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Fayette County actors spice up ‘Mamma Mia!’ with flashback scenes
Actors and Artists of Fayette County was among the community theater groups that jumped at the opportunity to obtain live performing rights for the ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” when they recently became available. As a result, audiences at Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale will be able to get into...
Pittsburgh Symphony plans 4 performances of Beethoven’s Ninth
The Pittsburgh Symphony has a big weekend planned for its upcoming performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Rather than the usual two or three concerts, the symphony will perform Beethoven’s final symphony four times. In addition, the music making will be recorded for commercial release, adding to the...
Pirates farm report for games of Wednesday, June 5, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 33-23) won 5-2 over Louisville (Reds) in a game shortened to eight innings by rain. RHP Luis Escobar (1-0, 2.33) went five innings, allowing one run on two hits, three walks and a strikeout. The Indians outhit the Bats, 11-4. SS-2B Pablo Reyes (.227) went 2 for 4...
Cubs reach $43M deal with free-agent closer Craig KimbrelVideo
CHICAGO — At the start of spring training, when Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said he had no money to spend, Pedro Strop was asked if the Cubs could use free agent Craig Kimbrel in the bullpen. “I’m never going to say we don’t need a guy like that,” Strop replied....
Brad Schiller: Trump could win again in 2020. Here’s how
President Donald Trump isn’t that worried about potential impeachment hearings. He even tries to goad Democrats into starting the process, knowing that will enliven his base and distract Democrats from their legislative agenda. And he has emerged from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation seemingly unscathed, despite serious evidence of obstruction...
High school scores, schedules for June 5, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Downingtown East at Villanova Ballpark in Plymouth Township, 4 p.m.; Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Souderton at Methacton, 3 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. Wilson at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, 3 p.m.; Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny at Slippery Rock University,...
WPIAL Class 2A baseball teams find success in PIAA tournament
In Class 2A of the 2019 PIAA baseball playoffs, five letters provide the answer to how the west was won. W.P.I.A.L. The four District 7 representatives to the Class 2A postseason were all first-round winners, making it a WPIAL quarterfinals block party Thursday at Matulevic Field in Shaler. “Someone from...
College basketball’s 3-point line to move as part of NCAA rules changes
College basketball’s 3-point shot just got a little deeper. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving the 3-point line to the international basketball distance in men’s basketball, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The distance is now 22 feet, 1 3/4 inches — 16.75 inches farther than the line was for...
Century III Mall boarded up; only JCPenney remains
The once-vibrant Century III Mall is now boarded up, with the exception of JCPenney, the only store now open on the 90-acre property. West Mifflin officials had closed the mall in February, deeming the property “unsafe and uninhabitable” due to a broken water and fire suppression system. Las Vegas-based Moonbeam...
Pressure on Bruins to respond in Game 5 of Stanley Cup vs. Blues
The Stanley Cup Final so far has been a case of acting and reacting, thrusting and parrying, moving and countering. What the Bruins did in Game 1, the Blues took away from them in Game 2. The Bruins solved that issue in Game 3, and the Blues did the same...
Hampton Middle School supports Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Students at Hampton Middle School once again showed their support for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a national fundraiser for children and their families affected by childhood cancer. Lemonade was sold on June 4 and 5 in the cafeteria during lunch periods with all proceeds going to the charity....
3 Americans die at same Dominican Republic resort just days apartVideo
PHILADELPHIA — The State Department is monitoring the investigations into the sudden deaths of three Americans, including a Pennsylvania woman, at the same resort in the Dominican Republic. Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, a psychotherapist from Allentown, died May 25 “suddenly and inexplicably in her hotel room … after arriving and having...
Fund for Virginia Beach shooting victims grows to nearly $1.5 million. Who will get the money?
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Those who have helped manage victim funds after tragedies across the country have a warning for those who will be managing the one in Virginia Beach: Proceed carefully — it’s not going to be easy. Kenneth Feinberg, a Washington attorney who’s managed several high-profile victim funds,...
