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Review: ‘Bloodshot’ a supremely silly Vin Diesel vehicleVideo
Every few years, Vin Diesel likes to remind audiences that he does do movies that are not of the fast and furious or alien tree variety. He’ll throw in an “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” or a “The Last Witch Hunter” to remind us all he’s more than Groot or...
Letter to the editor: Stop importing from China
The recent outbreak of covid-19 from the coronavirus originating in China should force us to reexamine the wisdom of importing so many of our products from China. I believe it is high time to consider ways of manufacturing more of our products in the U.S. Many products shipped from China...
Letter to the editor: ‘Mediacrats’ & mind control
The Democratic Party and the great majority of the news media have a symbiotic relationship. They support and live off of each other. It’s the height of collusion and greatly influences elections. The Republicans in Congress have historically been the designated losers, like the Washington Generals to the Harlem Globetrotters....
The Stroller, March 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local meeting notices, charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Music concert...
Robert Cray brings legendary blues to The Palace TheatreVideo
If ever an artist firmly stood at the intersection of rhythm and blues it’s Robert Cray. While the Georgia native has earned numerous accolades (and quite a number of Grammys) for his acumen as a blues artist, Cray’s vocal and playing style is far more reflective of his deep and...
Colfax Elementary, Brookline K-8 and St. Bede schools close after possible coronavirus exposures
Potential exposures to the coronavirus have prompted Pittsburgh Public Schools to take steps to prevent it from being spread to other people. Colfax Elementary School in Squirrel Hill was closed Thursday after officials learned that a student may have been exposed to the coronavirus from a relative outside the school....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 11, 2020
Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s results Butler 77, Upper St. Clair 73 Chester 63, Simon Gratz 62 McDowell 68, Central York 61 Methacton 83, Abraham Lincoln 55 Reading 67, Freedom 65 Roman Catholic 62, Pennridge 51 Cheltenham vs. Mt. Lebanon, ppd. Wilson vs. Lower Merion, ppd....
High school roundup for March 11, 2020: Beaver Falls storms into PIAA quarterfinals
Senior Noah Vaughn scored 32 points as Beaver Falls is PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals bound after beating Carlynton, 78-63, in a second-round game Wednesday night at Peters Township. The Tigers led 15-11 after one quarter before pulling away in the second by outscoring the Cougars 16-8. Vaughn had eight points...
Hampton students showcase skills during cosmetology open house
Two Hampton students, who are in the cosmetology program at A.W. Beattie Career Center, showcased their hair design skills at a recent fashion show there. The event was part of the career center’s open house on March 5, with its 20 programs on display for community members, prospective students and...
Blessed Trinity Academy finishes the season in third place at Forensics finals
Blessed Trinity Academy wrapped up the team portion of the Forensics season on March 7 at the finals meet which took place at Butler Catholic. BTA had another outstanding season placing third out of 22 teams for the season and third out of 21 teams at the finals....
Fairman’s big second half leads Thomas Jefferson past Woodland Hills
Sophomore Graci Fairman scored 17 of her game-high 20 points in the second half, including a go-ahead layup with 43 seconds left as Thomas Jefferson edged Woodland Hills, 39-34, in a PIAA Class A girls basketball second-round game Wednesday night at Peters Township. Fairman broke a 34-34 tie on a...
Senate committee delays subpoena related to Burisma, Biden
WASHINGTON — Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson said he is postponing a committee vote to subpoena a witness linked to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings when former Vice President Joe Biden’s son served on its board. The decision is a reversal from Johnson’s announcement last week that he...
Duquesne, Atlantic 10 teams to play men’s basketball tournament in empty arena
The Atlantic 10 followed the lead of the NCAA and the country’s major basketball conferences Wednesday night, announcing that the rest of its men’s basketball tournament will be played in an empty Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Starting with Thursday’s games, attendance will be limited to teams, network television employees, working...
Lincoln Park heating up, takes down Brookville in second-round rout
Lincoln Park coach Mike Bariski feels his team is coming together at the right time. The defending state champion Leopards took another step toward the Class 3A boys state championship game with a 66-46 victory over District 9 champion Brookville on Wednesday night at Armstrong High School. Lincoln Park led...
Richland shuts down South Allegheny in PIAA Class 3A second-round matchup
South Allegheny played catch-up throughout its PIAA Class 3A second-round game Wednesday night. The Gladiators found themselves pressing to get back into the game against Richland. But the pressure of chasing the Rams proved too much, as South Allegheny dropped a 68-58 decision, ending its remarkable season. “It seemed like...
It’s cloudy with a chance of iron rain at hot, faraway planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain. That’s the otherworldly forecast from Swiss and other European astronomers who have detected clouds full of iron droplets at a hot Jupiterlike planet 390 light-years away. This mega planet is so hot...
Steve Hvozdovich: We need candidates who support blue-collar jobs & environment
Philip Ameris’ perspective on the types of elected officials, projects and policies we need in order to ensure we uplift Pennsylvanians (“Don’t expect labor’s endorsement after opposing blue-collar jobs,” Feb. 29, TribLIVE) only gets it partially right. As someone who came from a union household, I couldn’t agree more that...
Editorial: Being proactive with coronavirus
This is not about panic. It’s about recognizing reality. The World Health Organization officially designated the novel coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic Wednesday. At that moment, 121 countries were affected, with 124,830 patients diagnosed and 4,585 deaths. Of those diagnosed, 67,050 have already recovered. That is good news and shows...
Here’s how to watch a livestream of The Players Championship this week
TribLIVE.com is partnering with video hosting firm SendtoNews to bring viewers a livestream of The Players Championship from famed TPC Sawgrass in Jacksonville, Fla. The Players features the iconic island green on No. 17. TribLIVE and SendtoNews will bring viewers livestreams of Nos. 12 and 17 beginning at 9 a.m....
New Shaler Township Police Chief sworn in by district justice
District Justice Daniel Konieczka swore in First Deputy Police Chief Sean Frank as chief in front of a standing-room only crowd at the March 10 Shaler commissioners meeting. The commissioners appointed Frank to the position Bryan Kelly held until his retirement, with 35 years of Shaler Township Police Department service,...
CBI tournament canceled over coronavirus outbreak
The 2020 College Basketball Invitational is off, canceled out of precaution over the “uncertainty” with the coronavirus outbreak, the Gazelle Group announced Wednesday. “Due to the uncertainty about the coronavirus and the impact it is having on college campuses across the country, we have decided to cancel the 2020 College...
Penn State moves to online-only classes over coronavirus concerns
Penn State, along with several other Pennsylvania universities, will cancel in-person classes and move to online instruction over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus that causes covid-19. Officials announced Wednesday that Penn State will start remote learning for all classes at every campus location beginning March 16 through April...
Sewickley waives event fees, for now
A fee imposed on organizations that hold events in Sewickley has been temporarily waived after several complaints about its burden. Representatives from the Rotary Club of Quaker Valley and Sewickley Chamber of Commerce, among others, spoke against the fee during the borough council meeting Tuesday. Though they approved it just...
Letter to the editor: President Trump & coronavirus battle
It’s not very reassuring that the man on the front line protecting us from the coronavirus is the same person who had (allegedly) unprotected sex with a porn star. Joe Lucas South Side...
Letter to the editor: Dead people voting is easy to prove, disprove
The issue in the letter “No excuse for not requiring ID to vote” regarding ineligible voters can be easily proved or disproved by a comparison of voter databases with Bureau of Vital Statistics’ death records. Both are considered to be public records and can be easily compared to see if...
