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Letter to the editor: A plan for Democrats
President Trump’s planning isn’t all wrong, and if Hillary won the 2016 big roll of the dice, maybe Dems would be cheering her on for doing some of the same things. The plan to increase border security, beef up the nuke arsenal and reduce the scale of a standing army...
Photos: Rosedale Fall Festival in Verona
The annual Rosedale Fall Festival closed out yet another season at the Rosedale Beach Club in Verona. The end of summer event was held the weekend of September 12-14 at the Beach Club in Verona. Hundreds came out for the food, carnival rides, games, and live music each evening....
Plum man dies after crash in Penn Hills
A Plum man is dead after having what appeared to be a “medical emergency” while driving Wednesday in Penn Hills, according to police. John Monroe, 57, of Plum died at a hospital shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The report said the crash...
Passenger ejected from $284,000 sports car in Pa. crash
A man driving a $284,000 sports car rear-ended a box truck on Route 22 early Thursday morning, injuring a passenger who was thrown from the car, state police said. Route 22 westbound has been closed at Airport Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, since the 3:30 a.m. accident, with traffic...
Review: ‘Ad Astra’ is an intimate, yet mythic, space adventureVideo
Having stayed rigorously close to his native New York for much of his career, writer-director James Gray has lately been making up for lost time. His last film, “The Lost City of Z,” journeyed into the Amazon, circa early 20th century. His latest, “Ad Astra,” skitters across the solar system...
Remember When: 1982
In the news this week 37 years ago: • Sewickley Academy welcomed its new headmaster last week. Douglas O. McClure was presented with a scroll signed by 630 students at a ceremony presided over by Kathy Atwood, student council president, and Anne O. Jackson, chair of the school’s board of...
Officers shoot, kill serial bank robbery suspect who held woman at knifepoint in WilkinsburgVideo
Police shot and killed a serial bank robbery suspect Wednesday in a Wilkinsburg apartment as he held a woman at knifepoint, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. inside an apartment on Center Street, according to police. The man, later identified as Shawn Stevens, was pronounced dead at the...
The Daily 3: First WPIAL hardware of the school year up for grabs in girls tennis
Shady Side Academy is the site of the first district championships of the season Thursday afternoon. The Class AAA and AA championship and consolation matches are set for 2 p.m. in the 2019 WPIAL girls singles tennis playoffs. In Class AAA, Baldwin’s Bethany Yauch and Fox Chapel’s Charlotte James will...
Pine-Richland Opportunities Fund hosting fundraiser at Richland Barn
The Pine-Richland Opportunities Fund awards district students with scholarships and teachers with grants to fund innovative classroom projects, and community members will have a chance to help contribute to their mission at the annual fundraiser. This year’s event is called Sip and Savor, and it will be held at the...
Springdale councilmen irked by latest water project cost overrun
The cost of Springdale’s water system renovation has increased again, adding another $132,000 to a project already plagued by unforeseen expenditures. It is payment for additional paving to Kukurin Contracting Inc., the general contractor for installing the new water lines that are part of the project. The project, estimated at...
Pittsburgh hospitals are saying hello to professional greeters
When 28-year-old Ja’Ray Gamble began working at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital three years ago, he never expected to make such a positive impact on the lives of patients every day. He’s not a doctor or a nurse. You won’t find him checking your heartbeat or even taking your height and weight....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 18, 2019
Football Thursday’s schedule District 8 City League Westinghouse at Carrick, 7 p.m. Golf Boys Wednesday’s results District 6 Heritage conference championship At Champion Lakes Golf Course, Bolivar Individual results Par 73 Ryan Jones, Ligonier Valley, 83; Jack McCullough, West Shamokin, 84; Gunnar Elliot, Ligonier Valley, 87; Nate Zik, West Shamokin,...
