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Death of Pittsburgh man who went missing, whose body was found in river, ruled homicide
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of a man who was reported missing Sept. 5 and whose body was later found in the Ohio River near Rivers Casino was a homicide. Stephen Williams, 42, was last seen leaving the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown at 11:15 p.m....
Leechburg ground game leads way past Riverview
Leechburg running back Timmy Andrasy started off his season with 89 yards in a loss against Apollo-Ridge. It was small potatoes in comparison to his 310 yards against Bethlehem Center a week later, 219 yards a week after that versus Serra Catholic and 162 yards in a 27-18 win Friday...
GOP states try new ways to target abortion pills and telehealth
In state legislatures across the country, medication abortion has emerged as the central focus of the fight over abortion rights. As Democratic lawmakers in blue states enact shield laws to protect abortion medication prescribers, their Republican counterparts — particularly in states that have banned abortion — are filing a flurry...
Editorial: Politics should not have a body count
When we look at our history, it is a timeline where the major marks are often political and frequently violent — and too regularly both. This is not unique to America. It is not a problem of modern history. It is global and timeless. Assassination has changed the face of...
Kirk shooting probe looking for collaborators, Utah AG says
Utah Attorney General Derek Brown said investigators are “absolutely” going to try to identify any possible collaborators in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “We’re looking for everything at this point,” Brown said Friday on Bloomberg Television’s Balance of Power. “The information we have is still fairly limited.”...
Evergreen High School shooter’s online footprint reflects new wave of extremism, experts say
DENVER — The online footprint of the 16-year-old who shot two students and then himself at Evergreen High School this week fits into a new wave of online extremism that calls for violence as a way to destroy society, experts said. Social media accounts for Desmond Holly suggest to experts...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls for transparency after ICE agents fatally shoot man
CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker called for transparency after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park after the agency reported the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle. The man who was killed was identified by the...
Missouri senators pass gerrymandered map that slashes through Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Facing pressure from President Donald Trump, the Missouri Senate on Friday passed a gerrymandered congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Kansas City. The map, sponsored by Rep. Dirk Deaton, a Seneca Republican, carves Kansas City into three Republican-leaning congressional districts. The goal is to...
‘Keep moving forward’: Squirrel Hill residents look ahead after massive apartment blaze
What saddens Matthew Stock most about the Pittsburgh fire that left him homeless this week is a baby blanket his great-grandmother gifted him on the day he was born. Stock would walk past the heirloom every day, without much thought, in the one-bedroom Forward Avenue apartment where he had lived...
Greensburg tax program 1 vote from securing another decade of incentives
The Greensburg Community Development Corp. only needs one more vote of approval before its tax incentive program can be renewed for another 10 years. Greensburg Council and Greensburg Salem School Board officials voted this week to renew the LERTA, or Local Economic Revitalization Tax Abatement. The program gives commercial developers...
Derek Dressler: Killing pundits is killing our nation
What can be said that hasn’t already? Political violence has no place in ordered society. It is a hallmark of this nation — since its forebears’ earliest thoughts — that the most powerful tool in politics was the pen, not the sword. In 1787, James Madison wrote of political violence...
Letter to the editor: Heartbreaking future of America
I was away from Westmoreland County for the two weeks traveling in South Africa. Our tour guide was a white South African who lived through apartheid. He is none too pleased with the U.S president, as he sees the kind of tyranny he lived with during apartheid. The disparity between...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: Sept. 12
The following is a feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz:...
Women’s bible studies, chicken dinner and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antioch fwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth pastoral anniversary of beloved Pastor Verton L. Dean Sr. will be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 10:45 a.m. The guest...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh needs commuter rail line
When I visited Pittsburgh this summer I was very impressed with its public transportation network, Pittsburgh Regional Transit. However, I feel as though it is missing a key element: a commuter rail line. Said commuter rail line should replace the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway and run all the...
Editorial: Cleanup & questions
Laurel: To cleaner water. When you live near waterways, you know that sometimes things end up there that shouldn’t. It might be trash. It might be chemicals. It might be sewage. But often it’s tires. There is no way of knowing how many tires end up in rivers, lakes or...
The Stroller, Sept. 12, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Project SEED accepting donations...
Letter to the editor: Trump and Hitler? No comparison.
As one whose parents were Jewish Holocaust survivors, I am offended by those writers and political pundits who use references to Hitler and Nazism as an anti-Trump talking point (“Republicans following orders,” Sept. 3, TribLive). By doing so they negate the actual horrors of those who suffered under the Nazi...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 11, 2025: Despite 2 hits from Callan Moss, Greensboro’s season ends
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 79-61) fell 6-2 to Iowa (Cubs). CF Jack Suwinski (.281) went 1 for 3 with his 13th home run. 1B Nick Solak (.328) was 1 for 4 with an RBI double, scoring 3B Mike Jarvis (.173), who was 1 for 3 with a single and his seventh stolen...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 11, 2025
High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Boys Division II Section 3 Keystone Oaks 27, Avella 28 Keystone Oaks 15, Carlynton 50 Avella 15, Carlynton 50 Girls Division II Section 3 Keystone Oaks 17, Avella 43 Keystone Oaks 15, Carlynton 50 Avella 15, Carlynton 50 Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A...
Explore Scottish games, shop at the Glass City festival this weekend in Westmoreland
Ready for some fun and games? Kick back and relax with these events this weekend, whether with your friends, family or just enjoying some alone time. Ligonier Highland Games On Saturday, the region will celebrate Scottish games, music, food and dance at Idlewild and SoakZone with the 2025 Ligonier Highland...
High school roundup for Sept. 11, 2025: Late field goal lifts Riverside past Union in MAC football opener
Gage Safran drilled a 39-yard field goal with 5:37 left in the fourth quarter to send Riverside to a 9-7 victory over Union in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference opener Thursday night. Riverside (2-1, 1-0) took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when Mason Holler scored on a...
Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumps 29% following Ellison takeover report
Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumped more than 25% on Thursday after a report that the Larry Ellison-backed Paramount was preparing a cash bid to buy the company that owns HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. studio. The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners acquired Paramount last month, and has signaled...
Western Pa. college campuses grapple with fear and security after Charlie Kirk’s killing
Seton Hill student Romilleigh Donovan disagreed with viewpoints of late conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking at a college in Utah. Still, Donovan, a sophomore studying criminal justice, was deeply troubled by Kirk’s death on Wednesday. “I was appalled, but I was not surprised...
Western Pa. college students grapple with fear and security after Charlie Kirk’s killing
Seton Hill University student Romilleigh Donovan disagreed with viewpoints of late conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking at a college in Utah. Still the sophomore studying criminal justice was deeply troubled by Kirk’s death on Wednesday. “I was appalled, but I was not surprised...
