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Below are all the stories published on TribLIVE.com in the past 24 hours.
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:48 p.m.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the predawn darkness, carrying tech entrepreneur...
Categories: Editor's Picks | News | U.S./World
Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:44 p.m.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Many Haitian immigrants spend Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole. This Sunday, they needed that uplifting balm more than ever. Their community is reeling — confused, frustrated, hurt — from false accusations that they are eating...
Categories: News | Regional
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is No. 1 again; conservative doc ‘Am I Racist’ cracks box office top 5
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:40 p.m.
Moviegoers said yes to more ” Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ” this weekend. After its monster opening, the Tim Burton sequel easily topped the domestic box office charts again with $51.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Down only 54% from a week earlier, the North American gross for...
Categories: AandE | Movies/TV
UK royal social media accounts offer birthday wishes to Prince Harry
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:31 p.m.
LONDON — Britain’s royal social media accounts posted 40th birthday wishes Sunday for Prince Harry, marking the milestone celebration despite longstanding strains following the publication of his explosive memoir, “Spare.” The Royal Family site shared an image of a beaming Harry with a birthday cake emoji and the caption “Wishing...
Categories: AandE | Celebrity News | U.S./World
England could be barred from UEFA competitions if new regulator's powers are not 'strictly limited'
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:25 p.m.
MANCHESTER, England — England and English soccer teams could be removed from UEFA competitions if a new regulator is considered to be “Government interference” in the sport. In a letter sent by UEFA to the U.K.’s new culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, European soccer’s governing body raised concerns about a proposed...
Categories: Sports | U.S./World Sports
A missile fired by Yemen's rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:23 p.m.
JERUSALEM — A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that it would respond militarily. There were no reports...
Categories: News | U.S./World
2 people die in Ukraine's Odesa after Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone and missile attacks
Associated Press
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:18 p.m.
KYIV, Ukraine — Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of the three...
Categories: News | U.S./World
Building the Valley: Restoration gives historic Vandergrift structure new life as hair salon
Jack Troy
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:01 p.m.
Between the crumbling roof and buckling walls, the Anchor Building in Vandergrift looked like a goner late last year. On Sept. 3, Julie Aiello moved her business there. A chain of events started by Vandergrift Councilwoman Marilee Kessler brought the historic structure from the brink of demolition to becoming the...
Categories: Local | Top Stories | Valley News Dispatch
Wife of Jane’s Addiction singer addresses fight on stage
Boston Herald
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:00 p.m.
BOSTON — A Jane’s Addiction reunion show in Boston didn’t go quite as planned, as the show ended early after frontman Perry Farrell body-checked and appeared to take a swing at guitarist Dave Navarro. “Whatever’s going on in that band obviously boiled over on stage last night and it’s too...
Categories: Music | News | Top Stories | U.S./World
Analysis: Pitt has issues, but an ability to survive adversity is overriding theme so far
Jerry DiPaola
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:08 a.m.
Pitt has many problems that need corrected, and Pat Narduzzi started seeking solutions as soon as he clicked on the video machine Sunday morning after church services. He wasn’t especially pleased with everything that happened in Pitt’s 38-34 victory Saturday against West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl. He’ll take the...
Categories: Pitt | Sports
For Pine-Richland's Emme Kline, hard work pays off with commitment to Cincinnati
Jerin Steele
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Emme Kline has been playing soccer since she was 3 years old, and she’s always wanted to play college soccer, but that dream came into focus in 2020. With the down time that came during the covid shutdowns that year, Kline spent a lot of time in her backyard practicing....
Categories: High School | Pine Creek Journal
Pine-Richland girls tennis thriving without top player
Jerin Steele
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
It’s been another superb season thus far for Pine-Richland girls tennis, and for the most part, it’s been without the team’s strongest player. Caroline Prisk, who qualified for states as a freshman last season, has only played in a handful of matches because she’s been focusing on playing junior tournaments...
Categories: High School | Pine Creek Journal
Penn Hills grad Hollis Mathis thriving as captain, hybrid offensive weapon at William & Mary
Josh Rizzo
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Williams & Mary’s football program would have difficulty having a captain that fit one of their offensive mottos better than Hollis Mathis. Effort, Adaptability and Toughness (EAT) is one of The Tribe’s mantras for this season. There may not be many athletes across college football as adaptable as Hollis, a...
Categories: High School | Penn Hills Progress
Penn Hills girls volleyball working to turn the corner
Josh Rizzo
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Ray Ager wants to see the Penn Hills girls volleyball team learn to weather the storm. When the skies opened up during the Indians’ first four matches, they hadn’t found a way to battle their way to shelter. With a young team, Ager expected there to be learning pains. “They’ve...
Categories: High School | Penn Hills Progress
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors win rematch with Moon
Paul Schofield
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
When the Penn-Trafford seniors were freshman, they were part of the school’s only WPIAL and PIAA championship team. That squad defeated Moon, 24-21, in the WPIAL finals, and the rematch came Sept. 6 in Harrison City. Jesse Lisbon caught a touchdown pass and Tasso Whipple raced 72 yards for a...
