a frequently quoted sports statement that, if applied to all actions, would be the end of caring, love, honesty, appreciation of beauty and all morality. Sadly, it seems to be the main motivation of our president and the Republican Party leadership. Senate...
Letter to the editor: Trump haters should be mindful of facts
The writer of the recent letter “Trump supporters should see writing on wall” (Dec. 20, TribLIVE) is like the guy who buys the snake oil at the carnival and then calls everyone who doesn’t buy it stupid. He seems to think that all the testimony against President Trump proves that...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 17, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Albert Gallatin 63, Greensburg Salem 62 McKeesport 81, Laurel Highlands 77 Woodland Hills 48, Gateway 43 Section 2 Chartiers Valley 60, Trinity 59 Montour 55, West Mifflin 34 Moon 46, West Allegheny 42 South Fayette 65, Thomas Jefferson 60 Section 3...
High school roundup for Jan. 17, 2020: South Fayette knocks off Thomas Jefferson
With the score tied heading into the fourth quarter, the South Fayette boys basketball team went out and snagged an upset win Friday night. Joey Alcorn and Brandon Jakiela scored 14 points apiece as the Lions (8-5, 5-3) knocked off No. 5 Thomas Jefferson, 65-60, in Section 2-5A. Drew Franklin...
The Stroller, Jan. 18, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Bowl-A-Thon to raise money for foundation The annual Bowl-A-Thon, sponsored by Burrell Education Foundation, will be 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wildlife Lanes, 1000 Wildlife Lodge Road, Lower Burrell. Cost is $20 per bowler; and includes bowling and shoe rental. There will be prizes and raffles and the...
Real estate transactions in the North suburbs the week of Jan. 18
Bradford Woods Roger Dhonau sold property at 233 Bradford Road to Frederick and Anita Shaheen for $390,000. Aaron Smith sold property at 62 Seldom Seen Road to Marco Alcala Jr. and Nichole Alcala for $1,135,000. Franklin Park Richard Barton sold property at 2383 Bellwood Drive to Benjamin Richard Barton for...
Letter to the editor: Penn Hills budget incorrect, misleading
Penn Hills budget incorrect, misleading I am a resident of Penn Hills and I participated in the December 2020 budget process by reviewing the financial documents provided to the public from the Penn Hills Municipal manager. I also attended the first budget meeting where the manager provided an opening presentation and...
Real estate transactions in Hampton the week of Jan. 18
Hampton Beth Ann Churchill Griggs sold property at 4790 Au Sable Drive to LSF9 Master Participation Trust for $24,558. Joshua Hooke sold property at 2751 Drake Ct to Lauren Palmer Sabella for $195,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5164 Hampton Place Drive to Brian and Jessica Manuel for $608,496. Mark...
Real estate transactions in Shaler, Etna the week of Jan. 18
Etna CBRD Holdings LLC sold property at 113 Morelock St. to Jeremy Kucharski for $20,000. Genevieve Sheridan sold property at 96 Parker St. to NASHA L.P. for $175,000. Janet McFarland Scholl sold property at 61 Sycamore St. to John and Susanne Katich for $66,000. Marc Senge sold property at 46...
A.J. Nelson makes game-winning shot as Sto-Rox edges Apollo-Ridge
Sto-Rox’s A.J. Nelson was well below his 16 point-per-game average Friday against Apollo-Ridge. But Nelson’s put-back of a missed free throw with 8 seconds left in the game proved to be the difference as the Sto-Rox Vikings defeated the Apollo-Ridge Vikings, 62-60, in a key Section 1-2A matchup. Apollo-Ridge, down...
Holiday weekend of great basketball at Woodland Hills makes for busy Saturday
It is a tradition that is growing into a feast for local high school basketball fans. For a second straight year, Woodland Hills once again will host a high school basketball extravaganza with 43 games over four days on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. It began with a couple of...
