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Georgia bill would make transgender youth compete as gender identified at birth
ATLANTA — A recently-elected Republican lawmaker has filed legislation that would ban teams from using public facilities if transgender children are competing in single-gender sporting events that don’t align with their gender identified at birth. State Rep. Philip Singleton, a Republican who was elected in an October special election, said...
New Mexico GOP drew heats for ‘complexion’ remark about Dems
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Republican Party of New Mexico is facing criticism from Democrats and at least one Republican for urging supporters to change the “complexion” of the state’s congressional delegation. But state GOP officials say they were referring to changing the state from blue to red, not people of...
Shaler grad Emily Ondo gets new lease on basketball life at Chatham
Not long ago, Emily Ondo thought she was done playing basketball. She walked away from the sport early in her junior season at Capital — the end of a mostly frustrating stint with the Crusaders — and decided to get on with the rest of her life. But deep down,...
Carlynton swimmers eye another section title with Chartiers Valley in pursuit
The Carlynton swimming team entered the season having won three consecutive section titles for boys and girls. Chartiers Valley is seen as the team most likely to challenge the Cougars, particularly on the girls side. A look at each team: Carlynton The Cougars, who co-op with Bishop Canevin, seem to...
Pirates hire Tarrik Brock as new 1st base coach
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton filled another vacancy on his coaching staff Friday, as the team announced the hiring of Tarrik Brock as its new first base coach. Brock, 45, has been minor league outfier/baserunning coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the past three seasons. Before that, he was...
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 12
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...
New Kensington-Arnold School Board continues to pave way for hefty property tax hike
New Kensington-Arnold School District will go forward with preparing a preliminary budget for the 2020-21 school year as it readies to ask the state for permission to increase property taxes by more than twice its limit. The school board voted unanimously Thursday night against a measure that would have prevented...
Editorial: Giant Eagle’s plastic move challenging
Giant Eagle made a giant move this week, announcing a plan to eliminate single-use plastics by 2025. But is that even possible? Walk through a grocery store any day and see how much plastic you encounter as you wander from aisle to aisle. It’s a lot more than just the...
Buffalo Township hires new cop, inks 5-year deal with chief
The police force in Buffalo Township is expanding, and the chief has a new long-term contract. Township supervisors on Wednesday unanimously approved the hiring of a new full-time officer, Jeffrey Swiklinski, who is retiring as Freeport’s police chief, according to Buffalo police Chief Tim Derringer. Swiklinski assumes his new position...
ESPN ranks Sidney Crosby top NHL player of the decade
ESPN has ranked Penguins forward Sidney Crosby as the top player of the 2010s. The outlet boasts the “order was determined through statistical and analytic comparisons; consideration for postseason success and awards; and good old-fashioned subjectivity.” It chose Crosby to top the list as a result of him leading the...
VideoChart: The highest-paid Pirates playersVideo
This offseason, former Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole inked a $324 million contract with the New York Yankees. Here’s a VideoChart of the players with the highest-career earnings while a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Letter to the editor: Trump supporters should see writing on wall
Let’s make America great again with help from Russia, China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Ukraine. After listening to all of the testimony against President Trump over the past three years, the way I see it is, Trump had Russia interfere with our 2016 election, and now he owes...
Letter to the editor: Businessman Trump best at running country
Whether you like him or not, Donald Trump is our president. He is proving to me that a businessman can run this country better than any politician in spite of all of the resistance from the Democrats, RINOS, never-Trumpers and the Deep State. There were 266,000 jobs added in November...
Letter to the editor: Therapy dogs in order?
Letter-writer Oren Spiegler (“Attack on Yovanovitch cruel,” Nov. 30, TribLIVE) is probably a fine human being, but he really should let go of the impeachment hearings/Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch issue, which seems to have twisted his knickers greatly. In my 25 years with the State Department, I was microwaved by the...
Chartiers Valley students shop with Collier, Bridgeville and Scott copsVideo
Bridgeville police Chief Chad King filled a shopping cart full of plastic cups and Brillo pads with the help of his new friend, Brady. The two talked about their shared love of World War II history and Bethel Bakery as they made their way through the Scott Township Walmart on...
Four miniature trains stolen during annual Ambridge show
Four miniature locomotives on display at this year’s Ohio Valley Lines annual holiday show were stolen from the tracks during a busy day of fundraising on Dec. 15, leaders say. Club members noticed the locomotives, owned by four individual members, were missing shortly before closing up for the day, just...
Sewickley Presbyterian youth perform for Masonic Village residents
Students in Sewickley Presbyterian’s after-school program recently performed holiday songs for Masonic Village residents....
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 13
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...
West Deer adopts 2020 budget without tax increase
West Deer Supervisors on Wednesday adopted a $6.5 million budget for 2020 that keeps the property tax rate at 2.99 mills. At that rate, the owner of a median-priced home of $115,650 would owe $345.79 in taxes, the same as this year. The biggest line item in the budget calls...
Winter cacti are hard to name but easy to grow
Years ago, I had one of those spineless cacti that once a year splash colorful flowers out the ends of their flat, arching stems. Such plants are usually named for when they are supposed to bloom: Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter cacti. I just call them “holiday” cacti because they rarely...
The Stroller, Dec. 20, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Free Christmas dinners planned Free holiday dinners will be served in Lower Burrell, Harrison and Tarentum to the needy or those who might otherwise be eating alone. • Abundant Joy Fellowship, 101 Allegheny St., Tarentum, 1 to 3 p.m. Christmas Day. Reservations are suggested, but not required. Children will receive...
No tax increase in Brentwood for the fifth straight year
While Brentwood leaders are planning ribbon-cuttings for a new municipal building and renovated borough pool in 2020, residents won’t be feeling the pinch at the bank. Council members on Dec. 9 approved the borough’s 2020 budget that keeps real estate taxes at 10 mills for the fifth straight year. The...
Hampton council passes 2020 budget with no tax increase
The 2020 budget for the Township of Hampton was passed 5-0 at the council’s voting meeting on Dec. 18, with no increase in taxes. Township Municipal Manager Christopher Lochner presented the budget at the Dec. 4 meeting as his position calls to do every year at this time. This will...
New plants sure to make 2020 gardens lush, colorful
Every year we see new and interesting plants introduced. It’s exciting to see what gardening professionals are interested in growing this season. Cultivate ’19 is a trade show spanning eight acres at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. During a visit to Cultivate over the summer, those pros showed some exciting...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 19, 2019
Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 South Allegheny 91, Steel Valley 79 Class 2A Section 3 Shenango 50, Sewickley Academy 40 Nonsection Beth-Center 84, Bentworth 55 Keystone Oaks 49, Northgate 46 Winchester Thurston 53, Carrick 48 Bobcat Classic At Greensboro, N.C. Upper St. Clair 72, Woodberry Forest...