High school roundup for Sept. 18, 2019: No. 1 South Park defends top spot in Class AA girls soccer
Maya Wertelet and Danielle DeProspo scored two goals apiece as No. 1 South Park (5-2, 4-1) recorded a 7-0 victory over No. 4 Mt. Pleasant (6-2, 4-2) in a girls soccer battle of top five teams and Section 3-AA contenders Wednesday. Haleigh Finale, Nora Ozimek and Grace Albitz also scored...
No injuries reported in three-alarm fire in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood
No one was hurt after a fire spread from a vacant house to an occupied neighboring home in Homewood, according to Pittsburgh police. The fire in the 7100 block of Idlewild Street was reported around 9:30 p.m. It went to three alarms. The vacant home was fully involved and the...
No changes as Trib Ten perfect in Week 3
Even though it was Friday the 13th, last week’s Trib Ten power ranking teams were perfect. All 10 teams were winners in Week Three, thus no changes were made in this week’s power rankings. It won’t be perfect in Week Four, though, with plenty of challenge ahead including No. 2...
Alle-Kiski Valley’s marching bands have perfect night for 73rd band festival
High school marching bands showed off their season’s routines Wednesday night at the 73rd annual Alle-Kiski Valley Marching Band Festival. Organized by the Alle-Kiski Valley Band Directors Association, the festival allows area marching bands to perform their full routines outside the time constraints of football game halftime shows. Organizers have...
Fire breaks out in row house in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood
A fire broke out in a row house alongside an alleyway in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured, initial reports indicate. Authorities received a report of the fire on 44th Street shortly before 5 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. #BREAKING: Chopper 11 over a...
James Franklin discusses the Penn State-HBO marriage set for October
Penn State’s preparations for its contest against Big Ten foe Purdue on Oct. 5 at Beaver Stadium will be given the up-close treatment by HBO, it was learned on Wednesday. James Franklin’s 14th-ranked Nittany Lions, off this week before visiting Maryland next Friday, will be one of four major college...
Georgia grocery store clears Irish Spring soap from shelves before Notre Dame gameVideo
Apparently, a grocery store outside Athens, Ga., wants no part of “Add a little Irish to your Game.” The current add slogan for Irish Spring soap is no use to Dill’s Food City as the stores removed the bars off the shelves this week before the 8 p.m. primetime showdown...
Deer Lakes offense has The Birdie raising an eyebrow
Last week: 8-3 Season: 31-11 The Birdie is on fire, and he let everyone know about it when he came into the office earlier this week. “You see my picks from last week?” he said. “Only three wrong. That’s what I’m talking about! The best game picker is coming through....
High school football schedule for Week 4
Thursday District 8 City League Nonconference Westinghouse at Carrick, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Butler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Norwin at Pine-Richland, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Chartiers Valley at Moon, 7 p.m. Upper St....
The Birdie gets set for a road trip out of Westmoreland County
Last week: 13-1 (92.9 %) Season: 40-8 (83.3 %) Wearing a fake mustache and a Cam Newton babushka, the Birdie tried to avoid his assigning editor this week for fear he would have to cover a game in Week 4. He always is trying to go incognito, even around the...
American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging jet may have terrorist ties, feds contendVideo
MIAMI — An American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a navigation system on a flight with 150 people aboard at Miami International Airport was denied bond by a federal judge Wednesday after prosecutors suggested he may have links to a Middle East terrorist organization. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, a 60-year-old...
Editorial: Student sports more than athletics
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League is once again investigating allegations of slurs at a local sporting event. If it sounds familiar, it’s because the same thing happened a year ago. Connellsville students, fans and players were accused of hurling racial slurs against black Penn Hills players at a soccer...
Route 51 in Moon to close through Oct. 2
Bridge replacement work will require the closure of the Route 51 (Stoops Ferry Road) bridge in Moon Township, beginning Friday night, weather permitting. The bridge, at the intersection of Flaugherty Run Road (Route 3089) and McGovern Boulevard (Route 51) will close to traffic at 7 p.m. Friday continuously through 7...
