TribLive stories, Page 2014

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Willis Tower, which was dethroned five years ago by One World Trade Center as the tallest building in North America, just lost its unofficial title as the highest roof in North America to another New York skyscraper, Central Park Tower, which is still under construction. Willis Tower...

Lane restrictions on southbound I-79 in Neville and Robinson townships will occur Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. Single-lane restrictions on southbound I-79 between the Neville Island Bridge and the Crafton/Moon Run (Exit 60) interchange will occur from 5 a.m. Saturday continuously through 8 p.m. Sunday night, according to PennDOT. The...

Two hundred and twenty-five years ago, the brand-new United States government faced its first major domestic crisis. A large group of farmers in Western Pennsylvania rose up in opposition to an onerous excise tax on the production of whiskey, threatening armed rebellion. We have been aware of this momentous event...

As a lifelong Republican, I look with dismay and a great deal of disgust at many of our largest cities — Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco, to name a few — all dominated by a single party, the Democratic Party, for years, some for decades. They all...

I hope your readers will take an interest in a social problem that does not receive enough attention: workplace bullying. Workplace bullying is repeated mistreatment of one or more workers (the targets and victims) by one or more perpetrators. It is abusive conduct that is threatening, humiliating and intimidating and...

Inept is my new favorite word. I admit I had to look it up in the dictionary after the UK ambassador said President Trump was “inept.” I can understand why Trump would be upset with that comment. That is Trump in a nutshell. But there is still room in that...

Carnegie’s police chief hopes a change in police-issued weapons will provide officers with greater confidence as they head out to the streets to protect the community. Since the department made the switch at the end of May from the .40 caliber Sig Sauer to the 9 mm Glock — a...

One could say that the Penn Hills Library children’s programs are “out of this world.” Every Monday and Wednesday afternoon, through mid-August, Kids Create: Universe of Stories, features space-themed programs. For more information on library events and programs, visit www.pennhillslibrary.org....

Electricity service was restored Thursday afternoon to a couple hundred customers in the Manor area. A tree fell onto power lines on Route 933 in Manor at about 8:30 a.m., causing a disruption in that area. Emergency personnel closed the road about a mile from Harrison City. Power had been...

The Institute of Medical and Business Careers held its fourth annual Graduation Ceremony on July 29, 2019, at the Comfort Inn on Rodi Road. The Institute of Medical and Business Careers Penn Hills campus is a branch campus of The Institute of Medical and Business Careers, which is located in...

In the news this week 64 years ago: • The move to join five neighboring municipalities into one school district was delayed this week, with Sewickley school officials and members of the Proposed Quaker Valley Joint Schools board trading letters in an attempt to negotiate administrative issues. In a letter...

An 18-year-old Braddock woman accused of kidnapping a boy from a North Side swimming pool Wednesday evening told police she did so to convince her boyfriend to start a family with her, according to a criminal complaint. The 9-year-old boy told police he had been swimming at the Sue Murray...

Sirius, that’s the satellite radio station right? Sure it is but, long before that, Sirius was known to ancient stargazers only as a divine star — the most prominent of all the shiny specks in the night sky. In the northern hemisphere Sirius, also known as the “Dog Star,” spends...

At first, it looked like the rematch was on. Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden, standing at center stage at the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, were clearly ready to reprise their prior debate face-off, training their focus on each other as the debate began. But the...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-53) won 6-4 over Toledo (Tigers). RF Kevin Kramer (.262) went 2 for 4 with a fifth-inning solo home run and two runs scored. DH Pablo Reyes (.286 with Indianapolis) was 2 for 3 with a two-run double and two runs. LF Jake Elmore (.352) finished 2 for...

WASHINGTON — President Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to offer U.S. help fighting Siberian wildfires, the Kremlin said in a statement. The White House has not issued any statement on the call and spokesmen for Trump would not immediately confirm it. White House acknowledges Russia announcement from...

Human service agencies and advocates for low-income families across Western Pennsylvania are expressing concerns over a Trump administration proposal that threatens to eliminate food stamp benefits for tens of thousands of people in the region. Backed by the White House, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is recommending a proposal that...

As the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it risks falling victim to its own dominance. For too long, the Fed has been a monastery where 2% inflation, 2% trend growth and the primacy of conventional banking are accepted without sound foundation. The Fed targets 2% inflation as a compromise between...

Now in its fifth year, the Celebrity Care Fest concert will once again be held in a sprawling, 10-acre backyard residence in Pine Township on Aug. 9. Peter Frampton as well as the band Chicago are scheduled to perform. Celebrity guests will include Jerome Bettis, Bill Cowher, Joe Manganiello, Will...

Have people always been this disgusting? In our cameras-everywhere internet age, we seem to be assailed with a lot of things no one wants to know. Not just the “how-is-the-sausage-made” kind of thing. No, this isn’t about incidental disgust — the unpleasantness that happens and we turn away because, hey,...

Pennsylvania is home to hundreds of student nurse anesthetists, yet Pennsylvania is one of just two states that fail to officially recognize CRNAs in some form. Because there is no “certified registered nurse anesthetist” title under the state’s Professional Nursing Law, CRNAs are recognized only as registered nurses, not as...

Take part in a family fly-fishing adventure and you’ll wake up in some of the country’s most pristine places. Here are five fabulous places to consider: 1. Jackson Hole, Wyo.: For an extraordinary angling experience, consider an overnight trip on the South Fork of the Snake River. On day one,...

As police, fire and emergency service vehicles weaved their way through the streets of Pleasant Hills on July 30 in celebration of the annual National Night Out, Ali King, 9, was especially excited to see one officer come through the route: her dad. “I was surprised to see him. It...