TribLive stories, Page 2028
1 dead in shooting at McKees Rocks public housing complex
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed early Wednesday at a public housing complex in McKees Rocks. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Aaron Shane Touchstone of Pittsburgh. The shooting was reported just before 12:20 a.m. at the Uansa Village Housing Complex. When McKees Rocks police...
Homework help, NovelKnitters, more at Fox Chapel area libraries
Sharpsburg Call 412-781-0783 to register for activities at Sharpsburg Community Library. • Homework Help, 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 3. Achieve classroom excellence with free tutoring. Math, reading, writing and science through eighth grade. • Green Grocer, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Buy fruits, vegetables and herbs from the truck that visits weekly....
Ed Pfeifer: No excuse for not having working smoke detectors
As I was preparing for this month’s column, I was treated to a flashback. Crystal-clear images of the night my childhood home caught fire rushed through my head and triggered a nauseous feeling in my gut. Suddenly, the research I was doing on smoke detectors and batteries seemed less impactful...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 1, 2019
Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Section 5 Blackahwk 15, Central Valley 50 New Castle 20, Blackhawk 39 New Castle 15, Central Valley 50 Section 6 Baldwin 15, Chartiers Valley 40 Baldwin 26, Peters Township 29 Peters Township 18, Chartiers Valley 49 South Fayette 24, Canon-McMillan 32 South...
High school roundup for Oct. 1, 2019: Fox Chapel, Seneca Valley battle to draw
Zane Ingram had two goals for Fox Chapel (9-3-1, 8-2-1) and Luke Rupert scored twice for Seneca Valley (11-1-1, 10-0-1) as two of the top boys soccer teams in Section 1-AAAA played to a 3-3 tie Tuesday night. Eli Yofan also scored for Fox Chapel. Jonathan Pruce had a goal...
WPIAL girls golf finals and doubles tennis tournament highlight Wednesday
Another day of unseasonable warm weather lies ahead at the links as the district holds the final individual golf championships of the season. The top girls golfers will gather at the Diamond Run Golf Club for the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA and AA individual golf championships. Thirty-two Class AAA and...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Week 6
The WPIAL continues to shine bright in the Trib HSSN state rankings following Week 5. While Pine-Richland got bounced from the 6A state rankings, Central Catholic (6A), Gateway (5A) and Sto-Rox (A) are new this week to the top five, increasing the number to 12 WPIAL teams currently ranked among...
Penn State’s James Franklin discusses HBO, redshirting and more
STATE COLLEGE — The press conference questions came at James Franklin from some interesting angles Tuesday. It’s Purdue week, it’s homecoming and the HBO cameras are following the Penn State program this week. The unbeaten Nittany Lions are heavy favorites against the Boilermakers (1-3), but anything is possible Saturday at...
Trump’s reelection campaign cashes in on impeachment woes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is furious that Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry. His reelection team couldn’t be happier. “It’s a total boon,” said Roy Bailey, the campaign’s national finance co-chairman. “Money is flying in.” Trump’s sudden rise to political power was fueled by a potent mix of outrage and...
Growing pains: The state’s medical marijuana demand is outpacing supply
Pennsylvania’s still blossoming medical marijuana business has hit a supply choke-point — especially for the “flower,” or dry leaf products — as numbers of approved patients are continuing to grow faster than the buds in the state’s licensed grow rooms. One patient advocate has described it as a perfect storm,...
Luzerne County man who went ‘fishing for cats’ pleads guilty to animal cruelty
A Pennsylvania man accused of “fishing for cats” has pleaded guilty this week to animal cruelty charges. Kenny Rowles of Plymouth, Luzerne County, was arrested in May on accusations he baited a fishing hook to catch a neighborhood cat. The cat, Tollie, was near the brink of death when he...
Daily Download: Pittsburgh’s news of the day, Oct. 1, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. 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, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the unseasonably warm temperatures that have hit Western Pennsylvania, the robots...
