WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2020
TODAY – PERIODS OF RAIN. MORNING HIGH OF 54 WITH
TEMPS FALLING TO NEAR 40.
TONIGHT – RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING THEN
REMAINING OVERCAST OVERNIGHT. SOME
MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. LOW NEAR 30.
WEDNESDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH – 37.
In recognition of Women’s History Month, the VBC is partnering with Point Park University to hold a women’s storytelling event with WWII veteran Navy WAVE Julia Parsons. Julia worked as a codebreaker on Enigma, the top secret German code. Point Park University (Lawrence Hall Ballroom – Third Floor, 201 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) PARKING: Wood-Allies Garage on Blvd of the Allies between Wood and Market Streets or Third Avenue Garage on Third Ave between Wood and Market Streets. RSVP to ellie@veteransbreakfastclub.com or 412-623-9029.
FREE EVENT! Kearns Spirituality Center (9000 Babcock Blvd, Allison Park, PA 15101) Women Veterans Storytelling. Free event. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
FREE BREAKFAST! Donora American Legion #212 (513 Meldon Ave, Donora, PA 15033): special event with the Donora Historical Society in conjunction with its hosting of the Heinz History Center’s travelling WWII Exhibit.
FREE BREAKFAST! McAnnulty Elementary School (Baldwin-Whitehall) 5151 McAnulty Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. Open to the public! Event with middle school students asking questions, and veterans sharing their stories. Park in lot on left, enter Entrance 1.
FREE EVENT! Screening of the VBC documentary “Making Peace: Vietnam Veterans Return, 50 Years Later” followed by Q&A with veterans and filmmaker Evan Mulgrave Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum (4141 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213), free street parking Sundays!
FREE EVENT! Tapestry Senior Living (550 Cherrington Pkwy, Coraopolis, PA 15108). The event will be held in the new Moon Senior Center within Tapestry.
VBC AT NIGHT: Spoonwood Brewery (5981 Baptist Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236). Heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar.
Christ Church at Grove Farm(in the Event Barn to the right of the church) (249 Duff Rd, Sewickley, PA 15143)
VBC AT NIGHT: Comfort Inn, Penn Hills (699 Rodi Road, Penn Hills, PA 15235). Heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar.
VBC Panel Discussion “Should We Bring Back the Draft?” Peters Township Public Library (616 E McMurray Rd, McMurray, PA 15317). We’re back discussing a question on many minds. We’ll have a diverse panel of veterans giving their views, pro and con, followed by audience participation. The event is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. RSVP to ellie@veteransbreakfastclub.com or 412-623-9029.
VBC AT NIGHT: Voodoo Brewing (205 E 9th Ave, Homestead, PA 15120) Heavy hors d’oeuvres, cash bar.
FREE EVENT! Korean War Anniversary Event at the Heinz History Center (1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222). To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, the VBC with the Heinz History Center invites you to a storytelling event where Korean War veterans share their memories of the war. Refreshments will be served.
Democrats lay big caucus egg: No results from Iowa election
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press
Democratic Party officials in Iowa are working furiously to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus. Frustrated presidential candidates are claiming momentum and plowing ahead in their White House quests. Technology problems and reporting “inconsistencies” kept party officials from releasing results from Monday’s caucus, the much-hyped kickoff to the 2020 primary. It was an embarrassing twist after months of promoting the contest as a chance for Democrats to find some clarity in a jumbled field with no clear front-runner. Instead, caucus day ended with no winner, no official results and many fresh questions about whether Iowa can retain its coveted “first” status. State party officials say final results will be released Tuesday.
Final Score From CCBC, Center Township:
CCBC 114.
Pa. Highlands: 60.
Halftime at CCBC, Center Township:
CCBC 58.
Pa. Highlands: 17.
2 dead in shooting at university residence hall in Texas
Authorities say two people were killed and a third person wounded in a shooting at a dormitory at a Texas university. A recommendation for students and employees to shelter in place was lifted early Monday afternoon, about an hour and a half after it was announced on Twitter. The university said there were three gunshot victims at its Pride Rock residence hall, and two people were confirmed dead. The third person was taken to a hospital. Classes were canceled for the day. The university has has not said if a suspect is being sought.
Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatment. Limbaugh called himself the “mayor of Realville” in announcing his illness. He’d been experiencing shortness of breath that he initially thought might be heart-related but turned out to be cancer. Limbaugh’s national prominence began in 1988, when his first national radio show launched. Within a few years he was considered a Republican kingmaker, a status that has remained. He now broadcasts primarily from West Palm Beach, Florida.
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in California
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press
The California Highway Patrol says a gunman opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus, killing one passenger and wounding five others before the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and the killer got off. The suspect was taken into custody without incident, and authorities say the the motive is unknown. The bus was traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Interstate 5 at the time of the shooting early Monday. Two of the victims are hospitalized in serious condition.
The CCBC Lady Titans fell to Catonsville on Groundhog Day by a score of 71-59. The girls fall to 9-10 on the year after winning back-to-back games. Meanwhile, the men continued to roll as they won their 20th in a row, beating Catonsvill 91-56. The men are now 21-1 and have a 9-0 record at home.
Photos courtesy of Bob Barrickman.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 100 supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg have crowded into the backroom of his West Des Moines, Iowa, headquarters before heading out to knock on doors as the hours tick down to Iowa’s caucuses. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor popped in Monday to thank the precinct-level volunteers. Buttigieg says his campaign and volunteers are exactly where they need to be “to astonish the political world.” Buttigieg is among a pack at the top of the field in Iowa. Anthony Elarth traveled from Seattle to help train Buttigieg’s volunteers in Iowa. Elarth says volunteers engaging voters at their doors “want to have a conversation, not a debate.”