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Wanted: Buyers for vacant Leechburg propertiesVideo
Two vacant lots on Siberian Avenue in Leechburg are up for auction. Leechburg Council is accepting sealed bids for the residential parcels located at 127 and 137 Siberian Ave. A blighted and unoccupied home was demolished from each lot last December. Money from the lot sales will be put to...
Harry Hochheiser & Ray Roberts: Let’s talk about carbon fee & dividend
The doldrums of late summer may usually be sleepy times for our congressional representatives, with the August recess bringing a lull in legislative activity and fundraising trips back home. This year in Pittsburgh might be different, as U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, has scheduled a town hall session Aug....
Steve Bannon floats idea of Michelle Obama run against TrumpVideo
WASHINGTON — Democrats eager to oust President Trump in 2020 could pin their hopes on an 11th-hour bid by former first lady Michelle Obama rather than the roughly two dozen candidates now in the mix, former White House strategist Steve Bannon suggested. “I don’t see anybody that’s on this stage...
Vikings acquire kicker Kaare Vedvik from RavensVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings have a new kicker, and possibly a new punter. Kaare Vedvik, a second-year pro from Norway, was acquired in a trade with the Ravens for a draft pick, the Ravens announced on Sunday, pending a physical. The Vikings sent a 2020 fifth-round pick to Baltimore, according...
Editorial: Crime is nothing new
It’s enough to make you afraid to go … well, anywhere. Even though, statistically, we know that the places we go every day are no more dangerous than they have ever been. Violent crime rates have dropped 49% since 1993, according to the FBI. But the Pew Research Center says...
700 motorcycles tour Alle-Kiski Valley to remember Officer Brian ShawVideo
They rode in remembrance. The second annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride and Event welcomed more than 700 motorcycles under a brilliant blue sky Sunday. The 41-mile charity ride kicked off at 10 a.m. at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar, with an almost two-hour route that led bikers...
Letter to the editor: Project SEED feeds hungry kids
Many families are busy preparing their children for “back to school” by buying new clothes and supplies. Unfortunately, not every child has the opportunity to start the school year, and each school week, with that same level of preparation. Right here in the Alle-Kiski Valley, hundreds of children live in...
Letter to the editor: Liberals’ plan to defeat Trump
Liberal cities and states raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which causes businesses to cut people’s hours or lay them off. Now the liberals will say Trump’s economy is not good — just look at these people losing their jobs. They will hurt hard-working people to get back...
Letter to the editor: Let’s try posting the Ten Commandments
The recent rash of mass shootings once again stimulates the knee-jerk reaction to ban semiautomatic and other guns without any observation of the moral breakdown in our society that may be contributing to such violent behavior. There are signs posted in schools and government buildings banning guns and noting gun-free...
Erie Canal boating rivals vaunted European river cruises
Some folks dream of riding along canals in Europe, but we can do the same thing much closer to home. Two of my friends and I navigated a 41-foot packet boat for a round-trip voyage of 88 miles on the Erie Canal from Macedon, N.Y., near Rochester, to Holley, N.Y....
Texas, Ohio shootings worry but don’t scare away area shoppers
Last weekend’s mass shootings at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and on a street in downtown Dayton, Ohio, haven’t stopped area residents from shopping at local retail centers. But it has made them more wary about what they may encounter in busy spaces where people congregate. “It makes you...
Living with Children: Alpha speech, a matter of properly conveying authority
Question: Some friends of ours who’ve read a couple of your books and attended one of your talks told us that they solved some major discipline problems with their 4-year-old just by using what they called alpha speech. They tried to explain it to us, but we’d like to get...
Free art workshops offered at Millvale library
Adults can explore their creative sides through six free art workshops at the Millvale Community Library, thanks to two Millvale residents who have secured a $2,500 grant for the programming. Abi Beddall and Sheena Carroll have won the Neighborhood Allies Love My Neighbor! funding for the beginner-level workshops running through...
Etna manager shows hometown pride over 42 years of borough employment
The solar-powered Etna welcome sign on Route 28 features a blue heron symbolizing the borough’s environmental commitment in an area the steel industry left polluted. One of the wading birds moved to Etna more than 10 years ago, which Manager Mary Ellen Ramage said is evidence of the community’s improvements...
Penn State, Rochester product Derek Moye takes over Western Beaver
Derek Moye walked into the office of Western Beaver athletic director Ryan Matsook to check on preparations for the upcoming football season. Moye was informed some equipment had arrived, and Matsook presented him with a large cardboard box. Moye, the Golden Beavers’ first-year coach, hoisted the box up his still-athletic...
Peter Morici: Our cultural wars offer no value to newcomers
Mass immigration, low birth rates and China’s rise pose challenges our political and economic institutions appear ill-equipped to address. Rising to these challenges, however, will prove critical to sustaining our economy in the near term and ultimately the viability of our democracy. Some 750 million people would like to migrate...
Dan Warner: Extreme risk protection orders can save lives
Larry (not his real name) and his father hunted together his entire life, and he knew how much his father’s firearms meant to him. A firm “Second Amendment voter,” his father strongly believed in gun rights and would never easily part with these symbols of his individuality and freedom. This...
Outdoors notices for Aug. 11, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 136 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and two managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 191 targets. Ruffsdale (188), Hecla (183), Youngwood (182) and East Huntingdon (176) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (97)...
Former Seton Hill pitcher DellaValle suspended for 2nd failed drug test
Former Seton Hill ace pitcher Perry DellaValle has to serve a 50-game suspension in the minor leagues after a second positive test for a drug of abuse. The suspension was levied in late July. DellaValle, 23, is in his rookie season with Palm Beach Cardinals, the Class A affiliate of...
Editorial: Gun control isn’t just red or blue
When you think about guns and legislation, there’s a tendency to default to red and blue battlegrounds. It’s easy to reduce to stereotypes: Democrats want to restrict them and Republicans want to hand them out like bobbleheads at a baseball game. But Pennsylvania offers a lesson in the rainbow of...
Sounding off: It’s getting harder to determine truth, reality
A wise man once said, “Our problems are many, while our solutions are few.” I think a wise man said it? Or did I just make that up? Truthfully, I’m not sure. I’ve read and viewed so much on TV, social media, newspapers, books and magazines, etc., over the past...
Letter to the editor: How about a new amendment to protect all life?
I begin by pointing out what common sense tells us — that even after the tragedies of last weekend, a constitutional repeal of the Second Amendment would never pass. Too many conservatives would oppose it. It would have the same chance of passing as a constitutional amendment to reverse Roe...
Letter to the editor: Overdose task force has saved taxpayers’ money
Regarding the letter “Will grant pay for drug awareness?” (Aug. 5, TribLIVE): Overdose deaths in Westmoreland County decreased significantly in the last 19 months due to the Drug Overdose Task Force and its director, Tim Phillips. We have estimated that it costs the county $3,000 for each drug overdose investigation...
Letter to the editor: What if migrants were in your house?
In Ron Slabe’s letter “Inhumane treatment of migrants” (Aug. 5, TribLIVE), he asserts that government policy promotes horrid treatment of migrants. What would his position be if he returned home to find them in his house, refusing to leave? Days of reckoning are reserved for those who break the law...
Letter to the editor: Gun owners must stand against heinous crimes
What is now happening in our country is tragic. All too often there are people trying to make a statement through violence. Individuals now feel it is heroic to gun down innocent people — 20 in El Paso and nine in Ohio in one weekend. The catalysts for this are...
