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High school roundup for Sept. 4, 2022: Jeannette boys win Coliseum Clash
Jordan Taylor scored five goals and Austin Emery had a hat trick and five assists as Jeannette defeated Derry, 9-1, to win the Clash at the Coliseum boys soccer tournament Sunday at South Allegheny. Jared Vincent, Dean Farraj and Ryan Ritson had one assist apiece for the Jayhawks (3-1), who...
Gustavo Arnal, Bed Bath & Beyond CFO, plunges to death from New York high-rise
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Chief Financial Officer Gustavo Arnal fell to his death from a skyscraper in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood on Friday. The Union, New Jersey-based company confirmed it was Arnal who died in a statement Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, the New York Police Department named the person as...
Climate change is overwhelming U.S. flood maps, FEMA head saysVideo
WASHINGTON — Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said. Those risks are in focus after flooding in Jackson, Mississippi, overwhelmed the city’s...
Storylines leading up to Penn State’s home opener against Ohio
Penn State was looking at an 0-1 start until Sean Clifford and the offense got its act together in the final minutes to score the game-winning touchdown at Purdue. Now James Franklin’s 1-0 Lions face a much easier assignment in their home opener vs. Ohio on Saturday. Here are some...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to be an independent
Republicans say I’m a chump for believing that the candidate who wins an election in a certified, judicially reviewed process gets to hold the office. Democrats say I’m a chump for paying off my college loan. That’s why I’m an independent voter. Jay Lynch Upper St. Clair...
Kenneth J. Broadbent, David Callahan and Jim Snell: Pa. natural gas and labor, forging a reliable, sustainable energy future
While President Grover Cleveland did not make it a federal holiday until June of 1894, Labor Day was first celebrated in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Nearly 400 miles away that same year, natural gas from the historic Haymaker No. 1 well in Murrysville was delivered to consumers...
Letter to the editor: Hollow words from Pirates leadership
Next year! That’s the battle cry from the Pirates’ general manager and owner. I think it’s now time to put up or shut up! If the Pirates’ owner is not ready to turn loose of some of his money to pay key players, it’s all hollow words. We don’t need...
Letter to the editor: Diabetic seniors need help now, not in 2026
In the Inflation Reduction Act, a section was included for Medicare to negotiate prescription prices for diabetics. What senior citizens don’t realize is that, if you read the fine print, those negotiations will not take effect until 2026, which the administration has failed to point out to the general public....
Labor leaders see growth in unionism
Labor leaders are trumpeting a resurgence in the interest to unionize that they say hasn’t been seen in decades while businesses grapple with a shrinking labor market and other pressures. “We’re seeing more organizing than in years,” said Paul Clark, a professor in Penn State’s School of Labor and Employment...
Editorial: More people in the workforce is good news
On Labor Day, we don’t honor the work that people do. We celebrate the people who do the work. It is a day off at the end of summer, as kids go back to school and schedules revert back to the norm after three months of vacations and heat and...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Aleppo James Perciavalle sold property at Ferndale Ave. to Flueger L.P. for $23,500. Bell Acres Estate of John DiCola II sold property at 18 Elm St. to Jessica Renee Leety for $160,000. Edgeworth Anthony LoCascio sold property at 325 Meadow Lane to Colin and Anjali Champ for $1,118,850. Daniel Winters...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Aspinwall Ahmad Ghaznavi sold property at 132 First St. to Zachary and Elizabeth Murdock for $531,025. David Ariondo sold property at 617 Center Ave. to Kelly Carter for $320,000. John Mellett sold property at 708 Center Ave. to Victor Charles Labonte for $184,900. Keith Rosenstock sold property at 401 Western...
Letter to the editor: Someone’s always paying for that ‘something for nothing’
Let’s look back to the start of the Pennsylvania Lottery … one game once a day. Today, 16 daily drawings! When it started, it was touted to be strictly as a benefit to the elderly. Just where is all this money going? I’ll bet that we the people will never...
The Stroller, Sept. 4, 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 or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Summit Hose Festival planned in Tarentum Riverview Park The Summit Hose Company...
