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2021 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week 5
Thursday District 8 City League University Prep at Westinghouse, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Mt. Lebanon, 7 p.m. (HSSN**) Norwin at Baldwin, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at Central Catholic, 8 p.m. (HSSN*) Class 5A Allegheny 6 Peters Township at Upper St....
Birdie eyes up the A-K Valley’s biggest stories to watch in football season’s 2nd half
Last week: 8-2 (80%) Overall: 39-12 (76.5%) ^ The Birdie doesn’t want to alarm anyone, but the high school football season is already half over. “Before you know it, I’ll be heading south for the winter faster than the Steelers are heading south in the AFC North standings,” the crestfallen...
High-energy defense has Kiski Area unbeaten heading into encounter with North Hills
Some might have thought it was Turn Back the Clock Night last Friday at Dick Dilts Stadium when Kiski Area scored late to defeat West Allegheny, 7-0. It was the lowest-scoring Cavaliers game since Kiski Area beat Altoona by a similar score in 2012. “Back in the day, that’s all...
Postal Service changes may slow some deliveries, boost first-class prices for holidays
Folks dropping letters in the mail starting Friday may want to add a few extra days for transit if their missives are going cross-country. Likewise, anyone sending packages and cards around the holiday season will want to have a smidge of extra cash on hand to pay the postage piper....
Commentary: Pushed to retire and to keep earning, older Americans face a peculiar vise
The covid-19 pandemic and ensuing recession have hit older workers especially hard. Today’s economy is simultaneously pushing out millions who were counting on their paychecks to survive, while trapping millions of others in jobs because they can’t afford to retire. These seemingly contradictory trends are part of a grim forecast...
New, artistic fencing being installed near Mary Roberts Rinehart Park in Glen Osborne
There’s a stretch of Beaver Street in Glen Osborne with an old, green pipe fence that crosses over the bridge above Mary Roberts Rinehart Park. The fence has seen better days — parts of it are rusty, corroded and weakened. It is nearly a century old, according to William Boswell,...
FBI Pittsburgh offering $5,000 for information on stolen service weapon
The FBI’s Pittsburgh office is offering a reward for the return of a gun stolen from an agent’s vehicle Tuesday in Schenley Park. The reward, worth up to $5,000, is for information leading to the recovery of the Glock 19M 9mm, officials said. The FBI vehicle itself was stolen from...
New records reveal the cost of Pa.’s failure to clarify rules around addiction treatment and marijuana
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The failure by Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to clarify federal rules around addiction treatment funding and medical marijuana caused...
Commentary: A lesson from Ebola in 2015 will be key to ending covid-19
“Too many lives have been lost. Families, communities and nations have been devastated. … Our marathon effort has been a success, but the last mile may be the most difficult path.” That was U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in April 2015 speaking to world leaders about the Ebola crisis in West...
Events at wineries, breweries for the week of Sept. 29, 2021
To have your brewery or winery added to the calendar, send an email with event information to vndnews@triblive.com by Monday to be included in that week’s listings. Breweries • Abjuration Brewing Co., 644 Broadway Ave., McKees Rocks; no phone, abjurationbrewing.com, info@abjurationbrewing.com. Hours: 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1...
How is Tom Brady still throwing like he’s 24 and setting records?
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady glanced down and extended his right throwing arm. Seated in the patio area of the Bucs’ training facility, the 44-year-old rubbed it like a genie’s lamp, awaiting more granted wishes. Now in his 22nd NFL season, Brady’s arm has passed footballs nearly 46 miles and...
Food Podcast: Steelers rookie Pat Freiermuth helps out at Food BankVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank sits down with Steelers rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth. Freiermuth was one of several Steelers rookies who visited and volunteered at the Food Bank this week....
