TribLive stories, Page 2013

The excitement could be felt around the Watson Institute’s Education Center South in South Fayette. Not only was a new school year beginning but, thanks to Pirates Charities, the school had new adaptive equipment to help promote physical fitness among students. “It’s like kids in a candy store,” said program...

Hampton High School’s Back to School Bash is organized by the Student Council as campus was shut down from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. for students to enjoy a variety of fun activities both at the school and in the Hampton Township Community Park across the street. The Hampton Township Police...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The mass evacuation of North Carolina’s Outer Banks for Hurricane Dorian will not include the herds of wild horses roaming freely on the fragile barrier islands. The herds, which include awkward foals born in the spring, are destined to fend for themselves as the Category 2 hurricane...

Baldwin-Whitehall School District welcomed students back to school for the district’s 80th year on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. In addition to welcoming returning students back, the district also rolled out the red carpet for 12 new faculty and staff members and 170 new students....

Two new full-time officers will join the Vandergrift police force. Christian Disciscio and Jerrod Thompson were hired by borough council Tuesday night. Both will make $44,624 to start, or, 70 percent of a full-time salary They replaced Ben Michaels and Jose Pentova, who left to serve elsewhere. The hires are...

Kudos to Al Duerig’s response (“Wild claims about climate change, Trump, reparations”) to Rudy Gagliardi’s letter (“Trump will get my vote”) on Trump and climate change. When I read Gagliardi’s letter, I thought that maybe it was Rudy Giuliani using an alias. Giuliani, one of the heroes of 9/11 and...

I just came back from an enjoyable vacation in a rural area of Ohio. At no time was I on a tar and chip road. And gas prices were 50 cents less than they are in Pennsylvania. Maybe someone can tell me where the money goes: 59 cents on every...

Scams proliferate daily as we concern ourselves with billions being taken by crooks, while we casually overlook the trillions being taken by globalist bureaucrats in the name of “climate change.” Their scam originates by scaring people into believing that the earth is in peril by unclear scientific, and often questionable,...

Weekend lane restrictions for Moon and Neville roads, including I-79, have been scheduled. Lane restrictions on I-79 in Neville and Robinson townships will occur Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions in both directions on I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and the Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange will occur...

Over the past month, the Sewickley Valley Historical Society (SVHS) has been overwhelmed with calls concerning the Sept. 18 screening of a vintage film depicting the 1940 Sewickley Centennial celebration. John Poister, who has spent much of the past year restoring the film, said strangers have even stopped him on...

It’s not every day that ordinary Pennsylvanians willingly disrupt their lives to stand up for their constitutional rights. Even rarer is achieving an impact that affects thousands of people in just a few short months. But that’s exactly what three Greensburg state employees accomplished this year. Megan James, William Lester...

The former house manager of a Penn State fraternity where a pledge repeatedly fell during a night of drinking and later died filed an appeal Tuesday seeking to vacate his conviction and fine. Braxton Becker, 23, of New York, was found guilty in May of one misdemeanor count of hindering...

It turns out that vegetables aren’t the only thing you can dry-fry. This recipe for dry-fried (or wok-roasted) mussels comes from the Boston restaurant Myers+Chang, which published a cookbook earlier this year. In their eponymous book, “Myers+Chang at Home” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $32), you’ll find a lemongrass mussel dish that’s...

1. Make sorbet High-powered blenders can crush through ice with no problem, so it stands to reason they do the same with frozen fruit. Try tossing in some frozen mangoes, strawberries (or really just about any fruit) in your blender with a drizzle of honey. Your blender will whip up...

This easy dry rub adds flavor in minutes to barbecued pork. A blend of spices and peanuts rubbed into the meat forms a crust that is a great alternative to a marinade. You don’t have to wait for the meat to absorb the flavors. The pork can be barbecued or...

The ranch-style house perched in a quiet Los Angeles suburb is almost as famous as the White House. Its memorable frontage served as the picture-perfect image of the home of the six Brady kids from the popular sitcom “The Brady Bunch.” But the actors who played the siblings never set...

Are you a Veteran of the U.S. Military? Do you know a veteran in our community? Nominations now are open for the 2019 Hampton Heroes program, which will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Hampton Middle School. Nominees who are eligible can live in Hampton, work in Hampton, are...

Winegrowers the world over love planting sauvignon blanc, a grape that adapts handily to diverse soils and climates. But for the best introduction to sauvignon blanc’s most intriguing aromas and full flavorful pleasures, try the dry white wines from the grape’s spiritual home in France’s upper Loire River Valley. Ironically,...

Lucas Toohey had a hat trick to lead Mt. Pleasant to a 6-1 victory over Leechburg in a Section 2-AA boys soccer matchup Tuesday. Ryan Temple scored twice and Arthur Bartlow had three assists for Mt. Pleasant (1-0, 1-0). Nate Kubasky also scored. Jake Mull scored the lone goal for...

Some good teams were bounced from the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings after some eyebrow-raisers in Week 1. Teams such as Harrisburg, Gateway, Imhotep Charter and Sharon are on the outside looking in, though it would not be a surprise to see any of them back in the top five...

A year ago, they were the final two victims of South Park’s district championship run. Wednesday, Hopewell visits Avonworth to open up Section 1-2A play on opening night of section play in WPIAL girls’ soccer. Last year, South Park shutout Avonworth 3-0 in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals before blanking...

A teenage boy who subsisted primarily on junk food went blind from his poor diet, according to a new study. The 17-year-old, who lives in the United Kingdom, first went to the doctor at age 14 complaining of tiredness, the Annals of Internal Medicine wrote in the study abstract. By...

Gov. Tom Wolf recently proposed a series of so-called reforms to Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law. He asserts that it is one of the worst in the nation. If you look at the law from the perspective of high cost and failing school districts, he may be right. Charter schools, which...

If you’re looking for an Alle-Kiski Valley football rivalry game this week, don’t bother. Of the 13 schools in the Valley News Dispatch circulation area, none play each other. It’s the outgrowth of the six-classification system, which is in its fourth season. If you run a gas station, however, you’re...