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Navy long-snapper, Penn-Trafford grad Michael Pifer garners attention, honors former POW
There’s something about being a long-snapper that just fits for Michael Pifer. The precision. The repetition. The search for perfection with every special teams snap. An added perk is anonymity. That is, until a mistake is made. “There’s so much repetition, but you’re trying to find little flaws and correct...
Despite shorthanded roster, Plum wrestlers aim for improvement
Coming off a 2-5 season in 2018-19 when the team had one senior and just four juniors, Plum’s wrestling team was looking for improvement. The Mustangs weren’t just looking for a better record with new, yet familiar coach Mike Supak; they were looking for individual improvement day-by-day that comes with...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 5
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...
Editorial: Are there too many police in school?
School safety and discipline are not the same thing. At least, they shouldn’t be. School safety is the odd system of fences and hurdles that strives to protect students. Safety is the omnipresent idea that surrounds schools in a post-Columbine, post-Sandy Hook, post-Parkland world where we know all too well...
Prosecutors in day spa prostitution sting turn up the heat on Patriots owner Robert Kraft
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors just raised the stakes in New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s fight against prostitution charges. It’s been nearly a year since the 78-year-old part-time Palm Beach resident paid for sex acts at a Jupiter massage parlor likened to a brothel. But now lawyers for...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: A Town Grieves (Epitaph for a Slain Policeman)
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published on Friday, Jan. 4, 1980. Sitting at his desk in Apollo police offices, Police...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Suspects Fooled Motel Managers
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published on Saturday, Jan. 5, 1980. Beatrice and Howard Schilling, the managers of Thatcher’s Motel...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Requiem For A Cop
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published on Sunday, Jan. 6, 1980. Hundreds of mourners crowded into the First Evangelical Lutheran...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: The Senselessness Of It All
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Saturday, Jan. 5, 1980. Those who knew 31-year-old Tollin William Nicholls, whose body was...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Three Arrested In ‘Thrill Killings’
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Saturday, Jan. 5, 1980. The arrest of three men and a 15-year-old juvenile after...
Man demands money from bank teller — then gives it back, North Carolina cops say
RALEIGH, N.C. — A 66-year-old man who demanded money from a North Carolina bank isn’t being charged with a crime, officials say. The man was at a Wells Fargo in Wilmington on Thursday when he handed a teller a note with his request, according to police spokeswoman Linda Thompson. But...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Murder Victim Northside Man
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Monday, Dec. 31, 1979. A murder victim whose body was found in Loyalhanna Township...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Bullet-Riddled Corpse Found
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Sunday, Dec. 30, 1979. An unidentified man’s body, shot three times, was found in...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Two Murders In District Probed
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review ran a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Friday, Jan. 4, 1980. PITTSBURGH – The new year is only four days old...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Woman Found Dead
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review ran a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Thursday, Jan. 3, 1980. PITTSBURGH (AP) – The body of a woman who apparently...
‘Kill for Thrill’ 40 years later: Policeman Slain In Apollo Chase
Editor’s note: The Tribune-Review wrote a series of articles 40 years ago about a murder spree in which four people were killed in eight days across Western Pennsylvania. This is one of the original articles, published Friday, Jan. 4, 1980. State and local police are pressing their investigation into the...
Letter to the editor: Morals, decency & Trump
I was pleased to see that my letter (“Trump deserved World Series boos”) was appreciated by A. Atkinson (”Tired of Democrats’ letters”). While I respect his right to his opinion, does he honestly believe that will stop me from writing letters about who I feel is the worst and most...
Letter to the editor: ‘Impairment’ follows impeachment
I stayed up into the wee hours Dec. 12 to watch Jerry Nadler and his Judiciary Committee preside over the debate and vote over which articles of impeachment to bring before the House. Not to get tutti-frutti, but impeachment leads to impairment. The Democrats in Congress want to impair the...
The Stroller, Dec. 27, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Valley High School baseball team offers camp for students The 2020 Valley High School Baseball Camp for students in first through ninth grade will be Sundays in January at the high school, New Kensington. Boys and girls in first through fifth grade will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. and...
A look back at the top 10 South Hills stories from 2019
As we enter a new decade, the South Hills Record is looking back at 2019 and the stories that made the year memorable. Here’s a look at our picks for the top 10 stories from last year. Jefferson Hills zoning board strips UPMC permit A group of Jefferson Hills residents...
Food Mart opening in Hampton Community Center
Residents of Hampton Township will be able to refuel and refresh at the new Food Mart, located at the Community Center on McCully Road The food mart, found on the main level, is designed to serve the community center patrons and the entire township campus, said Kevin Flannery, director of...
Carlynton students ‘mix it up’
Kelci Bertosh was a little scared, but also excited to sit at a lunch table with a group of peers she rarely talks to at Carlynton Junior Senior High School. While the conversation started off slow — with basic questions like “Do you play any sports?” or “What’s your favorite...
Disney+ redefines the high school musical trope with ‘Encore!’
“The Mandalorian.” Baby Yoda. A bunch of impending Marvel series. That’s what most folks know about Disney+, the too-big-to-fail streaming platform that launched in November with an arsenal of Star Wars, superhero and princess titles. Here’s what viewers don’t know: Buried beneath that mammoth pile of branded content is an...
Plant these for an interesting garden all year long
What is a gardener to do during the gray days of winter? For many of us, it’s all about planning. This is the perfect time to scout around for plants that provide winter interest to the landscape. Put them on your list of things to get in the ground this...
California Supreme Court allows therapists to challenge law on child porn reporting
SAN FRANCISCO — Psychotherapists have spent years fighting a 2014 California law requiring them to report patients who confided having looked at child pornography, complaining that it deters people with sexual compulsions from seeking treatment and forces therapists to call the police on patients they do not believe pose a...
