Month: July 2022

The Mediterranean staple doesn’t have to wait for tomatoes to arrive Green beans add crunch to the popular Thai basil chicken dish, while chopped peppers add heat. [Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Fresh and creamy, key lime pie with basil chunks hits the spot on a hot summer night. [Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Mix basil, cilantro, mint and jalapeño into a bright, spicy sauce for fried fish. [Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Mix basil, cilantro, mint and jalapeño into a bright, spicy sauce for fried fish. [Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Basil pesto requires no cooking and comes together in minutes in a food processor or blender….

BRADDOCK, Pa. – Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead. Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 800 block of Braddock Ave. in Braddock around 1:48 a.m. Sunday. When authorities arrived they found a 38-year-old man, later identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as Alon Carrington, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Carrington later died in hospital. Homicide detectives have launched an investigation. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow the news of Channel 11…

The Mega Millions jackpot has passed the $1 billion mark. The grand prize for Friday night’s drawing will be about $1.02 billion, lottery officials said, although that is sure to grow as more and more tickets are bought as the drawing nears . The cash option for this pot of gold would be $602.5 million. No winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night’s drawing, which had an $830 million jackpot. It would have been the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize of all time and the third-largest Mega Millions prize. The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s draw were: 29, 63, 66, 7,…

The editorial was contradictory In your July 24 editorial you succinctly laid out the reasons why no one should expect the legalization of psilocybin for therapeutic use to cause problems similar to those that have resulted from the legalization of recreational marijuana. Then, inexplicably, you wrote, “Still, concern among local governments about unintended consequences is understandable, especially given the results of legalizing cannabis.” You just explained why it’s not a reasonable concern! For those concerned about the “recreational” use of psilocybin, I just want to say, if you want some, I know someone who knows a guy who can get…

St. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — Early Tuesday morning, Heather Thiele was sleeping in her basement when she was awakened by an emergency alert around 3 a.m. “All of a sudden my bedroom window above my bed broke and water started coming in and I ran to my daughter’s room because we’re both in the basement,” she says. His home rests on Belleau Creek Road near Belleau Lake Drive. With a lake in the background, the water was overwhelmed with nearly a foot of rain. Thiele’s grandmother has owned the house for decades, and Thiele bought it last year. It has…

Medford beats Sherwood to set up two shots at 18th state championship Wednesday Medford left the Sherwood Lobos with one extra-base double after another to remain unbeaten in the American Legion AAA state tournament with a 14-4 victory in six innings Tuesday night at Legion Field in Roseburg. The Mustangs (36-7) hit six doubles, four in the first inning alone, and took command early with four runs in each of the first two innings to earn the mercy-rule victory. “It was nice to start out on top, like always,” Mustangs manager Nate Mayben said. “They hit the ball really well…

I have spent most of my adult life teaching and coaching people so they can live better lives. If asked, most of my clients and students could tell you something they learned from me that helped them. I often meet people who are desperate to improve their lives but are unaware of what is holding them back. I find it interesting to watch how business leaders respond to the challenges of our current economic environment. The best successes I have seen are those leaders who respond to change by going into learning mode. New challenges can threaten success or help…