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Search for body of missing Plum man continues in Lake Erie
Authorities on Monday started to examine the boat that capsized and caused the disappearance of a Plum man in Lake Erie. Raymond Burns, 58, went missing nine days earlier, on Aug. 17. The 21-foot recreational fishing boat was hit by a squall and swamped by massive waves just before 10...
Feds to seek death penalty for accused Tree of Life gunman Robert Bowers
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Robert Bowers, the man accused of being the gunman in a mass shooting at a Squirrel Hill synagogue last year, according to a filing Monday in U.S. District Court. Bowers, 46, of Baldwin faces 63 federal charges, 22 of which are punishable by...
West Deer OKs hanging banners honoring military veterans on utility poles
West Deer officials have approved a program to honor veterans with banners hung from utility poles. The military banners program was approved in a 5-1 vote, with Supervisor Gerry Vaerewyck opposing it. Under the program, residents can honor a family member who served in the Armed Forces by buying a...
Around town: Garden club meeting, annual hat, scarf collection
Greybrooke Garden Club, whose members reside in various communities of Pittsburgh’s North Hills, will meet Sept. 11 in the fellowship hall of Parkwood Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Blvd., Allison Park. The business meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments follow the meeting and will precede the day’s program, “Planting and...
Mum Sale hosted by Greybrooke Garden Club in McCandless Crossing
Greybrooke Garden Club, whose members reside in various communities of Pittsburgh’s North Hills, will meet Sept. 11 in the fellowship hall of Parkwood Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Blvd., Allison Park. The business meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments follow the meeting and will precede the day’s program, “Planting and...
Millvale’s Music in the Gardens an intimate community event
The community was invited to enjoy entertainment, food and fun Aug. 25 as perfect weather helped make Music in the Gardens in Millvale a success. Sponsored by the Neighborhood Allies Love My Neighbor! program, the Gardens of Millvale was the site of this intimate community event....
Troopers searching for pair who fled I-79 traffic stop
MCKEAN — Pennsylvania State Police troopers are searching for two people who fled from a traffic stop along Interstate 79, then ran off after their vehicle crashed off the McKean exit. The incident was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Monday. According to state police, an attempt was made to stop...
Letter to the editor: Mistick shows no fairness
I usually avoid reading Joseph Mistick’s commentaries because of his disdain for conservatives. However, when I noticed his commentary “El Paso, Dayton shootings & reckless words” (Aug. 10, TribLIVE), I thought maybe, just maybe, Mistick would express some honesty/fairness. Silly me. Mistick’s suggestion that President Trump inspired someone to kill...
Letter to the editor: Good riddance to Jeffrey Epstein
Although his suffering was nothing compared to the lasting pain and anguish he dealt to young, vulnerable girls, the self-inflicted death penalty of serial child rapist Jeffrey Epstein is a positive outcome. The myriad adolescents whom Epstein indelibly scarred will not now need to relive at a trial the horror...
Football and ‘Family Feud’ just another day for Steelers’ JuJu Smith-SchusterVideo
Sunday night was a doubleheader of sorts for Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster — just as his team kicked off against the Tennessee Titans on NBC, Team JuJu went into battle against Team Ninja on ABC’s “Celebrity Family Feud.” It was Juju, his mother Sammy Toa, two aunts and an...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 26
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 26...
South Fayette grad makes fitness personal
Andrew Phillips, a 2009 graduate of South Fayette High School, received an associate’s degree in specialized technologies with a specialization in culinary arts from the Le Cordon Bleu. While working at a local country club, he continued his education by earning a personal trainer certification from the International Sports Science...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 26
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 26...
Sewickley Wiffle ball event honors Owen Galluzzo
Everyone loved Owen Galluzzo. He was funny, sweet and wise beyond his years. His classmates at Osborne Elementary called him the mayor of the school. “The principal used to say, ‘He could sell ice to Eskimos, because he’s just so freaking cute,’ ” mom Meghan recalls. Owen was born with a...
‘Power’ heads toward its finale, with spin-offs in the works
With his characteristic bravado, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson believed in “Power” so much that he predicted to cast members that the series would become a massive hit even before the first episode aired five years ago. Since then, Jackson has joyfully watched as his words have come to fruition. The...
Taylor Swift calls her new album ‘a love letter to love itself’
If you want an easy way to see how far Taylor Swift has come since her last album, just compare the two covers. If 2017’s “reputation” featured a photo of Swift unsmiling in black and white, “Lover” is an explosion of color, clouds and sparkles. The superb new 18-track collection...
All TJ seniors to have a chance to speak at graduation
West Jefferson Hills School District leaders want to give all TJ seniors the chance to have their voice heard at graduation. Board members on Aug. 13 approved the high school handbook for the 2019-20 school year that included a change to how students will be selected to speak at graduation....
Letter to the editor: Paper ballots easy fix for voter fraud
It’s pitiful how stupid our government is being, spending millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars to try to prevent voter fraud of any kind when all they have to do is go back to pencil and paper with a ballot box. Instead of wasting our money on machines that either...
Several broadcasts on tab this week on Trib HSSN
High school football once again is the appetizer, main course and dessert on the scholastic menu this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 1 and the start of conference play for most teams of the new scholastic gridiron season,...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week Zero
Connellsville junior running back Ky’Ron Craggette had a win in Week Zero on his “bucket” list. Craggette spent his first two years in high school playing at Uniontown. His Red Raiders lost in their season opener the last two years to Connellsville in the long time battle for the old...
Report: Trump suggests nuking hurricanes before they reach America’s shores
President Trump suggested recently to drop nuclear bombs into the eyes of hurricanes to stop the storms from reaching America’s shores, news site Axios reported on Sunday. During a hurricane briefing, Trump asked if it were possible to disrupt hurricanes forming off the coast of Africa by dropping a nuclear...
Report: Raiders’ Antonio Brown loses 2nd helmet grievance
ALAMEDA, Calif. — When the Oakland Raiders went through warmups and drills Sunday before practice, wide receiver Antonio Brown was present, accounted for and wearing a helmet. Brown, who was traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason, has been working with the NFL and going through proper channels in...
Street preacher who changed lives through boxing, service mourned during anti-violence vigilVideo
Tika Hemingway’s life changed the day she met the Rev. Sheldon “Sarge” Stoudemire on a street corner in Pittsburgh’s North Side about 15 years ago. Then 17, Hemingway had been getting into dangerous situations. She’d been caught stealing and getting into fights with men nearly twice her size. She was...
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primaryVideo
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Joe Walsh, once a backer of President Trump, said Sunday he would mount a Republican primary challenge to the president because “we can’t take four more years of Donald Trump.” Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” the former Illinois congressman, now a radio talk-show host, called Trump...
Editorial: Women deserve to run safely
Women run for a lot of reasons. They want to stay healthy. They want to get fit. It clears the mind. It strengthens the body. It can deliver a rush of endorphins. What it’s not supposed to do is make a woman a target. Unfortunately, that happens all too often....
