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Democrats call for counterintelligence investigation of massage parlor boss Cindy Yang
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI to investigate former Florida massage parlor owner Li “Cindy” Yang after the Miami Herald and others reported on Yang’s access to President Trump and work to get Chinese business executives access to political fundraisers. In a letter sent Friday to FBI...
Editorial: What do we expect from black boys, rich kids?
Former East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld’s trial starts Tuesday. Barring a plea or other last-minute changes, a jury will decide if he is guilty of criminal homicide in the June 19th death of Antwon Rose II. Rose’s story is one in a long line of high-profile shootings of black...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
The Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week missed out on district gold when losing in the WPIAL finals, but now it is two wins away from state gold — the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars. After beating Trinity in the first round of the PIAA playoffs, Thomas Jefferson coach Lisa...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Chartiers Valley’s Mackenzie Wagner
Mackenzie Wagner School: Chartiers Valley Class: Senior Whatever Chartiers Valley needed last week, Mackenzie Wagner was there for her team as the dream season continues into the state semifinals. The senior did her part as the Colts picked up two more wins in a season filled with nothing but victories,...
John Steigerwald: Steelers players must learn from Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t always a leader. Whether he is now or ever was one seems to be an ongoing debate both locally and nationally. He is happy to claim that he is, and his boss, Kevin Colbert, backed him up on that Feb. 20 when he said, “Ben’s the unquestioned...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of March 17, 2019
Last week, there were zero changes to the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings after the first round of the PIAA playoffs. A week later, following two more rounds, nine teams have dropped. While five of the six top-ranked teams from last week remain alive for state gold and still...
Iowa Rep. Steve King posts meme bragging red states have ‘8 trillion bullets’
WASHINGTON — Rep. Steve King posted a meme during the weekend about a hypothetical civil war between “blue states” fighting over which bathroom to use and “red states” with trillions of bullets. The post is an image of two figures composed of traditionally Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning states in fighting postures...
Hampton educator recognized as All-Star teacher
Ryan Scott, a technology education teacher at Hampton, has received the All-Star teacher award. Scott was nominated for the award by high school enrichment facilitator Scott Stickney. He nominated Scott for the award because, among other things, “he collaborated with me and numerous other teachers in the building to create...
NPYD: Bronx cop believed to have died after 1999 shooting is alive
NEW YORK — A cop believed to have died some time after he was shot 20 years ago in the Bronx by a man arrested Friday actually survived the shooting, the New York Police Department said Monday. Law enforcement authorities, including NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill in a tweet Sunday, had...
Giants GM Dave Gettleman says Beckham deal was in best interest of team
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — General manager Dave Gettleman says the trade of star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was in the best interests of the New York Giants and a deal the organization could not refuse. Gettleman was speaking Monday for the first time since sending Beckham to the Cleveland Browns...
Hollywood employs more workers than mining and farming, MPAA says
The U.S. television and film industry has become a bigger employer than commodities and energy, according to an analysis by the Motion Picture Association of America. The production and distribution of TV shows and movies directly employ more people in 34 states than the combined total from the mining, oil...
Duke back on top; ACC sits 1-2-3 atop final AP Top 25
NEW YORK — Duke is back on top followed by Virginia and North Carolina to give the Atlantic Coast Conference a 1-2-3 showing in the final AP Top 25 poll this season. The Blue Devils (29-5) jumped from fifth to first Monday after winning last week’s league tournament with the...
Medicare’s confusing coverage rules can trip up patients in costly ways
When Beverly Dunn called her new primary care doctor’s office last November to schedule an annual checkup, she assumed her Medicare coverage would pick up most of the tab. The appointment seemed like a routine physical, and she was pleased that the doctor spent a lot of time with her....
Homes flood as Missouri River overtops, breaches levees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of homes have flooded in northwest Missouri after the Missouri River overtopped and breached several levees following heavy rain and snowmelt upstream, local officials said Monday. Many homes in the mostly rural area were inundated with 6 to 7 feet of water, Holt County Emergency...
‘Spin Your Wheels’ along the Aspinwall riverfront April 6
No matter the weather on April 6, the Spin Your Wheels fundraiser at Aspinwall Riverfront Park will see the shoreline abuzz with activity. From spinning class to yoga and boxing, an array of exercise classes will be offered for all ages from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost begins at...
North Hills Art Center pet art show benefits animal rescue groups
North Hills Art Center has a variety of art for sale benefiting local animal rescue groups running through March 23, 2019. The center is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., located at 3432 Babcock Blvd. Pittsburgh. For details, call the center at 412-364-3622....
Shaler Area PTO treasurer accused of taking more than $25K
Rebecca Hirt, who has been treasurer of the Burchfield Primary School PTO in Shaler Area School District since June 2017, is accused of taking more than $25,000 from the PTO bank account and a school dance funded by the organization. According to a criminal complaint, the PTO co-president became suspicious...
Potholes prove costly for Pa. drivers
Pennsylvania’s ubiquitous potholes cost taxpayers more than $63 million last year, transportation data show. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, those costs were more than $11 million. Contrary to popular perception, fixing potholes is a year-round job. And if a season existed for these pesky road craters that wreak havoc on the asphalt...
Letter to the editor: Hatred irony
I found it ironic that the same day Robert Jedrzejewski’s letter “Trump ‘hate’ is justified” (March 6, TribLIVE) was published, the House of Representatives was to vote on a resolution condemning hatred. Regis Kruth Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Ski patrollers save day
In February, I sustained a significant and painful injury to my wrist in a skiing mishap at Seven Springs. I am on the mend after surgery. I wanted to thank the ski patroller who tended to me, kneeling in the snow and speaking volumes of comfort while taking care of...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield audit necessary
In response to Fred Francese’s letter “Cheap shots at Hempfield supervisors” (Feb. 22, TribLIVE): It appears agenda items were overlooked, then placed into effect without public review by the entire board. Learning that items were not voted on in public, Supervisor Rob Ritson requested an audit of the items in...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 18
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 18....
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, March 18
Hello, Sewickley, The Western Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable monthly meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Edgeworth Elementary School. Dave Tritinger will present “Call the Bomb Squad! Defusing the Allegheny Arsenal,” about a backhoe operator finding a cache of Civil War-era cannonballs from the Allegheny Arsenal...
Author examines Civil War letters for Sewickley Valley Historical Society
As he cleared out his parents’ Churchill attic following their death nearly a decade ago, Carleton Young found an old wooden box filled with treasures: Letters written by two soldiers from the Civil War. For Young, a lover of history who taught the subject at Thomas Jefferson High School in...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 18
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 18....
