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3 new teams enter Trib 10 heading into Heinz Field weekend
As we get deeper into the WPIAL playoffs, the winds of change are blowing strong in this week’s Trib 10. North Allegheny, Penn Hills and South Fayette saw their seasons and their stay in the power rankings come to an end with losses in Week 11. Peters Township, Washington and...
Diplomats describe Trump’s effort to hijack Ukraine policy for his political benefitVideo
WASHINGTON — Career U.S. diplomats delivered solemn testimony Wednesday about the Trump administration’s alleged misconduct in Ukraine — including a previously undisclosed cellphone call in which President Donald Trump appeared to personally press a senior State Department official to pressure the Eastern European nation. As the historic public impeachment proceedings...
Hampton school board members recognized for service
With a combined 30-plus years of service, Mary Alice Hennessey, Larry Vasko and Pam Lamagna all served at their last Hampton Township board meeting on Nov. 11, where they were recognized. Superintendent Dr. Michael Loughead thanked the school board members and presented each with a gift. He noted the countless...
Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ puts the moviemaking pedal to the metalVideo
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole year’s budget busting speeders peeling out of the parking lots. This infectious and engrossing story of the 1966 showdown on a French racetrack between...
Kathryn Kugler: To attract more physician assistants, Pa. needs modernized laws
Pennsylvania educates more PA (physician assistant) students than almost any other state. With one of the highest numbers of accredited PA programs in the country — 23, to be exact — our state has access to an enormous group of bright, ambitious, well-trained medical providers who can help to improve...
Review: Blandness runs the game in ‘The Good Liar’ until its satisfying twistVideo
Mirren. McKellen. How could it possibly be that “The Good Liar” is the very first film in which the dame and the knight have costarred? Bill Condon brings them together for this adaptation of Nicholas Searles’s novel, with a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher. The twisty little tete-a-tete is a fine...
Food Podcast: Moon Twp.-based band gets in Christmas spirit — and fights hunger
A Moon-based band is in tune with the Christmas season — and giving back to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Chip & The Charge Ups has released a new song, “Black and Gold Christmas” to celebrate Pittsburgh pride designed and T-shirt that goes along with the song. All proceeds...
Letter to the editor: Socialism & communism
This is a quote for the Democratic/socialist/communist party and to anyone who believes socialism is the way of the future: “The goal of socialism is communism” (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin). Words from a man who should know. Steven Ignatz West Mifflin...
Letter to the editor: US needs secure borders
I believe secured borders would help reduce corruption in the country. Border security would help control the goods that come in and go out of the country. As a result, many people would feel secure because they will be assured that anything they are interacting with came into the country...
Letter to the editor: Attacks on Trump outrageous
Every day the left becomes more outrageous in its attacks on President Trump. Last month two of the top ISIS terrorist leaders died in a brilliant military operation without any loss of life for American forces. While The Washington Post described the dirtbag Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as an “austere religious...
Letter to the editor: Trump deserved World Series boos
Congratulations to the Washington Nationals on their exciting first World Series win. And an even bigger congratulations to the fans in Washington for their response to President Trump’s presence at Game 5. The long, loud boos and chants of “lock him up” were inspiring. I hope it was a sign...
Edgeworth couple celebrate military promotion of son-in-law
Eric and Chris Ruprecht of Edgeworth recently returned from visiting their daughter, Rachel, at Fort Rucker in Enterprise, Ala., where they attended the promotion of Rachel’s husband, Mark Orlandi, to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Orlandi, who was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 2002 after graduating from Edinboro University...
War correspondence featured in Sewickley music series
At 3 p.m. Nov. 17, Music Plus, the concert series at St. James Church in Sewickley, will present “Love Letters: Music and Letters of Wartime,” featuring Donna Groom and Pops Orchestra. The free-will concert will be 50-minutes in length. A 2:30 pre-concert will feature students from Amato Music Studio. All...
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 10
Leet Go America LLC sold property at 44 Plum St. to Karl Messner for $36,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
TV series honored for casting actors with disabilities
The Ruderman Family Foundation has awarded “Years and Years,” “General Hospital,” “Tales of the City,” “Raising Dion” and “Loudermilk” with its latest Seals of Authentic Representation for casting actors with disabilities. A leading advocate for disability inclusion, the organization bestows honors on TV series that “feature actors with disabilities with...
The Stroller, Nov. 13, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Musical food drive to benefit Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank “Will Sing for Food,” a food drive to benefit the Allegheny Valley Association of Churches food bank, will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Natrona Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars, 894 Veterans Drive, Harrison. The...
Fall Fashion Show, Luncheon at St. Richard Church in Richland
Fall Fashion Show, Luncheon St. Richard Ladies Group is hosting a Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon on Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Richard Church Social Hall, 3841 Dickey Road, in Richland. Fashions will be provided by Treasure House Fashions. Treasure House Fashions is a nonprofit,...
Hampton Band Association tunes up for Holiday Extravaganza
On Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Hampton Band Association invites the community to its ninth annual Holiday Extravaganza at Hampton High School. There will be performances by the eighth-grade band, the fifth-grade band, and the high school wind ensemble. There will also be a cookie walk,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 12, 2019
Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Central Catholic (10-1) vs. Pine-Richland (10-1) at Heinz Field, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Friday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (11-1) vs. Peters Township (11-1) at West Mifflin, 7 p.m.; Gateway (10-2) vs. McKeesport (9-3) at Greensburg Salem, 7 p.m. Class 4A Championship Saturday’s schedule Thomas Jefferson...
High school roundup for Nov. 12, 2019: North Catholic hockey edges South Park to stay unbeaten
Quinten Shaffer scored the tiebreaking goal in second period to lead North Catholic to a 2-1 victory over South Park in PIHL hockey Tuesday night. Jonathan Felouzisi also scored and Chris McFayden made 28 saves for North Catholic (6-0-0). Garrett Brecosky scored and Shane Peremba stopped 39 shots for South...
Report: Former Pirates manager Clint Hurdle to retire from baseball
Former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle is retiring from baseball, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Hurdle, who coached the Pirates nine years, was fired this season after going 69-92. It was the worst season Pittsburgh had since 2010. Former Pirates manager Clint Hurdle retires from baseball,...
DACA in doubt as Supreme Court conservatives question its legalityVideo
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about the legality of an Obama-era policy that has allowed 700,000 young immigrants to live and work in the United States, suggesting they may clear the way for President Donald Trump to end the program. Chief Justice John G. Roberts...
Colin Kaepernick to take part in private workout for all NFL teamsVideo
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The NFL has arranged for quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a free agent, to work out for NFL teams at the Atlanta Falcons’ facility in Flowery Branch on Saturday. A memo about the workout went out to all 32 teams Tuesday. Kaepernick, who guided the San Francisco 49ers...
Trump’s impeachment messenger meets with Republicans on eve of public hearing
WASHINGTON — On the eve of a public hearing in the House impeachment inquiry, at least one member of President Donald Trump’s new two-person messaging team has met with senior House Republican communicators on Capitol Hill. The team of Pam Bondi and Tony Sayegh, political allies of the president hired...
Two WPIAL teams drop out, one jumps into PIAA rankings as state playoffs kick off
Six teams were bounced from the Trib HSSN state rankings on the brink of the start of the PIAA postseason. Two teams from the WPIAL and two from District 12 were among the six that saw their hopes of both a district title and eventually a state championship end with...
