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Letter to the editor: Partisan propaganda
It is really sort of a shame that letter-writer Ron Raymond (“Balance of media needed,” March 9, TribLIVE) believes in the “24/7, Trump-bashing, fake-news mainstream media.” Perhaps he isn’t aware that Fox News is owned and operated by billionaire Australian Rupert Murdoch, called by some a proto-fascist. Murdoch probably does...
Letter to the editor: Frustrated with Red Cross
From Jan. 1-5, UPMC Presbyterian did a lung transplant each day and more since. The Jan. 2 transplant was for my younger brother. I constantly get emails and calls from the American Red Cross that it needs blood now, especially Type O Positive. Since I last donated blood on Jan....
Baldwin community celebrates opening of new library
Baldwin Borough Public Library finally has the home staff and supporters have wanted for decades. On April 1, the library opened its doors at 5230 Wolfe Drive in a building all its own. “To be standing here now, it’s surreal,” said Tracy Bakowski, who has worked at the library for...
Here’s what’s going on around town: Friday, April 5
Hello, Sewickley, Looking for something to do with the family tonight? Sewickley Valley YMCA will host a Disney-themed Family Fun Night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. In addition to regular activities, the event will feature a bounce house and reserved family time in the warm water pool. The event is...
St. Brendan’s Green Thumb Gang to do some spring cleaning, and other events hosted by places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@ comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 6 p.m. April 20 – Passover Across America - Second Night Seder Blackburn United Methodist Church The church is at 910 Blackburn Road, Sewickley Heights....
Police arrest Pittsburgh man in fatal Arnold shooting
A Pittsburgh man faces charges in an early Friday shooting that left a 27-year-old Arnold man dead, according to detectives. Shawden L. Ross, 32, of Pittsburgh is charged with homicide and other charges in the shooting death of Lamont Simmons, 27, investigators said. At about 4 a.m. Friday, police responded...
Your houseplants are getting hungry
No matter what the weather outdoors, plants indoors are getting hungrier and thirstier this time of year. How are you going to give them the food they need to keep growth apace with burgeoning sunlight? If the plants are new to your home or you just repotted them, the potting...
Hampton school district five-year plan presented
The five-year facilities improvement plan providing a list of improvement projects throughout the school district was presented at the Hampton Township School Board meeting April 1. The plan is a guide to various needs throughout the buildings and grounds of the school district from 2019-20 to 2023-24, according to Rick...
Reading advocate visits P-R elementary schools, shares love of books
John Schu is an advocate for school libraries, and when he speaks to students and teachers, his exuberance for children’s literature and reading is palpable. Schu, whose official title is ambassador for school libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs, travels around the country more than 200 days per year sharing his...
Carnegie officials seek traffic flow improvement
Carnegie leaders are working to improve traffic patterns and signaling at the intersection of Jefferson and West Main streets at the entrance to the borough’s downtown business district. Traffic signals were put in at the intersection in 2010, and technology has improved since then, borough Manager Steve Beuter said. The...
Pirates minor league report: April 4, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 0-1) lost on the road, 10-4 to Columbus (Indians). RF Patrick Kivlehan (.250) and Will Craig (.333) hit home runs for the Indians. SS Cole Tucker (.400) finished 2 for 5, leaving four runners on base. RHP J.T. Brubaker (0-0, 3.86) did not record a decision after pitching...
Nipsey Hussle’s brother found him dying. These are his final moments
LOS ANGELES — The caller on the other end of Samiel Asghedom’s phone was panicked but clear. His younger brother — known to the world as rapper Nipsey Hussle, but to Samiel as just Nips — had been shot. It was Sunday afternoon — hours before hundreds of mourners would...
Take note now, plant new bulbs in the fall
The stunning color of the first crocus flowers fills our hearts with joy. The cheery blooms mark the start of the garden season. But the only way to get them is by planting the bulbs in the fall. Why talk about that job now? Because this is the time to...
High school roundup for April 4, 2019: Bethel Park tops Upper St. Clair on walk-off
Lauren Caye had the game-winning RBI as part of a four-run bottom of the seventh inning as Bethel Park defeated Upper St. Clair, 8-7, in a Section 1-6A softball game Thursday afternoon. Gianna Sciullo had three hits for the Black Hawks (5-0, 5-0). Peters Township 13, Mt. Lebanon 9 —...
High school scores, schedules for April 4, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 West Allegheny 6, Albert Gallatin 1 Class 4A Section 1 Deer Lakes 11, East Allegheny 0 (5 inn.) Greensburg Salem 17, Highlands 0 (4 inn.) Mt. Pleasant 9, Derry 5 Yough 9, Knoch 3 Section 2 Beaver 7, Central Valley...
6 WPIAL teams debut in Trib HSSN state softball rankings
Four teams from Western Pennsylvania won PIAA softball gold last spring, two from the WPIAL in Hempfield and West Greene, one from District 6 in Philipsburg-Osceola and one from District 9 in Punxsutawney. However, what happened on the diamond in 2018 means nothing in 2019. Two weeks are in the...
Hitting, defense come through as defending champion Belle Vernon tops McKeesport
The start of the 2019 season for the two-time defending Class 4A WPIAL softball champions has not been one the program is used to. After losing three starters, including pitcher Bailey Parshall, who is now the ace at Penn State, Belle Vernon has been searching for answers in the field...
Cheswick approves police merger with Springdale Township
The proposed Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department took another step toward reality Thursday night. Cheswick Council voted unanimously to approve a merger of police services with neighboring Springdale Township. Soon, Springdale Township will take a similar vote that, if it passes, would make the merger happen. The combined force could...
Streaming to subscriptions: Video games enter new frontiers
NEW YORK — The video game industry is entering new frontiers. In the past, you plunked down $60 at GameStop for a copy of Grand Theft Auto or Madden NFL and played it out — after which you could trade it in or let it gather dust. Now, you’ll increasingly...
Search warrant states ‘sneak and peek’ necessary at Jupiter spa
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jupiter police released documents Thursday detailing reasons the agency requested a “sneak and peek” search warrant that allowed them to set up surveillance cameras covertly inside the Orchids of Asia Day Spa. That comes a day after attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft,...
NYPD’s secret weapon in standoffs: a simple length of rope
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has all the latest crime-fighting tools: body cameras, algorithms, even drones. But it is now widely deploying a far simpler technology, a 5½-foot (1½-meter) piece of rope, to help officers deal with one of the diciest kinds of calls. The department this...
Analysis: Why Americans shouldn’t feel grateful for $137 insulin
Last month, Eli Lilly and Co. announced with some fanfare that it was manufacturing a generic version of its own best-selling insulin brand, Humalog, which it would sell for half off — $137.35 versus about $275. David Ricks, the chief executive of Lilly, said the company was making this seemingly...
Menosky leads more well-rounded roster for Bishop Canevin volleyball
Now in his third season as coach of the Bishop Canevin boys volleyball team, Pete Barakat isn’t quite ready to declare he has a “program” in place. At Bishop Canevin, as is the case with many small schools, students are involved with multiple sports — not to mention other activities....
Laurels & lances: Healing, benefits, milk and beer
Laurel: To healing with those who understand. Parkland to Pittsburgh is a program that will bring together survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting with the local Jewish community. While many people have said they empathize and understand and offered prayers and tears, the two groups are the...
Freeport Area Education Foundation offers tax credits for business donations
Businesses within Freeport Area School District can get a tax break for donating to the district’s foundation. The Freeport Area Education Foundation recently received state approval for an Education Investment Tax credit. That means a business can get a credit against business taxes. Businesses can claim 75% on any donation...
