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Fire rips through Patete Kitchen & Bath’s Scott showroomVideo
A fire late Tuesday ripped through a South Hills-based kitchen and bathroom remodeling center that’s been serving Western Pennsylvania for more than half a century Owners of Patete Kitchen and Bath Design Center in Scott say the setback shouldn’t affect existing customers. The blaze and fast-paced effort to extinguish it...
Letter to the editor: Transparency lacking on Greensburg parklet sale
There may be very valid reasons for the City of Greensburg to have sold the parklet on Pennsylvania Avenue to City Cribs (“Greensburg officials questioned over sale of parklet,” Oct. 2, TribLIVE). However, I take issue with Suzanne Ward’s assertion that the letter-writers who had concerns about the sale were...
Letter to the editor: Questions on student equity director in Gateway
To the Editor, I would like to respond to Mr. (Robert) Elm’s recent letter (Gateway’s need for equity director is real, Oct. 14) about the equity director position in the Gateway School District. Here are some fundamental questions. Do you want to see an expansion of central office administrative positions...
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2021: Landon Mohney’s big night lifts Butler past Central Catholic
Landon Mohney had a hat trick, moving to the top of the school’s career goal-scoring list with 65, to lead No. 10 Butler to a 4-0 victory over No. 7 Central Catholic (8-6-1) in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round boys soccer playoff game Tuesday. Including his 35 career assists, Mohney...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 26, 2021
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Pine-Richland 2, Peters Township 1 North Allegheny 4, Hempfield 1 Finals Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny at Washington & Jefferson, 7 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Penn-Trafford 1, Latrobe 0 Fox Chapel 2, Upper St. Clair 0...
McKenzie Pritts comes up big for Yough in win over Deer Lakes
Yough has relied heavily on the offensive prowess of junior McKenzie Pritts this season. The star forward, who verbally committed to Robert Morris last month, found the back of the net 23 times during a regular season slate in which the Cougars won 12 games and finished third in Section...
Southmoreland girls soccer team advances to WPIAL quarters
The Southmoreland girls soccer team defended its home turf and showed why it’s the No. 2 seed in Class 2A with a 6-0 victory over West Mifflin on Tuesday night at Russ Grimm Field in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. The Scotties (13-1-2) play the winner of Tuesday’s...
One year after the police killing of Walter Wallace, Philadelphia agrees to give Tasers to every officerVideo
The city of Philadelphia agreed Tuesday to equip all of its police officers with Tasers, a step announced on the one-year anniversary of the killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a mentally distressed Black man shot and killed by officers outside his West Philadelphia home. Wallace’s death occurred months after the...
Mac Miller’s drug supplier pleads guilty to Fentanyl charge, faces 20 years in prison
Mac Miller’s drug supplier, Stephen Walter, pleaded guilty to the distribution of fentanyl to the late rapper. According to TMZ and court docs, Walter’s other drug charge, which was “conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance,” was dropped. Walter reportedly gave Cameron James Pettit, Miller’s alleged dealer, the Percocet tablets that...
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsules: Oct. 27, 2021
Boys Class 3A Quarterfinals 6-Kiski Area (16-3) at 3-Franklin Regional (14-3) 6:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium, Murrysville Winner plays: Winner of 7-Moon (16-2)/2-Hampton (16-1) on Monday (time, site TBD) Kiski Area overcame a slow start and put in four second-half goals to take care of No. 11 Gateway in the...
Covid vaccine booster shots available in Springdale, New Kensington, Harrison
Covid vaccine booster shots are rolling out in New Kensington, Springdale and Harrison for those eligible to receive them. The Allegheny Valley School District will hold a vaccination clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Springdale Junior-Senior High School. The clinic is in partnership with UPMC Children’s Hospital of...
Teen gets 15 to 30 years after pleading to killing Homestead man, shooting 2 others
Corey Mickens, then 15, killed a man who had been his friend by shooting him in the head execution style on Feb. 5, 2019. Two weeks later, Mickens stood up through the sun roof of a car as it drove through North Braddock and shot and wounded a stranger on...
