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Letter to the editor: Presidential accomplishments
President Donald John Trump loves to boast that his administration has accomplished more than any other in our storied past. OK. But may we take a stroll down history lane? Thomas Jefferson subdued the Barbary pirates, authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition, and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. James Polk extended...
Search on in Hempfield for bike-pedaling bank robberVideo
A search is on for a man police say robbed a Hempfield bank Wednesday before making his escape by pedaling a bicycle up Walton Tea Room Road. The robbery happened at 9:22 a.m. at CFS Bank, less than half a mile from Hempfield Area High School. State police temporarily locked...
Penn State ranks close to worst in affordability for low-income students
Penn State ranks close to worst in affordability for low-income students among top public universities, according to a new report by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Flagship universities like Penn State’s University Park campus are known around the country for having large research budgets and many resources for both...
Food Podcast: ‘YaJagoff’ hosts ‘feel an attachment’ to volunteering with food bank
A pair of Pittsburgh podcasters are giving back this Thanksgiving season. John Chamberlin and Rachel Rennebeck of the “YaJagoff” podcast volunteered to help Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and the KDKA-TV Turkey Fund, helping a KDKA team sort and bag 4,500 pounds of locally grown apples at the food bank’s...
Sewickley resident presents free holiday workshop
“The Powerful Secret to Dissolve Stress and Create Your Best Holiday Season Ever,” a free workshop, will be presented by Sharon Eakes from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Sewickley Public Library Community Room. While many people look forward to the holidays, they can be stressful. Eakes, a...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 17
Leet Cynthia Gray Norris sold property at 7 Beech St. to Family Heirloom LLC for $60,000. Leetsdale Leslie Goss sold property at 619 Beaver St. to Andrew and Alissa Wilmot for $244,000. Marlex Properties LLC sold property at 101 Victory Lane to Matthew and Jodi Wilgosz for $108,500. Sewickley Sarah...
The Stroller, Nov. 20, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Vandergrift Police Department collecting donations Vandergrift Police Department is conducting its Feed the Families Project through Friday. Non-perishable food items and monetary contributions will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday at the borough building, 109 Grant Ave., in care of Officer Gray. Five Forces collecting personal...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 19, 2019
Football WPIAL Championships Saturday’s schedule Class 5A Peters Township (12-1) vs. Gateway (11-2) at Norwin, 6 p.m. Class 2A Washington (13-0) vs. Avonworth (13-0) at Norwin, noon PIAA playoffs Quarterfinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Coatesville (10-2) at Downingtown West (12-1), 7 p.m.; Nazareth (12-1) vs. St. Jospeh’s Prep (9-2) at...
High school roundup for Nov. 29, 2019: Josh Bemis nets hat trick for Quaker Valley
Josh Bemis completed his hat trick with the game-winning goal in the first minute of the third period, leading Quaker Valley to a 4-3 victory over Penn-Trafford in PIHL hockey Tuesday night. Max Quinn had a goal and an assist and Colin Rice made 32 saves for Quaker Valley (4-3-0)....
Rising sea levels are swallowing Outer Banks beaches, new report says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hurricanes aren’t the only hazard lapping at the shores of the Outer Banks, according to a report examining the threat of climate change on some of the country’s most beloved natural landscapes. Thanks to creeping sea levels and erosion rates, Cape Hatteras National Seashore made the list....
Avonworth in, Pine-Richland, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Sto-Rox out of state rankings
Of the 30 Trib HSSN state-ranked teams from a week ago, eight tasted defeat, were bounced from the top five and saw their seasons end. However, 22 teams are still alive heading into the second round on the Road to Hershey. One top-ranked team bit the dust when Penn-Trafford lost...
Members of Congress write to MLB commissioner over ‘radical’ plan to eliminate minor league teams
Saving minor league baseball might be one of the few things that Democrats and Republicans can agree upon these days. On Tuesday, over 100 members of the House of Representatives signed a letter expressing their “firm opposition” to MLB’s “radical” restructuring of the minor leagues. The proposal includes the elimination...