Laurel Highlands can’t overcome slow start in loss at McKeesport
Laurel Highlands came on strong in the fourth quarter but could not climb out of a big early deficit as McKeesport prevailed 81-77 at home to take sole possession of second place in Section 1-5A boys basketball. Mustangs standout freshman Rodney Gallagher led the team with 21 points, but he...
Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim says she was introduced to Trump when she was 14, lawsuit says
NEW YORK — A woman who says she was Jeffrey Epstein’s first known victim claims in a new lawsuit that the multimillionaire sex offender introduced her to Donald Trump when she was 14, saying, “This is a good one, right?” Trump, according to the suit against Epstein’s estate, “smiled and...
‘They are strategically killing me slowly.’ Kodak Black claims abuse in Miami prison
MIAMI — Kodak Black has caused another social media storm as he posted a tell-all on Instagram about his few months of time in a federal prison. He alleges that the Federal Detention Center in Miami has abused him. Bill Kapri, better known as Kodak Black, 22, was sentenced to...
Police chief: Arnold, New Kensington homicides not connected
Two killings within about 24 hours of each other in New Kensington and neighboring Arnold do not appear to be connected, according to Arnold police Chief Eric Doutt. New Kensington police are searching for who shot and killed Anthone Williams, 31, of Arnold early Wednesday evening in a vacant part...
Editorial: Bus routes are connections, not prizes
One of the hallmarks of a how well a community works is always transportation. Are the roads paved? Are they plowed? How bad is the traffic? And how good is the public transit? According to a report from trip-planning app Moovit, the people of Pittsburgh have it pretty good compared...
3 injured in tanker truck explosion inside garage near New Stanton
Three people were reportedly burned Friday in a tanker truck explosion inside an East Huntingdon garage, Westmoreland County 911 said. The explosion occurred about 4:25 p.m. at 1528 New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road near New Stanton. Evening commuters headed south on Interstate 70 around 5 p.m. could see the smoke plume from...
White House considers changes to law banning overseas bribes
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration is weighing whether to seek changes to a 1977 law that makes it illegal for U.S. companies to bribe foreign officials. “We are looking at it,” White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said at the White House on Friday in response to a reporter’s question...
Penguins pick up depth defenseman John Nyberg in trade with Dallas
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a minor league trade Friday, sending center Oula Palve to the Dallas Stars for defenseman John Nyberg. Nyberg, 23, is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound two-way defender who was picked in the sixth round of the 2014 draft. He is playing his second season in North America, recording...
VideoChart: Steelers’ all-time receiving yards leadersVideo
Which Steelers have the most receiving yards in team history? Where do Hines Ward, Lynn Swann and Antonio Brown rank? Our latest VideoChart shows the progression of the Steelers’ all-time leaders in receiving yards dating to 1933. Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Letter to the editor: Voters wanted Hillary Clinton as president
The writer of the letter “Dem candidates, impeachment” (Dec. 5, TribLIVE) stated that “Hillary just can’t accept the fact that voters don’t want her for president.” If the writer had an open mind and checked some facts, he would see that his statement is not true. In 2016, 2.87 million...
J.E. Harrison students make pouches to help orphaned animals in AustraliaVideo
Students at J.E. Harrison Middle School are doing their part to help animals struggling to survive through the massive wildfire plaguing Australia. For nearly a week, students inside Samantha Parks’ gifted classroom in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District have been sewing pouches to send halfway across the globe that will help...
Letter to the editor: Why spend on special election?
Can someone explain to me why there will be a special election six weeks prior to the primary election instead of just making the race part of the primary (“March 17 special election set to fill Justin Walsh’s former state House seat,” Jan. 7, TribLIVE)? Why must the extra expense...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County should support vocational training
Student debt is increasing, and over 10,000 manufacturing jobs remain vacant in Westmoreland County. We should increase our support for vocational training. For example, Westmoreland County Community College’s welding program takes two years to complete and costs $7,980 for county residents. Graduates in 2019 earned an average starting salary of...
