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Mint adds flavor to sirloin-zucchini skewers
Fresh mint is one of the best herbs to have in your kitchen. This often-overlooked herb has a clean refreshing taste that can elevate simple home cooking into something special. Toss a few leaves in your morning smoothie, shower torn leaves on salads, blend it into a mint pesto or...
Andrea Anders excited about history-making ‘Mr. Mom’Video
Andrea Anders (“The Class”) and Hayes MacArthur (“Angie Tribeca”) are making television history with their work on “Mr. Mom.” It has nothing to do with the fact the new TV series is being based on the 1983 John Hughes film that cast Michael Keaton as a stay-at-home dad. Television has...
Letter to the editor: The heroes, patriots & saints of Flight 93
On this anniversary of 9/11, Americans will remember the passengers of Flight 93 as heroes and patriots, and so will I. In my mind, there is no doubt they will also be honored as saints. J. Mark Zink Youngwood...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Sept. 10, 2019
Cross country Boys Tuesday’s results Division I Section 5 Montour 28, Blackhawk 40 Montour 28, Moon 29 Moon 29, Blackhawk 40 Section 6 Peters Township 24, Bethel Park 31 South Fayette 22, Bethel Park 39 South Fayette 22, Peters Township 35 Division II Section 4 Freeport 15, Redeemer Lutheran 50...
High school roundup for Sept. 10, 2019: Joey Fonagy’s hat trick keeps Canon-McMillan undefeated
Joey Fonagy recorded a hat trick to help No. 1 Canon-McMillan (6-0, 3-0) stay undefeated with a 5-1 win over Baldwin (2-4, 1-1) in Section 2-AAAA boys soccer Tuesday night. Fonagy’s first goal came on a penalty kick, his second off an assist from Owen Maher and his third off...
The Daily 3: Field hockey champs set to face off
The WPIAL field hockey alignment is made up of two divisions in the regular season followed by three classes in the postseason. There are 10 Division I teams and 10 Division II teams. Then, come playoff time, nine teams are categorized in Class AAA, four in Class AA and seven...
Antonio Brown dismisses rape allegations as ‘money grab’
Antonio Brown’s camp on Tuesday night dismissed a federal lawsuit accusing the former Steelers wide receiver of rape as a “money grab” by a former trainer seeking to financially benefit “from his celebrity.” The lawsuit filed against the freshly signed New England Patriot earlier in the day by Britney Taylor...
Umbrella show honors the late Arnold Palmer’s 90th birthdayVideo
On what would have been his 90th birthday, a fitting display of colorful, illuminated umbrellas was put on Tuesday in honor of Latrobe-native and golfing legend Arnold Palmer. The event at UPMC Field at Saint Vincent College in Unity was presented by the famed Pilobolus dance company and the Arnold...
Report: Uber sacks hundreds of workers from engineering and product units
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Francisco ride-hailing giant Uber has laid off 435 workers from its engineering and product units as it seeks to create “lean” teams, according to a new report. The company, which last month announced a $5 billion loss for this year’s second quarter, has shown the...
Highlands is doing away with school suspensions at 2 schools
Highlands School District is hoping to make out-of-school suspensions a thing of the past on the elementary and middle school levels. Highlands Elementary and Highlands Middle School have created what the district calls a Rams Reflective Room where students spend time with specialists to address problems that led to a...
Editorial: On anniversary of 9/11, we must find strength to unite once again
It seemed hard to believe, that day, that it was happening. It seemed hard to believe your eyes, even though you watched the planes hit, the towers fall, the Pentagon burn, the smoke roll off the Pennsylvania field. The nation stared, not the way you might be unable to look...
North Allegheny moves into Trib HSSN state football rankings for Week 3
As opposed to last week, there were only a couple of changes to the weekly Trib HSSN state football rankings following Week 2 games. Three teams lost and tumbled out of their respective classifications’ top 5. Ironically, in all three cases, the winning teams replaced those fallen squads in the...
