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Baldwin Borough residents get a lesson in owning chickens
Luke Fitzgerald smiled as Pot Pie — a two-and-a-half-year-old Buff Orpington chicken — climbed onto his lap inside Baldwin Borough Public Library’s program room. “What are you doing there?” he asked, while telling his dad that he would like to get a chicken for a pet. Less than three months...
Marzolf Primary students take part in Reading with Rover program
Marzolf Primary School students excitedly whispered and giggled upon noticing Animal Friends volunteer Kathryn Bort escorting her white boxer down the school’s halls Dec. 9. The duo didn’t have time to chat, though. They had important work to accomplish through Animal Friends’ Reading with Rover program. Second-graders enrolled in Marzolf’s...
Boyce Park ski slopes to open this weekend
Skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts can rejoice, because the Boyce Park slopes open up for the season on Saturday. Allegheny County Parks Department officials said the beginner slope and main slope will be ready around 9:30 a.m. with a base of 18 to 24 inches of snow. Other slopes, trails and...
10 plants sure to please this holiday season
There was a time when poinsettias, paperwhites and amaryllis were the only three traditional plants being offered for the holidays. The details of growing and enjoying those plants are covered below, but there are some other interesting things to grow indoors for this festive season. There’s nothing wrong with the...
Sophomores help Fox Chapel beat Penn Hills, pass early season test
It was a night for sophomores to shine as Fox Chapel won its fourth game of the season, leading Penn Hills the entire way to a 66-45 final. Eli Yofan led the Foxes with 16 points, 11 rebounds and four steals while J.P. Dockey had 13 points – 11 in...
Indoor lettuce growers find a wedge to market amid another E. coli outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS — The latest outbreak of E. coli in romaine lettuce has sickened more than 100 people nationwide and left others wondering if raw salad is safe. As food-safety investigators clear the vegetable aisle of contaminated lettuce, authorities provided more guidance on how to shop for safer product. Consumers should...
Laurels & lances: Honored, poured and gifted
Laurel: To good lessons taught by a good teacher. Joseph Welch is the 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. He teaches American history at North Hills Middle School, and it’s not the first time he has been singled out for his extraordinary work making history more than a dusty subject...
Mississippi family says 8-year-old daughter’s Ring security camera was hackedVideo
A mother in Mississippi said hackers commandeered her daughter’s Ring security camera and taunted her 8-year-old daughter. A video obtained by NBC affiliate WMC shows a view of the child’s room while mysterious music starts playing from the Ring. A voice can also be heard saying, “Hello there.” During one...
$10K donation from ‘Secret Santa’ will buy gifts for Leech Elementary students
An unexpected letter delivered this week to David Leech Elementary Principal David Keibler brought him to tears. The two-page, handwritten note from a man wishing to remain anonymous included a check for $10,000 with instructions that the money be used to provide every Leechburg Area student in pre-kindergarten through fifth...
Carlynton, Chartiers Valley expect to send several wreslters to WPIALs
Jesse Valentine and Bill Evans are good friends. Both are wrestling coaches — Valentine at Carlynton and Evans at Chartiers Valley — and they have kids who wrestle together. Both are anticipating strong seasons for their respective programs, as the Colts and Cougars return a handful of 2019 WPIAL qualifiers....
WPIAL wrestling standings through Dec. 11, 2019
Here is the latest WPIAL team wrestling standings for the 2019-20 season through Dec. 11. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the section tournaments. The top team in each sub-section faces the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section...
Monroeville library hosts ‘Grinchmas’ party
Monroeville Public Library hosted a Grinch-themed party Dec. 7. The “Grinchmas” party, in its second year, featured Grinch-themed games and food....
Sewickley Tavern, Studio St. Germain aim to set air quality precedent
In September, construction commenced on the Sewickley Tavern, which will occupy the space at 409 Beaver St. that once housed the restaurant Bruneaux. After it opens early in the new year, the renovated building could become the first in the world to achieve a prestigious air quality standard, said Sewickley...
