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Riverhounds, San Antonio play to scoreless draw in battle of contenders
Nothing was decided in a matchup of two of the top teams in the USL Championship standings Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and San Antonio FC played to a scoreless draw at Toyota Field in Texas. Jahmali Waite made a season-high four saves for the Hounds (14-5-9), who remain...
High school roundup for Aug. 26, 2023: Union gets past Mohawk in season-opening barnburner
Braylon Thomas scored his second rushing touchdown of the fourth quarter on a 13-yard quarterback draw with 32 seconds remaining to give Union a wild, 40-36 come-from-behind win over Mohawk in a nonconference season opener Saturday. Mohawk (0-1) led 35-26 with less than three minutes left. First, Thomas scored on...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Aug. 27, 2023
Bethel Park Ryan Tonks sold property at 3637 Myrna Drive to Joseph and Meghan Heldrich for $305,000. Michael Collette sold property at 5194 Orchard Ave. to Jacob Neil and Teresa Atkinson for $491,500. Estate of Gil Whitmer sold property at 3100 South Park Road to Nickolas Charles Hickton for $82,800....
Andreas Kluth: If Prigozhin is gone, long live Putin — and Wagner?
Yevgeny Prigozhin might have retired in peace some day. Or he could have been found writhing in the throes of Novichok, a nerve agent favored by Russia’s spy agencies. He might also have fallen out of a window, crashed in his car or slipped in his bathroom — like so...
Gregory F. Treverton: Prigozhin not the first to cross Putin and meet a suspicious demise
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, reportedly died when a private jet he was said to be on crashed Aug. 23, killing all 10 people on board. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that Prigozhin, who had led a brief rebellion again the...
North Allegheny notebook: Connor Chang competes at Junior Pan American Championships
Connor Chang earned a spot with Team USA and competed in karate last week at the Junior Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile. Chang, a North Allegheny student who competes for Pennsylvania Shotokan Karate Club, made the team for the first time and competed in Mexico City, coming up just...
Judith Stepan-Norris and Jasmine Kerrissey: Strikes seem common, but number of Americans walking off job is historically low
More than 323,000 workers — including nurses, actors, screenwriters, hotel cleaners and restaurant servers — walked off their jobs during the first eight months of 2023. Hundreds of thousands of the employees of delivery giant UPS would have gone on strike, too, had they not reached a last-minute agreement. Nearly...
Letter to the editor: PennDOT’s emissions nonsense
OK, here’s a little more government nonsense for ya. It seems only 25 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania have to have emissions testing on their vehicles. This is a problem. Either make the same requirement for every county or eliminate it for the others. In addition, now PennDOT is changing...
Sounding off: Ukraine aid, Hempfield school cost, Afghanistian, emissions among week’s topics
Why we should continue to help Ukraine The writer of the letter “We’ve helped Ukraine enough” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE) states that although he feels sorry for Ukraine, we should stop aiding that nation because it just costs too much. He doesn’t seem to care that the consequences of such action...
Letter to the editor: What has Trump done for you?
The letter ”Trump doesn’t stand a chance in DC” (Aug. 8, TribLIVE) could make a rat gag. It’s a shame what Donald J. Trump has done in his life and as president and while rerunning for president. Working people pay most of the taxes while the very rich and companies...
‘Our hair is beautiful’: A profile of hair in the Black community
The latest in a decades-old movement among those in the Black community to embrace natural hair reached the halls of state government last month when the House of Representatives passed its version of the CROWN Act. The proposed law — CROWN stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for...
Editorial: DA Zappala’s office calling for gag order is another misstep
A district attorney bears the weight of not only enforcing the law but also understanding how, where and when to apply it. The DA sets the tone for other prosecutors — and often, by extension, police agencies — about the way crimes are charged and how the accused are treated....
The Stroller, Aug. 26, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Alle-Kiski HOPE Center accepting pet photo contest entries Entries are now...