Letter to the editor: Kindness keeps us connected
Whenever my family visits our relatives, we drive past people in need who live under the overpasses on the North Shore. Living outside must be scary and lonely. I felt so bad when I thought about what their lives must be like, and I wanted to try to do something...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Hampton Betty Lou Glasso trustee sold property at 4201 Cohasset Lane to Jeffrey Diament and Greta Goldberg for $771,500. Corey Casper sold property at 3142 Haberlein Road to Kristine Felicetti Sloan for $385,000. Ashley Catanese sold property at 4443 Laurel Oak Drive to Brandon Zanella and Keri Weil for $228,000....
East suburban real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Chalfant Karl Kutz sold property at 113 Parkway Ave. to Duque Management Group LLC for $85,000. Edgewood Casey Totten sold property at 1115 E End Ave. to Jeremy and Katherine Hopkins for $495,000. James Michael sold property at 1128 E End Ave. to Thomas Hircock and Trinity Sprague for $394,500....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 4, 2022
Bellevue David Binder sold property at 60-62 N Harrison Ave. to Rusty Nut Group LLC for $260,000. Franklin Park Neil Michael DiBiase sold property at 1600 Blackburn Heights Drive to James Deily and Amy Nelson for $920,000. Bradley Cook sold property at 1604 Brandtview Drive to Chenghui Li for $330,001....
Pirates farm report for Sept. 3, 2022: Nick Gonzales homers, Quinn Priester earns win for Altoona
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-60) beat Louisville (Reds), 4-1, in a game shortened to seven innings by rain. RHP Osvaldo Bido (3-7, 4.48) started and pitched six scorless innings, allowing one hit and one walk and striking out seven. RHP Cody Bolton (3.06) gave up a solo home run in the seventh....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 3, 2022
High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results Gateway Invitational Individual: 1. Kefimba Cisse, Gateway, 17:52.53; 2. Rowan Gwin, Fox Chapel, 18:07.20; 3. Amberson Bauer, Riverview, 18:35.37; 4. Christopher Barnes, Riverview, 18:52.54; 5. Connor Pivirotto, Plum, 18:53.15; 6. Austin Stuchul, Penn Hills, 19:03.28; 7. Nate Mienke , Plum, 19:04.28; 8. Holden...
High school roundup for Sept. 3, 2022: Xander Lefebvre tosses 4 TD passes for Western Beaver
Xander LeFebvre completed four passes — and all four were touchdowns to Dorian McGhee — as Western Beaver (2-0) defeated Shenango (0-2) in a nonconference game Saturday. McGhee’s touchdown receptions were 58, 41, 89 and 3 yards. Tyson Florence rushed for 123 yards and a 66-yard score in the third...
Bishop Canevin tops Greensburg Central Catholic in matchup of Class A contenders
Last year, on what turned out to be a drive to the WPIAL Class A championship, Bishop Canevin coach Rich Johnson always said that defense was his team’s calling card. That proved to be the case Saturday night as the Crusaders held Greensburg Central Catholic to one first down in...
District college football roundup: Dayton rallies past Robert Morris
Luke Brenner and Dante Casciola scored touchdowns a couple minutes apart in the third quarter to lift Dayton to a 22-20 win over Robert Morris on Saturday in a season-opening game for both teams, giving lifetime Flyer Rich Chamberlin his 100th career victory. Brenner, a slotback, scored on a 63-yard...
George Guido: Community showed up for annual Pack the Park fundraiser
Kudos to everyone involved in the quick action last Monday to switch the planned Kiski Area outdoor volleyball event to the high school gym. The outdoor venue at Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park was to be the site of the second annual Pack the Park fundraiser for the Choose to Serve Foundation,...
Leechburg rolls past Summit Academy as reserves get into the act
After a season-opening loss to Apollo-Ridge, it was bounce-back Saturday for Leechburg. Leechburg scored on all eight first-half possessions and twice more in the second half en route to a resounding 69-0 nonconference victory at Summit Academy. It was the biggest margin of victory and the third-highest point total in...

