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High school scores, schedules for Feb. 11, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Feb. 18 schedule Hempfield (12-10) vs. Peters Township (13-9) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m. Pine-Richland (14-8) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Fox Chapel, 8 p.m. Central Catholic (12-10) vs. Penn-Trafford (14-8) at Norwin, 8 p.m. Bethel Park (13-8) vs. North Allegheny...
Allderdice boys, girls advance to City League title game
Tony Henderson led the charge with 20 points as the Allderdice boys basketball team defeated Westinghouse, 89-54, in the City League semifinals Tuesday night. Rob Jones added 13 points for the Dragons (18-5). Rafeik Sirmons had 16 and Darius Bruce had 12 for Westinghouse (9-11). Obama Academy 57, Brashear 48...
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 8
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years. They expanded from two days to three days and from eight boys and girls finals to a dozen championship games. The district also switched venues, moving from the Palumbo Center at Duquesne to the...
Michael McGough: Is the Justice Department scooping up dirt about Joe Biden from Rudy Giuliani?
Is the Department of Justice under Attorney General William Barr facilitating Rudolph W. Giuliani’s attempt to blacken the name of former Vice President Joe Biden? That’s an understandable concern after Barr acknowledged this week that the department indeed was willing to evaluate information Giuliani had gathered from Ukrainian sources about...
Butler captures WPIAL rifle championship
For the first time since 1993, the Butler rifle team can celebrate a WPIAL championship. A wild-card entry into the WPIAL event, Butler (5-4) shot 800-67x to capture the district title Tuesday at Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club. It was the third WPIAL title for the Golden Tornado, who also won...
Ronald Fraser: Pa.’s parole & probation merry-go-round
State-run parole and probation programs are designed to keep people convicted of crimes — including a large number of nonviolent crimes — out of prison. But in Pennsylvania, according to a recent Council of State Governments study, “Confined and Costly: How Supervision Violations are Filling Prisons,” “On any given day...
Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh reportedly to vet Biden info Giuliani providing from Ukraine
Information being passed to the Department of Justice from President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, regarding Democratic rival Joe Biden, his son, Hunter, and Ukraine apparently will be vetted in Pittsburgh. The office of U.S. Attorney Scott Brady is tasked with examining information being gathered and shared by Giuliani, the...
Allegheny Township approves cell tower near Blair Farm
A communications tower soon will be raised in Allegheny Township. Supervisors voted unanimously Monday night to allow Verizon Wireless to install a communications tower on property owned by Edwin and Jill Morrison, also known as the Blair Farm. The township held a public hearing on Jan. 13 to take testimony...
George Guido: A-K Valley teams set to make run in basketball playoffs
The 108th WPIAL basketball tournament is set to start this weekend with seven boys and seven girls teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley qualifying. Brackets are available on tribhssn.triblive.com. Seeding is always interesting as Fox Chapel, Knoch, Highlands and Springdale have been ranked in the Trib HSSN boys top five for...
Editorial: Special Olympics are exceptionalVideo
There are lots of ways to define the word “special.” There is distinct. There is different. There is “exceptionally good or precious.” All of those could apply to the Special Olympics. The Pennsylvania Winter Games were held at Seven Springs Ski Lodge Sunday through Tuesday. Every four years, the Olympic...
Even before Iowa fiasco, caucuses were on their way out
WASHINGTON — It didn’t take the high-profile disaster that was last week’s Iowa caucus for state political parties to move away from the party-run presidential preference system. Even before the Iowa debacle, caucuses were on their way out across the country. Ten states that hosted caucuses in 2016 — Alaska,...
What college grads should know about the job search
College students about to graduate this spring already have a lot going for them. Armed with degrees, they will enter the workforce at a time of historically low unemployment when companies are desperately vying for talent. Still, career experts say there are steps that recent graduates should take to ensure...
