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HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’ aims to please old fans, make new onesVideo
HBO executives were initially excited when approached about joining the BBC in bringing Philip Pullman’s epic “His Dark Materials” trilogy to television. Then reality hit. Pullman’s work has been so highly praised by a large legion of fans that, with such an undertaking comes, great responsibility. There was a good...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Volunteers needed to help with tree planting in Harrison Volunteers are needed Saturday to help with a tree planting project in Harrison Township. Volunteers will gather at 8:30 a.m. at the Highlands Community Center for coffee and breakfast rolls and sign in. A planting demonstration with the TreeVitalize staff will...
Thomas Jefferson gears up for ‘Game of Tiaras,’ the first performance in new auditorium
There will be sword fights, jabs and lots of laughs on the new Thomas Jefferson High School stage, as students come together to christen the auditorium with its inaugural show on Nov. 21 and 23. Students will perform “Game of Tiaras,” which combines Shakespeare’s King Lear with Disney princesses and...
Hampton students attend FBI academy, learn about career opportunities
Two Hampton high school students participated in the 2019 FBI Pittsburgh Teen Academy, building their interests for careers in law enforcement. Lillian Ebeling-Koning and Gillian Mulcahy joined other high school seniors in the area to attend the FBI Teen Academy on Oct. 23 at its headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh. Though...
Students, educators work together to plan Native American Heritage Month programs
Shaler Area students, local educators and community leaders are collaborating to offer culturally appropriate library programming. The first free event is an Indigenous Nation Celebration for primary and elementary school students and their families 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Shaler North Hills Library. Ingrid Kalchthaler, library youth services coordinator, said...
High school schedules for Nov. 4, 2019
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs First round Tuesday’s schedule Class 3A Downingtown West vs. Central Dauphin at Methacton, 6 p.m.; Wilson vs. Peters Township at Mechanicsburg, 5 p.m.; Cardinal O’Hara vs. O.J. Roberts at The Proving Grounds, Conshohocken, 5 p.m.; Emmaus vs. Garnet Valley at Nazareth, 6:30 p.m.; Lower...
WPIAL football player of the week — Week 10
For most of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game, it looked like Baldwin would pull off the road upset as the No. 11 seed and celebrate the school’s first football playoff win in 28 years. However, McKeesport quarterback Devari Robinson had other ideas, and his second-half heroics kept another...
PIHL Team of the Week for Nov. 3, 2019
Cathedral Prep hosted Bethel Park on Tuesday in what was anything but another early-season PIHL game. Just 10 days following the death of Rambler senior forward John “Jack” Schoenig in the State College area, his teammates returned to the ice for their first game since the heartbreaking news. Schoenig died...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week — Nov. 4, 2019
The TribLIVE High School Sports Network PIHL Player of the Week is a forward for just the second time this season. His coach described him as a spark plug. It was a three-goal, two-assist night in a 7-6 Canon-McMillan victory over Central Catholic, with three of those points coming in...
WPIAL football playoff quarterfinals and semifinals take center stage on HSSN
With the WPIAL soccer and volleyball playoffs in the books, the focus turns to the district football postseason this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our exclusive coverage of the district football playoffs continues with video and audio coverage from quarterfinals and semifinals action of all 16...
As wildfires burn across California, Trump lashes out at the state on TwitterVideo
LOS ANGELES — Autumn in California now comes not only with fierce, wind-driven wildfires but with routine claims from President Donald Trump that the state’s leaders are to blame for the disasters, followed by assurances from experts that the president doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The cycle renewed again...
Editorial: Show volunteers they are valued
We can’t afford to lose the people who keep us safe. But we are. In Pennsylvania, there are 2,463 fire companies. More than 90% of them are staffed by volunteers. According to state Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, the number of firefighters had been falling for 30 years or so when...
Gary Alexander: New focus needed to end Pa.’s opioid epidemic
President Trump’s October 2017 national declaration to combat widespread deaths related to opioid abuse promised swift and pragmatic solutions. After all, drug overdoses killed a record-breaking 72,300 Americans during 2017, a 10% increase from 2016. This equates to more than the yearly death tolls from HIV, car crashes and gun...
