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Editorial: Capitol capacity can’t contain protests
Pennsylvania invites its citizens to engage in lively and personal protest at the seat of government. As long as it’s done in small enough groups. As reported by PennLive.com, if you want to marshal your forces and show up at the state Capitol with a contingent of like-minded individuals to...
Jefferson Hills zoning board revokes UPMC permit
The Jefferson Hills zoning hearing board has revoked the borough’s issuance of a zoning permit to UPMC, siding with a group of residents who have fought hard to keep the healthcare giant from building a 63-bed hospital near the intersection of Elliot Road and Route 51. However, UPMC plans to...
Pine-Richland High School has four National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Four Pine-Richland High School students are being named semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship program. They include seniors Daniel Krill, Aidan Meyer, Gina Sabol, and Justin Waltrip. These seniors were among 16,000 students, who were named semifinalists in the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. About 90 percent of...
Pine-Richland Homecoming festivities slated
Pine-Richland School District will host homecoming weekend Sept. 20-21. The community is invited to the high school campus at 6 p.m. Sept. 20 for a processional made up of the marching band, auxiliaries, AFJROTC and more. The entrance to Pine-Richland High School will be closed from about 6 to 6:15...
Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez arrested on child sex charges from Florida, Westmoreland County
Authorities in Florida and Pennsylvania on Tuesday filed charges against Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez, who is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with minors. Florida Department of Law Enforcement accused Vazquez, 28, of St. Cloud, Fla., of sending sexually explicit photos to a teenage girl in Florida and soliciting sex...
Letter to the editor: Corporate Transparency Act would harm small businesses
Legislation will soon be heard in Congress requiring all small business owners with fewer than 20 employees to file reports with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Corporate Transparency Act is meant to help law enforcement track down criminals who form small shell companies for illicit activities. A...
Letter to the editor: Vaping getting bad rap
I have been vaping for many years, and I know others who also vape. We have no breathing issues. But what’s interesting is the rash of illness since the legalizing of THC, and everyone is blaming regular vape juice. One theory is that legalized THC from approved dealers, mixed with...
Letter to the editor: White nationalism a non-issue
In response to the article “Former skinhead warns of resurgent hatred in Westmoreland County visit” (Aug. 29, TribLIVE), regarding Arno Michaelis’ involvement in white nationalism: The Westmoreland Diversity Coalition disrespected the local white community by bringing this non-issue to town. There have been very few hate crimes reported in the...
Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay among CMT Artists of the YearVideo
Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay and Thomas Rhett will be honored as the country’s top stars at the 10th annual CMT Artists of the Year television special. The 90-minute special airing live from Nashville on Oct. 16 will include tribute performances to each of the honorees,...
American Airlines made a record $350 million for bags in 2nd quarter
DALLAS — American Airlines made more than $350 million by charging baggage fees between April and June, blowing past records after raising rates a year ago. U.S. airlines combined charged $1.5 billion for baggage in the three-month period, despite hundreds of cancellations because of the grounding of the Boeing 737...
Several new businesses move into Carnegie, Bridgeville area
Headley’s Brewery has opened at 1743 E. Railroad St., Carnegie, serving growlers only by head brewmaster Jamie Headley. They recently received their brewing license and obtained the new space, located behind Kim’s Dog House Pet Grooming. One of their brewed features is RaceTrack Red Ale, an homage to Heidelberg’s racing...
Around town: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet to speak at Sewickley book shop
Hello, Sewickley, Penguin Bookshop, in partnership with the Robert Morris University Honors Program, will present an evening with Peter Balakian at 7 p.m. Thursday. He is the author of several books of poems, most recently “Ozone Journal,” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2016. Balakian’s memoir “Black Dog of Fate”...
Teen suicide: What parents and caregivers need to know
Is your teen at risk of suicide? While no teen is immune, there are factors that can make some adolescents more vulnerable than others. Understand how to tell if your teen might be suicidal and where to turn for help and treatment. What makes teens vulnerable to suicide? Many teens...
