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‘Old Town Road’ now longest-running No. 1 hip-hop songVideo
He’s on the Old Town Road to success. Lil Nas X earned the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 13th consecutive week — the longest for any hip-hop record — with his breakout single “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. The artist beat out “See You...
Thomas Rhett taking risks, reaping rewardsVideo
Four albums into his career, Thomas Rhett has shown that while being one of country music’s top hitmakers, he also has a rebellious streak that has found him pushing the envelope on what kind of song can actually work in the country genre. This willingness to test boundaries comes naturally...
Plan would slash higher-education costs
Students are awash in higher-education debt. Parents are frustrated that they can’t do more to help. Colleges and universities throw up their collective hands because they think there is little they can do. Banks point fingers at the students, blaming high default rates as the root cause of high interest...
Carnegie’s Library Park nearing finish line
Connecting the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, located at the top of a steep hillside, to Carnegie’s business district below has long been a dream for many. The Library Park project includes the addition of a serpentine walkway, new trees and shrubs and 117-feet of mosaic benches. “You...
Head-on collision on Route 28 in Armstrong County claims 2 lives
Two people are dead following a head-on crash of two pick-up trucks Wednesday morning along Route 28 in Mahoning Township, Armstrong County. State police identified the victims as Tyler Zeigler, 28, of Butler, and Mark Kirkpatrick, 59, of Summerville, Clarion County. The head-on crash happened on Routes 28/66 near Wadding...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, July 3
Hello, Sewickley, Old Economy Village in Ambridge will conduct two free classes in July. An Introduction to Wine Making Class will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 13. The instructor, Frank Mazzotta, opened Mazzotta Winery in 2015. This class will discuss various types of wines and the...
Baldwin art students participate in The Memory Project
Khin Lwin never met the young boy living in a disadvantaged situation in Peru. Still, he wanted to draw a portrait of the boy, in hopes of showing the child that someone cared about him. “I did it because I wanted to make art for the kids, so they have...
Remember When: 1997
In the news this week 22 years ago: • Members of the Woman’s Club of Sewickley were poised to celebrate the group’s centennial year with a special slate of programs as well as a commemorative book. The club was founded in 1897 by Mary Cooley Bassett of Edgeworth and had...
Seniors for Safe Driving program set at Northern Tier Library
Safe driving can be a taxing and stressful endeavor for anyone, but seniors face additional challenges behind the wheel as they age. An upcoming program at Northern Tier Regional Library aims to help seniors recognize how aging affects them while driving, brush up on their skills and ensure they remain...
Crawford Pool a hot spot to beat the heat
After a very rainy month of June, summer weather finally seems to have arrived as Crawford Pool in Kiwanis Park has seen an influx in attendance now that the sun is out....
Pirates minor league report: July 2, 2019
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-40) lost 6-1 to Louisville (Reds). LF Trayvon Robinson (.323) went 1 for 3 at the plate with a fourth-inning RBI single. SS Cole Tucker (.305) and CF Jason Martin (.240) each went 2 for 4. RF J.B. Shuck (.291) was 0 for 3. RHP Alex McRae...
Lee Iacocca, father of the Ford Mustang who later rescued Chrysler, dies at 94
Lee A. Iacocca, an ambitious immigrant’s son and salesman extraordinaire whose blunt and swaggering persona dominated the automobile industry like nobody since Henry Ford, died Tuesday. He was 94. Iacocca, who spent his last years living in Los Angeles, hacked out a spectacular career, punctuated by his role as father...
New Kensington’s fire chief still named Saliba
The name of Ed Saliba will remain at the top of the New Kensington Fire Department’s chain of command. On Monday, Edward C. Saliba, the son of the city’s longtime fire Chief J. Edward Saliba, was appointed unanimously by council to succeed his father as the city’s fire chief. The...
Report: Pitt’s Brad Wanamaker returns to Celtics on 1-year deal
Pitt product and free agent Brad Wanamaker agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Boston Celtics, ESPN reported. Wanamaker was the oldest rookie in the NBA last season at age 29 after playing six seasons in Europe. He averaged 3.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 36...
Trump administration abruptly gives up fight over census citizenship question
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, abruptly switching course, has decided to give up its fight to add a question about citizenship to next year’s census. Word of the decision to give up the fight came initially in an email from a Justice Department attorney to the lawyers who had challenged...
Vandergrift will have to wait until next year for paving money
Vandergrift got some bad news from the Westmoreland County planning department last month. The borough was turned down in its bid to acquire funds to pave 12 streets this summer. Instead, Vandergrift will have to reapply for funding through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program next year. The...
Customers lament lack of items at Allegheny Township Kmart
What’s next for the only remaining Kmart in the Alle-Kiski Valley? Some customers shopping Tuesday at the Big Kmart in Hyde Park Shopping Center in Allegheny Township were pondering that question as they commented on changing conditions at the store. The Valley’s only other Kmart, along Tarentum Bridge Road in...
George Guido: Kiski Area to add 8 inductees to Hall of Fame
Kiski Area is getting ready to induct its 14th sports hall of fame class. Eight former Cavaliers athletic standouts will be inducted at 6 p.m. Aug. 31, at the Greek Social Hall in Oakmont. Here are this year’s inductees, with their graduation years in parentheses: • George Argyros (1970) —...
Editorial: Regional police show real small government
While other municipalities in Pennsylvania are trying to find ways to work together on a DUI task force, two municipalities are joining forces. That’s not a metaphor. Springdale Township and Cheswick created the Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department. The eight-member force started patrolling Monday. There is a lot about this...
13 all-American movies to stream for Independence DayVideo
It’s nearly impossible to find a holiday more American than Independence Day. What’s not to like? The Fourth of July often falls in the middle of the week, and it gives many Americans a day off from work. There are fireworks, gatherings of family and friends, copious amounts of eating...
Sweetwater launches Acoustic Music Series
Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley has held its wintertime SweetJazz Music Series for nearly 20 years. The concerts frequently sell out, and Sweetwater’s community room transforms into an intimate nightclub setting for each show. The Sweetwater staff has looked to provide a summer music series offering the same...
Governor commutes life sentence of Robert Wideman in 1975 murder case
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday commuted the sentence of Robert Wideman, who was serving life in prison for his role in a 1975 murder. Wolf affirmed the Board of Pardons recommendation issued in May. Wideman, 68, of Homewood, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Nicola Morena....
Cardi B tries to trademark ‘okurrr’ but doesn’t get OKVideo
As far-fetched as it sounded to some, Cardi B really did try to trademark her purported signature phrase “okurrr.” But the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said, “oh no.” According to CNN, the platinum-selling rapper’s attorney Doreen Small filed applications on behalf of Cardi B’s company, Washpoppin Inc. to trademark...
Study: E-cigarettes may damage brain stem cells
Puffing on electronic cigarettes can damage neural stem cells important to brain function, a new study says. E-cigarettes produce a stress response in neural stem cells, researchers at the University of California at Riverside reported in a study published in the interdisciplinary open-access journal iScience. E-cigarette users may think they’re...
Thomas Jefferson’s new high school will feature an apiary
There’s a buzz at the new Thomas Jefferson High School — literally. Over the hillside behind the school, surrounded by trees and brush and a six-foot fence, a bee apiary, with roughly 60,000 honey bees in four hives, sits waiting to educate students this fall. The apiary is a rarity...