Categories: High School | Penn-Trafford Star
Penn-Trafford's Mia Williams wins 3rd section title, sets sights on WPIAL, PIAA goals
Paul Schofield
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Penn-Trafford junior Mia Williams rolled to her third consecutive WPIAL Section 1-3A title on Sept. 12. Now she’s eyeing a shot at her second WPIAL title, which she won in 2022. She finished second in the WPIAL in 2023 and has yet to place at the PIAA tournament in Hershey....
Categories: High School | Penn-Trafford Star
Softball skills take Leetsdale teen on trip to Italy
Ray Fisher
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Mya Eshenbaugh can now say she has played softball on an international level. The 14-year-old Eshenbaugh, a Leetsdale resident, traveled with family members Aug. 7-17 to Italy to compete against club teams and visit several cities. Eshenbaugh’s team was made up mainly of girls from the upstate New York, ages...
Categories: High School | Sewickley Herald
Basketball, track experience set up Quaker Valley hall of fame inductee for success in life
Ray Fisher
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Bobby Farrington, a 1982 Quaker Valley graduate, was known for his basketball and track skills as a high school athlete. However, the QV Sports Hall of Fame inductee provided a list of prominent people in his life, and they all were academic influencers. • Martha Ridgeway: “She always challenged me...
Categories: High School | Sewickley Herald
Sewickley notebook: Quaker Valley girls soccer holding teams off the scoreboard
Ray Fisher
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Some recent highlights in the Sewickley Herald coverage area: • Quaker Valley’s girls soccer team didn’t allow a single goal in its first five games of the season. The Quakers blanked Ambridge, 8-0, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7-0, Keystone Oaks, 5-0, and Hopewell, 3-0, and played to a...
Categories: High School | Sewickley Herald
Gateway girls volleyball leans on large senior class under 1st-year coach
Michael Love
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Erica Bosh was hired as Gateway’s girls volleyball head coach in August, right before preseason practices started. She said the initial meeting with the team was positive, and it set the tone for what everyone wanted to accomplish. “We have eight seniors, so we have a lot of good leadership...
Categories: High School | Monroeville Times Express
Gateway football team looks to overcome early adversity
Michael Love
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:01 a.m.
The Gateway football team was able to weather adversity over the first two weeks of the season, from injuries to key players and facing two of the top Class 6A teams in the state. But Gators coach Don Holl said strides were made through those first two weeks — losses...
Categories: High School | Monroeville Times Express
Coroner: Baby in Bloomfield beating has died
Justin Vellucci
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 10:35 a.m.
The 4-month-old infant a Bloomfield man was arrested earlier this week for beating into “grave condition” has died, authorities confirmed Sunday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the child as Micaiah Williams. Pittsburgh police were dispatched around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday to West Penn Hospital, where Micaiah was being...
Categories: Allegheny | Bloomfield | Local | Pittsburgh | Top Stories
With nonconference play wrapped, West Virginia must address ominous trends in secondary
Justin Guerriero
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 10:34 a.m.
There are plenty of ways to demonstrate toughness on the football gridiron: mentally, physically, individually as well as positionally. In the 107th Backyard Brawl Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, the West Virginia Mountaineers checked many, if not all, of those boxes. That was at least until the final 3 minutes, 8...
Categories: Sports | WVU
One dead after McKees Rocks shooting
Justin Vellucci
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 10:33 a.m.
A Castle Shannon man was killed in a shooting Saturday night in McKees Rocks, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday identified the victim as William Hopkins, 34. Police said they were dispatched to the 300 block of Ella Street at 10:38 p.m. First responders found Hopkins...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Top Stories
After miss vs. WVU, Penn State kicker Sander Sahaydak rebounded vs. Bowling Green
Pennlive.Com (Tns)
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 10:24 a.m.
Sander Sahaydak, after winning the starting place-kicking job at Penn State for the second year in a row, lined up for his first field goal of the 2024 season at West Virginia in Week 1, a 47-yard try. The game was already in hand, late in the fourth quarter of...
Categories: Penn State | Sports
Springfield woman behind pet-eating rumors repeated by Trump admits claims are false
New York Daily News
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 10:05 a.m.
An Ohio woman whose Facebook post sparked harmful rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield — accusations repeated by former President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s debate — has admitted the claims are false, saying she regrets how they’ve spiraled into a political frenzy. “It just exploded into something I...
Categories: News | Politics Election | Top Stories | U.S./World
Letter to the editor: Guns as gifts? Times sure have changed.
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 10:00 a.m.
The AP article “Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings” (Sept. 6, TribLive) caused me great sadness and consternation. Apparently Colin Gray had given his son a gift of an AR-15 assault-style rifle, which he used in the shooting. When I was Colt Gray’s age (many moons ago), I was given a gift of a slot-car racing set. My, my, how parental gift-giving has changed over the
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
Hiding behind the badge: Police often shield officers' names, details in fatal encounters
Justin Vellucci
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 9:21 a.m.