Study: Untreated high blood pressure could lead to poor brain health
High blood pressure can lead to diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses. It can also cause cognitive decline, according to a new report. Researchers from Columbia University recently conducted an observational study, presented at a recent American Heart Association session, to explore the association between brain health and hypertension. To...
Sharpsburg and Cooper-Siegel libraries offer programs
Sharpsburg Activities at Sharpsburg Community Library can be registered for by calling 412-781-0783. • Homework Help, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Sept. 19. Achieve classroom excellence with free tutoring. Math, reading, writing and science through eighth grade. Drop-ins welcome. • What Our Parents Taught Us art reception, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m....
Brake for art at Roadkill Gallery in Pittsburgh
Attracting people to a brick-and-mortar art gallery can be a challenge, so Chelsea Schilling decided to take her show on the road. Every few weeks, she rounds up about a dozen or so local creatives, rents a 20-foot U-Haul truck, parks it outside of an area business and invites folks...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 16, 2019
Field Hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Penn-Trafford 4, Oakland Catholic 1 Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL individual qualifiers Class AAA Section 1 At Hannastown Golf Course, Greensburg Target score: 81 Par 70 Jeff Mankins, Greensburg-Salem, 74 Alex Turowski, Penn-Trafford, 77 Mitch Sarsfield, Hempfield, 77 Ryan Nalveanko, Greensburg-Salem, 78 Josh Kapcin,...
High school roundup for Sept. 16, 2019: North Allegheny girls soccer trips up Fox Chapel
Sarah Schupansky scored two goals to lead North Allegheny (6-1, 4-0) to a 3-2 victory over Fox Chapel (4-3, 3-2) in Section 1-AAAA girls soccer Monday night. Norwin 4, Allderdice 0 — Katelyn Kaufmann scored twice as Norwin (5-0, 4-0) beat Allderdice (1-6, 0-5) to stay undefeated in Section 3-AAAA....
The Daily 3: WPIAL girls tennis brackets to be revealed
The WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the district’s first championship tournament on Tuesday. The 2019 girls singles tennis championships will take place over two days later this week. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals matches are set for Thursday with the championship and consolation matches taking place Friday. Two...
Allegheny Township to sue sewage authority over unpaid bill collections
Allegheny Township officials have had enough of Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority’s inaction in collecting delinquent sewage bills. The supervisors last week voted to hire attorney Leslie J. Mlakar to represent the township in a legal action against the authority. Mlakar will be paid a $1,500 retainer and an...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 3
With every win these last two years, the Freedom football program seems to end long droughts of a mostly forgetful century of football. In 2018, the Bulldogs finished the regular season 9-1 for the program’s first winning season in 14 years. The team hosted a playoff game at Bulldogs Stadium...
Editorial: Companies play games with bankruptcy
Bankruptcy isn’t supposed to be child’s play, but too often companies big and small use it as a way to cheat at tag. Remember when you were a kid and someone wouldn’t play the game so much as game the rules? They would taunt “come and get me!” as they...
How the FBI limited investigation of Brett Kavanaugh allegations
WASHINGTON — As Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh prepares for his second year on the Supreme Court, new reporting has detailed how the limits ordered by the White House and Senate Republicans last year constrained the FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct when he was a college freshman. The FBI...
Steelers Nation reacts to losing Ben Roethlisberger for the seasonVideo
Big Ben is gone, but the season goes on. Western Pennsylvanians on Monday had mixed reactions to news that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be out for the rest of the season because of an elbow injury. The reaction ranged from: “There’s no hope” to “Out with the old,...
John Dorfman: Retired farmer wins big in short-selling contest
Lloyd Dawson, a retired farmer from LaVista, Neb., beat a strong field to win my 16th annual “Short Sellers Don’t Have Horns” short-selling contest. Short selling is a technique for profiting from a stock’s decline. It is difficult since the market rises more often than it falls. It is also...