Tarentum eyes 33 properties for demolition this summer
Tarentum is preparing for the demolition of at least a dozen abandoned and dilapidated buildings later this summer. The borough recently sent 33 letters to owners of the properties; 19 came back marked “return to sender.” Officials said the owners who did reply showed no interest in reclaiming the properties....
Hindu festival showers Indian town with turmeric
JEJURI, India (AP) — When the new moon coincides with a Monday, the small Indian town of Jejuri in western Maharashtra state sparkles with gold. During the Bhandara Festival, or the Festival of Turmeric, which falls on Feb. 4, June 3 and Oct. 28 this year, devotees worship Lord Khandoba...
Editorial: A world bought with sacrifice
The tide has come in and gone out every day for 75 years. The cold water has washed away the hot blood spilled by so many Americans on the beaches of Normandy. It hasn’t washed away what that blood bought us. It didn’t buy us a peaceful nation. It bought...
UPMC to drop prepay rule for seniors; prepay still to affect younger patients, Hillman Cancer Center
UPMC said Wednesday it will drop a controversial prepay rule aimed at Highmark-insured Medicare Advantage patients when the competing health giants split insurance networks. The decision means that more than 100,000 senior citizens and people with disabilities enrolled in Highmark’s Freedom Blue and Security Blue Medicare Advantage plans will not...
Letter to the editor: Wolf’s climate plans must be followed by action
Gov. Tom Wolf continues to move apace on climate change: Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan was released last month, and the governor also made Pennsylvania a member of the U.S. Climate Alliance, a 24-state compact committed to the climate goals of the Paris agreement. These are exactly the signals we need,...
Letter to the editor: Women’s health choices should be their own
Robin Hammonds should be commended for her insightful letter “With abortion outlawed, who will take care of the babies?” She wrote, “No one religious group has the right to impose its religious beliefs on others.” This is manifestly true. Back in the day, I attended the wedding of one of...
Letter to the editor: We must unite to fight drug epidemic
America’s drug epidemic — the crime, the deaths, the recovery — is affecting everyone, and we all must help to fight it. We need to pray for those suffering with addiction and for police officers. Officers need to be properly equipped to deal with this epidemic, and those suffering should...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Wednesday, June 5
Hello, Sewickley, Celebrate National CPR and AED Awareness Week and learn how to save lives. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes. To increase survival from cardiac arrest,AHA provides a 90-second video that teaches Hands-Only CPR. To watch the video, click here....
Sewickley’s military banner program expanding to other communities
John Dunn envisions a 12-mile stretch of military banners adorning telephone poles from Ambridge to Haysville. Since Dunn resuscitated Sewickley’s program in February, more than 30 banners have been purchased. Each one bears the name of a military veteran and the community honoring their service. The Sewickley councilman continues to...
Podcast part 3: Mike Ditka talks coaching 1980s Chicago Bears
The 1985 Chicago Bears offense couldn’t help but be good, having practiced daily against one of the NFL’s all-time great defenses, Mike Ditka said. “If we didn’t defense ourselves, we were going to get killed,” Ditka told Gus Frerotte in the third part of this week’s “Huddle Up with Gus”...
Police search for suspect in Wilkinsburg homicide
A night of drinking and smoking ended early Tuesday with gunfire in an apparent robbery gone wrong in Wilkinsburg, according to charges filed against the alleged gunman. Triq Peek Price, 39, is charged with homicide in the death of David Herbin. Price was not in custody as of late Wednesday...
Boy Scout Troop 17 honored by Hampton Township
Boy Scout Troop 17 celebrated their 90th anniversary on Saturday, May 25 with a special event that included the following proclamation from Hampton Township. “Township of Hampton issued a proclamation to honor Boy Scout Troop 17 on the occasion of their 90th Anniversary. ‘The Council of the Township of Hampton...
