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Eagles’ Carson Wentz declared out for rest of wild-card game with head injuryVideo
Carson Wentz’s first postseason start did not last a quarter. Wentz, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, was knocked out of the contest Sunday in the first quarter of the wild-card playoff game against Seattle because of a head injury. Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hit Wentz helmet to helmet as the...
Peter Morici: Don’t miss out on another banner year for stocks
The U.S. equities are wrapping up a banner year. The S&P 500 index is up well more than 25% but sadly many small investors bailed out too early. In 2019, the financial press was full of warnings about Trump’s tariffs, estimates of job losses instigated by Chinese retaliation, and criticism...
Penn State recruiting: a look at the Class of 2020, predictions and moreVideo
Penn State cannot hit the road recruiting again until Jan. 17, but that doesn’t mean the coaching staff is ignoring prospects to start the new year. Instead, coach James Franklin and his staff are keeping tabs on targets via electronic communication. While they’re doing that, the recruiting department, led by...
Conor Lamb, 2 other Democrats in competitive House districts endorse Joe Biden
Three House Democrats who flipped Republican-held districts in 2018 announced Sunday that they are endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the crowded presidential primary. All three served in the military. Pennsylvania’s Conor Lamb, a Marine veteran, and Chrissy Houlahan, an Air Force veteran, along with Elaine Luria of Virginia...
For Orthodox Christians, Tuesday is Christmas Day
While traditional Christmas celebrations have come and gone for most in the Alle-Kiski Valley, Orthodox Christians are preparing for their Christmas Day celebration Tuesday. The celebrations come 13 days after the traditional Christmas celebrations of Dec. 25. It will include Mass and a special dinner tonight on Christmas Eve and...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 4
One of the top stories in the WPIAL in 2019 was the Southmoreland football team ending a 40-year postseason drought. Perhaps another great story is being spun at the same location for 2020. The Southmoreland girls basketball team has soared to the top of Section 3-4A with a perfect record....
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Jan. 4
Bishop Canevin has been one of the queens of WPIAL girls basketball over the last half decade. The Crusaders won WPIAL gold three straight years in 2016, ‘17 and ‘18. The run came to a sudden end in the 2019 Class 3A semifinals when top-seed Bishop Canevin was upset by...
Letter to the editor: Nancy Pelosi’s clever nonaction
I believe Nancy Pelosi has no intentions of sending the House’s Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial. Not now that it’s 2020, or ever, for that matter. She has never had any such intentions. She explains that she is “convinced” Trump will not get a “fair” trial but...
Letter to the editor: Impressed by visit to Mister Rogers’ hometown
Several years ago, I set out westward primarily for a short vacation. I thought Pittsburgh would’ve been my one and only stop. I called the studio where Fred Rogers recorded his broadcasts for many years, and a staff person insisted I should visit Latrobe, his birthplace, too. I immediately boarded...
5 dead, about 55 injured in Pa. Turnpike crash in Mt. Pleasant Twp.; IDs releasedVideo
Five people have died and about 55 others have been injured in an early-morning crash Sunday involving a tour bus on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township, authorities said. The 52-passenger bus was traveling on a downhill curve, struck an embankment and flipped onto its side, authorities said. The...
Pittsburgh’s lone graffiti cop knows the beat like no other
There may be no one in Pittsburgh who knows more about graffiti than city police Detective Alphonso Sloan. Sloan, the lone detective on the city’s Graffiti Task Force, is himself an artist. He has a deep appreciation for what he sees in the talent displayed by many of those who...
Letter to the editor: ‘Dark Waters’ perpetuates falsehoods
Regarding the Associated Press review “Ominous ‘Dark Waters’ is like ‘Chernobyl’ for America” (Nov. 27, TribLIVE): The movie “Dark Waters” perpetuates falsehoods about science to sell movie tickets. As one of the six scientists who co- authored the 1999 cattle health report featured in the movie, I feel ethically bound to...
