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Pennsylvania bear harvest nears 3,000 for 2019 after firearms opener
Hunters killed 986 black bears on Saturday, the first day of the 4-day firearms hunting season for bear across Pennsylvania. Hunters killed 1,241 bears on the first day of last year’s firearms season, which eventually contributed to a total bear harvest for 2018 of 3,153 bears, which was the 11th...
Thomas Botzman: Free college proposals benefit students who don’t need assist
Washington Post education reporter Danielle Douglas-Gabriel recently wrote an interesting article about the “no lose proposition” of free college among politicians stumping across the country. In doing so, she highlights several aspects of this concept that may have escaped notice. I will add to her list with a few others....
Football PIAA semifinals provide holiday treat on Trib HSSN
The holiday known for family and travel will be the precursor to a football feast on the TribLive High School Sports Network. All of us associated with the TribLive High School Sports network and Trib Total media wish all of our fans and supporters and their families a safe and...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Nov. 24, 2019
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Nov. 24. 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...
Browns fans swing helmet at pinata of Steelers QB Mason Rudolph at tailgateVideo
Stay classy, Cleveland. On Sunday, Browns fans reenacted the melee that occurred on Nov. 14 when Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett swung a helmet at Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. The tailgaters in question used a pinata to portray Rudolph before the contest with the Miami Dolphins. Cleveland’s newest game: Mason...
PIAA sites, times: Thomas Jefferson, Gateway have rare Friday afternoon semifinals
For the first time since the expansion to six classifications four years ago, all six WPIAL football champions are preparing for a state semifinals contest this holiday weekend. The WPIAL crowned its final two 2019 champions in Week 13 with Gateway in Class 5A and Avonworth in 2A winning district...
Editorial: First responders need protection
A firefighter has to be prepared for a lot. Fire, naturally. Structural damage to a house. The elements, since emergencies don’t put themselves off for fair weather. Even access to simple life-sustaining oxygen. And bullets. That last one shouldn’t be a factor, but it is. Jeannette firefighters are being outfitted...
Letter to the editor: Tired of impeachment coverage
We are all creatures of habit in one way or another. One of my habits, like many others, is to turn on the noon TV news and have my lunch or coffee and cookie. It seems that our TVs have be confiscated by the government lately. I had to stop...
Letter to the editor: Overuse of ‘democracy’ is concerning
Can you recall when such unusually frequent use of the word “democracy” was used and abused? Doesn’t the overuse of the word evoke concern — akin to the concern when repeatedly hearing “trust me”? Isn’t it amazing that elementary and high school children learned that the brilliant results of our...
Letter to the editor: Brian Shaw’s killer deserves fear, death
Regarding the article “Jury finds Rahmael Holt guilty of killing New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw”: There is no other instinct stronger than the will to live. A murderer is fully aware of this fact as he commits the act. If the murderer were to be confronted with immediate death,...
Children’s Gift Making Party, family night and more at Hampton area churches
Epworth United Methodist The 19th annual Epworth Church Children’s Gift Making party will be held Dec. 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m. with a pizza lunch. It’s a time for children ages 3 to 12 to make 10 handcrafted gifts to give during the holiday season. The cost for each child...
Living with Children: Yes, mothers are the main parent enslaved to ‘The Portal’
OK, it’s time to set the record straight, confront the gorilla in the proverbial room, call a spade a spade, and so on and so forth. I recently published a column on “The Portal” — the black hole in academic cyberspace that has trapped many a mother — in which...
The Stroller, Nov. 24, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Alle-Kiski HOPE Center collecting clothing and personal items The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is seeking donations of clothing and personal items for the clients that it serves. Items most needed include new pajamas, slippers, socks, underwear for all sizes and genders, full-size shampoo and body wash, hair brushes, combs and Chapstick....
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 23, 2019
High schools Football WPIAL championships Saturday’s results Class 5A Gateway 21, Peters Township 20 Class 2A Avonworth 28, Washington 6 PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Nov. 29-30 schedule Date, site, time TBD Downingtown West (12-1) vs. Central Dauphin; St. Joseph’s Prep (9-2) vs. Central Catholic (11-1) Class 5A Semifinals Nov....
Freeport girls basketball looking for sustained success
The Freeport girls basketball team is hoping to carry over its momentum from last season. The Yellowjackets won 18 games last winter and earned the fourth seed, but they lost in the first round to No. 13 Quaker Valley. Fred Soilis’ team didn’t shoot that well that night, but it...
Freeport boys determined to snap WPIAL playoff victory drought
The Freeport boys basketball team is aware of the hump they have not recently managed to get over. The group that will take the floor this season, especially the seniors, are determined to end a drought that dates to the 2009-10 season. The Yellowjackets haven’t won a playoff since February...
WPIAL Class 5A final notebook: Gateway QB’s foot makes key play
Gateway quarterback Bryson Venanzio had a spectacular game from a passing standpoint, but his biggest play of the night might have come with his foot, not his arm. A pooch punt on fourth down from the Peters Township 40-yard line to the 1 with 3 minutes, 52 seconds left in...
Duquesne women rout Pitt in annual City Game
Freshman Amaya Hamilton scored 17 points to lead a balanced Duquesne attack in an 81-62 victory over the Pitt women Saturday in the annual City Game at Petersen Events Center. Amanda Kalin shot 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 16 points for the Dukes (4-2), who led...
District football roundup: IUP falls in 1st round of playoffs
IUP’s season ended with a 31-27 loss to No. 25 Shepherd in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday. Justice Evans put No. 18 IUP ahead 27-24 on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 40 seconds left. But Shepherd (10-2) answered with an eight-play, 84-yard drive...
Penn State’s hope for future, why Ricky Slade didn’t travel and more
COLUMBUS, OHIO — No. 8 Penn State came up a few plays short of No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The reality is, the Nittany Lions are probably a few players short of matching the Buckeyes’ talent, too. Coach James Franklin’s team always will battle though, and...
James Franklin: Penn State needed spark Will Levis provided
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State coach James Franklin said starting quarterback Sean Clifford could have re-entered Saturday’s 28-17 loss at Ohio State. The team decided, however, it needed a quarterback who could fully function, which the redshirt sophomore apparently couldn’t do and also has struggled to do for a few...
No tax increase planned in Allegheny Township
Allegheny Township Supervisors have approved a $4.1 million preliminary budget that includes no property tax increase. If the final budget, scheduled to be approved next month, remains unchanged, it would be the 10th consecutive year without a tax increase. Proposed spending in the preliminary budget is 4.4% higher than this...
Allegheny Valley sewage authority upgrading treatment plant ahead of 2023 deadline
The Allegheny Valley Joint Sanitary Authority’s sewage treatment plant expansion is moving forward through the planning phase. John Mowery of KLH Engineers said Wednesday the mechanical design is all but complete, to be followed by the electrical design and structural design. The authority plans to expand its sewage treatment capacity...
Lawrence McCullough: Community colleges can accelerate immigrant assimilation
The fundamental immigration problem America needs to solve is not how to keep people out but how to more successfully and rapidly integrate them when they arrive. America’s community colleges are uniquely well-suited to play a vital role in helping immigrants become better equipped to achieve prosperity and contribute to...
Mark Hendrickson: Prevent Government Shutdowns Act a surrender
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is promoting the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2019. The goal of the act is to prevent disruptive government shutdowns. Since Johnson arrived in Washington in 2011, partisan congressional standoffs have led to “three government shutdowns” and “34 continuing resolutions to avoid shutdowns,” and Congress...