Nipsey Hussle honored by girlfriend Lauren London in new Puma campaignVideo
Nipsey Hussle’s legacy will live on. The 33-year-old rapper, who was shot and killed earlier this year, is being honored by his girlfriend, Lauren London, in a new Puma campaign. A promo for the “Forever Stronger” collection — which does not yet have a launch date — dropped Tuesday, showing...
Sinclair Broadcasting drops political commentary by former Trump aide Boris EpshteynVideo
Sinclair Broadcast Group has put an end to airing political commentary segments from former Donald Trump aide Boris Epshteyn and others. The final “must-run” segments end Friday. The move is part of Sinclair’s efforts to shift away from political commentary in favor of investigative reporting, according to NBC News. NBC...
Baldwin Borough to approve weapons, snow ordinances
Baldwin Borough leaders are making the rules clear: They don’t want you firing weapons in the municipality and they don’t want you shoveling snow onto the street. With the hiring of new borough manager Bob Firek and police chief Tony Cortazzo in 2019, the two have been giving Baldwin’s code...
Letter to the editor: We need nurse practitioners
I’ve been the patient of a talented and caring nurse practitioner for 30 years. I am writing to respond to the recent back and forth between nurse practitioners and doctors regarding full practice authority for nurse practitioners. I trust my nurse practitioner, Cathy Grant. She’s the best health care person...
Letter to the editor: Real ID a money-making scam
Well, folks, I just returned from trying to participate in another government scam, Real ID. After waiting in line for almost two hours, I finally get up to the desk and guess what? They would not accept my original birth certificate because it is not state-issued. They gave me a...
Letter to the editor: Atheists, creation & freedom
Letter-writer Courtney Hodge (“Atheism & politics,” Nov. 16, TribLIVE), a self-described atheist, wrote that “We live in the information age, and the more you know, the less religious you become.” Well, at long last I’ve found the one person who is so intelligent that she can answer a question that...
Taxes to remain the same for 2020 South Fayette budget
South Fayette Township commissioners gave final approval to a $13.1 million 2020 budget that, according to township manager John Barrett, only deviates slightly from the one presented last month. Commissioners also approved a 4.73 millage rate, which means no property tax increase for the coming year. Barrett highlighted a couple...
Review: Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ becomes a puzzling hatchet jobVideo
“Richard Jewell” is a typically strong late-period Clint Eastwood docudrama that balances grand American themes while captivatingly dramatizing the villainization of the Atlanta Olympics bombing hero, only to needlessly tarnish itself with a wanton and unfounded depiction of a female journalist at the center of the 1996 media storm. Eastwood’s...
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will vote against Trump’s new trade deal; here’s why
President Trump and House Democrats managed to bridge their differences on a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, but Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said he’ll vote against the deal. Even though many Republicans have embraced the deal, Toomey, R-Pa., said the new agreement is going to hurt free...
Local musicians to celebrate 40 years of The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ in Millvale show
When The Clash’s double-album “London Calling” was released in 1979, many young musicians took notice. They’d been listening to bands such as Aerosmith, Journey and Queen, artists they liked and perhaps thought they loved. But love at that age is fleeting and ephemeral. A favorite cartoon becomes childish, a first...
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Sewickley hosts lunch with the pastor
Antioch Baptist Church The church is at 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship and praise service at 10:45 a.m. A Bible study and prayer service is at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 11, 2019
Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 Lincoln Park 68, Riverside 53 Nonsection Apollo-Ridge 42, Deer Lakes 41 Beaver 62, Freedom 52 Beth-Center 48, West Greene 31 Highlands 76, Nazareth Prep 53 Hollidaysburg 55, Hempfield 49 Hopewell 63, South Side Beaver 38 Keystone Oaks 64, Freeport 60 Neshannock...
