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Baldwin-Whitehall senior’s final show brings in biggest donation yet for Make-A-Wish
Mikayla Davic fought back tears as she talked about the $22,000 raised for Make-A-Wish earlier this month through a musical she wrote and produced as a high school senior. The amount equates to five wishes granted. “It was amazing,” said Davic, 18, of Baldwin Borough. “It’s just incredible to me.”...
Review: ‘A Dog’s Way Home’ is one saccharine-sweet concoctionVideo
How much of a sweet tooth do you have when it comes to movies? It’s a question you might want to consider before stepping out for “A Dog’s Way Home” — W. Bruce Cameron’s adaptation of his book about a dog who finds her way back to her owner across...
Letter to the editor: Justice for Wuerl?
The pope has accepted Donald Wuerl’s resignation of his bishopric office. That’s an internal action by the Catholic Church. The Pennsylvania attorney general, based on a formal grand jury report, has accused Wuerl of covering up many instances of sexual abuse of minors by priests under his jurisdiction when he...
Letter to the editor: Just the facts, please
There is a difference between news and opinion. CBS, MSNBC, ABC, CNN and Fox should not combine the two. It confuses the masses. People become enthralled with a story and become less focused on the facts, embellishing with speculation and more opinion. I listen to Fox, but I find myself...
Letter to the editor: Price of American honor
What was the life of Jesus worth? Judas got 30 pieces of silver. How did that work out? On Dec. 19, President Donald John Trump announced that ISIS was defeated, and so the U.S. was bugging out of its commitments in Syria. Our allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces, are being...
Ford to shake up business, cut jobs in Europe
FRANKFURT, Germany — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it is cutting jobs in Europe as it reshapes its business to focus on more profitable commercial trucks and SUVs while shifting production to electric cars over the longer term. On a day that Jaguar Land Rover also announced it is cutting...
Lawyer: Georgia prosecutor seeking info about R. KellyVideo
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer representing a couple who appeared in a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly said prosecutors in Georgia have reached out to him. Atlanta-based lawyer Gerald Griggs represents Timothy and Jonjelyn Savage, who have said repeatedly that Kelly has kept their daughter from...
Laurels & lances: Girl Scouts, girl power and secret votes
Laurel: To the sweetest philanthropy. It’s cookie sale time, and the Girl Scouts are out in earnest, selling those Thin Mints, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos and more at $5 a box. Funds raised help subsidize camp registration costs, pay for community service projects and troop activities, and assist girls and troops with...
5 Pittsburgh bands to watch in 2019
If your New Year’s resolution this year is to listen to more music or see more shows, we’ve got you covered. Here are five Pittsburgh-based bands you may want to keep your eyes on in 2019. They already have promising catalogs, and we’re hoping for more in the coming months....
Crafton resident promotes Edgar Allan Poe in film
Thad Ciechanowski of Crafton graduated from Canevin High School (now Bishop Canevin) and then received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Robert Morris University. He has gone on to a career as a video editor, director and camera operator, currently employed at a small ad agency in Pittsburgh. First beginning...
Free college application seminar offered at Northern Tier Library
The college application process can be overwhelming, but a free seminar at Northern Tier Library at the end of the month aims to help parents get an overview of what to expect, what to look out for and what to know as they begin the undertaking with their high school...
Man working on helicopter decapitated at Florida airport
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Authorities say a man was hit in the head by the main rotor blades and killed while working on a helicopter at a Florida airport. A Hernando County Sheriff’s Office news release say 62-year-old Salvatore Disi died Thursday afternoon near the hangars at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport....
Nielsen says 35 million people watched Trump speech
NEW YORK — An estimated 35.3 million people saw President Trump and Democratic leaders speak to the nation on border security and the partial government shutdown. That’s about 10 million fewer viewers than Trump had for his 2018 State of the Union address. The Nielsen company said Wednesday it was...
Murder suspect still missing after chase in Philly; 3 officers hurt in crash
PHILADELPHIA — The manhunt for a “person of interest” in several Delaware murders wreaked havoc Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia, as three officers chasing the man by car were hurt during a crash on Interstate 95, the suspect subsequently crashed his car into a SEPTA bus, and four schools were placed...
Routine food inspections halted by government shutdown
NEW YORK — Routine food inspections aren’t getting done because of the partial government shutdown, but checks of the riskiest foods are expected to resume next week, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The agency said it’s working to bring back about 150 employees to inspect riskier foods such...
Colin Hanna: Economic growth, new jobs, strengthened pensions
From 2012-17, the private equity industry invested $127 billion in Pennsylvania and employed more than 180,000 workers at private equity-backed companies. Despite the industry’s clear record of driving economic growth and creating jobs while strengthening pensions for public servants across Pennsylvania, it is under attack. Pension fund portfolio managers should...
Coaches push for changes to targeting rules, kickoffs and eliminating Friday night games
Looking to provide some clarification for the sometimes ambiguous targeting rule, coaches taking part in the annual American Football Coaches Association Convention this week have put forth a proposal that would create a two-fold penalty. The concept put forth by the group, which consists of college football coaches from every...
Trump stalks out of shutdown session with Dems — ‘Bye-bye’
WASHINGTON — President Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted soon after — as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico...
Florida governor hints he may suspend sheriff who oversaw Parkland shooting response
MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted Wednesday that he may oust Broward Sheriff Scott Israel, who has been criticized over his agency’s response to the worst school shooting in Florida history. Speaking at a news conference in Miami announcing his first pick for the Florida Supreme Court, the newly...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners’ ‘accomplishments’
Our unimaginative county commissioners hired a Chicago firm and spent $309,000 on a far-reaching “Reimagining Our Westmoreland” plan which used the wrong assumptions that may cost millions to implement and ignores cost-of-living migration from the northeast. When the commissioners change hands in January 2020, they can boast: • Budget deficits...
Editorial: What is a crisis?
A crisis is a fork in the road. Go one way, things get better. Go another, they get worse. It’s a word that came up repeatedly Tuesday as President Trump gave his first national address on the government shutdown and the situation on the southern border. It is a humanitarian...
Roommate stole man’s lottery ticket, police say — turns out, it was worth $10M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Should you ever win a big prize playing the lottery, you may want to be careful who you tell. According to the Vacaville Police Department, after purchasing a $30 California Lottery Scratcher ticket on Dec. 20 from Lucky Grocery Store on Peabody Road, a Vacaville man was...
Letter to the editor: Mister Rogers deserves better
I was disheartened to find a glowing article on Mister Rogers (“We liked him just the way he was,” Dec. 30) on the front page of the Tribune-Review beside three articles on the child abuse scandals within the Catholic Church. Being such a positive advocate for children, Mister Rogers should...
Rose McGowan to plead no contest to reduced drug charge
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A lawyer for Rose McGowan says the actress and activist will plead no contest to a reduced drug charge in Virginia and avoid jail time. Attorney Jim Hundley tells WTOP-FM that the commonwealth agreed to reduce the felony cocaine possession charge to misdemeanor possession of a...
Letter to the editor: Russian bombers in Caribbean
On Dec. 27, the Drudge Report included the headline “Putin setting up nuke bomber base on Caribbean island.” Where are the mainstream media in regard to this threat? I have not seen anything printed in American newspapers or mentioned on any news shows. I have not heard any congressmen, senators,...
