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Greater Pittsburgh food bank debuts ‘The Food Podcast’
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is raising its voice in its quest to quash hunger. “The Food Podcast” will be a weekly installment on the TribLIVE Podcast Network and shared on TribLIVE.com. “Our mission to end hunger and food insecurity won’t happen overnight, but this platform gives us the...
Police investigating after bullet discovered in cafeteria at Pine-Richland High School
Pine-Richland School District activated its safety response team Sept. 25 after a single, nine-millimeter bullet was found in the cafeteria at Pine-Richland High School. The bullet was found by a student and given to a staff member who shared it with the building administration. According to a post on the...
A Few Bad Apples is spoiling Pittsburghers with their delicious hard cider
As a kid, Mike Sturges was urged by his mother to set up a roadside stand and sell apples from his parents’ Gibsonia property. When his first-grade teacher stopped to buy some, Sturges was too embarrassed to sell her any. The fruit didn’t meet stereotypical schoolhouse standards: It was blemished...
Greek police dismantle ‘birth industry’ that sold babies
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Police in northern Greece say they have dismantled what they described as an illegal “birth industry” that involved the sale of babies for adoption. Police said Wednesday 12 people have been arrested, and that 66 people have been charged. Thessaloniki crime squad chief, Antonis Tzitzis, said the...
Overnight I-79 traffic stops set for Neville, Robinson
Overnight traffic stops will occur on I-79 in Neville and Robinson townships Wednesday and Thursday, weather permitting. Traffic stops of 15 to 30 minutes for crews to set overhead sign structure trusses on I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and the Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange will occur from 9:30...
West Jefferson Hills to add trailers at intermediate school to meet growth demands
Jefferson Hills Intermediate School has run out of space. A high rate of growth in the district has pushed music classes onto the stage and gifted meetings into the hallways. While district leaders work toward a long-term plan to renovate and add onto the school, for the next few years...
Mt. Nebo Road work in Ohio Township planned this weekend
Improvement work on Mt. Nebo Road (Route 4022) in Ohio Township will occur this weekend, Friday night through Monday morning, weather permitting. According to PennDOT, paving operations will occur on Mt. Nebo Road at the intersection with Nicholson Road from 8 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday. To allow this...
Letter to the editor: NRA not terroristic
I disagree with letter-writer Robert Jedrzejewski’s view of the NRA ("NRA’s terroristic ways," Sept. 10, TribLIVE). He is pro gun control. I am pro responsible gun ownership, which the NRA promotes. Guns are inanimate objects. They do not, cannot and never will be able to shoot themselves. They need an...
Letter to the editor: Society needs love & laws
At a time in our lives where everybody seems to be at each other’s throat, the simple truth is that love is the defining difference in a society. That love comes from God. Here’s the simple truth as to why we have so many problems. We kill our young before...
Letter to the editor: Tom Wolf right to act on charter schools
I am writing to inform op-ed writer Colleen Cook (“Tom Wolf’s attack on charter schools unfair”) that Gov. Tom Wolf’s attempt to fix the problems with the state’s charter schools is spot on, particularly those that are cybercharter schools. While your son has benefited from taking his classes this way,...
Around town: Sewickley Art & Music Fest returns for one day only
Hello, Sewickley, The 3rd Annual Sewickley Art & Music Festival will be held from 4:30 to 10 p.m. Friday. Sewickley Borough council approved the closure of Broad Street for the festival earlier this year. The live music schedule is as follows: 4:30 p.m. Ryan Fennell 5 Let’s Groove Tonight -...
Patricia Heaton ready for act 3 with ‘Carol’s Second Act’Video
Patricia Heaton is going for the three-peat. The Ohio native has already starred in two massively popular network situation comedies with “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle.” Now, Heaton’s looking to find the same success with her new comedy, “Carol’s Second Act,” which debuts Sept. 26 on CBS. The project...