Christopher Shepherd was the first to die. SWAT officers fatally shot him in January, a mentally ill man in crisis in the affluent suburb of Upper St. Clair. Austyn Cousins was next, shot dead later that month by Pittsburgh police as he reached into his trunk, which held guns. In...
Categories: Allegheny | Bethel Park Journal | Local | South Hills Record | Top Stories
Letter to the editor: Don't worry, mail-in voting secure
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 9:00 a.m.
The writer of the letter “Who’s cross-checking the mail-in ballots?” (Sept. 4, TribLive) suggests there is something nefarious going on with Westmoreland County’s mail-in ballot system. I suggest he educate himself to the truth and to the process. For example, 50 ballot requests will still only result in the receipt of one recognized legitimate mail-in or absentee ballot. One form of identification equals one assigned bar code equals one ballot. The writer doesn’t need to
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
Training camp preview: Ryan Graves needs improvement as one of the Penguins' top left-handed defensemen
Seth Rorabaugh
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 8:10 a.m.
With the Pittsburgh Penguins scheduled to open training camp Wednesday, here is a position-by-position look at their roster. Today, a glance at their left-side defensemen. Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has a talent for saying a lot without saying much. He tends to keep his true intentions hidden...
Categories: Penguins/NHL | Sports
Letter to the editor: Why isn't Harris doing something now?
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 8:00 a.m.
Kamala Harris has many great campaign ideas that, if elected president this November, she says she will implement on day one to strengthen and protect our nation and the citizens she will represent. But I must ask — where have President Joe Biden and Harris been for the last 3½ years? For that matter, where are they now? The beach? The basement? While, in my opinion, Harris has taken her best ideas from former President
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 7:01 a.m.
Bellevue Kyler Valecko sold property at 417 Hallett Pl to Nathaniel Shaffer and Shannon Coppola for $245,000. Bradford Woods Shannon Titus sold property at 213 Washington St. to Charles and Susan Hogan for $585,000. Etna Michael Strathen sold property at 268-272 Butler St. to Verkat Ventures A LLC for $168,000....
Categories: Hampton Journal | Local | North Allegheny | North Journal | Pine Creek Journal | Shaler Journal
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 7:01 a.m.
Aspinwall Panagiotis Benos sold property at 922 Guyasuta Lane to Jeffrey and Debra Zukerman for $149,000. Etna Michael Strathen sold property at 268-272 Butler St. to Verkat Ventures A LLC for $168,000. Ronghan Li sold property at 44 Vilsack St. to Will Milner and Marina Lopez for $337,000. Indiana Hidden...
Categories: Fox Chapel Herald | Local
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 7:01 a.m.
Bell Acres Peter Walker sold property at 110 Meta Drive to Ryan and Zoe Gorka for $330,000. Franklin Park Andrew James Spangenberg sold property at 2519 Brandt School Road to Benjmain Sedelmeier and Kaeleigh Gagnon for $485,000. Estate of Donald Corace sold property at 2613 S. Hunters Point Court to...
Categories: Local | Sewickley Herald
Letter to the editor: Covid cause of high prices
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 7:00 a.m.
The average person is not happy about prices, but this is not something you can blame on government policies. It goes back to our free market system that I learned about at Butler High School in the 1980s. Supply and demand control prices in our system. During covid, supplies became low and demand was high, and prices went up. Even after the initial restrictions loosened, supply flow was slow, with backups in overseas shipping. Prices
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
TV Talk: ‘Elevated procedurals’ redeem an unscripted-heavy fall season
Rob Owen
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 7:00 a.m.
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers viewing tips for the 2024-25 TV season. The fall broadcast TV season isn’t what it used to be as budgets shrink, forcing networks to add more unscripted (re: cheaper) fare in place of the scripted shows they were once known for. With...
Categories: AandE | Editor's Picks | Movies/TV | TV Talk with Rob Owen
Editorial: Gainey misses chance with Fern Hollow announcement
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 6:01 a.m.
Pittsburgh may be making a payment to the victims of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. What a victory for justice. What a ringing endorsement for government accountability. What an absolute bare minimum. The Gainey administration made the announcement Friday in a news release from Pittsburgh Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak. The...
Categories: Editorials | Opinion
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 6:00 a.m.
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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Local marching bands to...
Categories: Local | Valley News Dispatch
Westmoreland happenings: Bible study, murder mystery dinner theater, senior center open house, more
Triblive
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 6:00 a.m.
Church News • Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1120 Harvey Ave., Greensburg, will host a fall Bible study series from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 18 at the church. The Sept. 23 class will be an introduction to the Bible. Other sessions will be about...
Categories: Local | Westmoreland
Letter to the editor: Make foreign influence in our elections illegal
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 6:00 a.m.
