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Cheerios changes shape for new marketing campaign
MINNEAPOLIS — Out with the “O” and in with the heart. General Mills is replacing the most recognizable shape in the cereal kingdom, the Cheerios’ “O”, with heart-shaped pieces. It’s all a part of the food maker’s ongoing marketing campaign that claims its whole-grain cereals can be good for heart...
Facebook, Google drop out of top 10 ‘best places to work’ list
SAN FRANCISCO — Big tech companies such as Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks and employee benefits, are losing some of their shine. The Silicon Valley companies dropped out of the Top 10 “best places to work”...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi at The Hague dismisses claims of genocide
THE HAGUE — In an appearance that further marked her fall from grace, Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi mounted a defense of her homeland Wednesday, calling claims of genocide “incomplete and misleading” a day after a tribunal heard damning accounts of atrocities inflicted on Rohingya ethnic minorities. The...
Shaler Township increasing taxes for first time in more than a decade
The Shaler commissioners Dec. 10 authorized the township’s 2020 budget, which increases the millage rate 1 mill to 3.49. This is the first tax increase since 2009. The township will remain debt-free as it enters the new year, Manager Tim Rogers said. The average assessed Shaler home value is $128,170....
Coraopolis girl hopes to make a big impact with mini-doughnuts business
For the Gracie family of Coraopolis, doughnuts always make a bad day better. Frustrated by work or school, they come home and split a half-dozen pastries to melt the stress away. “One day my dad said, ‘Why don’t we just sell doughnuts?’ It was so random, but that’s how it...
Coraopolis girl and her family hope to make a big impact with mini-doughnuts business
For the Gracie family of Coraopolis, doughnuts always make a bad day better. Frustrated by work or school, they come home and split a half-dozen pastries to melt the stress away. “One day my dad said, ‘Why don’t we just sell doughnuts?’ It was so random, but that’s how it...
Police investigating dorm room assault of female Allegheny College student
MEADVILLE — The on-campus rape of an Allegheny College student inside her dormitory room by an armed man early Tuesday morning is under investigation by Meadville Police Department and Allegheny College. The female student was attacked by an unknown man in her room in Ravine Hall, according to authorities. Ravine...
Letter to the editor: Pa. Legislature should be cut down
Pa. Legislature should be cut down The Dec. 2 editorial cartoon in which the public serves the lawmakers could not be truer. In 2018 we were to vote for a constitutional amendment to cut the state House from 203 to 151 members, which would save millions, but it was voted...
Letter to the editor: Religious beliefs & adoption
I am deeply troubled by Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services, which refuses to grant a religious exemption to Catholic adoption agencies who place children with a family of a man and a woman (“Catholics halt adoption, foster care programs in Greensburg, Pittsburgh over state rule.”) According to a 2016 American...
Letter to the editor: Hateful professors convict Trump
Guilty as charged. President Trump stands convicted. The jury has spoken. Who is the jury? Three pompous, arrogant members of academia, full of hate, have given their verdict. Their courtroom was the first House Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment. Sadly, they cannot hide their loathing of the president behind a...
Former Gov. Tom Ridge says Trump asking leader for political favor is 'abuse of power'
Pennsylvania’s former Gov. Tom Ridge is leaving it up to Congress as to whether President Donald Trump should be impeached but in his mind, there’s little doubt the president abused his power when he asked Ukraine to investigate his rivals, including Joe Biden. Ridge was in Harrisburg on Tuesday to...
Food Podcast: Table Magazine founder pushes to end hunger
Table magazine founder Christina French says she knows how food can affect the sustainability of a region. French joined Brian Gulish of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on this week’s Food Podcast to discuss how the idea of Table came together. “I was trying to piece together what’s missing,...
Possession, DUI among charges filed by Leetsdale police
Prohibited acts • State police charged Cortez Demonte Sain, 26, of Leetsdale with four counts of felony prohibited acts — manufacture, four counts of misdemeanor prohibited acts — possession and one count of misdemeanor prohibited acts Dec. 5 in Leetsdale. • State police charged Gabrielle Sharp, 23, of Leetsdale with...