Former N.Y. Rep. Chris Collins pleads guilty to insider tradingVideo
NEW YORK — One of President Donald Trump’s earliest supporters in Congress — former Rep. Chris Collins — pleaded guilty Tuesday to insider trading charges that he had previously dismissed as “a partisan witch hunt.” “The actions I took are anything but what a model citizen would take. I am...
George Guido: Knoch, Highlands to be tested against No. 2 South Fayette
In the Class 4A Northwest Conference, Knoch remains on the brink of WPIAL playoff qualification, and Highlands jumped into the playoff race with victories the last two weeks. But both local teams, however, will have their work cut out over the next two weeks as the Knights and Golden Rams...
Editorial: Helping women helps us all
Women need a helping hand. It isn’t that women are more deserving of help than men. It isn’t that women are more likely to be in need of help than men. It isn’t that women can’t help themselves. It’s that women in need are likely to have so much on...
Teen organizes spaghetti dinner to buy e-readers for UPMC Children’s Hospital patients
A Pine Township teen will hold a spaghetti dinner Oct. 12 at the A.W. Beattie Career Center to raise money to buy e-readers for patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as part of his Eagle Scout project. The dinner, a pinewood car derby and other events are part of...
Jewelry-making event rescheduled at Shaler North Hills Library
On Oct. 4, at 7 p.m., an event titled, Something Pretty for Me — Swarovski Crystal Bracelet and Earrings, will be held. The cost of this event is $35. This session of jewelry making will include all materials and instructions. This is for people 21 and older. Class size is...
Hampton’s Central Elementary students participate in ‘Who Wants to be an Engineer?’
Central Elementary was visited by the Carnegie Science Center on Sept. 27 with the traveling program called “Who Wants to be an Engineer?” The 45-minute hands-on session included student participation in several “adventure” stations focused on engineering and iteration, digital design and fabrication, forces and interaction and materials science....
Andrew McCutchen plans massive volunteer initiative in Western Pennsylvania
Andrew McCutchen now wears a Philadelphia Phillies jersey for a living, but in the offseason, he plans to make an impact on the community he called home for the better part of nine years. Along with his wife, Maria, a DuBois native, McCutchen has founded Project Pittsburgh, a foundation designed...
When in Rome, do as Pittsburghers do and visit this Steelers bar
A large white banner welcomes patrons to the dark tavern nestled in the heart of Rome. “You’re In Steelers Country,” it reads — a sign that Steelers country has no borders. Despite being just a few blocks from the Vatican and among Rome’s attractions like the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and...
Strike a skeleton pose at yoga studio in Pittsburgh’s AllentownVideo
When anxiety starts to overwhelm Kimee Massie, she turns on a little doom jazz, throws down a mat and drops into child’s pose. Massie and her husband, Scott Massie, both 42, are the founders of BLACK YO)))GA, Vinyasa-style yoga that replaces wind chimes and rippling streams with drone, noise, ambient,...
Letter to the editor: Why do liberals want more polluters in US?
If people are causing the global warming problem in the USA, why are the libs fighting to bring in more illegals to add to the pollution? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Unbelief in God is real threat
We need not fear “climate change,” but human unbelief in the sovereign God. As in Noah’s day, God flooded the earth but had Noah prepare an ark to save he and his family. Today’s ark is the church, all believers in Jesus Christ. Get on board, the weather is fine....
Letter to the editor: Heart of man must change
A young bank teller asked me, “What is the biggest change that you saw during your 90 years?” I replied, “The people.” The greatest generation were not angels, but divorce and drugs were practically nonexistent. People wore their Sunday best when going to church. X-rated movies were unheard of. In...
Letter to the editor: Trump-Jesus comparison blasphemous
Since Jesus has been elevated to a position of inherent perfection and infinite goodness, unattainable by any mortal, I would have to regard D.A. Scandrol’s letter “Trump as messiah” (Sept. 20, TribLIVE) as pure blasphemy, not to mention inaccurate on almost every point. Mr. Scandrol, Jesus did not establish a...
