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Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 4, 2020
At Quaker Valley, the boys basketball teams is offering much Adou about many things. Runners-up to New Castle the last three years in WPIAL Class 4A, the Quakers are hoping to clear the golden hurdle this year with guidance from a standout sophomore. Adou Thiero, a 5-foot-10 guard, is part...
‘It feels like a movie.’ Turnpike crash survivor recounts ordeal
Quwanjay Ellis was drifting off to sleep on a bus traveling from New York to Ohio about 3:30 Sunday morning when he heard a voice in his head: “Open your eyes.” He had only moments to brace for what came next. Sitting in the aisle seat directly behind the driver,...
Tribes condemn federal plan to open up millions of Alaskan acres to mining interests
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More than two dozen Alaska tribes are protesting a Trump administration land-use proposal that, if approved, could open millions of acres of wilderness to future mining in a large chunk of rural Alaska. For the first time in decades, the Bureau of Land Management is taking steps...
Editorial: Is there enough talk about Pa. Turnpike safety?
There is a lot of talk about the turnpike. People gripe about the annually escalating tolls and the large amount of debt the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission carries with huge annual payments to the state Department of Transportation for non-turnpike-related services. But is there enough conversation about how safe the turnpike...
John Dorfman: This investing strategy has doubled S&P 500’s returns over 21 years
Over the past 21 years, my Robot Portfolio, a naive stock-picking paradigm, has more than doubled the return on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the gauge most professionals use to track the performance of the U.S. stock market. The cumulative returns: 1034% for the Robot, 379% for the S&P...
The Stroller, Jan. 7, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Library announces annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley-Harrison will host its annual Quilt Show Feb. 1 to March 7. Entries will be accepted through Jan. 20 through Jan. 31 at the Harrison library, 1522 Broadview Blvd., Natrona Heights. Quits must be handmade, but the person submitting the quilt...
Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaed
WASHINGTON — Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Bolton, who left the White House in September, said that he has weighed the issues of executive privilege...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden talk Penguins trade options, NFL playoff weekendVideo
With football season in Pittsburgh now over, the focus turns full tilt to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tim Benz and Mark Madden look over potential trade candidates to replace the injured Jake Guentzel. Among them: New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider, Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers’ Mike...
Police: Bus driver, 2 others ejected after hitting center barrier in deadly Turnpike crash
The driver of a tour bus involved in a deadly Pennsylvania Turnpike crash Sunday was ejected from the vehicle, as were two passengers, after it struck the center barrier at 3:30 a.m., state police said. Shuang Qing Feng, 58, of Flushing, N.Y., was driving west in the left lane when...
Editorial: Why we need librarians
Libraries are more than a place to borrow a book, although that would be remarkable enough. Libraries help us achieve and explore knowledge in so many more ways. Today they navigate us through the internet and videos, recordings and toys, classes and meetings and as quiet spots to think. That...
Letter to the editor: Real ID is a real pain
I could really relate to Dwayne Buffer’s letter “Real ID a money-making scam.” Here’s a little more from the female perspective. Ladies — don’t change your maiden name when you get married. By all means, never change it and then get divorced and/or remarried. Finally, never, ever decide to use...
Letter to the editor: Abortion & the value of life
Regarding Al Duerig’s letter “Abortion least of evils?” (Dec. 22, TribLIVE): I think he has letter-writer John Watson (“Wolf`s veto of abortion ban,” Dec. 9, TribLIVE) pegged all wrong. I don’t believe Watson thinks of himself as a prophet from God, only a good Christian trying to convince people abortion...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 6
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 6....
Letter to the editor: We need action on climate change in new year
The year 2019 saw much bad news on climate change, from destructive forest fires in the Amazon to disappointing results from the U.N. Climate Summit in Madrid. In the journal Nature, seven climate scientists laid out the case for the planet being in a state of climate emergency — as...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 6
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 6....
The Stroller, Jan. 6, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Cash bash planned Jan. 18 in Harrison Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament School, Harrison, will sponsor a Cash Bash Jan. 18 at the school Patterson Hall, 800 Montana Ave., Natrona Heights. Doors open at 5 p.m. and drawings for cash prizes will be every 15 minutes beginning at...
20 TV shows to watch in 2020
Television … now more than ever: To paraphrase the satirical film studio slogan of Robert Altman’s “The Player,” TV’s dominant mode these days is the avalanche, the deluge, the endless binge. But even amid the clutter of 500-some scripted and countless unscripted series, there’s plenty to be excited about, including...
Headed to Orlando? Check out these 8 new attractions in 2020
Orlando’s theme park enthusiasts may not have new Kylo Ren or Harry Potter-based attractions to look forward to in 2020. But Disney has a not-so-secret weapon: Mickey Mouse. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, the first-ever ride-through attraction for the iconic rodents, is set to open March 4 at Disney’s Hollywood...
Edgeworth addresses recycling changes
Residents should think twice about what they put in their curbside recycling bins. Starting Jan. 1, Waste Management no longer accepts glass in single-stream, curbside recycling for all municipalities in the Quaker Valley Council of Governments (QVCOG). Waste Management has also decided not to collect certain types of plastic. “We...
Remember When: Jan. 6
100 years ago Arnold councilman given jail warden post James M. Keating, elected chairman of Arnold council two days earlier, will resign that post after being elected warden of the Westmoreland county jail. Keating, vying with 11 other applicants, was chosen on the 30th ballot. ^ 75 years ago Redcats...
Central Valley and West Greene join Trib HSSN’s state girls basketball rankings
There were no changes at the top of the first Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of 2020. Upper Dublin (Class 6A), Chartiers Valley (5A), North Catholic (4A), Delone Catholic (3A), Bellwood-Antis (2A) and Jenkintown (A) remain No. 1 as teams return to section/district play. Six teams were not as...
Championship-caliber WPIAL girls basketball games highlight a busy Monday
Three years ago, Bishop Canevin and Chartiers-Houston won WPIAL girls basketball championships. On Monday, the Crusaders will host the Buccaneers for first place in Section 3-2A. The 2017 WPIAL Class 3A championship for Bishop Canevin was the second of three straight district crowns. The Crusaders crushed Neshannock, 65-36, in that...
Boys and girls section basketball and scholastic wrestling in first full week of 2020
The first full week of 2020 is a busy one, filled with plenty of scholastic hoops and high school wrestling this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games including the HSSN Video Stream Games of the Week....
Police probe release of bed bugs in Edinboro Walmart
EDINBORO — Pennsylvania State Police and store management apparently are itching to get their hands on who released live bed bugs Thursday in the changing room of the men’s department inside the Walmart at Edinboro. As of Saturday afternoon, investigators still were scratching their heads trying to find the suspect...
High school scores, schedules for Jan. 5, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 Central Valley at Ambridge, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Hundred, W.Va. at Jefferson-Morgan, 7 p.m. Girls Sunday’s result Woodland Hills 60, Cleveland East Tech, Ohio 50 Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Norwin, 7:30 p.m. Shaler at Seneca...
