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Les Miles is out as Kansas Jayhawks football coach after harassment allegations emerge
Kansas Athletics and football coach Les Miles have decided to mutually part ways, they announced in a joint statement late Monday. Miles, who was hired as KU’s football coach in November 2018, was 3-18 in two seasons with the Jayhawks. KU athletic director Jeff Long said a national search would...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 8, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Butler (12-8) at Upper St. Clair (17-1), 6 p.m.; Pine-Richland (12-5) at Fox Chapel (18-2), 6 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Mars (16-2) at Chartiers Valley (21-2), 6 p.m.; Laurel Highlands (13-3) at New Castle (18-2), 6 p.m....
High school roundup for March 8, 2021: 11th-seeded Ellwood City pulls off Class 3A upset
Joseph Roth scored 30 points, Alexander Roth added 21, and Ellwood City, the Cinderella of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs, upset No. 3 Shady Side Academy, 81-73, in overtime Monday night. No. 11 Ellwood City (12-4) is the only double-digit seed to advance to the boys semifinals. No. 14 Beaver...
South Allegheny clamps down on Seton LaSalle in Class 3A quarterfinals
When South Allegheny entered the halftime locker room leading by 13 in Monday’s WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal matchup, there was a mutual sense of disappointment felt by the group. The Gladiators led Seton LaSalle by as many as 21 points midway through the second quarter before the Rebels finished the...
Devin Whitlock walks the walk, leads Belle Vernon past South Park
If a team is game-planning to face the Belle Vernon boys basketball team, one of the first things a coach should do is give his team a commandment: “Thou shalt not chirp or trash talk Devin Whitlock.” As much talking as the Leopards’ star junior may have done during his...
Georgia DA overseeing Trump investigation hires top RICO expert
An Atlanta civil litigator widely considered to be the state’s leading authority on racketeering and conspiracy law has joined the Fulton County district attorney’s office in an advisory capacity. John Floyd, who played a pivotal role in two of the biggest local trials of the past 20 years, will serve...
Sidelined for almost 2 years, WPIAL spring sports teams return to practice
Sidelined for almost two full years, WPIAL spring sports teams returned to practice Monday after having their schedules canceled by coronavirus restrictions a year ago. Teams in baseball, softball, lacrosse, volleyball and track were permitted to begin formal practice Monday. To accommodate potential pandemic-related schedule changes, the PIAA decided teams...
Somerset coroner’s office: Woman dead in Hollsopple fire
A woman died in an early Sunday fire in the Hollsopple area, Somerset County Chief Deputy Coroner Cullen Swank said. Firefighters from five departments spent the morning working to extinguish the fire at the Thomas Street home after arriving at 6:30 a.m. to find smoke and flames rising from the...
Greene County went from bust to boom times with natural gas. Now it’s nearly broke.
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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. WAYNESBURG — Greene County is going broke. Despite receiving millions in payouts from the natural gas industry to compensate counties like...
Police on foot, horseback and by helicopter search for missing York County woman who vanished near trail
Officers on foot, horseback and by helicopter searched an area Monday in southern York County where a 29-year-old missing woman was last seen Saturday near a hiking trail. It represented the third day of searching for Nicole Ebaugh, who was reported missing about 7:45 p.m. Saturday. She was last spotted...
WPIAL swimmers earn at-large bids to PIAA championship meet
Gold medalists from this weekend’s WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships already had secured trips to the PIAA championship meet, set for March 19-20, at Cumberland Valley High School. On Monday, dozens of other WPIAL competitors earned at-large bids to the state meet. The PIAA posted the heat sheets...
Security review recommends more authority for Capitol Police chief, D.C. National GuardVideo
WASHINGTON — As part of the review of Capitol security after the Jan. 6 attack, retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré and his task force are recommending a boost to the Capitol Police chief’s authority in times of crisis, the deployment of a mobile fencing option and an upgrade...
