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Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 9
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 9....
Five Hampton school board members sworn in during reorganization meeting
Three new and two re-elected school board members were sworn in at the Hampton Township reorganization meeting on Dec. 2, held at the Dr. Harold Sarver Memorial Middle School Library. Those joining HTSD School board for the first time include Joy Midgley, Matthew Jarrell and Trisha Webb. Robert Shages and...
Millvale teen, Shaler student earns rank of Eagle Scout
Shaler Area High School senior Jacob Ishman didn’t realize how much North Hills Christian Church in Ross, where he worships with his family, needed a new entrance walkway until he started building one for his Eagle Scout project. He used a hammer and reciprocating saw to remove the walkway’s aging...
Remember When: Dec. 9
100 years ago Police raid slot machine owners The first results of the planned police drive on slot machines and punch boards in New Kensington netted two arrests. Both men arrested were store owners on Fourth Avenue. 75 years ago East Deer trims Redcats A packed house at the East...
Kennesaw State cheerleader punished for kneeling awarded $145,000Video
A former Kennesaw State cheerleader who kneeled during the national anthem in 2017 was awarded $145,000 in a lawsuit settlement. Tommia Dean filed the lawsuit in 2018 when the cheerleaders took on criticism from their public protest over police brutality before a game in Georgia. The school responded by ordering...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Dec. 8, 2019
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Dec. 8. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top 8 teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class...
Section basketball tips off this week on Trib HSSN
The winter high school sports season kicks into full gear this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have nonsection tune-ups followed by the start of section play in WPIAL boys and girls basketball, including the debut of the HSSN Video Stream Game of the Week. We...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 8, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Mike Rettger tournament At Franklin Regional Monessen at Franklin Regional, 7:30 p.m. Norwin vs. Baldwin, 6 p.m. Nonsection Bentworth at Yough, 7:30 p.m. Blackhawk at Aliquippa, 7:30 p.m. Ellwood City at Freedom, 7:30 p.m. Hempfield at Uniontown, 7:30 p.m. Perry Traditional Academy at Penn...
Michael Butler: Gas & solar together benefit Pittsburgh Airport
The decision to marry solar energy and natural gas to power the Pittsburgh Internationl Airport with a self-contained “microgrid” is the rarest kind of union: one where the partners together create something bigger than the sum of the individuals. Too often, natural gas and renewable energy like solar are presented...
Articles of impeachment against Trump likely this week, Jerry Nadler saysVideo
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee, which is spearheading the Democratic-led impeachment drive, will move swiftly to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump, possibly by the end of this week, the panel’s chairman said Sunday. Trump’s congressional supporters separately found themselves on the defensive over the disclosure that the...
Final member of 1939 undefeated Avonmore team Catania dies
The last remaining member of Avonmore High School’s undefeated 1939 football team has died. Charles Catania, a key linebacker who made a number of plays to keep the dream season alive, died Dec. 2 at Beacon Ridge, Indiana (Pa.), six days before his 97th birthday. Avonmore, one of the WPIAL’s...
Welcome to Cluckingham Palace, a posh chicken coop in Kittanning TownshipVideo
It’s a chicken coop worth crowing about. Buttercup, Harper and Wren are coddled chickens residing in a custom-built henhouse on two acres in rural Armstrong County. Homeowners Debbi and Dave Reefer decided in 2016 to raise chickens on their property in Kittanning Township. “I always thought chickens were cool, and...
Tennessee woman faces $25,000 lawsuit for posting negative posting of doctor on YelpVideo
A Tennessee woman is facing a $25,000 lawsuit for a negative posting on Yelp about a medical doctor. Kelly Beavers, a Wilson County resident, is accused is accused of defamation and libel, and false light for a review she made about Dr. Kaveer Nandigam of Nandigam Neurology in Murfreesboro. “...Kelly...
