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Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 boys tennis season
The streak is over. The second-longest championship run in WPIAL history quietly ended in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA boys team tennis playoffs when Sewickley Academy lost to Upper St. Clair, 3-2, in May. The loss ended a 15-year WPIAL championship run by the Panthers, second only...
Camp Meeting Road in Bell Acres detour posted
A detour has been implemented for a closed section of Camp Meeting Road between Beech Ridge Drive and Fern Hollow Road in Bell Acres Borough. That part of the road has been closed since July 12 due to a landslide caused by storms the previous day, according to the Allegheny...
Rand Paul blocks Senate from funding 9/11 victims fund over budget concernsVideo
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Wednesday blocked a bipartisan bill that would extend victims’ compensation for the Sept. 11 attacks. The Bethel Park-born Paul, a Republican, questioned the bill’s 70-year time frame and claimed that the federal government already faces a $22 trillion debt. He said any new spending...
Three Mile Island’s 60-year shutdown: ‘More akin to a marathon than a sprint’
The Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor shutdown, which is set to begin no later than Sept. 30, will take nearly 60 years and $1.2 billion to complete. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is outlining Exelon Generation’s plans to decommission TMI Unit 1, whose closure was announced in May after...
Sewickley Chamber president, business owners irked by tax collection method
Sewickley’s business privilege tax has existed for decades. But business owners who attended a recent meeting said they did not know about it until recently. The Sewickley Chamber of Commerce hosted a public meeting July 16, when business owners said the borough didn’t inform them about the tax. An audit...
Editorial: Could Congress vote conscience over caucus?
“Our Independent Voice.” That’s how a Bucks County congressman’s official website describes him. It takes digging on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s website to uncover his GOP affiliation. You can find that he’s a former FBI agent and an attorney, a CPA and an EMT. It shows he is on his second...
Colleagues recall slain Pittsburgh Police Officer Hall as great servant and ambassador
Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall died doing what he was most passionate about — protecting and serving the people, the slain officer’s family said Wednesday night. Hall died at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in the city’s Oakland neighborhood earlier in the day, three days after he was shot three times in...
Photo finish decides 10k open water race at world titles
GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — After 10 kilometers of open-water swimming in the sea, world championship organizers needed a photo finish to determine the winner of the Olympic qualifier on Tuesday. Florian Wellbrock of Germany edged France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier by two-tenths of a second to take the gold medal. The...
Ohio Township road construction to last through September
Work on Mt. Nebo Road between Arndt Road and Lowries Run Road in Ohio Township will begin at 6 a.m. July 29. The work, which is expected to last until late September, includes paving, drainage repairs and safety improvements. The Allegheny County Department of Public Works said crews will perform...
Animal Friends waives adoption fees because of abundance of cats
Those looking to add a furry friend to the family should head to Animal Friends this weekend, when all requested adoption donations will be waived. The Ohio Township facility says it’s filled to capacity because of an extremely active kitten season and the recent rescue of 31 cats from a...
Letter to the editor: Penn Hills bailout costing taxpayers
The Penn Hills School District is in debt to the tune of approximately $175 million. Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office said that investigators found gross financial mismanagement. What is the district doing to erase this massive debt? The answer is to allow the government to bail it out using your...
Letter to the editor: Twin Lakes Heritage Festival the best
My wife and I were vendors at the 2019 Twin Lakes Heritage Festival and just wanted to drop a line to show our appreciation to the festival staff and volunteers. We attend many festivals through out the country and the Twin Lakes festival is without exception the most well organized,...
Letter to the editor: Put Americans first
I am so angry right now, I could spit. My 93-year-old mother, American born and raised, needs financial help to stay in her home until her time comes. My sister and I provide 24-hour care to her. I have tried to get financial aid from all the sources available to...
Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish closing in on historic No. 1 status, enlisting others to help outVideo
As pop music’s summer season hits its stride, the race at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 single chart is generating heat. If Columbia Records has any say in the matter, at the end of the month Lil Nas X’s left-field smash “Old Town Road” will surpass four months at...
Murals are a testament to Nipsey Hussle’s legacy
Months after his death in March, Nipsey Hussle’s influence pulses through the city — in alleys, on the fronts and sides of buildings, along busy highways and streets, on billboards and basketball courts, in galleries and breweries. In rich, vibrant colors, his face is amplified on dozens of murals and...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, July 17
Hello, Sewickley, The River Church-Franklin Park, 2365 Wharry Drive, Sewickley, will host Boom, a sports and arts camp, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22-26. There will be soccer, flag football, painting, music, dek hockey, basketball, pottery and archery for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The cost is...
Ingredient swap makes for healthier chocolate chip cookie
You shouldn’t compromise on taste for healthiness — that’s the motto Kelly Boretsky now lives by. A few years ago, when the Dickson City, Lackawanna County, resident found out she was headed for a diabetes diagnosis, she decided to make changes to get healthier. Boretsky started swapping in more wholesome...
L.L. Bean hosting outdoor events in North Park year round
In it’s continued effort to introduce people to the outdoors, L.L. Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools hosted basic paddle boarding in the lake at North Park last week. Hosted year-round around the nation, L.L. Bean offers courses in kayaking, archery, fishing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, biking, canoeing, bird watching, outdoor fitness &...
Rescuers look for survivors after building collapse in India
MUMBAI, India — Rescuers cleared debris and used sniffer dogs Wednesday to find possible survivors under the rubble of a dilapidated building that collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai. At least 12 people were killed, and several are still feared trapped. Dozens of rescuers worked overnight at the site...
Girl found shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A 15-year-old girl was found shot in the Hill District Tuesday night. According to city police, officers went to the 2100 block of White Hill Drive just after 10 p.m. in response to a 911 call of a shot fired. There, they found the girl with a gunshot wound to...
Pirates farm report for July 16, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 47-46) was too late for this edition. RHP Eduardo Vera (5-7, 6.27) is expected to start for the Indians on Wednesday night. Next: Wednesday vs. Syracuse (Mets), 1:35 p.m. ••• ALTOONA (Double-A, 49-42) lost 4-2 to Trenton (Yankees) despite outhitting the Thunder, 13-7. Eight of nine Curve batters...
Timothy McMahon: Veterans’ GI Bill choices should not be limited
After four years of serving our country in the Air Force, I began a career as an educator in Pennsylvania. For 4½ decades, I have worked with students and employers all across Pennsylvania to give students in-demand skills and give employers career-ready graduates. At Triangle Tech, we have had the...
‘All hands on deck’: Pennsylvania ramps up battle against the spotted lanternfly
Pennsylvania has allocated an additional $3 million in its budget toward the containment of the spotted lanternfly, bringing the total to more than $10 million to protect businesses and agriculture in the state. The funding was announced Tuesday at a joint press conference held by Gov. Tom Wolf, Agriculture Secretary...
PennDOT to clean drains along flood-prone area of Route 28
PennDOT plans to clean drainage pipes along an area of busy Route 28 in Pittsburgh that flooded last week for the second time in two months. The work, scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, will occur between the 40th and 31st bridges. Motorists...
George Guido: Last living member of Ken High’s dream backfield dies
The last living member of the Ken High dream backfield from the 1946-47 WPIAL football championship teams has died. George “Cubby” France, one of the key players in Ken High’s 26-game unbeaten streak, died Monday at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot. He was 88. France was the quarterback in coach...
