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Allegheny County reports 57 additional coronavirus cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County on Saturday reported 57 new coronavirus cases and one additional death, according to a report by the county’s health department. The additional cases — 43 of which were confirmed, 14 probable — bumped the county’s seven-day average to 60 per day. There were 1,127 total tests recorded during...
Letter to the editor: On Russian hacking and Hillary Clinton
Warning! Russia “hacked and stole” emails in 2016 and the “experts” claim they are still doing it. Oops, no. Basically an outside entity tricked people who want to run our country into giving them the keys to their email box. The entity read the mail and internal organization documents, then...
Letter to the editor: American privilege and better use of our time
I personally think that people paying exorbitant prices for sneakers and headphones need their heads examined, but I see many parents providing their children with such things, overpriced and unnecessary. It should be an embarrassment to our country that we are so overprivileged as to pay more for shoes than...
Letter to the editor: Wendy Bell and KDKA’s ‘values’
Apparently the owner of KDKA radio, Entercom Communications, does not endorse the same set of values that it attributes to its self-proclaimed “family members.” To wit, Entercom boasted that it is the “home to thousands of voices representing Americans of all races, ethnicities, gender identity, sexual orientation, beliefs...
Trib HSSN’s Week 1 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 1 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 396 — Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (20 of 33) 338 — Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (15 of 17) 310 — Colton Brain, Baldwin (18 of 25) 297 — Cason Engleke, Gateway (9 of 16) 276 — Deontae Williams, Woodland Hills...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 12, 2020
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 45, Canon-McMillan 17 Hempfield 28, Norwin 14 Class 5A Allegheny Six Upper St. Clair 34, Bethel Park 7 Moon 28, West Allegheny 14 Big East Gateway 41, Franklin Regional 7 Penn-Trafford 48, Latrobe 14 Woodland Hills 60, Connellsville 20 Northeast...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Rochester rolls past Northgate
Denny Robinson rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns to lead Rochester to a 47-6 win at Northgate (0-1, 0-1) in the Class A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night. Rashawn Reid tacked on 93 rushing yards and one touchdown while teammate J.D. Azulay scored on a 34-yard run and...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: No. 5 Aliquippa takes down New Castle
Vernon Redd scored on a 55-yard punt return and a 96-yard run as No. 5 Aliquippa debuted in Class 4A and defeated New Castle, 44-28, in the Parkway Conference on Friday night. Malachi Sherman scored twice for New Castle — on a 15-yard interception return and a 28-yard pass from...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 3 McGuffey edges No. 2 Washington
Kyle Brookman scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter as No. 3 McGuffey slipped past No. 2 Washington, 7-6, in the Class 2A Century Conference opener Friday night. The teams played a scoreless first half in a defense showdown in Week 1. Tayshawn Levy scored on a 1-yard...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: South Park edges Southmoreland
Adam Johnson scored on a 26-yard run and a 45-yard fumble return as South Park scored a 33-23 victory over Southmoreland (0-1, 0-1) in the Class 3A Interstate Conference Friday night. Johnson ran for 93 yards while teammate Nate May added a touchdown for the Eagles defense with a 22-yard...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn-Trafford shuts down Latrobe
Ethan Carr threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD to lead Penn-Trafford to a 48-14 victory over Latrobe in the Class 5A Big East Conference. Cade Yacamelli ran for 126 yards and a touchdown while teammate Brad Ford ran twice for 102 yards and a...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Central Catholic cruises past Canon-McMillan
Eddy Tillman ran for 197 yards and one touchdown to lead top-ranked Central Catholic to a 45-17 victory against Canon-McMillan (0-1, 0-1) in a Class 6A showdown on opening night Friday. Branndon Pezzelle added four scoring passes for the Vikings (1-0, 1-0). Ryan Angott paced Canon-McMillan with 111 rushing yards....
The Stroller, Sept. 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free online program about peregrine falcons planned The Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek will offer a free program, “Peregrine Falcon,...
