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Anti-Semitic action and rhetoric are pervading American public life, experts say
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Pa. Democrats slam Trump on jobs, economy ahead of his Pittsburgh visit
Pennsylvania Democrats used President Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to blast his economic policies, saying their constituents have been left behind. “The Trump economy is not working,” said state Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport. “My Mon Valley constituents are frustrated by closed factories. They’re frustrated by the lack of a...
Toomey praises Trump for shale gas exploration policies in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pennsylvania’s junior U.S. senator praised Donald Trump’s policies on shale gas exploration on the cusp of the president’s visit Wednesday to the Shale Insight 2019 conference in Downtown Pittsburgh. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, said the administration’s market-based approach has allowed natural gas production in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale to...
Greensburg Bishop Malesic to visit pope in November
Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic will make his first “ad limina” visit to the Vatican next month, the Catholic Accent reported. The bishop’s visit, in which he will report to Pope Francis on the status of the Diocese of Greensburg, comes at a time of declining priestly vocations, a shrinking...
Former Trib editor loved running and caring for animals
Lance Kristan was a calming influence in a not-so-calm profession. A longtime copy editor at the Tribune-Review, Mr. Kristan was “the last set of eyes on a story before it went into print,” said former city editor Frank Myers. “He was a very quiet, studious wordsmith. He started out as...
Shale Insight conference in Pittsburgh focuses on natural gas market, not just Trump’s visit
The realities of natural gas drilling in a low-price market will be among the themes at this week’s Shale Insight 2019, the annual conference in Downtown Pittsburgh where President Trump is scheduled to appear Wednesday. Prices continued a downward trend in September, putting pressure on local producers such as Pittsburgh-based...
Mt. Pleasant man dies 2 weeks after losing wife
Although they grew up “across the pond” from each other, George Farrell and his wife, Pat, were as close as a husband and wife could be. The couple met in Pat Farrell’s native England while George was in the Air Force. They got married in 1960 and lived all over...
Cornel West returning to Western Pa. for Penn State speaker series
Princeton University professor emeritus and celebrated liberal author Dr. Cornel West will return to Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 25, a week after giving the Threshold Lecture at Saint Vincent College. West, a noted philosopher, political activist and social critic, will speak at the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport...
Latrobe Presbyterian, the church of Mr. Rogers, celebrates 150 yearsVideo
To review the history of Latrobe Presbyterian Church is to review the history of Latrobe itself. The church formed as a Presbyterian mission two years before Latrobe was incorporated as a borough. As the borough grew, so did the church — from the original 110 members to more than twice...
Libyan student defies odds to return to Hempfield host mom, U.S. classrooms
Whether Sanad Saad would spend his senior year at an American high school ultimately came down to a three-hour visit to a courier office in Dunningsville. Sanad’s host mother, Dar Frederickson, 68, of Hempfield, was trying to send important papers to his home country of Libya this summer and was...
Is your food safe? New app shows you Pa. restaurant inspections
Want to know whether the restaurant you’re visiting has had any recent inspection violations? There’s an app for that. The EatSafePA mobile app recently launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture allows restaurant patrons to access inspection reports by restaurant name, nearby establishments or ZIP code. The free app, available...
Pa. Game Commission to have public meetings on chronic wasting disease
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting a series of meetings this month to inform the public about chronic wasting disease, including three in southwestern Pennsylvania. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been confirmed in 250 white-tailed deer in the state and is always fatal in the deer and elk it...
Derry Township farmer: Aid payments ‘help with bills,’ but tariff strain remains
Westmoreland County farmers adversely affected by the ongoing trade dispute with China have begun receiving payments from the $16 billion aid package announced by President Trump in May. “None of these payments are making anybody whole, but it gives the farmer a little money to help with bills,” said Pennsylvania...
CNX agrees to plug more than 100 abandoned wells in Western Pa. as part of settlement
The state Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with CNX Gas Co. for the plugging of more than 100 abandoned wells in four counties. The order includes 141 conventional coalbed methane and gas wells and five unconventional gas wells in Allegheny, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Most of...
Career camp promotes Westmoreland County as place to find fulfilling jobVideo
If Rayvyn Dixon is a typical eighth-grader, then Westmoreland County leaders have their work cut out for them in convincing her to stay. “I want to get as far from here as possible,” said Rayvyn, 13, of Greensburg, a student at Greensburg Salem Middle School. Rayvyn was one of about...
New Hempfield pre-K center puts spotlight on continuing needVideo
A new full-day pre-kindergarten classroom in Hempfield was cause for celebration Thursday, but the celebration was muted because of the ongoing unmet need in Westmoreland County. Leaders of Westmoreland Community Action Head Start met with area lawmakers to officially open the classroom and to advocate for more funding for pre-K...
Westmoreland municipal authority approves $1 million worth of water line projects
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County on Wednesday approved nearly $1 million worth of projects to install, relocate or replace water lines in several communities. The board voted to move forward with a project to relocate the water lines near the Yukon Interstate 70 interchange in Sewickley and South Huntingdon...
Report: Home heating bills will be slightly lower this winter
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is predicting a cheaper winter when it comes to home heating bills. The agency said households that primarily use electricity or natural gas as their heating source can expect to spend slightly less than last winter. Households that use heating oil can expect to spend...
Entrepreneur grants target former coal, steel communities in Appalachia
A Pittsburgh-based nonprofit community loan fund received a $1.2 million grant to help support small businesses and entrepreneurs in Western Pennsylvania. The grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will allow Bridgeway Capital to promote entrepreneurial activity through business development workshops, one-on-one counseling, a regional business incubator and small grants for...
Pittsburgh institute expects rise in Newman interest, visits after sainthood
The Catholic Church’s newest saint may soon be attracting people to Pittsburgh. Cardinal John Henry Newman, an Anglican churchman who converted to Catholicism in 1845, will be canonized in Rome on Sunday. Among those attending the canonization Mass will be Ryan Marr, director of the Oakland-based National Institute for Newman...
Seton Hill panel discussion to mark 1 year since Tree of Life shooting
Seton Hill University, home of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, will host a panel discussion Oct. 30 to mark one year since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. The panel discussion — “Remember. Reflect. Renew.” — will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Cecilian Hall on the...
Greensburg CROP Walk raises $3,000 toward hunger relief programs
The annual Greensburg CROP Walk raised $3,000 toward hunger relief programs Sunday, organizers said. Twenty-one participants raised pledges for every mile they walked on the Five Star Trail from Lynch Field to Huff Avenue in South Greensburg. The distance covered was 4.5 miles. The annual event, sponsored by the Greensburg...
Report: Amount of Marcellus, Utica natural gas higher than in 2011
The amount of recoverable natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in the Appalachian Basin is significantly greater than previously thought, according to a new estimate by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS said in its latest assessment that the shale formations, both of which cover Western Pennsylvania,...
Police find $14K worth of marijuana in New Stanton stop
State police working in support of an Indiana University of Pennsylvania Homecoming detail stopped a Pittsburgh man with a “significant” amount of drugs on Friday. Police believe the 25-year-old man, who was not named, was on his way to Indiana County with a suitcase full of drugs, although it is...
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art launches 2019 annual campaign
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA) launched its 2019 annual campaign and set a fundraising goal of $165,995. Founded in 1976, SAMA has five museums that serve Westmoreland, Somerset, Fayette, Bedford, Blair and Cambria counties. Each museum will have its own fundraising goal. “The responsibility to engage younger generations...
