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Deabner ready to help Thomas Jefferson back to top of WPIAL Class 4A
The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 23 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park. Everything was status quo for Thomas Jefferson heading into last year’s WPIAL Class 4A...
Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton has arm amputated after accident
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Kendrick Norton was involved in a two-car accident early Thursday morning that resulted in his left arm being amputated. Norton’s left arm had to be amputated by paramedics at the scene for him to be removed from the rolled-over vehicle, sources told the South Florida Sun...
For Penn State coaches, scouring social media is a recruiting requirement
Ja’Juan Seider, Penn State’s running backs coach, scrolls through two phones daily as recruiting tools, often to his wife’s exasperation. He does so for this reason. “The one day you don’t scroll,” Seider said, “is the one day you’re too late.” College football’s recruiting cycle has entered what’s known as...
Fire rips through North Braddock home
A fire gutted a home along Ridge Avenue in North Braddock and damaged at least one nearby home Thursday afternoon. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported the fire tore through the home at 1501 Ridge Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. No one was reported injured but firefighters were struggling with the...
Gilpin couple find their guard donkey to be ‘a pet with a job’Video
Christina Myers of Gilpin received an unorthodox gift in 2017: a donkey. “I woke up on Mother’s Day and my husband Travis said, “Let’s get a donkey.” “I don’t have kids, but I’m mom to a donkey named Jack.” Jack, a 3-year-old gelded standard donkey, was specifically bought by the...
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 WPIAL rifle season
Not much changed from the 2018 finals to the 2019 WPIAL team and individual rifle championships. Hempfield tied Butler for the Section 3 title in the regular season. In the championship match, the Spartans left their opponents fit to be tied. Hempfield scored a perfect 800-62x to win the 2019...
Laurels & lances: Russians, crime, radar and story time
Laurel: To colluding with Russians — musically. It was the sounds of Chicago. Except it wasn’t Chicago. It was cover band Leonid & Friends. And they aren’t even from Chicago. They’re from Moscow. Yes, Russia. The 11-member band was a big hit in Greensburg last week, packing St. Clair Park...
Letter to the editor: Fetal tissue research crucial
The recent decision of the Trump administration to curtail fetal tissue research is detrimental to the further development of life-saving therapies (“Trump administration imposes new restrictions on fetal tissue research,” June 5, TribLIVE). Fetal tissue research not only helps scientists develop therapies to prevent disease, but also treat existing diseases....
Letter to the editor: Disrespect at Penn Hills council meeting
My neighbors and I attended the June 17 Penn Hills council meeting at which the subject of a memorial for fallen firefighters was brought up. It was noted that a committee has raised $12,500 for the memorial, which must have certain dimensions according to municipal codes. Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp...
Letter to the editor: What will Jesus do with us?
Are we a country that wants to become like President Trump? To lie, cheat, break laws and become an immoral nation, where winning is everything and the ends justify any means? Where mercy, compassion and understanding are replaced by hate? Are we a nation under God? We pit the rich...
Editorial: Let us resolve …
Happy 243rd birthday, America! As has become a Trib custom on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we once again commend for your thoughtful review this nation’s founding pronouncement, reprinted in its entirety in the adjacent columns. And, as also has become an Independence Day tradition at the Trib,...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Thursday, July 4
Hello, Sewickley, Happy Independence Day! The Leetsdale 4th of July Committee will host the borough’s 76th annual celebration. Festivities include a carnival with rides and food from 1 to 10 p.m. today and from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The parade begins at 2 p.m. today, starting on...
Don’t miss Market Faire at Woodville Plantation
Most of the time when we report on current events, it is “after the fact,” and our readers frequently comment that they wish that had known about the event early enough to attend it. Consequently, this week we are going to discuss a future event, one which we are eagerly...
Shinedown show is ‘all killer, no filler’Video
Talk to Brent Smith for a few minutes and it becomes clear that there’s never going to be any rest for Shinedown. Nor will the multi-million-selling, hit-generating rock band ever get stuck in its ways. The latter translates to everything from switching up the band’s record-setting stage show to finding...
Let down your hair with Apple Hill Playhouse’s ‘Rapunzel’
Apple Hill Playhouse will stage “Let Your Hair Down, Rapunzel” at 11 a.m. July 9, 11-13, 16-17 and 19 as part of the Delmont theater’s Johnny Appleseed Children’s Theatre. The musical adaptation of the classic fairytale revisits Rapunzel on her 18th birthday, when the villain, Witch Izwitch, follows through with...
Green grocer necessary, well received in Millvale
Millvale is one of many communities that are classified as food deserts. These are areas where there are no grocery stores in close proximity, making it difficult for people who do not have access to a vehicle to get food. The Green Grocer is a mobile food cart that visits...
Chartiers Valley grad Allie Ball excels in new role on defense for Robert Morris women’s soccer
When it comes to playing defense on the soccer pitch, Allie Ball still is relatively new. Gifted with natural speed, she spent most of her youth as a striker and midfielder. It wasn’t until the latter part of her time with the Chartiers Valley varsity that she moved to defense....
Pirates farm report for July 3, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-41) lost 7-6 to Louisville (Reds). RF Trayvon Robinson (.338) was 3 for 3 with a double, a triple and two RBIs and a run. CF Jason Martin (.244) had two hits, an RBI and a run. LF Darnell Sweeney (.271) hit an eighth-inning, two-run double to cut...
CDC warns about ‘crypto,’ a parasite that can live for days in swimming poolsVideo
That clean, inviting swimming pool you’re jumping into this summer could be filled with a microscopic parasite that can live for days and wreck an immune system, federal health officials warn. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report recently about the increased number of outbreaks caused by...
Chartiers Valley’s T.J. McConnell to sign with Pacers for 2 years, $7M
Chartiers Valley graduate T.J. McConnell agreed to a two-year, $7 million deal with the Indiana Pacers, his agent confirmed Wednesday. McConnell, 27, who was the longest-tenured player on the 76ers and a fan favorite, spent four years with the Sixers after going undrafted out of Arizona. He began his college...
Democrats eye Pennsylvania district that became more favorable turf in 2018 redraw
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision last week not to stop partisan gerrymandering was a blow to congressional Democrats who were hoping several states could see more favorable maps for 2020. But in at least one state, a new map implemented last year to redress partisan gerrymandering is giving Democrats...
College bills coming due? Here are some smart tips before you pay
With the cost of college rising each year, we did the math to see if it’s possible for students to pay their own way through school. In Pennsylvania, the worst state for affordability, students have to work 120 hours a week to cover in-state tuition and housing, according to price...
Toxic algae increases in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee
ORLANDO, Fla. — Recent test results show that toxic amounts of blue-green algae have surfaced in Lake Okeechobee, according to data released by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The liquid heart of Florida is showing more signs of cyanobacteria algae blooms contaminating its arteries in Martin and Palm Beach...
A tip from the highway patrol: Carpooling with the dead doesn’t mean you get to use the HOV lane
LAS VEGAS — A black van was driving southbound in the carpool lane of Interstate 15, just past the Stratosphere hotel and casino in Las Vegas, when the Nevada Highway Patrol trooper noticed the driver appeared to be alone. He flipped on his red and blue lights and pulled the...
Baldwin-Whitehall School District residents will see a tax increase
Baldwin-Whitehall residents will see an increase in real estate taxes in 2019-20, as the district makes infrastructure improvements and staffing additions to address the needs of the growing district. Board members in June approved the district’s $70.6 million 2019-20 spending plan that includes a .71 mill increase in real estate...
