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The Stroller, Oct. 29, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Leechburg Library to sponsor Star Baker contest Leechburg Public Library will sponsor a Star Baker Contest Nov. 17 as part of a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the Marconi Club, 135 River Ave., Leechburg. Any type of baked goods may be entered – pies, cookies, cakes, scones, cupcakes, nut rolls or...
Quinn on Nutrition: Nutrients to enhance immunity
Flu season is here again. And this year’s vaccine is designed to protect against four different flu viruses, says the Center for Disease Control (CDC). So when I went for my yearly poke in the arm, I was informed — by reason of my age — that I would receive...
Shaler Area School Board to vote on therapy dog policy
Some Shaler Area High School students are eagerly awaiting a new staff member’s arrival. If the school board passes its therapy dogs in schools policy Nov. 20, a labradoodle named Pepper would partner with school social worker LeeAnn Guido with the goals of reducing students’ stress, improving physical and emotional...
WPIAL soccer consolations and girls volleyball semifinals share Wednesday spotlight
Nowadays, everybody gets a second chance at something. In district consolation matches, that second chance is for gold. Teams may have missed out on a shot at a WPIAL championship, but win a consolation match and they’ll advance to the PIAA playoffs and a shot at a state title. Such...
Girls volleyball quarters, field hockey finals share Tuesday WPIAL spotlight
If the four higher seeds in the WPIAL Class AA girls volleyball quarterfinals set for Tuesday are all victorious, that will set up a less-than-fresh final four for Thursday. Defending champion and top seed North Catholic faces Ellwood City, No. 2 seed Freeport takes on Hopewell, No. 3 seed Frazier...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2019
Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class AAA Championship Monday’s result Pine-Richland 2, Peters Township 0 Class AA Championship Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford vs. Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy vs. Ellis School at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m. Football WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round...
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2019: Norwin, North Allegheny to meet for WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer title
Pitt recruit Katelyn Kauffman scored the lone goal with 29 minutes, 44 seconds to play in the second half to propel top-seeded Norwin (18-1) to a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (13-4-2) in a WPIAL Class AAAA girls soccer semifinal Monday night at North Allegheny. The defensive struggle...
Mars beats Belle Vernon, advances to 3rd straight WPIAL Class AAA championship
Top-seeded Mars entered Monday night’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinal matchup with No. 5 Belle Vernon having scored 14 goals in playoff wins over Trinity and Thomas Jefferson. The Leopards brought the Fighting Planets back to earth a bit by limiting their goal total, but it wasn’t enough to pull off...
Shady Side Academy earns spot in WPIAL Class A girls soccer finals
Callie Davis had a hat trick and Melissa Riggins scored twice as No. 3 Shady Side Academy scored a 5-1 victory over second-seeded Bentworth in a WPIAL Class A girls soccer semifinal matchup Monday night. The Bearcats (18-2) scored the opening goal of the game 14 minutes in before the...
House to take first vote on Trump impeachment inquiry this weekVideo
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have decided to hold a formal vote on impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a step they had resisted for several weeks, and one that will provide the first public test of sentiment in the House on the divisive issue. The vote could come as early...
1 dead, 2 injured in Jeannette shootingVideo
One person is dead and two are injured after a shooting at a Jeannette home Monday evening, according to police. Officers, who were in the parking lot of the police station a block away, responded to Cuyler Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday after 14 or 15 shots rang out,...
Pitt women’s volleyball moves to No. 2 in nation, highest ranking in program historyVideo
A week of upsets saw the Pitt women’s volleyball team move up one spot to No. 2 in the AVCA Division I coaches poll, which was released Monday. The Panthers (21-1) received 18 first-place votes and 1,529 points to achieve the highest ranking in program history. Texas, which moved up...
Florida pastor Bryan Fulwider accused of raping teenage girl kills himself
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rev. Bryan Fulwider, a former Winter Park minister who was recently arrested on charges that he repeatedly raped a teenage girl while he was her pastor, was found dead Sunday evening at his Altamonte Springs home where he had killed himself, according to police. Emergency crews were...
Horsepower, literally: Finnish horse show runs on manure
HELSINKI — In a glimpse of the future, an entire sports event has been run on horse manure. The world’s governing equestrian body on Monday praised a climate-friendly scheme by a Finnish equestrian event to generate all its electricity needs from horse manure, saying the initiative paves way in cutting...
Daily Download: Pittsburgh sinkhole, Neal Huntington and spinning yarn marathonVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, staffer Matt Rosenberg discusses a large sinkhole that enveloped a Port Authority bus in Downtown Pittsburgh this morning, the Pirates’ firing of general manager...
Editorial: What we learn from sinkholes
Is there any better allegory for infrastructure than a sinkhole on a public street? It is a collapse of what was put in place for a specific function. There could be lots of reasons a sinkhole happens. It might be the weather, like the one along Route 30 where Greensburg...
Leechburg’s Veterans Memorial Stadium a step closer to getting artificial turf
Leechburg Area School District has moved a step closer to replacing the grass field at 73-year-old Veterans Memorial Stadium with artificial turf. The district’s school board voted unanimously last week to seek bids Nov. 13 to install the artificial turf and modernize the field’s drainage. Over the summer, the board...
Take a look inside John Dorfman’s ‘Billion Dollar’ Portfolio
Is there a perfect size for a stock? Perhaps not. Size doesn’t matter — at least, not as much as profitability, growth and valuation. And yet, there is a size to which I am particularly partial. It’s right around $1 billion. To me, that is the dividing line between small-capitalization...
Shaler North Hills Library hosts fall book sale
Thousands of books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and games were on sale at Shaler North Hills Library’s fall blow out book sale. From Oct. 25 to 27, hundreds of shoppers descended on the library to get bargain prices on a wide array of entertainment. All proceeds benefited the library’s operation costs....
Letter to the editor: Stick with evidence on climate change
Regarding the letter “Greta Thunberg deserves Medal of Freedom” (Oct. 2, TribLIVE): Suggesting a medal for a 16-year-old for pushing her ideas is ludicrous. Where did Greta attain this knowledge that even scientists don’t all agree on? I believe we have climate change occurring. It has been happening for millions...
Letter to the editor: Trump keeping promise to troops
Three years ago, candidate Trump promised to get our troops out of the bellicose Middle East. Today President Trump, recognizing that a thousand of our troops have been caught between warring factions in Turkey and Syria, has moved to get them out of harm’s way. He is being accused of...
Letter to the editor: Catholic church must listen to the faithful
I’ve recently written disparaging remarks in letters and on social media regarding the closing of St. Raphael School in Morningside and how covertly it was done. I have been told to accept what I cannot change and/or to leave the “dying” Catholic faith and explore others. I’m not ready to...
2 years ago: Bus falls into Downtown Pittsburgh sinkholeVideo
Editor’s note: Here is the Tribune-Review’s original report from Oct. 28, 2019: The giant hole in 10th Street between Penn and Liberty in Downtown Pittsburgh doesn’t have a bus in it any more. Crews were able to use a crane to remove the bus shortly after 9:30 p.m., according to...
Editorial: Follow the path to economic development
A trail can be more than just a track worn through the grass and the dirt by a thousand other travels. A trail can be something that gets you where you need to go — the breadcrumbs you follow to get home, the yellow brick road that takes you to...
John Oyler: Forging a character
I recently had the good fortune to be invited to give a presentation to the Historical Society of Collier Township. My subject was a summary of the seven workshops the Bridgeville Area Historical Society just completed, dealing with George Washington’s seven visits to Western Pennsylvania. Coming up with a title...
