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Mother of Sandy Hook victim: ‘It’s about not giving up’
Faith, family and friends were what got Michele Gay through the darkest moments following the unimaginably tragic shooting that killed her 7-year-old daughter, Joey, and 19 of her classmates at Sandy Hook Elementary School six years ago. Now, Gay has made it her mission to improve school safety across the...
Hungry for pizza? Hit up Ianni’s in Vandergrift for some unique specialtiesVideo
It’s a Mecca of sorts for aficionados of “ ’Za.” Ianni’s Pizzeria in Vandergrift beckons the faithful with its wafting smell of burning hardwood. Family-owned and operated for more than 90 years, Ianni’s (pronounced e-on-ees) serves homemade specialty pizzas in a completely renovated open, airy and industrial-styled two-level space formerly...
Mushroom program slated for Northern Tier
Fungus fans won’t want to miss an upcoming program at Northern Tier Regional Library where they can learn all about growing their own tasty delicacies right in their backyard. The program, Cultivating Shiitake Mushrooms, is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 1. Tony Miga, director of Chatham University’s Eden Hall...
Mark Hamill plays forceful character in ‘Knightfall’
LOS ANGELES — Unless you hang around to read the credits at the end of a television show, the addition of Mark Hamill to the cast of the History Channel’s “Knightfall” would seem like a rare move for the actor, who will forever be known as Luke Skywalker. But Hamill’s...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 25
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 25....
Veggie wrap perfect way to use fresh produce
Have you ever used the phrase “It’s a Wrap?” Lorraine Burgess, Pine-Richland High School cafeteria assistant for 16 years, has been saying that at the end of the day for years now. She is well-known for her handmade fresh-ingredient wraps. Lorraine has perfected a fresh roasted vegetable and basil pesto...
NA Orchestra hosts Disney-themed concert
Members of the North Allegheny Orchestra dressed as popular Disney characters and performed a selection of the animation studio’s favorite music on Saturday, March 23, at Carson Middle School. The free concert featured musicians dressed as Belle, Ariel, Aladdin and others. Children in attendance dresssed as their favorite Disney characters...
High school scores, schedules for March 24, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Sunday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Ripken Experience tournament In Myrtle Beach Peters Township 2, Fordham Prep (N.Y.) 1 Nonsection Upper St. Clair 3, Revere 2 Upper St. Clair 13, West Carrolton 1 Monday’s schedule WPIAL Nonsection Ambridge at New Brighton, 4 p.m. Apollo-Ridge at Leechburg, 3:45 p.m....
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Pine-Richland
Going into the season, Pine-Richland’s goal was to win a state championship. In order to do that, the Rams needed to win a Penguins Cup at the Double-A level. The Rams set their goal before finding out they would represent the PIHL in the USA Hockey Division 1 High School...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Lincoln Park’s Isaiah Smith
Isaiah Smith School: Lincoln Park Class: Junior What do you get when you add a highly decorated player to a perennial basketball powerhouse? WPIAL and PIAA gold is a nice start. After helping Sewickley Academy win back-to-back WPIAL titles and a PIAA championship in his first two years of high...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Pine-Richland goalie Danny Stauffer
During the PIHL regular season, Pine-Richland junior goaltender Danny Stauffer led Double-A in goals-against average. Ask him, and he will tell you it has a lot to do with the guys in front of him. “I mean, really it’s the players in front of me,” Stauffer said in December on...
Timothy L. O’Brien: Trump can take a victory lap, but it’s a partial one
President Trump scored a significant political and legal victory on Sunday. Attorney General William Barr, in a brief summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 presidential election, said that Mueller has determined that Trump and his aides didn’t conspire or coordinate with Russia in that country’s efforts...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Moon
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week suffered heartbreak at the WPIAL finals only to bounce back with five consecutive wins in the PIAA playoffs and earn a state championship, as we salute the Moon Tigers. All losses hurt, but when you lose a big double-digit second-half lead in the...
John Steigerwald: Remember the 1979 Pirates? You must be old
So, how old would you have to be to remember the last time the Pirates were in the World Series? I remember it well. I was 30 years old and had been working at WTAE for four months when they opened the 1979 season at Three Rivers Stadium on April...
Boys basketball rankings for week of March 24, 2019
Moon, Lincoln Park, Imhotep Charter, Kennedy Catholic, Math, Civics & Science and Sankofa Freedom Academy were celebrating at the end of the Road to Hershey. The final rankings are easy because they are based on what just happened in the last few rounds of the PIAA playoffs. The real test...
Pine-Richland finishes season atop Trib HSSN PIHL power rankings
For the final time in the recently completed 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases the weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. In the final rankings are three Penguins Cup winners, a PIHL Division II champ and a Pennsylvania Cup state champion, along...
High school sports broadcasts scheduled this week on Trib HSSN
Call it the calm between the storms as we transition from the winter to spring high school sports seasons starting this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN turns the page to spring with the debut of coverage of both WPIAL boys volleyball and boys lacrosse. It’s...
Mystery parent paid $6.5 million to get children into top universities
Of the many outrageous allegations by federal prosecutors in the college cheating scandal, one stands out. Someone paid $6.5 million to get his or her children into elite schools. But the identity of that parent — and details about which schools were involved — remains a mystery nearly two weeks...
S.E. Cupp: Dems need Oprah, since nobody in current field can beat Trump
O Oprah, Oprah, wherefore art thou Oprah? The Democrats’ attempt at unseating President Trump is in its nascent stages, but it’s starting to feel a little star-crossed. Despite a crowded sea of hopefuls, no true love match has emerged. If you ask me, that’s because she hasn’t decided to run....
Editorial: Leaders can learn from firefighters
How do you encourage people to participate by denying them a benefit of participation? Local fire companies and emergency medical services need more volunteers. In Pennsylvania, these critical first responders — the people who show up at your home when there is a fire or along the road when there...
DOJ: Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia in 2016
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr told Congress Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller did not find that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign “or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia” in 2016. Barr also wrote in a letter that the evidence collected by Mueller does not conclusively show...
Live: Vigil in memory of Antwon Rose
Supporters of Antwon Rose gathered for a vigil on Sunday, two days after former police Officer Michael Rosfeld was acquitted of homicide in Rose’s 2018 death. The vigil began just after 2 p.m. at Hawkins Village in Rankin, where Rose’s mother lives. Several dozen people formed a circle and sang....
Letter to the editor: Defending cash, defending freedom
Finding points of unity in this political climate is similar to panning for gold, yet our brethren on the eastern side of the state have done it. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law a bill introduced by City Councilman William Greenlee banning the phenomenon of cashless stores. While the...
Letter to the editor: Republican in name only
In response to the article, “Westmoreland commissioner endorses chief of staff in Republican primary” (March 14, TribLIVE): Chuck Anderson sent a clear message that a vote for Sean Kertes is a vote for Gina Cerilli. Apparently the minority commissioner likes the status quo and couldn’t bring himself to endorse a...
Kraft Heinz can’t count on ketchup to save it from the future of food
What went wrong at Kraft Heinz Co.? Years before last month’s jaw-dropping $15.4 billion writedown, the company had been on a mission to make over some of its quintessential products, removing maligned ingredients from its mac and cheese and hot dogs to better compete with newer, more natural upstarts. The...