Unlikely allies push the White House to back cleaning pollution from the Tijuana River
For decades, millions of gallons of raw sewage and trash have flowed from the Tijuana River to the Pacific Ocean, fouling beaches, angering Southern Californians and getting worse by the year. An estimated 143 million gallons of waste from Tijuana spilled into the river valley in 2017, overwhelming a treatment...
Used book sale, organ recital, pancake dinner scheduled at North Pittsburgh churches
St. Brendan’s Episcopal • The church is holding a used book, CD and DVD sale 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 21 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 22. • The Justice Ministry is gathering donations of gently used goods for shipment to needy people in Haiti. Requested items...
Pancake breakfast scheduled at Epworth United Methodist
Epworth United Methodist Church A pancake dinner is scheduled for Feb. 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church. On the menu will be pancakes, sausage, bacon and beverages. A freewill offering will be collected. The church is at 1300 Burchfield Road, Allison Park. St. Paul’s United...
Video released of 2 wanted in connection to man killed in Wilkinsburg while saving child
Police are seeking help to identify two people wanted in connection with the Feb. 3 killing of a 23-year-old man who pulled a 5-year-old boy out of harm’s way before he was shot and killed in Wilkinsburg. Kevin Hall, 23, was shot at about 1 p.m. while walking along Winton...
Brunetti promoted to sergeant in Jefferson Hills
Jefferson Hills police Chief Eugene Roach and Mayor Janice Cmar presented the sergeant badge to Sgt. Corey Brunetti at council’s Feb. 10 meeting. “Getting promoted is a major accomplishment in the career of a police officer,” Roach said, as he talked about the leadership skills officers must display to move...
Letter to the editor: We should support Trump for pro-life stand alone
You may not like President Trump because he looks and acts like a dictator. He insults people and at times is very rude. I am still going to vote for him because he is for the unborn and religious freedom for everyone. He is the only sitting president to participate...
What’s this ‘broom challenge,’ and why are people believing it?Video
Can a broom stand on its own? Yes. Still, videos of people standing up brooms and walking away, leaving them upright, has captivated social media enough to spur a viral trend: the broom challenge. So the challenge didn’t work with me but it worked with my dad?♀️? #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/PfGV1yt1qQ— Nallely...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court’s peril
In response to Kathleen Bollinger’s letter “Supreme Court in peril”: I have to agree it is in peril. It is in peril because the Supreme Court lost its credibility due to the court packing done by Sen. Mitch McConnell starting in 2016. After Justice Antonin Scalia died on Feb. 13,...
Letter to the editor: We’ll never have a fair accounting of Trump’s actions
I read Bob McBride’s letter “Trump haters should be mindful of facts” (Jan. 18, TribLIVE) and had to smile. His claim of only hearsay, assumptions and accusations would be laughable if a fair hearing of facts were permitted. But because President Trump barred most eyewitnesses from testifying at congressional hearings,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 10, 2020
Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Beaver 56, South Side Beaver 55 Brentwood 60, McGuffey 56 Butler 58, Hampton 48 California 59, Brownsville 56 Canon-McMillan 49, Hempfield 46 Charleroi 66, Greensburg Central Catholic 57 Chartiers-Houston 52, Fort Cherry 46 Chartiers Valley 56, Mt. Lebanon 51 Connellsville 65, Albert Gallatin 44...
High school roundup for Feb. 10, 2020: North Catholic picks up pair of statement wins
Teams all over the WPIAL used Monday night as a chance to tune up for the playoffs or wrap up the season with a nonsection matchup. North Catholic’s boys and girls teams used the occasion to make a statement. On the boys side, Ryan Feczko hit a game-winning 3-pointer at...
The Stroller, Feb. 11, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local 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. River City Brass Band...
Theft, firearms cases among recent Monroeville police investigations
Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Diana Litzinger, 39, of Monroeville with simple assault. Charges were filed Feb. 2 in connection with an incident along the 3900 block of Monroeville Boulevard. • Joseph Ruiz, 51, of Monroeville...
