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Pirates minor league report: Aug. 16, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-62) lost 8-4 in eight innings to Lehigh Valley (Phillies) in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The second game ran late. The Indians led 4-2 after one inning before giving up two runs in the third inning and four in the eighth. 1B Will Craig (.253) hit a...
Connellsville football team hopes to continue climb
Winning has not been the way of the Connellsville football program in recent years. The Falcons won seven total games over the past four seasons, not making the WPIAL playoffs since 2014, but third-year coach Marko Thomas believes maturity will bring the team success. “We’ve improved on both sides of...
Jeffrey Epstein died of suicide by hanging, medical examiner says
NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, New York City’s chief medical examiner has concluded, rebutting a slew of conspiracy theories that he was murdered. Epstein’s body was found Saturday in his cell in a federal prison in Manhattan. The medical examiner, Barbara Sampson, conducted an autopsy on Sunday but...
Police seek to question man in NYC rice cooker bomb scare
NEW YORK — Three abandoned devices that looked like pressure cookers caused an evacuation of a major New York City subway station and closed off an intersection in another part of town Friday morning before police determined the objects were not explosives. Police were looking to talk to a man...
Editorial: Don’t lose your Pittsburghese
We aren’t one nation of people that look alike and think alike. So why should we all sound alike? A class at the Community College of Allegheny County offers yinzers the opportunity to “lose your Pittsburgh accent.” “Come to this class and learn how to subdue your Pittsburghese,” the course...
Chartiers Valley eyes improvement in Knause’s 3rd season at helm
This season marks Year 3 of Dan Knause’s tenure as Chartiers Valley’s football coach. Knause is hoping this also marks the season the Colts break through. “When you go into your third year, it’s the first year they’ve had you longer than they had the previous coaching staff,” Knause said....
New coach set to lead WPIAL runner-up West Allegheny into ’19 season
There are lots of questions surrounding the West Allegheny football program heading into the 2019 season. Not only will Bob Palko not be leading the Indians for the first time since 1995, but his replacement in waiting, Kim Niedbala, who worked closely with Palko during the 2018 campaign, also is...
Peters Township looks to build on 1st conference title since ’75
Last season was a banner year for Peters Township football. The Indians tied West Allegheny for the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference championship, the first conference title for the program since 1975. Peters Township then rode that regular-season success into the postseason with playoff wins over Armstrong (35-7) and Penn-Trafford...
High school football teams set to scrimmage Saturday across Western Pa.
With the advent of Week Zero four years ago, many WPIAL and City League football teams now only have one scrimmage before playing a nonconference game at the end of the second week of training camp practice. Here is the scrimmage schedule for Saturday morning around Southwestern Pennsylvania. All games...
Mars hopes to lean on Carmody in quest for WPIAL playoff success
Last season was another successful one for Mars. The Planets finished in second place in the Class 5A Northern Conference and posted a 9-2 overall record. The downfall was one too many Hills to climb. They lost to eventual conference, district and state champion Penn Hills in the regular season,...
Letter to the editor: Mueller did not exonerate Trump
Regarding Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s op-ed “Mueller show’s over; it’s time to move on”: Robert Mueller does not do “shows.” He investigates and makes recommendations to courts, Congress and the Department of Justice. Mueller did not exonerate Donald Trump of collusion. As a former JAG officer, you, Mr. Reschenthaler, certainly know...
Letter to the editor: Diocese should support schools
I’m still a practicing Catholic despite the findings of the grand jury. I’m working through it, but that’s a conversation for another time. My issue today is with the Catholic school system. The July 26 edition of the Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper had an article describing financial hardships in the Diocese...
Letter to the editor: Look in mirror to ‘do something’ about violence
If hate truly has no place in America, if we truly want to “do something” about violence in our society, we each need to look in the mirror. It is only through individual responsibility that we will begin to turn back the tide of violence. How are your relationships? How...
Gateway gears up for new school year
Gateway School District’s first day of school is Aug. 22. The district’s orientation programs help new students get acquainted with their classrooms and teachers, while summer camps and practice programs prepare athletes and band members for a new season....
Whitehall teen takes crocheting to a new level
Riley Konesky spent her summer days at the front desk of the Whitehall Borough pool. When she wasn’t checking IDs to let people in, she was busy turning balls of yarn into little critters to make kids happy. “The patrons love it. They’re always like, ‘Oh, what do you have...
Christ Church hosts finance class
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at beth samueloffice@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 7:05 p.m. Aug. 21 — Jewish Heritage Night at PNC Park • 6:30 p.m. Aug 23 – Shabbat Under the Stars Blackburn United Methodist...
Pine still has glass recycling, but changes could be coming
Despite some confusion that arose recently, Vogel is still accepting glass recycling from residents in Pine Township. Stephanie Olszewski, who is an administrative support assistant with the township, said she came back from vacation to a number of voicemails and emails from residents about the company no longer picking up...
Shaler Area grad awarded 2019 Millvalean Scholarship
Kelsey Cordera is preparing to start her freshman year at Edinboro University with a $3,200 scholarship from three women who also grew up in Millvale. Cordera, 18, is the 2019 Millvalean Scholarship recipient. The scholarship’s name is derived from that of the Millvale High School yearbook. Millvale High School existed...
Somalis transform vacant Pittsburgh lot into their own farm
Abdulkadir Chirambo smiles easily, especially when he’s talking about the vacant city lots the United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh have converted to a huge farm-like garden. As president and spokesman of the organization, he gets serious when asked what brought him from Kenya to Pittsburgh. “Peace, education and changing...
Pirates minor league report: Aug. 15, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-62) lost 7-3 to Rochester (Twins). The Indains fell behind 7-0 after four innings. RHP Alex McRae (7-7, 5.15) took the los after giving up six earned runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts and a walk in four innings. SS Cole Tucker (.267) went 2 for 4...
House panel subpoenas former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee said Thursday it has subpoenaed President Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and former White House chief of staff Rick Dearborn to publicly testify in its investigation of whether to pursue presidential impeachment. Both men are being called to appear Sept. 17 and discuss...
Officials: Casino opening in Hempfield to have Pittsburgh name — and that’s OK
Westmoreland County’s mini casino, slated to open next year, will be known as “Live! Casino Pittsburgh.” Located in Westmoreland Mall, about 38 miles or about an hour’s drive from downtown Pittsburgh, the casino that is being built in a former department store in Hempfield won’t have any local identification in...
Emails show Washington state lawmaker tied to group training for holy war
SPOKANE, Wash. — Newly leaked emails show that conservative state Rep. Matt Shea, a Republican from Spokane Valley, has had close ties with a group that trained children and young men for religious combat. The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported that the emails were first revealed in The Guardian on Wednesday, while...
West Jefferson Hills halts process to discharge employee
The West Jefferson Hills School Board has rescinded a process it began in June to discharge a professional employee. In a resolution approved by board members in an 8-0 vote on Aug. 13, district leaders indicated the employee has resigned and a confidential settlement was entered into, “effectively resolving all...
Laurels & lances: Cookie-eating, knife-wielding, fair-going
Laurel: To a whole lot of baking going on. Last week’s overwhelming response by cookie bakers during the Monongahela Area Historical Society’s 250th anniversary celebration brought the city a sweet honor when Guinness World Records adjudicator Christina Conlon announced that the number of cookies on display had established a new...