Laurels & lances: Staff, sale, seats and schools
Laurel: To staffing up. Westmoreland County is making sure there will be plenty of people working on Election Day come November. The county is hiring up to 1,800 poll workers for its 307 precincts. While many people are expected to use mail-in ballots for the election to cut down on...
Editorial: As Pittsburgh faces 2021 budget crisis, speak up now
A government budget is not settled quickly. You can see this when Congress wars within its chambers over spending plans that push partisan politics to its limits. You see it in Harrisburg when the governor — not just Gov. Tom Wolf, but years of guys with the top job from...
Mt. Pleasant opens season with win over South Allegheny
South Allegheny took an early lead in Friday’s Class 3A Interstate Conference opener, but host Mt. Pleasant scored three unanswered touchdowns and withstood a late rally by the Gladiators to clinch a 21-14 win. “We needed that,” Mt. Pleasant coach Jason Fazekas said. “I knew it was going to be...
Avella uses fake punt, interception return to rock Monessen
The game could not have started any better for Shane Swope and his debut with the Monessen Greyhounds. However, things turned in the second quarter and left Swope looking for answers. Avella (1-0) executed a fake punt late in the first half and carried the momentum from that play to...
Yough offensive stars sting Chartiers-Houston, give coach first win
Yough successfully defended Cougar Mountain on Friday night thanks in part to the right arm of Tristan Waldier, the legs of Gamal Marballie and the hands of CJ Waldier. The Cougars’ three-headed monster led the way in a convincing 29-6 nonconference victory over Class 2A Chartiers-Houston in the team’s season...
WPIAL high school football Week 1 scores for Sept. 11, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 1 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • CLAIRTON 34, JEANNETTE 28 Senior running back Dontae Sanders ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns for the Bears, who held Jeannette at bay in the second half. • BURRELL 22,...
QB Whitlock helps Belle Vernon shut out McKeesport in opener
When the Belle Vernon football team shuts out an opponent, it gets doughnuts from the coaching staff. There may be no better-tasting donuts than the next ones the team will ingest. The Leopards took offense to being an underdog against Class 4A newcomer McKeesport and handed the Tigers a 20-0...
Jake Fello leads Apollo-Ridge to big win in Ligonier Valley’s WPIAL return
With limited parents in the stands and no on-field halftime performances, Ligonier Valley and Apollo-Ridge opened the season in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference, marking the Rams’ first WPIAL game since 1967. The Vikings, however, spoiled the long-awaited return of the longtime District 6 member Friday night by beating Ligonier...
Burrell turns to ground game to hold off rival Valley
Burrell’s “air raid” offense lives by the motto “Play Fast.” But the Bucs reverted to super-slow mode in the second half to emerge with a 22-13 victory over neighboring Valley Friday night at New Kensington’s Memorial Stadium. Burrell ate up 14 minutes, 10 seconds of the final 16:12 of the...
Thomas Jefferson starts title defense with win vs. West Mifflin
Defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champion Thomas Jefferson didn’t miss a beat kicking off 2020 at West Mifflin, scoring 45 points in the first half before completing a 52-0 shutout Friday night. Senior quarterback Jake Pugh threw five touchdown passes to four receivers to start the scoring for No....
Pittsburgh pizzeria sues Winghart’s owners over Market Square fire
The owner of a Market Square restaurant is accusing the previous owners of its neighbor, Winghart’s, of failing to call for help for 45 minutes when a fire broke out there last fall. Rudolph Sergio Muto, who owns La Gondola Pizzeria & Restaurant, filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County Common...
Suspects in burning of unmarked Pittsburgh police car during protest appear in court
Four people charged after the burning of a Pittsburgh police vehicle during protests May 30 near PPG Paints Arena waived their charges to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on Friday. Cameron Guetta, Dajon Lengyel, Robert Redman, Shaheed Hatch and Khalena Connolly-Wack were all charged after the unmarked car was destroyed...
