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Cherry City Volunteer Fire Co. celebrates centennial
Cherry City Volunteer Fire Co. is celebrating its 100th anniversary in a time when fire departments across the company are struggling to recruit members and secure funding. “I do believe it’s coming of age that these volunteer companies are not going to be able to survive,” company president Richard Fowler...
Hartwood Acres hosts fourth annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ event
Hartwood Acres hosted its fourth annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ event. The event included a plethora of pumpkin events, including pumpkin carving and decorating, ax throwing, crafts, games, food and beverages, as well as the always popular pumpkin launching. SHARP Robotics from the Sarah Heinz House helped prepare a traditional catapult to...
Four candidates vying to be elected to Hampton council
The four candidates running for Hampton Council took some time to share who they are and what they hope to achieve if elected. Joe Dougherty Residential status - Born and raised in Hampton, Hampton alumni, 1996. Moved back in 2012. Goals/issues: Being responsive to the community as a whole while...
WPIAL girls soccer roundup for Oct. 21, 2019: Second-seeded Plum survives shootout to edge Gateway in Class AAA
Katie Patton scored in regulation and second-seeded Plum (15-1-0) outscored Gateway 6-5 in tiebreaking penalty kicks to record a 2-1 shootout victory in a first-round WPIAL Class AAA girls soccer match Monday night. The Mustangs will face Hampton (12-3-0) in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Daniella Garner scored in regulation for Gateway (8-10-1)....
Democrats seek insider trading probe as a result of ‘Trump Chaos’ article
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are increasingly demanding that U.S. authorities investigate allegations raised in a recent magazine article that traders might be using nonpublic government information to reap huge illegal profits, even as the exchange where the transactions purportedly took place called the story “patently false.” In a letter on...
Start of volleyball playoffs, state tennis and PIAA golf on tap for Tuesday
The WPIAL girls volleyball brackets are out with the four defending champions (North Allegheny in AAAA, Knoch in AAA, North Catholic in AA and Bishop Canevin in A) all earning top-seeds. Fourteen teams will begin the postseason Tuesday with seven preliminary round matches. The five “pigtail” matches in Class AA...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 8
In 2016 and 2017, Cornell finished a combined 1-17. Those were the first two years back after the football program took a four-year hiatus. Now the Raiders are 7-1 and will be playing for a share of the conference championship Friday. “Every day we stress this is a marathon not...
House fire reported in Upper Tyrone
Firefighters responded to a house fire in Fayette County’s Upper Tyrone around 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to an 911 dispatch supervisor. The supervisor said at least four fire companies from Fayette County and several others from neighboring Westmoreland County responded to the fire at a house in the 300 block...
Deer Lakes to hold special meeting about bond issue refund
The Deer Lakes School Board has scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday to discuss advanced refunding of the bond issue. The school board had hoped to formulate a resolution for advance refunding of its bond Tuesday night, but bond counsel Anthony Ditka of Dinsmore & Shohl erroneously submitted an old...
Kiski Valley sewage customers get reprieve
Sewage customers will be getting a one-year reprieve from the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority’s move toward revaluation of dwelling units. The authority said last week that proper calculation of how much sewerage the average household or business produces will be put off until January 2021. The authority board...
Editorial: Can communities combat crime?
Four shot in Duquesne. Standoff with armed man in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Police seek man who fled Larimer shooting. One dead and two injured in Wilkinsburg shooting. And that was just Saturday and Sunday. Just in Allegheny County. The hard truth is, crime is a consistent neighbor for many in...
‘You people with this phony Emoluments Clause’: Cabinet meeting devolves into 71 minutes of Trump grievancesVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, trying to dig out from political holes of his own making on top of the expanding House impeachment inquiry, held forth for 71 minutes Monday during what was ostensibly a Cabinet meeting but ended up being a familiar torrent of grievance, defensiveness and bold statements...
Purloined Portfolio a collection from bright minds
Stolen fruit, anyone? Filings with the Securities and Exchange Administration make it easy to follow what almost any U.S. money manager is doing with his or her portfolio. I like to keep tabs on what my competitors are doing, especially the competitors I respect. Once a year, I feature some...
Daily Download: Trump’s coming to Pittsburgh, August Wilson House and Anthony ChickilloVideo
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, reporter Maddy Lee discusses President Trump’s upcoming visit to Pittsburgh, scheduled renovations at the August Wilson House in the Hill District and charges against...
South Fayette police take part in No-Shave November for cancer research
Members of the South Fayette Township Police Department will participate in No-Shave November to help fight cancer. Police officers have special permission to break their dress code for the month to raise money for cancer research and education, treatment and prevention, according to a news release from the department. The...
The Stroller, Oct. 22, 2019: Events in the A-K Valley
Highlands High School to present Fall Follies The Highlands High School Fall Follies Talent Show will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium, Harrison. The show will feature the high school honors choir, Variations Show Choir and selected auditioned acts. Admission is $2. Evening of beer and...
PIHL Team of the Week — Oct. 21, 2019
Three PIHL teams accomplished the feat of scoring 17 goals in a game during the 2018-19 season. All of them were in the same division in Class A. Montour, last year’s Class A Penguins Cup champion, scored 17 goals in two games in a row last season, while Meadville and...
Work on Mt. Nebo in Ohio Township done earlier than expected
Work on Mt. Nebo Road between Arndt Road and Lowries Run Road in Ohio Township has been completed earlier than expected, according to a news release from the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The work, which began Aug. 26, included milling and paving, base repairs, drainage repairs and safety...
Letter to the editor: School bus safety week
This week, Pennsylvania joins the nation in celebration of National School Bus Safety Week. The school bus transportation community is proud of the safety record and reputation that shows school buses are indeed the safest way to get children to and from school every day. Many factors go into making...
Letter to the editor: Trump on nationalism, socialism
It was odd that President Trump spoke in favor of nationalism at the U.N. Sept. 24 as the investigation into his possible impeachment began for outsourcing his political campaign to a foreign nation. Apparently he believes each nation should isolate itself from interference from others unless he can use another...
Letter to the editor: Read between lines for our final chapter
Once upon a time in Promisetown, Pa., there was an ordinary man who was duly elected the town’s fire chief by just one vote. A number of firemen who opposed and disliked him decided to try every possible thing they could imagine, or create, to replace him, even though he...
Editorial: Fentanyl strips shouldn’t be illegal
Driving recklessly is illegal. So is speeding. So is driving without a license or insurance. A Pennsylvania driver can understand getting cited for those infractions. But could you imagine if the cop, at the same time, gave you a ticket for wearing your seat belt? That might seem like what...
Daughtry powers into Greensburg for Palace Theatre show
With five studio albums, Chris Daughtry has parlayed a fourth-place finish on season five of “American Idol” into a quite the successful career leading the band Daughtry. The band took center stage in Greensburg’s Palace Theatre Sunday evening. His chart-topping first two albums, a 2006 self-titled debut and a 2008...
Dual role: Chartiers Valley students play football and in the band
As the clock winds down at the end of the first half, five Chartiers Valley football players toss aside their shoulder pads and helmets and pick up an instrument. Instead of leaving the field, they head right back out to dance on the turf and perform as part of the...
John Oyler: Family roots
Family history is a subject that regularly attracts my interest. I am not sure what kicked it off this time, but recently, I decided to take another look at the Oyler family tree and see if I can add any information to it. For many years, our family has maintained...