The Supreme Court, with Citizens United, allowed U.S. corporations to spend unlimited money on elections. In doing so, the Supreme Court opened the door to two inevitabilities: Misleading ads everywhere and foreign influence in our elections. Normally, foreigners can play no role at all in our elections, but big corporations owned in part by foreign billionaires or national funds controlled by foreign governments are able to call the CEO of a U.S. company and insist
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
Lower Burrell community rises to occasion in family's time of need
Haley Daugherty
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 5:45 a.m.
The power of community never ceases to amaze. The Saulsberry family of Lower Burrell has seen this firsthand as their community rallies around them after they were left homeless when a Sept. 4 fire destroyed their Michigan Avenue home. Less than a day after the fire, Patrick Elston, co-owner of...
Categories: Local | Valley News Dispatch
Greensburg approves plan to improve infrastructure for walking, cycling
Quincey Reese
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 5:35 a.m.
Greensburg City Council last week approved a blueprint to help the city improve infrastructure and safety for walking and cycling. The city’s Active Transportation Plan, drafted by Gibson-Thomas Engineering, is supported by a $20,000 WalkWorks grant Greensburg received from the state Department of Health at the end of last year....
Categories: Local | Westmoreland
‘Fun, heartwarming’: Greensburg Salem to start bocce team for general, special education students
Quincey Reese
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 5:01 a.m.
Bocce will be added to Greensburg Salem High School’s winter sports lineup this year. The school board voted unanimously this week to start a bocce team pairing students who have intellectual disabilities with ones who don’t. The team is part of the Special Olympics’ 13-year-old Unified Champion Schools program, which...
Categories: Local | News | Sports | Westmoreland
Letter to the editor: Tough choice for independents
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 5:00 a.m.
After doing the Democrat/Republican thing for a decade apiece, I’m now well into my third decade of being an independent. Sometimes it’s not easy being an independent, especially around primary time in Pennsylvania. Yes, I know it’s my choice. Living in a closed primary state that suppresses independent voters is something I’m willing to live with to avoid joining either side and blindly voting for a letter in front of a name. Since “my independence”
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Tribune-Review
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:01 a.m.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Elaine Franke sold property at 764 Margaretta St. to 764 Margaretta LLC for $280,902. Jennette Blumer sold property at 3319 Scathelocke Road to Ahmed Mamdouh El Sergani for $335,000. Edgewood Robert Keith McGaha sold property at 225 E Swissvale Ave. Unit 1 to Patricia Beasock for $257,500....
Categories: Local | Monroeville Times Express | Murrysville Star | Norwin Star | Oakmont | Penn Hills Progress | Penn-Trafford Star | Plum Advance Leader
'Interwoven' exhibit at Westmoreland Museum to spotlight Pakistani-American visual artist
Julia Maruca
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:01 a.m.
Steel lightboxes, intricate embroidery, wall sculptures and room-size installations are among the pieces that will be showcased at an upcoming retrospective exhibit of the works of artist Anila Quayyum Agha at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. “Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven” will bring together two decades of art in different...
Categories: Local | Art & Museums | Westmoreland
'Celtic Crossfit': Washington woman competes in Highland Games, shears sheep during breaks
Patrick Varine
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:01 a.m.
There are tartans of all colors flapping around the thighs of participants and those attending at the 65th annual Ligonier Highland Games at Idlewild Park & SoakZone. They’re worn by the caber tossers, the bagpipers, casual shoppers and toddlers alike. But there wouldn’t be any at all without the mountains...
Categories: Local | Westmoreland
'It means everything': Backyard Brawl brings best out of Pitt, West Virginia
Jerry DiPaola
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 12:01 a.m.
More than 66,000 fans jammed into Acrisure Stadium on Saturday to watch the 107th edition of the Backyard Brawl. And while Pitt defeated West Virginia, 38-34, the spectacle of the event itself at times overshadowed the outcome. Fans wearing blue and yellow stood shoulder to shoulder in the stadium and...
Categories: Pitt | Sports | Top Stories | WVU
Quebec beats Washington Wild Things for Frontier League title on walk-off homer
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:18 p.m.
Anthony Quirion hit a walk-off, three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Quebec Capitales the Frontier League championship with a 7-6 victory over the Washington Wild Things in Game 4 of the best-of-five final series Saturday night. Quebec scored five times in...
Categories: Other Local | Sports
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 14, 2024
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:07 p.m.
High schools Field hockey Nonsection Saturday’s results Pine-Richland 5, Hawken 0 Novi (Mich.) 3, North Allegheny 0 Football Saturday’s result Class 2A Midwestern Western Beaver 49, Beaver Falls 6 Saturday’s summary Western Beaver 49, Beaver Falls 6 Beaver Falls 0 0 6 0 —6 Western Beaver 28 21 0 0...
