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WPIAL Class A baseball final preview: California vs. Union
WPIAL Class A baseball championship No. 1 California (17-1) vs. No. 3 Union (15-3) 5 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park Coaches: Lou Pasquale, California; Bill Sanders, Union Players to watch: Jacob Swartz, Sr., P, California; Nate Meeks, Jr., SS, Union WPIAL titles: California 5 (1983, 2001, ‘06, ‘14, ‘17);...
John Dorfman: Molina and Great Lakes have jumped, still look good
When a stock jumps 50% or 100% in a year, you know something is afoot. Maybe the company is firing on all cylinders. Maybe the stock was radically mispriced a year ago. Perhaps both. Once a year, around this time, I select a few stocks that have exploded upward and...
Austria’s Kurz forced from office, loses no time to prepare comeback
VIENNA — Austria’s conservative leader Sebastian Kurz was ousted as chancellor in a no-confidence vote in parliament Monday, but launched his re-election campaign just hours later. “I am still here,” Kurz told a crowd of fans and cheering People’s Party officials that were bused to Vienna. The far right and...
Pennsylvania avenges loss, defeats Maryland in Big 33 game
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania defeated Maryland, 21-0, in the Big 33 Football Classic on Monday afternoon at Landis Field, avenging a 9-6 loss last season. The third Pennsylvania touchdown was scored by Aliquippa wide receiver William Gipson. Midway through the third period, Gipson caught a high floater thrown by Harrisburg quarterback...
Mark Madden: Phil Kessel trade would help needed Penguins shakeup
Trade speculation regarding Phil Kessel once again runs rampant. Never mind that the Penguins have been willing to trade him for the best part of a couple years now. The latest talk has Kessel going to Minnesota along with defenseman Jack Johnson for forwards Jason Zucker and Victor Rask. Kessel...
Editorial: Does Pittsburgh view have too many signs?
Pittsburgh has always been a city pulled in opposite directions. It’s built around the natural wonder of two rivers coming together to birth a new waterway, but it was built by vital industries that obscured the sky and belched pollution for decades. It’s the home of ground-breaking, enviable medical treatment...
Letter to the editor: New lows for campaigning politicians
Politicking reached new lows during this election cycle. Candidates stooped to robocalls and texts. This is an invasion of privacy and demeaning to voters who politicians believe can be swayed by sound bites inflicted upon us. I received three robocalls, six texts and one obnoxious door-knocker who wouldn’t go away...
Letter to the editor: Border invasion
There is an invasion going on at our southern border. The Democrats are acting like conscientious objectors in this war that is affecting our national decurity and our national debt. It won’t go away by just ignoring it and saying we should have open borders. This is an outright dereliction...
Letter to the editor: Ideas on Social Security/Medicare
I tire of Congress referring to Social Security and Medicare as “entitlement” programs. If you review your paycheck, you will see that FICA is your ongoing payments to Social Security. This is matched by your employer but not shown on your paycheck. You can also see the withholding for Medicare...
Man escapes Tarentum house fire from 2nd-floor window; 2 pet cats dieVideo
A Tarentum man who escaped flames ripping through his two-story home early Monday with help from police and a neighbor’s ladder was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said. At least two pet cats died in the fire at the duplex on Conroy Way, officials and neighbors said. The sound of...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 27....
Gus Frerotte huddles up with former AOL Sports executive Jimmy Lynn
Former Ford City High School standout and NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte sits down with Jimmy Lynn, a former AOL vice president who oversaw AOL Sports’ strategic partnerships, in the latest edition of the podcast “Huddle Up with Gus.” In each episode, Frerotte discusses with guests how sports has shaped their...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 27....
Blessed Trinity Academy students shine in VFW essay contest
Blessed Trinity Academy (BTA) seventh- and eighth-graders joined more than 120,000 students nationwide in the Veterans of Foreign Wars-sponsored Patriot’s Pen essay competition. The contest consisted of multiple judging levels. BTA eighth-grader Samantha Bainbridge, 14, won first place at the West View VFW Post 2754 level and advanced to and...
Aspinwall eatery gets a corner on the comfort food marketVideo
An Aspinwall eatery has cornered the market on the neighborhood restaurant concept. Cornerstone opened in 2009 — commanding the corner of Freeport Road and Eastern Avenue — and celebrated its 10th anniversary in February. According to 2017 figures from the National Restaurant Association, the average life span of a U.S....
Gable, Glancy wedding held at Faith Lakeside Church
Kristal Glancy and Brad Gable were married May 18, 2019. The ceremony was held at Faith Lakeside Community Church and a reception followed at the Chartiers Room at Bridgeville Fire Department. Kristal is the daughter of Coral and Steve Glancy of Carnegie. Paternal grandparents are Barbara and Earl Roithner of...
Trib HSSN boys volleyball power rankings for week of May 27, 2019
The district playoffs are in the books, so here is the final edition of the Trib HSSN weekly WPIAL boys volleyball Power Rankings. Traditional powers North Allegheny in Class AAA and Ambridge in Class AA captured WPIAL gold again. The Tigers’ title was the third straight and 20th in program...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for games of May 20-25
California, which is in the WPIAL baseball finals for the fifth time this decade and the fourth time in the last six years, is the Trib HSSN Team of the Week. Standing in the way of a sixth district championship for the Trojans is Union, which is making its second...
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for week of May 27, 2019
Twenty-four teams are ready to battle for district diamond gold this week only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our exclusive coverage of the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs with video streams of all 12 of the WPIAL baseball title games from Wild Things Park...
Trib HSSN lacrosse power rankings: May 26, 2019
Four teams have been crowned district champions as the WPIAL playoffs have come to an end as we unveil the final edition of the Trib HSSN weekly Power Rankings for boys and girls lacrosse. Pine-Richland and Mars captured gold in the boys lacrosse side, and Shady Side Academy and Oakland...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for games of May 20-25
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is Keystone Oaks, a team that raised eyebrows by coming from the bottom of the bracket as the No. 6 seed to reach the WPIAL Class 3A finals. The Golden Eagles will try to live up to their nickname Thursday when they...
Elizabeth Cobbs: Harriet Tubman, America’s foremost female patriot, belongs on the $20 bill now
Harriet Tubman won an internet vote in 2015 to decide which American woman should appear on the nation’s currency by 2020. As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump denounced the choice as “political correctness.” Now, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has canceled the plan’s implementation, at least until President Trump leaves office....
White House claims without proof that FBI has ‘outrageous’ corruption Barr will uncoverVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday brushed aside congressional Democrats’ concerns about Atty. Gen. William Barr being handed extraordinary powers to declassify sensitive intelligence as part of a probe into the origins of the investigation into Russian efforts to sway the 2016 election. Reflecting his anger over unflattering depictions...
Apollo-Ridge students laid wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The lead up to Memorial Day this month was extra special for some Apollo-Ridge Elementary School students. Under the guidance of teacher Chad Danka, 27 students visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Three of the students – Julianna Saxion, Caleb Coy and Mackenzie Magness –...
Editorial: Lest we forget
For Memorial Day, a classic Trib editorial: On this Memorial Day, be grateful that Americans’ willingness to sacrifice for freedom’s sake, instilled by each generation in the next, remains as strong as ever. Today, Americans honor those most worthy of such gratitude — those who gave their lives in our...