Editorial: Peduto should sign gator law
Lock up your gators. Or at least tell people you have them. Pittsburgh City Council took a bold stance against modern-day dinosaurs last week when passing an ordinance that requires dangerous reptiles be registered. It might seem ridiculous in a city north of the Mason-Dixon line, a community with cold,...
Letter to the editor: Trump a disgrace
“Bone spurs” draft-dodger. Failed marriages. Numerous bankruptcies. Operated corrupt university. Used his charity foundation money for his campaign. Tax evader. Admirer of dictators. Owes hundreds to unpaid contractors. Ridicules Mexicans, immigrants, the handicapped, women, Gold Star parents. Is Putin’s “lapdog.” Purveyor of 13,000-plus cataloged lies. Reads nothing but knows everything...
Letter to the editor: Wile E. Coyote Democrats
The Democrats’ newest made-for-TV investigation into President Trump is turning into another Wile E. Coyote cartoon, this time starring Adam Schiff. The Dems spends most of their time plotting some way to capture Trump, and it seems every one of their schemes blows up in their faces. This is the...
Taxes remain flat but water, trash rates increase in Brackenridge
Real estate tax rates will be staying the same in Brackenridge, but residents will see hikes in trash collection and water rates. Council on Thursday gave final approval of a $1.16 million budget that will keep the tax rate at 6.25 mills. A new, three-year contract with Richard S. Adamik...
High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2019: Jake Hoffman carries Mt. Lebanon to tournament title
Jake Hoffman scored 30 points for the second straight game, hit five 3-pointers and won tournament MVP honors as Mt. Lebanon routed Altoona 73-36 in the championship game of the Mt. Lebanon tournament Saturday night. Blaine Gartley added 13 points and Andy Sapp scored 11 for Mt. Lebanon (2-0). K.J....
The Stroller, Dec. 8, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Highlands students to present winter concert The Highlands High School Choirs will present their winter concert, “Christmas Classics” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium, Natrona Heights. Performances will be by the Concert Choir, Honors Choir and Variations Show Choir. Donations will be accepted to benefit the spring...
Living with Children: Encourage good behavior … even during the holidays
Question: I’m already dreading the holidays. Our 8-year-old is a very excitable child and our family is expected to attend numerous holiday get-togethers at the homes of family members. When he’s included in events where there’s lots of excitement and anticipation in the air, he has a reputation for becoming...
Springdale boys top Greensburg CC for tournament title
Springdale boys basketball coach Aaron Epps was looking for contributions throughout the lineup Saturday night, and he got it. The Dynamos won their tip-off tournament final over Greensburg Central Catholic, 68-54, at Donald McGhee Fieldhouse. Tournament MVP Demitri Fritch scored 24 and pulled down 12 rebounds, and Ben Myford and...
High school scores for Dec. 7, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Aquinas Academy tournament Championship Aquinas Academy 84, Neighborhood Academy 65 Consolation First Baptist Christian vs. Cornerstone Prep (n) Baldwin/Peters Township tournament At Baldwin Baldwin 49, Seton LaSalle 48 At Peters Township Central Catholic 57, Plum 45 Thomas Jefferson 53, Peters Township 42 Brentwood...
Rudy Giuliani will file report on findings from Ukraine, Trump says
WASHINGTON — President Trump said his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, plans to prepare a report for the U.S. Justice Department and Congress about allegations of misconduct the former New York mayor says he uncovered during a recent trip to Ukraine. Trump said Giuliani, a central figure in the impeachment investigation...
John Warren: One nation under God?
“I had no idea how critical religion is to the functioning of democracy.” So said a Marxist economist from China conversing with Harvard professor Clayton Christensen. This Chinese communist supposed that American democracy has worked because “most Americans, most of the time, follow the rules, not just because they are...
Paul Schemel: Statute of limitations ‘window’ wrong path for past abuse cases
The Boy Scouts of America recently announced that next year the annual dues for Scouts will increase by 80%. According to the Boy Scouts, the reason for the increase is the growing cost of legal settlements relating to old claims of child sexual abuse by Scout leaders who served decades...