Man pleads to 2017 North Side killing
An East Allegheny man will spend 20 to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder. Davon Jones, 30, admitted to killing Brian Pinkney, 29, on Aug. 29, 2017, in Allegheny Dwellings. Pittsburgh police said Jones shot Pinkney in the head in the 1700 block of Bealleau Drive...
John Dorfman: 2 Intel executives bought shares in February
The chief executive and chief financial officer of Intel Corp. (INTC) both bought Intel shares last month. Robert Swan, chief executive officer, bought more than 27,000 shares, shelling out $1.5 million. His total shareholdings now amount to almost $30 million. George Davis, the CFO, bought a little more than 9,000...
Giant ship seen ‘suspended’ over the water off English coastVideo
A man walking on the coast near Falmouth, Cornwall in southwest England got quite a surprise last week when looking out to sea. He saw a large ship that appeared to be hovering in mid-air above the horizon. BBC News reported that David Morris took a photo of the ship,...
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to be adapted into stage musical
Walter Tevis’ novel “The Queen’s Gambit,” which was recently adapted into a wildly successful Netflix miniseries, is headed to the stage as a musical, Level Forward, a female-led production company co-founded by Disney heir Abigail Disney, announced Monday. The company provided few details on the show, including a creative team,...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss latest on Penguins, Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger, Juju Smith-SchusterVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the state of the Penguins, Ben Roethlisberger’s new contract with the Steelers, Juju Smith-Schuster’s outlook as free agency nears, and more. The Penguins beat the New York Rangers on Sunday and...
Disney World workers get spit on, yelled at, and pushed trying to enforce covid safety rules
ORLANDO, Fla. — A security guard reminded a guest to put on his mask before he walked into Disney World’s Contemporary Resort near the Magic Kingdom last month. “I’m a guest,” argued the middle-aged, fedora-wearing man. He asked to be left alone. Then he spat, and some of his saliva...
Samir Lakhani: Hygiene is a human right, not a luxury
A lot of my friends have joked: “It feels like all I did in 2020 was wash my hands!” All humor aside, it’s my hope that hand hygiene and washing has been reinvigorated and widely adopted as a primary defense against illness in this country. As I noted in my...
Ohio 4-star QB Drew Allar commits to Penn State
Penn State football added a second quarterback to its 2022 recruiting class. Four-star signal-caller Drew Allar announced his commitment to coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions on Monday with a tweet from his personal Twitter account. He joins fellow four-star recruit Beau Pribula as quarterbacks committed to Penn State...
Letter to the editor: Why aren’t mask guidelines being enforced?
So I must be missing something. While school districts are struggling to get students back into schools, I’m seeing pictures in the Trib of athletes either with no masks or wearing them down around their necks. Have I missed a new state guideline? Jeanne Snyder Irwin...
Letter to the editor: Are we not in a free country any more?
All my life I thought we lived in the land of the free — not. How can you call this a free country when we’re told what flags we can fly, what language we can use, what statues we can let stand and what we can name our streets, parks,...
In brief: Dyngus Day Dash 5K, Glenshaw Craft Show and more in Shaler
Dyngus Day Dash 5K race on tap The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Kosciuszko is hosting the inaugural Dyngus Day Dash 5K at North Park on April 10. All money raised at the race will be used to support the Pittsburgh community through student scholarships and public events. To register for...
Police log: Drug possession, harassment among charges filed in Monroeville for Feb. 18-24, 2021
The following charges were filed Feb. 20-24 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. All charges were filed by Monroeville police, unless otherwise noted: • Kaitlyn McDevitt, 31, of Monroeville with two counts each of recklessly endangering another person and simple assault. Charges were filed Feb. 20 in connection with...
In brief: Student news, baseball tryouts and more in Monroeville
Student news • Macy Perry of Monroeville was named to the dean’s list at Wilkes University for the fall semester 2020. To be named to the dean’s list, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 GPA and carry at least 12 credits. • Ryan Mahokey of Monroeville has been placed on...