Categories: High School
Tampa Bay rallies in 2nd half to end Riverhounds' unbeaten streak
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:02 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds saw their playoff hopes take a hit Saturday night, giving up two second-half goals in a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Leo Fernandes’ goal in stoppage time was the dagger for the Hounds, who saw a 10-game unbeaten streak (5-0-5) come to an end. The...
Categories: Riverhounds | Sports
Pirates farm report for Sept. 14, 2024: Joshua Palacios homers in Indianapolis loss
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:46 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-67) gave up three runs in the top of the 12th to suffer an 8-6 loss to Rochester (Nationals). RF Joshua Palacios (.283) went 3 for 4 with a three-run homer, his third, a double and his fifth stolen base. LF Billy McKinney (.299) went 3 for 4...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports
Reaction to Tua Tagovailoa's concussion shows NFL progress
Associated Press
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:45 p.m.
The NFL has come a long way since players brushed off concussions and stayed in the game or returned too soon. No more using smelling salts on the bench and getting back in the huddle. No more rubbing dirt on injuries. No more trying to “suck it up” and playing...
Categories: NFL | Sports
Tyler Courtney holds off Apollo's Sye Lynch to win High Limit Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville
Jerin Steele
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:30 p.m.
Saturday night’s High Limit sprint car race at Lernerville Speedway turned into a battle of survival for the leader. First it was Corey Day, who crashed while leading. Then, Brent Marks suffered a flat tire and lost the top spot. The final test, however, was left for Tyler Courtney. Courtney...
Categories: Other Local | Sports
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell's Makiah Buchak, Kiski Area's Max Mottura
Ted Sarneso
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:06 p.m.
Makiah Buchak School: Burrell Class: Sophomore Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Buchak scored both goals in Burrell’s 2-0 win over Knoch in a Section 2-2A matchup Wednesday evening. Buchak has five goals and three assists through the Bucs’ (4-1-1, 2-1) first six games. When did you get started with soccer?...
Categories: High School
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2024: Jaivin Peel pilots Western Beaver past Beaver Falls
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:05 p.m.
Jaivin Peel threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns and added a rushing touchdown to lead Western Beaver to a 49-6 victory over Beaver Falls (0-4, 0-1) in Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference football Saturday afternoon. Curtjuan Moore caught two passes — both for touchdowns — for 104 yards. Western...
Categories: High School
District college football roundup: Seton Hill scores last-play touchdown to beat Bloomsburg
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 9:17 p.m.
Todd Phillips caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Jake Cruz on a fourth-and-4 play with nine seconds left to lead Seton Hill to a 15-14 comeback victory over Bloomsburg in a PSAC crossover game Saturday afternoon. Phillips’ touchdown capped a 15-play, 62-yard drive for the Griffins (1-2). Ky’Ron Craggette ran...
Categories: District College | Sports
Pitt's Pat Narduzzi claims victory over WVU, officials, prompting response from Neal Brown
Justin Guerriero
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:58 p.m.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, in his post-win on-field ESPN interview at Acrisure Stadium, wasted little time in declaring victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers as well as over a secondary party. “Some of the calls we got — late hit out of bounds, they catch a (touchdown) with hands in...
Categories: Pitt | Sports | WVU
5 things we learned in high school football Week 3: Rare low-scoring tilts draw attention
Chris Harlan
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:50 p.m.
Don’t call for maintenance. The scoreboard at South Park’s stadium wasn’t malfunctioning Friday night, nor was the one at Franklin Regional, even if they both had a 0-0 score in the fourth quarter. There were zeroes on Ringgold’s scoreboard in the third quarter, as well. In a football era often...
Categories: High School
Alle-Kiski Valley high school football notebook: Plum finally gets in win column
Michael Love
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:53 p.m.
Last year, Shaler spoiled Plum’s 2-0 start by handing the Mustangs a 28-14 nonconference loss in Week 2. When the offseason alignments came out and Plum and Shaler both were placed in the Class 5A Northeast Conference, the Mustangs knew they had a guaranteed chance to avenge the setback. The...
Categories: High School
Pitt rallies again, survives Backyard Brawl vs. West Virginia
Jerry DiPaola
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:28 p.m.
Pitt’s second improbable rally in eight days leading to its 38-34 victory in the 107th Backyard Brawl morphed into reality Saturday night for many reasons. • Of course, there was the freshman quarterback, Eli Holstein, looking like a senior, shedding his thoughts of what had been a decidedly unremarkable day...
Categories: Pitt | Sports | Top Stories | WVU
WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Sept. 15, 2024
Chris Harlan
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:12 p.m.
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 2-2, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 1-2, 5 4. Norwin, 2-2, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 1-3, NR Out: Hempfield (1-3, 4) Class 5A 1. Peters Township, 4-0, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 3-0, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 4-0, 3...
Categories: High School
Anthony Chiccitt torches Mercyhurst in Robert Morris win
Associated Press
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:07 p.m.
