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Alleged driver, car owner arrested in connection with Penn Hills hit-and-run death
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad has arrested the man they saw was driving the car in a fatal Penn Hills hit-and-run crash last month. Surron Burch, 21, was charged Wednesday with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and related counts. His arrest at a Penn Hills home is the...
George Guido: Players from Freeport’s ’79 baseball title team show support for current team
It was nice to see several players from the Freeport 1979 WPIAL championship baseball team came out to Community Park last Wednesday to cheer on the Yellowjackets. Coach Bob Isenberg, along with players David and Dennis Montgomery, Jim Solomon and Jeff Markwell were introduced to the crowd just prior to...
No tax increase planned in Apollo-Ridge School District
Apollo-Ridge School District’s $25.5 million preliminary budget for next school year does not include an increase in property taxes, despite a 1% increase in proposed spending over this year, officials said. The preliminary budget unveiled Monday keeps the tax rate at 62.4 mills in the Armstrong County municipalities of Apollo,...
Editorial: Bishops right with priest suspensions, disclosures
Priests are people, too. They do good things and bad things and sometimes very bad things. They make sacrifices and they make mistakes. Priests are no more likely to lie, cheat, steal or hurt someone than a teacher or a banker, a barber or a chef. The statewide — and...
Gag order in Penn State hazing case applies to Piazza family, judge rules
The Piazza family’s nationwide anti-hazing tour may continue, but it might feature a slightly different script after a Centre County judge ruled Tuesday that a 2018 gag order applies to them. Defense attorneys Frank Fina and Steve Trialonas — who represent former Beta Theta Pi fraternity members Brendan Young and...
Walmart matches Amazon with one-day shipping on many items
Walmart wants to one-up Amazon.com in the fight for online shoppers. The world’s largest retailer is rolling out a next-day delivery service to counter Amazon’s recent move to speed shipment times for top customers to just one day from two. Starting Tuesday, Walmart customers in Phoenix and Las Vegas who...
Forget Uber, company offers N.Y. airport transfers via helicopter for $195
It’s just enough time to mix a cocktail. Helicopters have been whisking the wealthy from Manhattan to New York’s airports for decades. Now the ride costs as little as $195, and you can book it via a smartphone. Back in 2014, when Rob Wiesenthal founded Blade Urban Air Mobility, a...
Trader Joe’s debuts deliciously weird, wonderful YouTube channel
Trader Joe’s has debuted a wacky and wonderful YouTube channel. If you are a Trader Joe’s fan — and who isn’t? — then you’re going to love the chain’s new YouTube channel. The California-based grocer, which recently took top honors in Consumer Report’s annual supermarket survey, quietly launched the new...
Is the U.S. ready for ruby chocolate?
The world’s largest chocolate market is finally getting a taste of the ruby range, the first new type in more than 80 years. Switzerland’s Barry Callebaut, the top maker of bulk chocolates, is rolling out its ruby breakthrough in the United States almost two years after announcing the discovery. The...
Letter to the editor: Where are the good guys in politics?
There are so many corrupt politicians that it impossible to identify the good guys. The same goes for the Department of Justice and the FBI. Why do Americans stand for this? John W. Newhouse Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Changes needed on Plum school board
I moved to Plum several years ago with the hopes of sending my kids to quality schools. My son just started kindergarten this year, and I fear for his future if we don’t see changes on the school board. First, I find it hard to understand how a board can...
Letter to the editor: Voting and voter suppression
Anticipating Election Day, May 21, I am forced to face two of my greatest disappointments: citizens who don’t take the time to vote, and the Republican Party’s promotion of voter suppression. The right to vote is the bedrock principle of our democracy. For someone to casually forego this opportunity is...
India’s tribal women see little hope in election
NEW DELHI (AP) — For years they’ve been told about the power they can wield with their votes, and how elections can bring so much change to this sprawling, often-chaotic nation. But few of these women, marooned at the fringes of Indian society, believe such talk anymore. They’ve been hardened...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, May 14
Hello, Sewickley, Know a teen who needs to make some extra money for summer? They can reserve a spot at the first Teen Stuff Swap at the Sewickley Public Library. The teen-vendored flea market will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. June 1. A full or half table can...
Millvale Music Festival becoming annual favorite
The annual Millvale Music Festival took place May 11, when a variety of bands performed throughout the borough. Here are scenes from the day....
Eight Hampton students earn rank of Eagle Scout
Troop 17 of Parkwood United Presbyterian Church in Allison Park hosted an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for eight scouts who have earned Boy Scouts’ highest award on May 11. All eight scouts are Hampton high school seniors preparing for graduation. The Eagle Court of Honor took place at Camp...
Hampton Township School Board race draws 6 candidates
The primary will be May 21, and there six candidates — three of whom are presently serving — running for five open seats on the Hampton Township School Board. The candidates discuss why they are running and what they hope to accomplish if elected: Robert Shages Robert Shages has lived...
Shaler commissioner primary race heating up
Shaler commissioner candidates are facing off in the May 21 primary election, with contested races only in Wards 1 and 7. Voters in each ward will cast one vote. Wayne Skelley, a board member since 2016, is battling newcomer Frank Iozzo for a four-year term in Ward 1. Both are...
Chartiers Valley program readies students for real work experiencesVideo
Imagine a class where the students decide what they want to learn. Then, they spend the entire school year learning just that. At Chartiers Valley High School, an experimental sustainability-centered class this school year, known as the internship and career experience program, put the students in the driver seat. The...
Richland’s award-winning Mazzotta Winery adds tasting room
Visitors to the Mazzotta Winery in Richland now have a place to sit while sampling. The award-winning winery opened a new, first-floor tasting room that seats 30 people. An outside patio seats an additional 24. Owner Frank Mazzotta said before its opening, patrons had to go to the second floor...
Determining foods to avoid when managing Barrett’s esophagus
Dear Mayo Clinic: I was diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus three months ago and was given some diet instructions, including eliminating alcohol and caffeine. Why is this necessary? Is it still possible for me to have an occasional alcoholic drink? Is decaffeinated coffee OK? Answer: One of the main goals for...
High school scores, schedules for May 13, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Peters Township (13-6) vs. Butler (6-13) at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.; Norwin (13-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at West Mifflin, 2 p.m.;...
Breakout squad named Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is the Upper St. Clair Panthers, a team that enjoyed a breakout season to end a long postseason drought. The Panthers clinched their first playoff berth in 20 years in impressive fashion as they won six of the final seven games to...
Seneca Valley senior named Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week
Claire Zimmerman School: Seneca Valley Class: Senior The Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week is Seneca Valley senior Claire Zimmerman, helped the Raiders close out the regular season with two nonsection wins thanks to her bat and her pitching. Against Montour, Zimmerman hit a three-run homer to ignite the...
Slain Freeport woman had PFA against ex-boyfriend, faced threats
Shortly after Mary Jo Kornick kicked Nicholas Domek III out of their Freeport apartment, Domek told a neighbor that Kornick “was going to get hers.” That neighbor, Donna Dreyer, told the Tribune-Review on Monday she never expected him to do anything drastic. “I just thought it was going to blow...