Letter to the editor: Trump is the antidote
To quote two famous Americans: Pogo — “We have met the enemy and he is us”; and FDR — “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” The enemy is those who don’t vote, or those who vote strictly along party lines. This combination of apathy and laziness...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 25, 2023
High schools Field hockey Friday’s results Nonsection Peters Township 6, Upper St. Clair 1 Football Friday’s results Nonconference Apollo-Ridge 18, Leechburg 16 Armstrong 49, Valley 16 Avonworth 35 Grove City 14 Baldwin 56, Brashear 0 Beaver Falls 28, Blackhawk 7 Bentworth 42, Brownsville 6 Bethel Park 33, North Hills 10...
High school football roundup for Aug. 25, 2023: Penn Hills tops Seneca Valley in battle of ranked teams
Julian Dugger threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns as Class 5A No. 2 Penn Hills got off to a strong start with a 33-20 victory over Class 6A No. 5 Seneca Valley (0-1) in a nonconference game Friday night. Amir Key added 108 rushing yards and a touchdown for...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week Zero top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week Zero of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 429 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (32 of 48) 350 - Vann Kavals, OLSH (19 of 27) 304 - Payton Wehner, Central Catholic (17 of 19) 270 - Vitali Daniels, Bentworth 243 - Luke Goodworth, Mars (17...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 25, 2023: Max Kranick, Quinn Priester pitch Indy to win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-64) held on for a 2-1 victory over Iowa (Cubs). RHP Max Kranick (0.00), rehabbing after Tommy John surgery, opened for Indy and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four in 2.2 innings. RHP Kyle Nicolas (7.39) went 1.1 innings and only allowed a walk...
In brief: News from Fox Chapel, Graybrooke Garden Club
Sneaker collection The Fox Chapel Garden Club has begun its annual collection of used sneakers to put them to good use through the NIKE Reuse-A Shoe Program. Shoes will be collected through Sept. 29 at these drop-off locations: Body Tech; Carriage House; Lauri Ann West Community Center; Cooper Siegel Library...
Strong 2nd half helps Greensburg Central Catholic top Mt. Pleasant in coach’s debut
After nearly being shut out in the first half, Greensburg Central Catholic broke through on a Samir Crosby 40-yard touchdown reception as the Centurions never looked back to clinch the first victory of the JT Thompson era, defeating Mt. Pleasant, 37-24, on Friday. After 20 years of coaching in college,...
Strong 2nd half performance leads Southmoreland past McGuffey
What a difference 20 minutes can make. Handcuffed by turnovers, penalties and lack of execution, Southmoreland went to the locker room at halftime trailing by six points to visiting McGuffey. A different team emerged from the halftime break, scoring six touchdowns and riding the legs of Da’sjon Cragette to a...
Garfield shooter’s instability, extreme ideology likely contributed to violent confrontation
Before a tense, six-hour standoff Wednesday captured Pittsburgh’s attention and ended with the death of William Hardison Jr., there were several warning signs that a confrontation with him likely wouldn’t go smoothly. Probation records, legal documents and social media history all point to an unstable life filled with run-ins with...
Homicide suspect captured in Vandergrift after manhuntVideo
An Apollo-area man on the run while facing vehicular homicide charges was captured in Vandergrift on Friday night hiding in the basement of a winery. Matthew David Carlson, 35, of Spring Church, Kiski Township, faces charges of felony vehicular homicide and vehicular aggravated assault while driving under the influence, among...
In brief: Quilting class, jazz festival, other Monroeville happenings, week of Aug. 28, 2023
Benefit car wash A benefit car wash will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 27 at Advance Auto Parts, 3801 William Penn Highway, Monroeville. All proceeds will go to the families of the Rustic Ridge victims in Plum. Quilting for ‘Newbees’ A new 10-month “Newbees” quilting class is...
In brief: Plum area happenings, week of Aug. 28, 2023
Rustic Ridge benefit sale The Plum Midget Football Association, Rustic Ridge Homeowners Association, Plum High School girls soccer team and Holiday Park Church of Christ have joined up to host a benefit yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26 at Holiday Park Church of Christ, 1510 Abers...