1 dead in South Greensburg crash that shut down Route 119, pickup truck driver had heart issueVideo
A Pitcairn man died and a Latrobe policeman was injured Wednesday morning in a crash along Route 119 in South Greensburg, authorities said. Robert J. Borst, 57, of Fourth Street died as a result of cardiovascular disease, the Westmoreland County Coroner said. Borst was pronounced dead at Excela Westmoreland Hospital...
Westmoreland news: spaghetti dinner, fire company open house and CROP Walk
Church news • A public square Rosary crusade will be at noon Oct. 16 in the parking lot of the Jonnet Building, Route 22, Monroeville, rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair. Details: Dee, 412-628-7132 or Michele, 412-823-5570 Classes The YMCA Westmoreland County Technology Center, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg,...
Fox Chapel Area French teacher expands knowledge base with study trip to France
The 16 days that Pamela Barentine spent in France this summer were invigorating. Despite the stress of traveling amid a pandemic, Barentine, a world language teacher in the Fox Chapel Area School District, knew the importance of the trip for both her and her students. “I don’t think that there’s...
Century III Mall: Video showing mall’s current state of disrepair hits 1 million viewsVideo
A recent look inside Century III Mall in West Mifflin doesn’t paint a pretty picture of the once-bustling shopping center. Water dripping from the ceiling pools in puddles on the ground. Broken ceiling tiles litter the floor. An empty water fountain and dead palm trees in giant pots serve as...
Dr. Joseph C. Maroon: Dr. Freddie Fu, visionary
In the fall of 1990, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll was informed that because of a concussion, his starting quarterback, Bubby Brister, should not play that week in an upcoming game against the Dallas Cowboys. Since Bubby appeared perfectly normal, Coach Noll forcefully challenged the decision and announced he wanted...
Review: Craig’s James Bond exits in big, brash ‘No Time to Die’Video
Welcome back, Mr. Bond. This is your most important mission yet. The fate of the movie business depends on your success. That’s how it feels, anyway, so high are industry expectations around “No Time to Die.” The 25th James Bond adventure is finally hitting screens a year and a half...
Penn State coach James Franklin puts emphasis on improving run game, playing with an edge
Much has been made about Penn State football’s struggles in the run game, and for good reason. The Nittany Lions tallied a paltry 80 yards on the ground against Villanova — an FCS opponent — in their most recent game. The effort was an area of emphasis for Penn State...
Lynne Wright: New bill would help dialysis patients
While I’ve never been diagnosed with it myself, kidney disease has touched just about every facet of my life. At home and at work, I’ve experienced firsthand just how much it can change a person’s life. From the treatments and waiting for a transplant, to the overwhelming financial challenges that...
Greensburg Salem cross country adjusts expectations after championship season
The reigning WPIAL Class 2A boys cross country champs have a nice little trend going. Greensburg Salem has won three titles in the last five years — 2016, ’18 and ’20. But 2021 — the odd year — might again be one that the Golden Lions will not be able...
3 ways to meet people
Everyone wants that perfect meet-cute. You sit down next to each other on the airplane. Sparks fly. You talk the whole time. You exchange information. Boom. Match made in … the sky. While all that sounds just lovely, one has to wonder just how realistic it is. We all have...
Letter to the editor: Will workers be replaced by immigrants?
Regarding the article “Western Pa. business owners lament: Where have all the workers gone?” (Sept. 4, TribLIVE): They will be replaced by all those illegals coming across the southern border. They will take the jobs American citizens will not take, and these citizens will be put on welfare by the...
London honors Princes Diana with blue plaque at former home
LONDON — London finally honored the late Princess Diana on Wednesday with a blue plaque at the place she called home in the two years before she married Prince Charles and her life in the goldfish bowl began. For Diana, 60 Coleherne Court, an apartment near London’s fashionable King’s Road,...
Letter to the editor: Why won’t we prevent more American deaths?
On Sept. 11, 2001, 2,996 Americans died in the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Somerset County . Patriotic Americans went to war, willing to sacrifice their time and money, even their blood, to ensure that this never happens again. In the week leading up to Sept....