High school roundup for Jan. 4, 2020: CV girls roll past North Catholic in battle of No. 1 teams
Perry Paige scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Class 5A No. 1 Chartiers Valley to a 72-44 win over Class 4A No. 1 North Catholic (7-1) in the Don Graham Classic at North Catholic. Amaleen Malcolm scored 24 points for Chartiers Valley (10-0). Kylee Lewandowski led North...
Why you can still smoke at some Pennsylvania bars
The smell gives it away before you even spot the ashtrays on the bar. In the early afternoon on a Thursday, the Squirrel Hill Café isn’t packed, but the smell of smoke still hangs in the air from the half-dozen smokers lined up at the bar. Jan Cavrak, a manager...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 5
Blawnox Shane Billings sold property at 367 Walnut St. to Christopher Fuller for $145,000. Etna High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily Fund sold property at 48 Cherry St. to Casa de Kaha LLC for $40,000. Fox Chapel Howard Tanning sold property at 1003 Delafield Road to Ian Palmer Cook and Kathryn Lynn...
The Stroller, Jan. 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
HED HERE Highlands Family Center is partnering with the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank to provide free diapers to local families. Free diapers will be distributed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the center, 415 E. Fourth Ave., Tarentum. Bring your child or...
Penn Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 5
Penn Hills Estate of James Eakman sold property at 737 Fifth St. to Dollar Bank FSB for $3,592. Charles McKimmon sold property at 11333 Azalea Drive to Konstantin Bogdanov for $71,000. Walter Lewis sold property at 293 Bramble St. to Bank New York Mellon Trust Co. for $27,000. Estate of...
Living with Children: Embrace punishment
This is the second in a series on “parent- babble,” as in the same-old, same-old nonsense the mental health industry has been passing off as sound parenting advice since the late 1960s. Last week, I skewered an online article by mindfulness parenting coach Hunter Clarke-Fields in which she references psychologist Alan...
Las Vegas: What you will (and one thing you won’t) miss in 2020
Las Vegas is all about the new, but some places disappear, fading away quietly or exiting with a bang. Travelers who have a favorite dining spot in Vegas would do well to check in at Eater Las Vegas’ comprehensive list of 2019 restaurant closures. Here are some of the highlights...
The food isn’t ready til you add the ‘finishing touch’
If you’ve ever wondered why food made by your favorite restaurant chef tastes better than the food you make at home, chances are you are missing the crucial “finishing touch.” That’s the final seasoning that chefs sprinkle or drizzle on the food once it is cooked. You can add the...
High school scores for Jan. 4, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Shaler 44, Hampton 38 Class 4A Section 2 Central Valley 67, Blackhawk 58 Nonsection Eden Christian 42, Sewickley Academy 40 Erie McDowell 56, Peters Township 52 Laurel Highlands 53, Connellsville 51 Shady Side Academy 63, Springdale 56 West Allegheny...
Nancy Patton Mills: Trump’s broken tax promises
In the crisp October of 2016, presidential candidate Donald J. Trump gave a speech at the Eisenhower Complex in Gettysburg. He fired up the crowd with promises to remember the “forgotten man and woman” of our country, to bring jobs to struggling communities and deliver a tax plan where “the...
Andy Carter: Pa.’s hospitals are fighting for nurses’ safety
There are some stories that haunt you for a long time. I’ll never forget one from Laura, a registered nurse, who shared about a time one of her patients strangled her. Or, one from Elizabeth, also a registered nurse, who recalled times when she was hit, had objects thrown at...
Mark Hendrickson: What’s wrong with a tax on billionaires?
Among the many radical economic plans offered by various Democratic presidential candidates, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have proposed an annual wealth tax on billionaires (and other “ultra-rich” Americans). Sanders has bluntly stated, “There should be no billionaires.” These proposals are hugely problematical. They probably are unconstitutional and certainly...
Coca-Cola truck crashes into home in Quakertown
Two families were displaced Saturday in Quakertown after a tractor trailer crashed into their home on Route 313, borough police said. The Coca-Cola truck drove into the twin home at 656 and 658 W. Broad St. just before 6:45 a.m. after missing a sharp turn on that part of the...
