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Mark Madden: Easy to think Penguins’ run is over
The Chicago Blackhawks won Stanley Cups in 2010, ’13 and ’15. They lost in the first round of the playoffs in ’16 and ’17, and then missed the postseason in ’18 and this year. The Los Angeles Kings won Stanley Cups in 2012 and ’14. They did not qualify for...
Pitchers Alincic, Smithnosky help Mt. Pleasant softball build another WPIAL contender
Mary Smithnosky hasn’t compiled a checklist, but she said there is a litany of reasons why the Mt. Pleasant softball team once again has positioned itself as the team to beat in WPIAL Class 4A. “We have a lot of depth,” Smithnosky said. “We have a lot of strength and...
Editorial: #HeartsTogether promotes Tree of Life healing
How do you fill the hole left by grief and sorrow? How do you close the wound ripped open by hate? With hope. The Tree of Life synagogue stands — an empty shell — since the Oct. 27 shooting that shattered worship services on a quiet Sabbath morning. In the...
Ohio lawmaker Sedrick Denson goes through drug education program, will keep seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who faced a felony charge over a pill found in his vehicle has completed a drug education program, and the charge was reduced and dismissed Monday to resolve that matter. An Adderall pill was found when a state trooper stopped Democratic Rep....
Massive fire breaks out at historic Notre Dame Cathedral in ParisVideo
PARIS — Firefighters late Monday declared the structure of Notre Dame Cathedral saved after a fire gutted the roof and destroyed the spire of the Western cultural icon, shocking Parisians and the world. The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, but Paris...
Suspect in Mall of America attack was ‘looking for someone to kill’
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man said he came to the Mall of America Friday “looking for someone to kill” before throwing a 5-year-old boy nearly 40 feet over a railing in an attack that shocked the nation. Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, was formally charged Monday with attempted first-degree premeditated murder...
Lori Loughlin, husband plead not guilty in college admissions scandal
LOS ANGELES — Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband pleaded not guilty Monday to charges against them in the far-reaching college admissions scandal. Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, are accused of paying $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California in an...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden discuss how good Islanders are, Penguins’ issues
It’s the day after another Penguins loss, and Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the state of the team, how good the Islanders are and what, if anything, can be done to salvage this first-round playoff series for Pittsburgh. Benz and Madden discuss the Penguins’ issues maintaining momentum, the stars...
Letter to the editor: Fox News not fair, balanced
More hilarious than the comics section of the Trib are the occasional letters that extol Fox News as the “other side” of current political discourse. The failure of so many to recognize the network’s dishonesty has led to their conviction that to get the “truth” out of any political controversy,...
Letter to the editor: Mitchell Garabedian’s criticism
In regard to lawyer Mitchell Garabedian’s criticisms of the Erie diocese opening its files (“Erie Catholic diocese will open files to priest sex abuse victims,” April 5, TribLIVE): Garabedian does not prosecute priests but represents victims. The diocese has not released these names. This is a search for customers. Robert...
Letter to the editor: Left still can’t get over Trump’s win
Democrat Pam Iovino won the hotly contested Senate race in the 37th District and what happened the next day? Nothing. No angry mobs roaming the streets and picketing the Senate office. No paid protesters with prepared signs marching. No calls of voter fraud. No blocked highways. No local celebrities crying...
Leechburg shooting leaves 1 man deadVideo
Investigators are trying to find out why a 37-year-old man was found dead inside someone else’s house in Leechburg early Monday. The dead man, who police have not yet identified, was from the Leechburg area, according to investigators. He was found with a gunshot wound inside a residence at the...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 15
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 15....
Sewickley mixed-used condo, restaurant development planned
Plans for a mixed-use development at the corner of Beaver and Walnut streets in the borough are moving forward. Forastero LLC has hired Sewickley-based architectural firm Studio St. Germain to redesign the building at 400-402 Beaver St., which currently houses the Esthetics of Sewickley spa and hair salon. After redesign,...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, April 15
Hello, Sewickley, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will be the speaker at the April 26 meeting of the Senior Men’s Club of Sewickley ValleyYMCA. The club is open to all senior men, meets weekly starting at 9 a.m. in Hunter Gym followed by a program at 10, and includes speakers...
Easter egg painting tradition alive in Germany
ELSTERHEIDE, Germany (AP) — A small Slavic minority in eastern Germany is keeping alive a long, intricate tradition of hand-painted Easter eggs that’s been passed down by Sorbian families for generations. At an Easter egg market in Elsterheide near the Saxon town of Hoyerswerda, around two dozen egg painters showed...
Hampton Township School District receives team award
Hampton Township School District was awarded the District Team Leadership Award for 2019 by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), an achievement sought by school districts throughout the nation. Team leaders from the school district were presented with an award at the CoSN conference in Portland this April. Austin Independent...
Jerry’s Custard has been a Lower Burrell treat since 1978Video
Jerry Connolly completed a two-week ice cream course at Penn State University during the 1970s, but he set his sights on something sweeter. Frozen custard. He opened Jerry’s Custard in Lower Burrell in 1978. Recognized for its creamier and richer texture and flavor, custard is made with a higher milk...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 15
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 15....
High school schedules for April 15, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland vs. Butler, Kelly Automotive Park, 7:30 p.m.; Seneca Valley vs. Central Catholic, LaRoche College, 4 p.m. Section 2 Connellsville at Hempfield, 4:15 p.m.; Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m.; Norwin at Plum, 4 p.m. Section 3...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Keystone Oaks
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week picked up two section wins this past week and left their opponents feeling blanked as we salute the Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles. After splitting their first four games and their first two section contests, Keystone Oaks was looking to shut down Washington and...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Elizabeth Forward’s Jacob Schmidt
Jacob Schmidt School: Elizabeth Forward Class: Junior Elizabeth Forward began this decade with a bang on the diamond, reaching the district postseason in four of the first five years, highlighted by a WPIAL baseball championship in 2011. However, the program has hit a bit of a wall, failing to reach...
Christine Emba: Congress should ease the pain of filing taxes
For the first time in a long time, I managed to do my taxes early this year. My refund check arrived by mail. Opening it, I looked down at the (paltry) sum, sighed and placed the letter into my bag. And then it blew away. Literally. It blew out of...
S.E. Cupp: The silver lining in Trump’s homeland security purge
“They are decapitating the entire department,” a Department of Homeland Security official ominously told The Washington Post of last week’s alarming purge that resulted in forcing the resignation of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, pulling the pick to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement and firing the Secret Service director. President Trump’s ouster...
John Steigerwald: Miracles not unheard of in Penguins-Islanders history
Do you believe in miracles? If the Pittsburgh Penguins win the next three games against the New York Islanders and are leading in Game 7 with 10 seconds to go, whoever is calling the game shouldn’t feel guilty about stealing Al Michaels’ line from 1980. Coming back to win this...
