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The Stroller, May 10, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. HOPE Center accepting donations for its SAF-T pet kennel The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center offers a Sheltering Animals and Families Together (SAF-T)...
Letter to the editor: How far does pro-lifers’ care extend?
I find the logic of those in the pro-life movement misguided and hypocritical. These conservatives seem to care so much about unborn human life. They most likely apply the same loving principles to living, breathing human beings. I can imagine they care deeply about a pregnant Mexican mother crossing the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 9, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 10, Kiski Area 3 Section 2 Plum 1, Fox Chapel 0 Mars 7, Hampton 4 Penn Hills 6, Woodland Hills 5 Class 4A Section 2 Quaker Valley 10, Ambridge 7 Beaver 12, Central Valley 0 New Castle 6,...
West Allegheny’s Brown celebrates progress in cancer battle with ‘great moment’ on baseball field
Parker Brown sauntered serenely to the plate, wanting to make an impact. He tightened his Bruce Bolt batting gloves, dug his cleats into the batter’s box and stood with confidence. He focused on winning the battle against Hopewell pitcher Zachary Muzy at Wild Things Park. With a runner on first,...
High school roundup for May 9, 2022: Quaker Valley baseball clinches playoff spot with comeback win
Jack Gardinier homered and drove in three runs and Jimmy Zugal homered and drove in a pair to lead Quaker Valley to a 10-7 victory over Ambridge in Section 2-4A baseball Monday, clinching a spot in next week’s WPIAL playoffs. Jackson Bould and Zeke Hendricks each knocked in two runs...
Biden reaps record tax haul on meme stocks’ once-and-done frenzy
The surge in individual stock trading by Americans last year contributed to a record tax haul for the federal government this spring — shrinking the budget deficit and surprising Wall Street, but likely leaving President Biden in no stronger shape as he battles for his fiscal agenda in Congress. Tax...
Andy Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ silkscreen artwork sells for $195 million, most ever for U.S. artist
A 58-year-old silkscreen by Andy Warhol sold at Christie’s Monday night for a record $195 million. The superlatives abound: With the stroke of a gavel, it became the most expensive 20th-century artwork to ever sell at auction; the most expensive American artwork to ever sell at auction; and the second...
Trump doesn’t deny allegations in book, slams Esper
Former President Trump hit back at Mark Esper, his onetime secretary of Defense, as a “lightweight” and Republican in name only but did not deny bombshell allegations that he wanted to shoot racial justice protesters or fire missiles at drug targets in Mexico. The ex-president accused Esper of keeping quiet...
Andy Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ sells for record-breaking $195 million at auction
A Pittsburgh native now holds the record for the most expensive work of American art ever sold. Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” which was painted in 1964, sold in just four minutes Monday at Christie’s for $195 million to become the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at...
Yough softball rallies to stay in section title hunt; errors doom Belle Vernon
Trailing by a run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Monday afternoon, the Yough softball team managed to rally without getting a single hit. The Cougars were down to their last strike on three occasions against Belle Vernon pitcher Talia Ross, yet they managed to plate...
Mark Esper: Trump’s White House discussed blockade of Cuba and military action in VenezuelaVideo
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the time President Donald Trump was in office, including military intervention in Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba. “At various times, certainly during the last year of the administration folks in the White House were proposing to...
Pittsburgh man gets at least 6 years in prison for Knoxville shooting
A man from Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood will serve six to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in October to voluntary manslaughter. Daejon Brentley, 21, was sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani on Monday. Brentley pleaded guilty to killing Garrett King on May 11, 2020, following...
Now’s the time for low-debt stocks to pay off
Companies with high debt lived in a sort of paradise in 2019-21. With interest rates extraordinarily low, their debt burden didn’t hurt. Now, it looks as if it was a fool’s paradise.Interest rates are rising, and the debt burden is beginning to bite. I relish low-debt companies. They have little...
Man attacked with bat on Pittsburgh’s North Side has died, police say
One of two men attacked with a baseball bat last month on Pittsburgh’s North Side has died, according to police. The alleged attack happened around 1 a.m. April 29 on California Avenue in Brighton Heights, police said. One man was in stable condition after the attack, while the other suffered...
Poll: Kathy Barnette is neck-and-neck with Oz, McCormick in Pa. Senate race
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe money really can’t buy everything. Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette now appears to be running neck-and-neck with the two big-spending front-runners, Mehmet Oz and David McCormick, just days before the May 17 primary, according to a new poll. Barnette, a conservative commentator who has run a...
Pittsburgh Passion dealt 1st loss of season
The Pittsburgh Passion women’s football team dropped a 46-8 decision in Boston on Saturday to fall to 2-1 this season. The Passion were led by Maria Fautali, Alyssa George, Marcelina Chavez and Arielle Smith, who combined for 134 rushing yards. Smith scored the team’s lone touchdown. The Passion will be...
North Fayette day care owner pleads to federal tax charge
The owner of a North Fayette day care center pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to failing to pay payroll taxes. Rebecca Lynn Boyce, 43, of North Fayette, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on Sept. 20. A federal grand jury indicted Boyce in April 2021....
Bitcoin’s unraveling tops 50% from peak with drop below $32,000
Bitcoin extended its losses, dropping below $32,000 for the first time since July 2021, putting its decline from a November record high to more than 50% amid a global flight from riskier investments. The world’s largest digital token fell as much as 7% on Monday and traded at around $31,924...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to fatal crash involving cyclist in Bell Acres
A man from Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood who was high on heroin when he struck and killed a bicyclist in Bell Acres about two years ago pleaded guilty Monday. Justin Michael Miller, 35, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Aug. 18. He faces a...
Week in pictures: May 2-8
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of May 2-8....
Monessen grad Dana Vatakis leads way as ace of Robert Morris softball pitching staffVideo
Robert Morris fourth-year softball coach Jexx Varner doesn’t believe in the time-honored tradition of having one starting pitcher carry the load for an entire season. He prefers to use an MLB-style staff of multiple pitchers. To wit: The Colonials (16-6 in the Horizon League, 27-16 overall) have five pitchers who...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Olivia Mastrilli
March 30 to April 27. That’s how long the Norwin softball team had to wait between playing games on their home field this season. The Lady Knights have had to reschedule home games a total of nine times this season because of weather issues that led to poor field conditions....
Freeport grad Tori Radvan the ultimate utility player for UPJ softball
Tori Radvan’s path to the Pitt-Johnstown softball team wasn’t full of twists and turns. It was a straight-forward, relatively easy recruiting process for Mountain Cats coach Niki Cognigni-Pecora and the multi-sport standout from Freeport. Radvan’s older sister, Kristie, played first base for UPJ and was one of the top hitters...
Letter to the editor: Those who take a life deserve death penalty
I read the letter “If we respect life, we must end death penalty” (April 25, TribLIVE), about the man on South Carolina’s death row to be executed by firing squad. This is why we are having all these shootings; this is what needs to be done. I bet the person...
Hampton happenings for week of May 9, 2022: Recycle Rama, Big Band concert
Recycle Rama scheduled for May 14 The Township of Hampton will present its Recycle Rama event from 9 a.m. to noon in the Hampton Community Park/Community Center Parking Lot. Vendors will be on site to accept materials for recycling, as per these conditions: • JVS Electronics has a strict limit...