Ex-Norwin soccer standout Emily Harrigan makes impact for nationally ranked Rutgers
Norwin played North Allegheny for the WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer championship Thursday night, and Emily Harrigan intently watched the match from East Brunswick, N.J. When broadcasters mentioned Norwin’s 2017 state championship team, Harrigan took notice. After all, she played a key role in the run, earning Tribune-Review Player of...
Robert Morris women counting on young players to take next step
On Friday, Robert Morris women’s basketball players and staff went to an “escape room” for a team-bonding activity. The group split into three teams, and all three escaped in the allotted time. Since Charlie Buscaglia took over as coach before the 2016-17 season, each of his three teams has escaped...
Expectations remain same for Robert Morris women’s basketball
The arena is shiny and new, but the expectations are the same for the Robert Morris women’s basketball team. In fact, the team itself is nearly the same. The reigning Northeast Conference champions (22-11, 16-2) return most of the players who were instrumental in adding to the Colonials’ trophy collection....
Letter to the editor: Columbus was remarkable
Letter-writer Louis D’Emilio (“Columbus Day feature biased,” Oct. 20, TribLIVE) doesn’t fully capture the remarkable achievements of Christopher Columbus. Enduring 13 years of rejection before finally receiving his commission from the Spanish throne, he began the first of his four voyages at age 40. By 15th-century standards, he was quite...
Letter to the editor: Fix streets of New Kensington
I have a serious complaint to make to the New Kensington mayor and city council: The streets are a disgrace. They are absolutely disgusting, and are a slap in the face to residents. The solution is not patch on top of patch. Repaving is the answer. I have been a...
Letter to the editor: Pa. is hurting birds
Western Pennsylvania has been losing animal habitat rapidly (“Where have the wild birds gone? 3 billion fewer than 1970,” Sept. 19, TribLIVE). Fracking, pipelines and other energy-related adventures have not only affected birds in terms of forest and meadow lost, but we also have noise and bright lights that blur...
John Oyler: Rocky Mountain High
I have just returned from a delightful trip to Colorado to visit my daughter Sara and her family. The official rationale for the trip was to see my grandson Ian perform in his high school play, “Clue.” However, the beautiful weather there encouraged Sara to take me into the mountains...
Glacier National Park latest adventure for father, son
Editor’s Note: The latest national park trip of Robert and Scott Szypulski took them to Glacier National Park. (The pair have also chronicled their past visits to Zion and Yosemite.) Ever since a relatively safe encounter (40 yards away, 40 years ago) with a blond grizzly bear in Yellowstone National...
Key lock system ordinance for businesses considered by Hampton officials
An ordinance is being considered for businesses to purchase a key lock box, which will give emergency responders access to keys for easy entry into a building. Both of Hampton’s volunteer fire departments are supportive of this system, which will provide access to a building that is secured or difficult...
Shaler Area storytelling festival celebrates district’s rich history
Shaler Area School District hosted a storytelling festival Oct. 23 at Scott Primary School featuring the premiere of the trailer for the district’s storytelling, as well as parents, teachers and community leaders sharing their stories in person. “This storytelling event kicks off an entire year of highlighting our mission in...
Living with Children: The ‘portal’ lures parents into micromanaging school work
The portal. It sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, the gateway to an alternative universe that lures, then traps the unwary, in its nefarious web of illusion, where things are never what they seem. If the previous sentence sounded to you like Rod Serling intoning the intro...
High school scores, schedules for Nov. 2, 2019
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results PIAA championships At Hershey Class AAA Team results Downingtown West, 65; La Salle College, 84; North Allegheny, 112; Butler, 156; Penncrest, 164; Unionville, 193; Lower Merion, 197; Council Rock South, 228; State College, 232; Cedar Crest, 265 Individual results Patrick Anderson, Mt. Lebanon,...
