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Griner return, free agency could spark charter flight change
Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her. If Griner, who is a free agent but has said she’ll return...
Guy Ciarrocchi: Pa. Republicans must solve the suburban puzzle
Political pundits rate Pennsylvania among the swing states. Reviewing the Keystone map, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are overwhelmingly Democratic strongholds. Rural Pennsylvania — what political pundits call the “T” — has always been Republican and now has gone super-red. So, the critical battle concerns Philadelphia’s suburbs, with about 22% of the...
Beyonce bringing Renaissance World Tour to Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium
Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour is coming to Pittsburgh this summer. The pop superstar announced the anticipated tour with an Instagram post Wednesday morning, with a date set for Aug. 3 at Acrisure Stadium. Her most recent album, “Renaissance,” came out last summer and features singles “Break My Soul” and “Cuff...
Pat Riley: Kareem never had potential, ‘only greatness’
Pat Riley remembers just about every detail surrounding the events of Dec. 29, 1961. It was a cold night in Schenectady, New York. A little snowy, the roads a little icy. And when the bus carrying the opposing team from New York City arrived, all of Riley’s Linton High teammates...
This is the ‘trendy’ Italian meat with 1,000 years of staying power
LOS ANGELES — Rounds of sliced-thin, pink, white-speckled mortadella are popping up on sandwiches, on charcuterie plates and even in the occasional cocktail in Los Angeles, but it’s hard to view any food item depicted in ancient Roman carvings as a flash in the pan. The Italian deli meat that...
‘Dr. Phil’ daytime talk show will end after 21 seasons on TV
The “Dr. Phil” daytime talk show is coming to an end after 21 seasons. Dr. Phil McGraw, CBS Media Ventures said, “is choosing to exit daytime for new ventures.” Original episodes will air through the current season. “Dr. Phil” airs on weekdays on CBS. “I have been blessed with over...
Letter to the editor: Battle of the wokies
The new Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission’s guidelines that have resulted in the cancellation of reenacted battles at Bushy Run Battlefield is a classic example of unelected “woke” appointees mandating their insecurities upon us without any public input (“Bushy Run Battlefield reenactment canceled amid new state guidelines,” Jan. 28, TribLIVE)....
Upcoming events at Northern Tier Library for the week of Feb. 1, 2023
Northern Tier Regional Library is open Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The bookmobile will be at the Pine Tree Shoppes in Wexford on Fridays from 12:30-2:45 p.m. and at Pine Community Center on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The Pine Center will be closed Feb....
Letter to the editor: Gloom and doom
We are at the mercy of our politicians. All of our problems started with giving the rich and companies tax breaks. They gave tax incentives for our companies to go overseas. We had the fear of Donald J. Trump. Now we have the fear of the new Congress. They want...
Editorial: Is asking front line workers to train for crisis a good idea?
It would be great if everyone was trained to be a helping hand. But wishing doesn’t make it so. Neither does the vote of a city’s leaders. Last week, Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, put forward legislation that would create a training program to help people with crises...
Springdale Township leaders seek solid business plan, service assurance from struggling Lower Valley Ambulance Service
Before voting to fund cash-strapped Lower Valley Ambulance Service, Springdale Township Commissioner Tim Basilone is asking for two things. Basilone wants to see a solid business plan and receive assurance that the EMS provider can successfully serve as the township’s primary ambulance provider. Basilone made those requests at last week’s...
Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney: What to know before you go
Punxsutawney is preparing to roll out the welcome mat for the crowds descending on the small Jefferson County borough for Groundhog Day. As dawn approaches Thursday, Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his burrow on nearby Gobbler’s Knob to say yea or nay to an early spring. Depending on the weather,...
The Stroller, Feb. 1, 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. Orders being accepted for annual Daffodil Days fundraiser The American Cancer...
Letter to the editor: Help close pollution loopholes
I feel overwhelmed when I get an alert from my weather app warning me about dangerous air quality conditions within my community. Are local residents expected to stay in the house and drop all responsibilities during this time to protect our health? Action is needed now to ensure that residents...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 64, Butler 49 Central Catholic 55, Seneca Valley 43 North Allegheny 61, Pine-Richland 54 Section 2 Baldwin 75, Canon-McMillan 68 Mt. Lebanon 49, Hempfield 30 Upper St. Clair 63, Norwin 33 Class 5A Section 1 Bethel Park...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2023: Steel Valley tops OLSH in clash of WPIAL contenders
Makhai Valentine led all scorers with 35 points as Steel Valley defeated OLSH, 86-80, in a Section 2-3A boys basketball showdown between WPIAL contenders Tuesday night. Cruce Brookins followed with 24 for the Ironmen (10-9, 8-2). Rocco Spadafora hit for 26, BJ Vaughn had 19 and Bryson Kirschner finished with...
John Dorfman: Don’t be a stranger to non-U.S. stocks
Most economists predict a recession for the U.S. in 2023. No one is good at foretelling the future, but the recession threat may be one reason to consider adding some non-U.S. stocks to your portfolio. Here are five foreign stocks I currently like. All of them trade in the U.S.,...
Column: The only rivalry in golf is about tours, not playersVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jon Rahm began his year by winning two in a row on the PGA Tour. Rory McIlroy began his year with birdies on the last two holes to win in Dubai. This would seem to have the look of golf’s latest rivalry in the making, except...
Elwood Watson: Tyre Nichols’ death shows how racism even impacts Black officers
The death of Black people at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace that it’s easy to feel both outraged and psychologically numb. Over the past few decades from Rodney King to George Floyd, we have become front-row spectators to grainy and, in some cases, graphic footage of...
McKeesport man found guilty of 1st-degree murder in shooting of ex’s new boyfriend
A McKeesport man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury on Tuesday found him guilty of first-degree murder for the 2019 shooting death of a man who was dating his ex-girlfriend. Marcus Acie-Griffin, 30, is scheduled to be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas judge...
How quickly can Penn State’s new-look wide receiver group come together in 2023?
Penn State’s top three wide receivers accounted for 1,577 yards and 11 touchdown receptions in 2022. Solid numbers, but nothing special. A year earlier, Jahan Dotson produced 1,182 yards and 12 touchdown catches in 12 games. The Nittany Lions’ improved run game impacted the 2022 pass game numbers. PSU churned...
Man, deemed ‘evil’ career offender, gets life in federal prison in drug and weapons case
A man who was so disruptive during his federal criminal case — including attacking his own defense attorney and urinating on a courtroom floor — that he was tried in absentia was sentenced Tuesday to serve the rest of his life in prison. James Taric Byrd, 44, formerly of Pittsburgh,...
Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son
A state agent insisted Tuesday he heard a possible confession from Alex Murdaugh even after defense attorneys for the disgraced South Carolina lawyer slowed the audio down during Murdaugh’s double murder trial. At question is whether Murdaugh said “I did him so bad” or “They did him so bad” as...
Athan Koutsiouroumbas: Can Chat GPT3 make Pa. a red state?
In the past three weeks, policymakers had their worlds rocked by generative artificial intelligence. The problem is that they don’t know it — yet. First, a team of researchers demonstrated that Open AI’s Chat GPT3 can pass the stringent United States Medical Licensing Exam. Days later, Chat GPT 3 passed...
Church of England sheds light on ‘shameful’ slave trade ties
LONDON — Three centuries ago, an enslaved person in Virginia wrote to a leader of the Church of England, begging to be released from “this cruel bondage.” There was no reply from the church, which at the time was accumulating a tidy profit from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The handwritten...
