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George Guido: Freeport grad Clyde Conti remains active in coaching after 46 seasons
Clyde Conti, a stellar athlete in football and track at Freeport in the late 1960s, recently completed his 46th season of coaching football when he stepped down from his role as an assistant coach/academic advisor for Slippery Rock. But he’s not ready to hang up his whistle yet. Conti is...
Deputies: Kentucky substitute teacher downed vodka, endangered kids 
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — A substitute teacher in Kentucky has been jailed for allegedly endangering middle school students by teaching while drunk. WKYT-TV reports 32-year-old Brook Ellen West was arrested Monday on charges of public intoxication and endangering the welfare of a minor. Scott County Sheriff’s deputies say she told authorities...
Photo Gallery: Aspinwall enjoys 'Spring in the Park'
Aspinwall Riverfront Park hosted its annual “Spring in the Park” event on April 13. The festival included food trucks, live music and 3,000 eggs. There were also crafts and face-painting, thanks to volunteers from Fox Chapel Area High School....
'Game of Thrones' sets sets a viewership record for HBO
NEW YORK — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” lived up to the hype. This past weekend’s season premiere stands as the most-watched one-day event in the history of the cable network that began in 1972. The Nielsen company said 17.4 million people watched the Sunday opener to the show’s final season,...
Ex-Mass. Gov. Bill Weld to challenge Trump for 2020 Republican nomination
Bill Weld is giving President Donald Trump a run for his money. The former Massachusetts governor and perennial political candidate announced Monday he’s going to challenge Trump for the GOP nomination in 2020, becoming the first and likely the only Republican to do so. “In these times of great political...
Editorial: Notre Dame fire shows strength of resurrection
It took more than a hundred years to build. It stood for hundreds more. It defined the skyline of a city and the soul of a religion. And it didn’t stand a prayer against the consuming hunger of fire. The vast, awe-inspiring beauty of one of the great palaces of...
Leechburg couple recounts horror of Monday shooting
Janelle Stankiewicz and Dennis Gronski II don’t know why an armed man shot his way into their Leechburg home early Monday or what might have happened if the man hadn’t died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in their kitchen. Stankiewicz said she does know the incident will be hard to...
Poland, U.S. close to deal to build 'Fort Trump,' sources say
Poland is nearing a deal with the United States to establish an American military base in the former Communist bloc country, according to people familiar with the matter — an outpost the Poles see as a deterrent to Russian aggression and that the Kremlin would likely consider a provocation. If...
An art critic mourns the cultural tragedy of Notre Dame
In October 1793, anti-royalist citizens of Paris stormed the cathedral of Notre Dame, grabbing ropes and pulling down stone sculptures from the monumental facade. The mob mistook the royally garbed biblical kings of Judah for ancestors of the French monarchy, and they had had enough. The Catholic Church held the...
Russian support for Stalin surges to record high, poll shows
Respect among Russians for Josef Stalin has surged to the highest level of President Vladimir Putin’s era, with 70 percent saying his rule had been good for the country, according to a poll tracking attitudes toward the Soviet dictator. A record 51 percent viewed Stalin positively in March, up from...
Letter to the editor: Do Democrats care about lower, middle classes?
Now that they weren’t able to nail President Trump with the Russia probe, congressional Democrats have moved on to obsessing about his tax returns. Meanwhile, they are almost totally silent about his budget proposal with big cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. But they go on and on about...
Letter to the editor: Gun sanctuaries
Bad ideas and actions trigger more bad ideas and actions when groups on the opposite end of the political pendulum react like they are doing in Colorado, where numerous counties have declared themselves “Second Amendment sanctuary counties.” Timothy E. Walsh North Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: Pipelines are critical
Natural gas and oil continue to play an increasingly important role every day in the U.S. New data reveals natural gas use in the U.S. hit a record high in 2018, largely due to its role in producing more than 30% of the country’s electricity. On the other hand, crude...
Sewickley Valley residents perform with Tuesday Musical Club
For some members of Pittsburgh’s Tuesday Musical Club, it’s been years since they played an instrument. Others perform regularly in orchestras across the area. And some picked up an instrument for the first time in their golden years, thanks to the group that touts itself as the oldest musical organization...
Here's what's happening around town: Tuesday, April 16
Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts’ ultimate thrown pottery competition is back by popular demand. From 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, artists will show off their skills on the wheel. Potters will compete to create the tallest, thinnest and widest pots. There will be drinks, snacks and music by...
Scott couple celebrate 55th anniversary
Cathy (Taylor) and Len Iorio of Scott Township will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on April 25. Grandson Anthony Iorio of Heidelberg will also celebrate his 13th birthday. Anthony is the son of Dawn (Kowalo) and Lenny Iorio. Damon Chiodo of Scott Township will celebrate his 13th birthday on April...
New stores, other changes for the local area
Suntanzz opened late last month at 420 Main St., Carnegie, offering inferno bronzing bulb tanning beds and affordable packages with no membership fees. It is open 3 to 6 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 412-249-8756 for an...
Quinn on Nutrition: Living with 1 kidney
A reader who read a recent column about caring for our kidneys, writes: “I did not realize that the kidneys provided so much to our bodies. My granddaughter was born with 3 kidneys; by the time she was two she had to have the two kidneys that were together taken...
PET scans important in assessing some forms of lymphoma
Dear Mayo Clinic: My father just started chemotherapy for lymphoma, and he is scheduled for a positron emission tomography or PET scan after his first three treatments. How do doctors decide when to perform a PET scan, and what’s the purpose of doing that scan during the treatment? Why wouldn’t...
Belle Vernon wrestling coach Doppelheuer resigns
Belle Vernon is in the market for a new wrestling coach after the school board Monday accepted the resignation of Mike Doppelheuer. Doppelheuer said late Monday it was just time to part ways. “I thought long and hard last year about resigning, but I decided to come back for one...
Pirates minor league report: Gregory Polanco logs 2 RBIs in rehab
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-4) won 9-1 over Toledo (Tigers) for its seventh win in eight games. RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-0, 1.69) threw 51/3 scoreless innings with four hits allowed and five strikeouts en route to victory. SS Cole Tucker (.356) went 3 for 5 with a double, triple and an...
High school scores, schedules for April 15, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 10, Butler 0 (5 inn.) Allderdice at North Allegheny, ppd. Seneca Valley vs. Central Catholic, ppd. Section 2 Connellsville at Hempfield, ppd. Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, ppd. Norwin at Plum, ppd. Section 3 Baldwin at Brashear, ppd. Canon-McMillan at Bethel...
High school roundup for April 15, 2019: No. 1 Pine-Richland blanks Butler
Tommy Beam threw five no-hit innings with 11 strikeouts to lead Pine-Richland to a 10-0 win over Butler (2-8, 1-3) in a Section 1-6A baseball game Monday night at Kelly Automotive Park. Troy LaNeve allowed one hit in relief as the top-ranked Rams improved to 9-3 overall and 4-0 in...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: Serra Catholic's Nina Grandley
Nina Grandley School: Serra Catholic Class: Junior Serra Catholic was a perfect 3-0 last week as it soared into second place in Section 2-2A. Eagles coach Denny Willaman is happy with his team’s 5-2 start overall, but knows it’s part of building a solid program. “Expectations continue to grow. It...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: Hampton Talbots
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week remained undefeated with a pair of wins last week, including one that left them alone in first place — the Hampton Talbots. Last year, Hampton finished fourth in Section 3-5A to qualify for the playoffs, but lost in Round 1 to Connellsville...


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