George Guido: Franklin Regional hitting the road
If you’re a Franklin Regional football fan, you hopefully caught last Friday’s home win over Latrobe. That’s because the Panthers won’t play another home game for six weeks. Yes, Franklin Regional is on the road for the next two weeks, then has an open date on the schedule created by...
Peduto, Toomey meet in Washington on background-check legislation
The shooting that claimed 11 lives at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood last fall spurred more working-class people in Pittsburgh’s suburbs to rethink their views on the need for gun control bills, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Tuesday night on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews....
State College school board rejects Papa John’s pizza bid over ex-CEO’s racist comments
Members of the State College Area School District Board of Directors rejected a controversial bid to purchase Papa John’s delivered pizza for the current school year. The board voted 6 to 3 to reject the bid, with Board President Amber Concepcion, Vice President Amy Bader and board members Dan Duffy,...
Pa. couple charged for spending $120K in accidental depositVideo
A Pennsylvania couple who allegedly spent $120,000 that was mistakenly deposited into their bank account were arrested and charged this week with four counts of theft. Robert and Tiffany Williams of Montoursville made their first court appearance Monday. Authorities said the money was accidentally transferred to the couple’s bank account...
Artwork from teachers on display at Shaler Area
Shaler Area’s visual arts department is made up of dedicated teachers who are also talented artists and their work will be on public display this month. The artwork of the visual arts department faculty will be displayed in the lobby of the district’s administrative offices, at 1800 Mt. Royal Blvd....
Hampton’s Do It Best Home Center used in true-crime series ‘Manhunt: Lone Wolf’
This summer, a crew transformed the Hampton Do It Best Home Center into 1990s-era Walmart locations in Georgia and North Carolina, according to store general manager James Izotic. The home improvement center closed for a day of filming the true-crime series “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” which is focusing on the search...
Letter to the editor: NRA’s terroristic ways
What if we were to expand the definition of terrorist organizations beyond those that practice or promote terrorism to include any organization that works to obstruct all effort to eliminate or lessen that terror? If that were to happen I would nominate the National Rifle Association to be foremost among...
Letter to the editor: Why I’m voting for Trump
I know why I’m voting for Trump in 2020. He is for capitalism and not socialism (which I believe will not help our country, as nothing in life is free and the Democrats have already said it will increase the tax burden on the middle class); he has issued orders...
Letter to the editor: Trump should buy Greenland
President Trump should buy Greenland. He could build his presidential library on a glacier, since he doesn’t believe in global warming (fake news). His library could offer free ice fishing, since it would have no books from his administration to educate. Or he could buy North Korea with his buddy...
Man killed by car in North Versailles was on way to work at nearby Denny’s
A 60-year-old Denny’s employee died Tuesday after he was hit by a car in North Versailles, according to Allegheny County Police. Kevin Kolesar, of North Versailles, was hit at the corner of Aldi Drive and Mosside Boulevard shortly after 6 a.m. while walking to work. He was taken to Forbes...
John Oyler: an unexpected trip to Gettysburg
Last weekend, I had an unanticipated treat thanks to my daughter, Elizabeth — a trip to Gettysburg. Elizabeth is heavily involved in a symposium on the premiere of a play that will be presented in the Stephen Foster Memorial on the University of Pittsburgh campus at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14....
Sewickley library program highlights illustrators
The Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a variety of programs for people of all ages. Registration, unless otherwise noted, is available by calling 412-741-6920. Children’s programs • Learn about Lois Ehlert during a new Illustration Exploration program from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16. A different illustrator will...
West Jefferson Hills SD solicitor selected as one of 2020 Best Lawyers of America
Robert McTiernan joins 21 other attorneys at Tucker Arensberg selected for inclusion in the 2020 Best Lawyers in America. In addition, he was selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Municipal Law. McTiernan focuses his practice in labor and employment law and his clients range from...