Yes, there is an art to the perfectly peeled egg
I love eating deviled eggs and egg salad, but I had been avoiding making either because it was so much trouble peeling the eggs. I researched the subject online and tried many of the techniques that promised perfectly smooth eggs. I even went so far as to purchase an egg...
Empanadas — Great on the street and everywhere else
Empanadas — those familiar, golden, hand-held pies — are popular throughout Central and South America, from Mexico to the southernmost tip of Argentina. But in Chile, they are something of an obsession. You could call empanadas the national dish of Chile, and no one would argue with you. In Chile,...
High schools scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 24, 2019
Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Division I Section 5 Blackhawk 22, Ambridge 33 Blackhawk 27, West Allegheny 28 West Allegheny 24, Ambridge 31 Division II Section 3 Belle Vernon 15, McGuffey 50 Belle Vernon 20, Washington 41 Chartiers-Houston 30, Belle Vernon 38 Fort Cherry 24, Belle Vernon 32 Girls...
High school roundup for Sept. 24, 2019: Mt. Lebanon, Seneca Valley hold off boys soccer challengers
Zach Nellas scored the winning goal in the second overtime to lead No. 4 Mt. Lebanon (8-1-1, 7-0) to a 2-1 victory over Peters Township (1-5-2, 1-4-1) in Section 2-AAAA boys soccer Tuesday night. Seneca Valley 2, North Allegheny 1 — Nathan Eastgate and Luke Rupert scored to lead No....
Attempted rape in Whitaker under investigation
A bicyclist was able to fight off a man who assaulted and exposed himself to her Tuesday afternoon on a popular bike trail in Whitaker, according to Allegheny County Police. The incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. while the woman was riding on the Great Allegheny Passage trail under the...
The Daily 3: WPIAL doubles girls tennis sectionals begin Wednesday
With the WPIAL girls singles tennis championships in the rearview mirror, it’s time for the district to prepare to double the fun. The first of back-to-back WPIAL doubles girls tennis sectionals will be played Wednesday. The event will determine the field for the district doubles championships set for Oct. 2-3....
3 WPIAL teams take top spots in latest state rankings
Only two teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state rankings following Week 4, but there was other movement in the rankings including a pair of new top-ranked teams. Mt. Carmel’s stay in the Class 2A top five was one and done after the Red Tornadoes lost to North Schuylkill,...
Why now? How House Democrats shifted to favor starting impeachment proceedings
WASHINGTON — For months, House Democrats who represent swing congressional districts had largely resisted calls from party activists to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. But in a matter of four days, the news that Trump had spoken with the leader of Ukraine and asked him to investigate a...
Penn State taking opponents’ best shots, James Franklin says
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach James Franklin said following wins over Buffalo and Pitt that both schools had a good gameplan and mostly executed despite suffering defeats. Following a bye week, it led to this question Tuesday from a reporter to the sixth-year leader of the Lions: Is your...
G. Terry Madonna & Michael Young: Election reform standoff
Lawmaking has often been compared to sausage making. One may relish eating it but not want to know how it is produced. Never has this been truer than watching the Pennsylvania General Assembly tackle modern election reform. The Legislature has a precious few weeks left in 2019 to decide a...
Apollo-Ridge explores bond issue for project list
The Apollo-Ridge School District is contemplating a new bond issue. The school board said Monday night the maximum issue would be $3.5 million and the minimum would be $1.4 million. Among the projects on the wish list are updating the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system in the secondary schools,...
Editorial: How much surveillance is too much?
Someone is always watching. That might sound a little crazy, but you’re only paranoid if it’s not true. These days, everything is being monitored all the time. It’s not that someone can swoop in and stop you from doing something illegal or saying something inciteful. It’s that if something does...
George Guido: Owens Field will be silent on its 100th birthday
Happy 100th birthday wishes to Owens Field in Apollo, even though there will be no party. The Alle-Kiski Valley’s oldest sports facility still in use hosted its first event Sept. 27, 1919, when Apollo blasted first-year Leechburg, 47-0. The Vikings game Friday will not take place as scheduled. Apollo-Ridge was...