Sewickley Academy settles with Black former administrator who filed race discrimination lawsuit
The former director of admissions and financial aid at Sewickley Academy who was fired this summer has settled a federal lawsuit he filed against the school. Federal court records show U.S. Magistrate Maureen P. Kelly signed the order dismissing Douglas Leek’s case against Sewickley Academy on Monday. Attorney Sam Cordes,...
Lori Borgman: No costume needed for this Halloween scare
Some of the neighbors go all out for Halloween with spiderwebs dangling from trees, inflatable green-eyed monsters in the front yard and skeletons crawling up the house. If I really want a good scare, I scan emails in my junk folder or listen to messages on the landline. Diplomat Joe...
Austin’s Playroom opens at The Watson Institute in Leet
A new Austin’s Playroom has opened at The Watson Institute in Leet. “We’re so pleased to have an Austin’s Playroom in our newly-renovated space and know that it will bring smiles and laughter to our children and families as they await their appointments,” said Barry W. Bohn, president and CEO...
Jahan Dotson leads Penn State players in prominent positions in NFL draft analyst’s rankings
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson returned to the Nittany Lions for his senior season to help erase memories of 2020’s 4-5 campaign, but he also has boosted his profile in the process. ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. released his updated “Big Board” for the...
Mt. Pleasant girls golf team pleased but not satisfied with solid season
The last 14 months have been a bit of a whirlwind for Ken Ivory. In August of 2020, Ivory stepped in late to lead the Mt. Pleasant girls golf team. The challenge of taking over a team on the brink of starting a season was tough, but add in the...
‘Hanson Brother’ Steve Carlson announces cancer diagnosis, launches GoFundMe page
JOHNSTOWN — Traditionally, Steve Carlson puts on the foil during his appearances with the Hanson Brothers in the movie “Slap Shot” and numerous promotional or charity events in arenas throughout the world. Carlson, 66, recently made a much more serious announcement while using the Hanson Brothers iconic “Puttin’ on the...
Chartiers Valley Middle School teacher named Pittsburgh Penguins Most Valuable Teacher
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recognized Chartiers Valley Middle School science teacher Scott Caplan as their September Most Valuable Teacher. The award recognizes teachers that bring STEM to life in the classroom through the Penguins’ Future Goals-Hockey Scholar Program, which uses hockey simulations and modules to explore the real-life applications of...
Letter to the editor: Hoping for happy life for Tater Tot
How refreshing to start the morning by reading the front-page story about Tater Tot saving his owner’s life (“Nurse and quick-thinking dog lauded for lifesaving rescue at River Forest,” Oct. 12, TribLIVE), rather than the typical front-page stories about political and vaccination battles. Assuming that Tom Kissel was Tater Tot’s...
Prosecutor drops felony charge against central Pa. man for 43-cent ‘theft’
The Perry County district attorney’s office dismissed a felony charge that Pennsylvania State Police had filed against a homeless man after he paid $2 for Mt. Dew drink that cost $2.29. Joseph Sobolewski maintained all along that his arrest for retail theft after visiting the Exxon at 3298 Susquehanna Trail...
Uncontested races in Etna, Millvale and Reserve
There are multiple uncontested municipal races in the Shaler coverage area. In Etna, Mayor Thomas Rengers is the only candidate on the ballot in the mayoral race. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ unofficial candidate list, Alice Gabriel is running uncontested for the Etna Ward 1 council seat....
Letter to the editor: QV taxes not as high as ads would lead you to believe
The Quaker Valley Region GOP is running advertisements on behalf of Quaker Valley school board candidates suggesting that Quaker Valley residents are paying significantly more in school taxes than residents in Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon and South Fayette. The truth is the exact opposite. School district taxes are significantly...
South Hills communities, school districts have multiple uncontested races
All three school districts in the South Hills monthly footprint have uncontested races for school board. There are four candidates on the ballot for Baldwin-Whitehall School Director and four open seats. Incumbents Karen Brown and Amanda Priano should retain their seats and be joined by newcomers Karen Brown and Greg...
Editorial: 100 years and counting — on all of us
It used to be that a 100th birthday was almost a tall tale. Celebrating 100 years was the kind of thing that a country or a city did, not a person. A well-loved business or a landmark institution might hit that milestone, but the list of people who reached it...