MOON TOWNSHIP — Anthony Chiccitt threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns, Noah Robinson had 116 yards receiving and two scores and Robert Morris beat Mercyhurst, 55-28, on Saturday. Robert Morris scored the opening 21 points of the game and then closed the first half with two scoring drives in...
Categories: Robert Morris | Sports
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Haitian immigrants here legally for better lives
Joseph Sabino Mistick
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:00 p.m.
Just about all that can be said has been said about Donald Trump’s debate performance last week. But people can’t stop talking about his bogus claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ dogs. The next day, The Washington Post ran a story with the headline, “Anatomy...
Categories: Joseph Sabino Mistick Columns | Opinion
JaMario Clements breaks free for a 75-yard TD run, powers Duquesne's 28-25 win over Youngstown State
Associated Press
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 6:55 p.m.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — JaMario Clements ran for 204 yards and a key 75-yard fourth-quarter touchdown as Duquesne defeated Youngstown State, 28-25, on Saturday. Clements averaged 17 yards on 12 carries, with a big boost from his 75-yard blast with 1 minute, 40 seconds remaining for a two-score lead, 28-17. The...
Categories: Duquesne | Sports
'Good in center field now': Pirates' Oneil Cruz embracing challenge of switch from shortstop
Kevin Gorman
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 6:40 p.m.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates moved Oneil Cruz from shortstop to center field, the greatest concern for talent evaluators was not whether he could play the position but rather if he would be willing. Blessed with size, speed and an elite arm, the 6-foot-7 Cruz has shown in flashes how the...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Franklin Regional's Bayne bides his time
Bill Beckner
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 6:11 p.m.
Joey Bayne sat out the final 10-plus minutes of a boys soccer game against visiting Latrobe on Thursday with cramps in his leg. The Franklin Regional senior was resting up for Friday’s Class 5A Big East football opener against Latrobe, and it paid off. Little did the kicker know, he...
Categories: High School
Darrelle Revis reflects on Aliquippa roots, Pitt days as Panthers honor '24 Athletics HOF Class
Justin Guerriero
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 5:41 p.m.
Mid-game during the Backyard Brawl was a fitting time for Pitt to honor former shutdown cornerback Darrelle Revis, one of 10 inductees into the Panthers’ 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Class. Revis played at Pitt from 2004-06, earning a pair of first-team All-Big East selections before going 14th overall to...
Categories: Pitt | Sports
Drivers on edge as NASCAR moves to 2nd round at Watkins Glen
Associated Press
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 4:28 p.m.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Martin Truex Jr. tried to stay optimistic about his slim chance at winning a NASCAR championship in his final season before he conceded, “no matter what we do, it is wrong.” Chase Briscoe is last among the 16 playoff drivers, but he says count him out...
Categories: Sports | U.S./World Sports
Latrobe football advances in T-Mobile school spirit competition; 'multi-million-dollar' grand prize at stake
Bill Beckner
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 4:25 p.m.
Latrobe wants fans from all over town to show their school spirit and turn this football season into one big pep rally. The district has advanced past the first round of a nationwide social media-driven competition called “T-Mobile 5G Friday Night Lights,” which recognizes small towns and their love of...
Categories: High School | Westmoreland
Bobby Witt Jr.'s 2 extra-base hits, 3 RBIs boost Royals past mistake-prone Pirates
Kevin Gorman
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 3:58 p.m.
Bobby Witt Jr. is one of baseball’s burgeoning stars, and the Kansas City Royals shortstop showed the Pittsburgh Pirates why he’s an American League MVP candidate. The 24-year-old Witt recorded his 100th RBI of the season on a solo home run in the first inning, then added two more on...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports
Glass City Heritage Festival spotlights Jeannette's past
Tawnya Panizzi
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 3:28 p.m.
Organizers of the Glass City Heritage Festival said it was fitting to showcase Jeannette’s rich history during the street fair that aims to move the city forward. “We wanted to bring back what made the city important,” said Dawn Wallhausen, from You Are Here gallery. She helped spearhead a glass-blowing...
Categories: Local | Westmoreland
Mark Madden's Hot Take: Steelers should play to Justin Fields' strength despite the risk
Mark Madden
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 2:47 p.m.
Reports say that Justin Fields will start the next two games at quarterback, including Sunday’s visit to Denver. If the Steelers are 3-0 after that, as they well could be, then Fields will surely keep starting. If that’s what the Steelers choose, here’s how to maximize: • Call Fields’ number...
Categories: Mark Madden Columns | Sports | Steelers/NFL
Jail warden: Woman held at Allegheny County Jail dies as a result of 'medical incident'
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:24 p.m.
A woman who was arrested Friday and held in the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh overnight died Saturday morning in what officials said was a “medical incident.” Acting Warden Shane T. Dady reported the woman’s death on Saturday morning took place in the jail’s intake department. The person was identified...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Pittsburgh
Missing Homewood woman found safe
Dave Williams
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:59 a.m.