George Guido: Wrestling rules committee addresses injuries, stalling
In a move to address safety, additional time will be given to evaluate head and neck injuries when an appropriate health-care professional is present at a wrestling match. That’s the biggest rules change for the high school season. In addition to 1½ minutes of injury time allotted, an appropriate health-care...
Former Ravens OC Marty Mornhinweg denies report he wanted Lamar Jackson to move to wide receiverVideo
BALTIMORE — In a statement issued through the team Tuesday, former Ravens offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg refuted a report claiming he wanted to move quarterback Lamar Jackson to wide receiver last season. On Monday, on an episode of “The GM Shuffle,” a podcast hosted by former NFL general manager Michael...
Young Burrell girls roster has room to grow
Youth will be served on the Burrell girls basketball team this season. With no seniors and a small number of juniors, second-year coach Joel Ceraso will be relying on sophomores and a handful of freshmen. “The biggest problem we’ll have is getting them to play fast and physical,” Ceraso said....
Editorial: Judge is right on Toner Trust
Robbing Peter to pay Paul is a familiar saying. It refers to the idea of meeting one obligation at the expense of something else. Pay your light bill by putting off a credit card payment. Buy gas with the grocery money. Use the Christmas savings to take care of the...
With new coach in place, Burrell boys building from ground up
There’s nothing like starting with a clean slate. That’s the situation new Burrell boys basketball coach Mike Fantuzzo is facing as he takes over a program that went 4-8 last season in Section 3-3A, 5-14 overall. Combine the graduations with several potential returning players who decided not to come out...
Jury deliberations underway in Chelsa Wagner trial
A jury in Michigan’s Wayne County heard two versions Tuesday of what happened in the 10th-floor corridor of the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel during a March 6 altercation between a Detroit police officer and Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner. Wagner’s attorney said she was the victim of overzealous cops who...
Deer Park residents against proposed Jefferson Hills development
Residents in Jefferson Hills’ Deer Park neighborhood say they worry a new housing development will disrupt their community — and they don’t want it. Yet, developers say they hope to work with neighbors so they too can benefit from the 67 single-family homes planned on roughly 47 acres, with access...
Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez faces 21 new child sex-related chargesVideo
Prosecutors filed 21 new charges Tuesday against suspended Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Felipe Vazquez after investigators found evidence of child pornography on devices they say he owned. Vazquez, 28, was ordered to stand trial Tuesday on 10 counts of child pornography, 10 counts of unlawful contact with a minor and...
Letter to the editor: Bills will help lower prescription drug costs
It’s time to lower prescription drug costs in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program is paying billions more than it should for prescription drugs, due to the growing influence of pharmacy benefit managers. Designed to save Medicaid dollars, PBMs have seen their payments from the commonwealth increase by more than $1 billion...
Letter to the editor: Pirates fans beware
With 2020 approaching, so is another season at PNC Park. The new schedule is out, along with new ticket plans and promotional schedules. Pirates fans beware: Don’t get caught in the bobblehead and “Free Shirt Friday” traps that “Trapper Bob” Nutting lures his prey into. He can set traps that...
The Stroller, Nov. 19, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Highlands Middle School students to present, `The Music Man Kids` The drama department at Highlands Middle School, Harrison, will present, “The Music Man Kids,” at 6 and 8 p.m. Friday in the middle school auditorium, 1350 Broadview Blvd., Natrona Heights. Tickets are $4 for floor seats and $2 for the...
Once ruler of kids’ TV, Nickelodeon is working on a comeback
Twenty-five years ago, Brian Robbins was an aspiring young producer, scouring the country for talent. He assembled a troupe of teens for a sketch comedy show, “All That,” that became all that and more for Nickelodeon. The goofy show helped usher in a period of peak imagination for the children’s...
New flu antiviral drug may lessen length, symptoms of illness
For those who become ill with the flu, a new antiviral medication may help. “This is really kind of a blockbuster,” says Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group. “We have not had a new influenza antiviral drug in a couple of decades.” “New in this...
