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The Stroller, Jan. 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Banners being sold to honor Harrison veterans The Harrison Township Honor Roll Restoration Committee is selling banners to honor township residents who served in the Armed Forces. Proceeds will help raise funds to restore the memorial. The double-sided banners will be printed by Gray Signs and measure 24 x 30-inches....
Girl Scouts from Pine-Richland earn Silver Awards
Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania presented Isabelle Ackerman, Audrey Bossola, Breanna Franchak, Gabriella Gathers, Georgia Kirik, Ava Lion, Sophia Menke, Kesar Sampat, Lauren Schwab, Tara Staresinic, Genna Trevis, and Marina Wearley with the Girl Scout Silver Award. The Silver Award represents the highest recognition for achievement in Girl Scouting for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 28, 2020
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 68, Pine-Richland 63 Central Catholic 47, North Allegheny 29 North Hills 74, Seneca Valley 61 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 78, Bethel Park 43 Peters Township 74, Baldwin 61 Upper St. Clair 60, Canon-McMillan 42 Section 3 Connellsville 75, Latrobe 74...
High school roundup for Jan. 28, 2020: No. 1 Lincoln Park hitting its stride
With about two weeks left in the regular season, Lincoln Park looks to be hitting its stride. Two days after knocking off Kennedy Christian, the No. 1 Leopards scored a decisive Section 1-3A victory Tuesday night, defeating No. 4 Beaver Falls, 73-53. Isaiah Smith scored 16 points and Andre Wilder...
First round, quarterfinal WPIAL team wrestling playoffs set for Wednesday
Waynesburg, Canon-McMillan, Seneca Valley and Hempfield are the four sites for the WPIAL Class AAA first round and quarterfinals on Wednesday. Waynesburg is the topseed and will host Pine-Richland while Latrobe faces Connellsville. Hempfield hosts Chartiers Valley in a first-round bout while defending WPIAL champion Kiski Area and South Fayette...
Steel Valley team effort leads to win over East Allegheny
Steel Valley guard Cam Polak is the second-leading scorer in the WPIAL, averaging 32 points per game. Polak did not hit his average on Tuesday, but the Ironmen got by with a little help from Cam’s friends. The senior did score a game-high 27 points, but Steel Valley (7-3, 11-6)...
Johnny Crise shakes off injury, leads No. 3 Highlands past No. 1 Knoch
Things didn’t look good in the pre-game for Highlands standout Johnny Crise. Recovering from a knee injury sustained against Allderdice on Sunday night, Crise took just a couple of practice shots and spent the remainder of warm-up time getting worked on in front of the Highlands bench. But Crise was...
Dr. Lawrence John: On mental health, physicians should lead by example
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf launched a campaign earlier this month aimed at expanding access to mental health services for all Pennsylvanians. As president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, I applaud Wolf’s commitment to combating this growing issue. While strengthening insurance parity and network adequacy serve as essential solutions, an equally...
Editorial: Hazing can’t be dismissed
Hazing can be easy to dismiss as a common team-building activity, or even a comic exercise. It isn’t. Hazing is that time-honored practice of taking new members of an organization and putting them through a series of ritualized tests or torments. It might be beatings or degrading psychological abuse. It...
George Guido: Special chance to see special player Kobe Bryant
The terrible news that came out Sunday about Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter accident is another example of it being great to be a high school sports reporter and getting to see athletes before they become famous. I was at the old Hersheypark Arena in 1996 when Bryant played...
Trump team wraps impeachment defense with an elephant in the Senate: John BoltonVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s defense team ended its arguments in his Senate trial Tuesday by broadly dismissing the elephant in the room: a leaked firsthand account from John Bolton, the former national security adviser, that the president directly tied aid to Ukraine to his demands for the country to...
Latest UPMC South plans include smaller footprint in Jefferson Hills
UPMC has presented plans for a much smaller medical facility in Jefferson Hills than initially planned. While the health care giant still seeks to build a 63-bed hospital in the borough, some of the outpatient services initially planned for the medical center proposed near the intersection of Elliot Road and...
In snub to U.S., Britain will allow Huawei in 5G networksVideo
LONDON — Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, ignoring the U.S. government’s warnings that it would sever intelligence cooperation if the company was not banned. Britain’s decision is the first by a major U.S. ally in Europe, and follows intense lobbying...
Letter to the editor: Taxpayers & cost of climate action
Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, is correct to oppose Gov. Tom Wolf’s October executive order to direct the Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. First, the initiative is a carbon cap-and-trade program that does not solve the greenhouse gas problem; it merely...
Pakistan gas cylinder explosion kills 11 in perfume factory
LAHORE, Pakistan — A massive explosion and fire triggered by a gas cylinder explosion engulfed a small perfume factory in eastern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, rescuer workers and police said. Two people were also injured in the blast, which caused the roof of the factory to...
Letter to the editor: America’s great without Hillary
I hate to bring Hillary Clinton into the conversation again, but I have this thing about her. The Republicans had two years when they controlled the House and Senate and could have indicted her, but didn’t. Why not? Was she too big to challenge? No, the Republicans simply have no...
Letter to the editor: ‘Prisoners’ have rights
Regarding the article “Tempers flare briefly on 8th day of jury selection in Wilkinsburg mass shooting case” (Jan. 15, TribLIVE): I am disgusted by the murderous acts that Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas are charged with committing. Nobody should be exposed to the experience that the victims suffered and that...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2020
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Bentworth 65, Neighborhood Academy 44 Brashear 76, Northgate 47 Brownsville 58, West Greene 52 Deer Lakes 67, Springdale 65 Steel Valley at Nazareth Prep, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m....
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2020: Chartiers Valley’s Tim McConnell wins 600th game
Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell celebrated the 600th victory of his high school coaching career Monday night. Forty-eight of them have come since he made the transition from boys basketball to the girls side at the start of last season, and in that role, he has yet to taste defeat....
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Dietary supplements useful in some situations, but also can be harmful
Dear Mayo Clinic: Why does my doctor want to know what supplements I’m taking, even if I don’t have any health problems and don’t take more than the recommended amounts? Answer: It’s important to tell your health care provider about any dietary supplements you take. Although you don’t need a...
The Stroller, Jan. 28, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Cat food donations needed at Frankie’s Friends Rescue Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue, New Kensington, is in need of donations of Purina Cat Chow Complete in the blue bag. Items can be dropped off from 9 to 10 a.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays or shipped to the...
Mixed blessing: Social media provides spread of health information, misinformation
Combine the vast power and reach of social media, the unlimited resources of websites and apps, and the unquenchable thirst for health information and motivation. The result is a powerful tool for researchers, health care providers and patients. But like many aspects of the internet, it can be a mixed...
Hampton Community Library has host of events, programs scheduled
Hampton Community Library has a full schedule of activities. For details or to register for any of the programs, call the library at 412-684-1098 or visit hamptoncommunity library.org. For adults • Murder by the Book: A Mystery Book Club, meets Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate...
Pine resident considering legal action for damage to property
Pine Township resident Evan Gerson again appeared before the board of supervisors asking them to remedy what he says is damage caused to his property by a contractor hired to remediate a retention pond that the township is responsible for maintaining. Gerson, who lives on Salem Heights Drive, appeared at...
Girls hoops showdown joins list of many big boys basketball games on Tuesday
There are plenty of key boys basketball games slated for Tuesday. One of the biggest games, however, is on the girls’ side of the hardwood. Two of the top Class 6A girls basketball teams collide when Norwin visits North Allegheny. Norwin is a perfect 10-0 in Section 1, one game...