A woman missing from her Homewood neighborhood has been safely located, Pittsburgh police said. Special Victims Unit detectives were searching for Michelle Walker, 53. She was last seen walking from her home in the Homewood neighborhood toward Brushton Avenue at about 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept 13, 2024. Police posted...
Categories: East End | Local | Murrysville Star | Pittsburgh
How to watch and stream the 76th annual Emmy Awards
Associated Press
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:07 a.m.
LOS ANGELES — If it seems like the Emmys just happened, you’re not wrong. The 76th Emmy Awards are Sunday, roughly nine months after the last celebration of the best television. Last year’s Hollywood strikes delayed the show’s 75th edition until January, when “Succession” and “The Bear” dominated the show....
Categories: AandE | Celebrity News | Editor's Picks
Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he's backing Harris. Will it matter?
Associated Press
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:02 a.m.
WASHINGTON — Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War as vice president. But his partisan loyalties were cast aside in extraordinary fashion last week when he endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for the White House. Alberto Gonzales’ service in George...
Categories: Election | Politics Election | Top Stories | U.S./World
Strong start has Fox Chapel girls tennis in hunt for Section 3-3A title
Josh Rizzo
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Fox Chapel girls tennis coach Alex Slezak is glad his veteran group of players have a close rival in-section to push them. This season, the Foxes and Shady Side Academy are on a collision course to play for the Section 3-3A title on Sept. 23. Both teams are undefeated in...
Categories: Fox Chapel Herald | High School
Fox Chapel girls volleyball team leaning on experience in quest to return to playoffs
Josh Rizzo
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
The Fox Chapel girls volleyball team is fortunate to have so much experience at the top of the lineup. The Foxes returned eight seniors this season and will hope to see that group grow together as they seek a return trip to the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Fox Chapel coach...
Categories: Fox Chapel Herald | High School
Aquinas Academy field hockey gets off to fast start with WPIAL title in its sights
John Grupp
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
One of the first things new Aquinas Academy field hockey coach Albert Casas told his players is that “winning is a consequence, not a goal.” But after losing in the WPIAL Class A finals three years in a row, the Crusaders’ goal definitely involves winning. “I know all of them...
Categories: Hampton Journal | High School
Hampton triathlete covers distance to school's hall of fame
John Grupp
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Angie Raimondi admits her high school career lacked enough to earn a spot in the Hampton Athletic Hall of Fame. Turns out she was just getting started. The former Hampton swimmer and rower developed into an accomplished triathlete with three Ironman competitions and a 321.6-mile Ultraman to her credit. “I...
Categories: Hampton Journal | High School
Franklin Regional notebook: Devola brothers team up for Panthers
Bill Beckner
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Franklin Regional senior lineman Andrew Devola experienced a special moment with his two brothers in the second game of the football season at Hempfield. All three of the Devolas got into the game for a late series in the Panthers’ 49-26 win. Devola is a two-way lineman who starts. Sophomore...
Categories: High School | Murrysville Star
Franklin Regional girls tennis keeps rolling under new coach
Paul Schofield
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
There is a new face at the helm of the Franklin Regional girls tennis program. Kevin Fisher, son of former coach Howard Fisher, has taken over for his dad who served as the boys and girls coach at the school for 43 years. Kevin Fisher served as junior varsity coach...
Categories: High School | Murrysville Star
North Allegheny notebook: NA water polo shines at host tournament
Triblive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
North Allegheny’s boys water polo team finished 4-0 at its host tournament Sept. 6-7. The Tigers earned wins over Reading, 12-5, Governor Mifflin, 17-6, Lower Merion, 12-3, and Cumberland Valley, 7-5. Filip Malezanov had goals and two assists, and Thomas Bihler added three goals to lead the way against Lower...
Categories: High School | North Allegheny
North Allegheny slow-pitch softball working for postseason success
Bill Hartlep
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Members of North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball team remember how they felt after the 2023 season ended — on the losing end of a 3-1 decision to Plum in the WPISL quarterfinals. After a 12-2 performance in the regular season that gave them the top seed for the playoffs, it was...
Categories: High School | North Allegheny
Versatile Plum girls volleyball players look forward to host tournament
Michael Love
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Every third or fourth Saturday in September, one can expect a packed Plum High School gym with volleyballs flying all over the place. This Saturday will be no exception as the Mustang girls’ volleyball team again will host its annual tournament and welcome a dozen teams for a full day...
Categories: High School | Plum Advance Leader
Riverview runners off to strong start despite early-season injuries
Michael Love
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
There were high expectations coming into the 2024 season for the Riverview boys and girls cross country teams. Six Raiders boys runners returned from a team which captured the WPIAL Class A title last year and finished as the state runner-up in Hershey. The Riverview girls, the 2023 WPIAL runners-up...