Pittsburgh police: Duquesne man killed after night of drinking in Hill District
A 24-year-old Duquesne man was shot twice in the head early Wednesday after a night of drinking at the Hill District home of the man accused of killing him, according to Pittsburgh police. Trevon Adams died from two gunshot wounds, one of which severed his carotid artery, the Allegheny County...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 10, 2019
Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Mike Rettger tournament At Franklin Regional Baldwin 68, Franklin Regional 49 Bethel Park 107, Trinity 80 Norwin 70, Monessen 52 Nonsection Allderdice 49, Central Catholic 46 Avella 74, Bentworth 59 Avonworth 71, Northgate 50 Brentwood 61, Carlynton 50 Burgettstown 70, Fort Cherry 65 (OT) Butler...
The Stroller, Dec. 11, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Train display to benefit food bank The Model Train Association at Bull Creek United Presbyterian Church, 224 Tarentum-Culmerville Road, is hosting its annual holiday model train display from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 to 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays in December at the church in...
Holiday foods you love to hate can actually be delicious
Since 1913, when the first one was mail-ordered in the U.S., fruitcake has been the symbol of the holiday gift you give away as soon as you receive it. The weighty brown cake, studded with neon colored chunks of fruit that could decorate a house if they were strung alongside...
Hampton Library hosting Heritage Celebration Night
From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13, enjoy One Light, Many Stories — A Heritage Celebration Night, at Hampton Community Library. Light is a symbol that shines out through the darkness. Library officials are looking for families to share their idea of light in a very special community event. “Shine...
Shaler Area students accepted into Allegheny Valley Honors ensembles
Shaler Area announces 31 students were accepted into Allegheny Valley Honors ensembles. More than 500 musicians from nine school districts in the Allegheny Valley auditioned for the Allegheny Valley Honors Band. The musicians will spend two full days rehearsing with guest conductors during the Allegheny Valley Honors Band Festival, Jan....
The mats are back as WPIAL team wrestling section matches begin Wednesday
Section play begins big time on Wednesday on mats around the WPIAL. The district team wrestling regular season kicks into full gear with section matches up and down both Class AAA and AA. Four matches involving playoff teams from a year ago include: • West Mifflin at Connellsville in Section...
High school roundup for Dec. 10, 2019: Sizzling Tommy DiRienzo scores 51 for Bethel Park
Senior Tommy DiRienzo had a night he’ll never forget, scoring 51 points to lead Bethel Park to a 107-80 victory over Trinity on Tuesday night in WPIAL boys basketball. DiRienzo went 19 of 22 from the floor and 9 of 11 from 3-point range. Ryan Meis added 24 for the...
Analysis: White House says Trump warned Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov. But did he? 
WASHINGTON — For three bewildering years, President Donald Trump has flatly dismissed, joked about or simply brushed aside Russia’s well-documented intervention in America’s 2016 presidential election. In July 2018, during a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland, Trump stopped just short of saying he believed Putin’s denials more...
George Guido: Section basketball play already upon us
Despite being just a few days into the new high school basketball season, section play is upon us already. The larger sections begin play Thursday and Friday. The smaller sections get going Dec. 19-20. For many years, section action didn’t start until January. But with shortening the length of the...
Final HSSN state football rankings: How do they compare to first top 5 of 2019?
The 2019 high school football season in Pennsylvania has come to an end. Six champions were crowned this past weekend in Hershey, with three of the winners repeating as state champs. Congratulations to St. Joseph’s Prep, Archbishop Wood, Thomas Jefferson, Wyoming Area, Southern Columbia and Farrell after they added to...
Editorial: Answers on fire suspensions hazy
There is nothing more confusing than a lack of answers. Except, perhaps, answers that point in all different directions. Latrobe has opted for a grab bag filled with no information and contradictory finger-pointing in the case of one fire company. Seven firefighters have been suspended by the city. They say...


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