Categories: High School | Oakmont
Norwin uses pack mentality to take place among WPIAL cross country contenders
Bill Beckner
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Based on returning athletes, Norwin is the top contender in Class 3A to regular frontrunner North Allegheny in WPIAL boys and girls cross country. “We are hoping that when October rolls around, we are still in the conversation,” Knights coach Brian Fleckenstein said. The veteran coach will lead the largest...
Categories: High School | Norwin Star
Norwin notebook: Pair of basketball standouts headed to Clarion
Bill Beckner
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Call it a package deal. A pair of Norwin girls basketball players are headed for the same college program. Guards Kendall Berger and Averi Brozeski announced they both have committed to Clarion of the NCAA Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Wheeling and West Virginia Wesleyan also offered scholarships to...
Categories: High School | Norwin Star
Counterpoint: JD Vance speaks for rural America
Joseph Semprevivo
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Far too often, rural Americans feel ignored by presidential campaigns. While elites in Washington, New York and Los Angeles generate the headlines, focusing primarily on the two coasts, Americans outside major cities continue to fly under the radar. This needs to change, and the 2024 election could be the turning...
Categories: Featured Commentary | Opinion
Point: Tim Walz wants policies to empower rural Americans
Mark Haggerty
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:00 a.m.
After rural voters turned out big for Donald Trump, a narrative emerged that rural America was made up of majority White communities who used to vote reliably Democratic but had shifted right. The emergence of Tim Walz and JD Vance in this election cycle offers a chance for a deeper...
Categories: Featured Commentary | Opinion
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford's Mia Williams, Greensburg Salem's Luke Sikora
Bill Beckner
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 10:01 a.m.
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Mia Williams School: Penn-Trafford Class: Junior Sport: Tennis Claim to fame: Williams won her third straight section singles championship, defeating Michelle Yan of Franklin...
Categories: High School
Sounding off: Presidential race top letter-writers' concerns
Tribune-Review
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 9:00 a.m.
Think of the future when voting For the past 7½ years, the extreme left Democratic Party, the D.C. swamp bureaucracy and its cohort mainstream media have continually attacked and weaponized government agencies to try to politically destroy President Donald Trump so they could stay in power and retain their jobs...
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
Letter to the editor: Losers and suckers
Tribune-Review
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 9:00 a.m.
The boys who never made it off of the beaches of Iwo Jima and Omaha were losers and suckers. The 58,000-plus names etched on the Vietnam War Memorial wall were all losers and suckers. The five Army Rangers whose bodies were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu after their Blackhawk helicopter was shot down were losers and suckers. The 13 soldiers, members of the U.S Army Reserve 14th Quartermaster detachment, stationed in Greensburg, killed when
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
Penguins goaltending prospect Taylor Gauthier has the right approach
Seth Rorabaugh
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:15 a.m.
Taylor Gauthier doesn’t necessarily want to be right (even if he always is). He just wants to be better. And considering how strong of a 2023-24 season he had while primarily playing for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, Gauthier has a pretty high bar to clear in that pursuit....
Categories: Penguins/NHL | Sports
McKeesport man charged in woman's fatal shooting
Patrick Varine
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:03 a.m.
Police have charged a McKeesport man with fatally shooting a woman at the Crawford Village public housing apartments in McKeesport. Robert G. Cox, 50, was charged with criminal homicide, Allegheny County Police said. McKeesport police were called to the unit block of Crawford Village just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Top Stories
Healthy Larry Ogunjobi helps Steelers defensive line get off to strong start to season
Joe Rutter
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:00 a.m.
It wasn’t Mike Tomlin’s intention to jinx Larry Ogunjobi by talking about the 30-year-old defensive lineman’s health. At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Tomlin lauded Ogunjobi’s ability to play pain-free in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season opener, and how his efforts applying pressure contributed to an 18-10 victory against the Atlanta...
Categories: Sports | Steelers/NFL
Letter to the editor: Kennedy's endorsement of Trump significant
Tribune-Review
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 8:00 a.m.
One of the most significant political announcements following the Democratic National Convention was the endorsement by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of Donald Trump. Interesting that this front-page news story was buried on page B6 of the Aug. 24 print edition of the Tribune Review; I haven’t seen it mentioned since. I doubt this type of explosive story of a staunch Republican endorsing Harris would have received such limited exposure. The fact that RFK abandoned the
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion
Police seek man who chased 2 people with a knife Downtown
Patrick Varine
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:54 a.m.
Pittsburgh police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of attacking two people Downtown with a knife on Friday. Shortly before 8 a.m. Friday morning, police were called to Penn Avenue and 10th Street for a dispute. A bicycle officer headed to the scene saw one man running...
Categories: Downtown Pittsburgh | Local | Pittsburgh
Jane's Addiction frontman throws punch at guitarist, ending show
Pennlive
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:42 a.m.
Rock fans were pretty excited when Jane’s Addiction announced back in July that its entire original lineup had reunited and was performing together for the first time in 15 years. Then the group produced its first new song in 34 years. And now … well, now it looks like the...
Categories: AandE | Music | Top Stories
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