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SEPTA could get a major cash infusion to reverse cuts without legislative approval
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — SEPTA has asked the Shapiro administration to tap hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for critical...
Letter to the editor: Bring on high school football
The crisp air on a Friday night and the sun glistening on the rustling leaves on a Saturday afternoon always brings back memories and the excitement of WPIAL high school football. Fall is my favorite time of year because it brings on the football season. I like high school football...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Sept. 8, 2025
Touch a Truck After a several-year hiatus, the Fred Favo Memorial Touch a Truck Event is returning Sept. 14 for the first time since 2022. More than 25 types of trucks and vehicles will be lined up on Allegheny River Boulevard between Pennsylvania and Washington Avenue. The event will feature...
Letter to the editor: Stand up, speak out and vote
This current administration is pounding dangerous chaos on us: troops in our cities for no good reason; on-and-off-again tariff wars; loyalty-style governance; photo ops with a Russian dictator; voter suppression measures, including possible elimination of mail-in balloting; strong-arming our libraries, universities, media companies and private corporations; scare tactics of intimidation...
Editorial: Florida is promoting dangerous policy to please anti-vaxxers
President Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be health and human services secretary to shake up the country’s public health status quo. Shake it up he has, putting vaccine skepticism at the helm of life-changing decisions and placing chosen outcomes ahead of data. Florida is proving to be...
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ ‘Macbeth’ is a bloody triumph
I guess it’s not bad luck to say the name of “the Scottish play” if it’s not being performed inside a theater. For their annual September Shakespeare production, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks has selected perhaps the ultimate political thriller, William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” A perfectly spooky, bloody play for the...
The Stroller, Sept. 8, 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. Western Pa. toy run...
Letter to the editor: Society is unraveling
If you follow current events, I think it’s obvious to you that societal cohesion and cooperation are quickly unraveling. The thin veneer of civilization is peeling off like a bad paint job. When I was in grade school we said the Pledge of Allegiance and prayed every day. Students respected...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 8....
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny area
Job fair set at Ross Park Mall A free Pittsburgh Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13 at Ross Park Mall, 1000 Ross Park Mall Drive. Attendees can connect face-to-face with top employers from across the region. People are advised to bring a resume...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 8
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 8....
Deadly light rail stabbing in Charlotte grows political under national spotlight
The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee at a South End light rail station in Charlotte is becoming politicized and has drawn national attention — including from Republicans — after the release of a graphic video. Multiple national news outlets, as well as local TV station WBTV, shared the video...
High school sports schedules for Sept. 8, 2025
High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule Nonsection Belle Vernon at Yough, 7:30 p.m. Ligonier Valley at Greensburg Salem, 7:30 p.m. Derry at United, 7 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 4A Section 1 Norwin at Armstrong, 7:30 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. Woodland Hills at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Section 2...
Augi Williams’ 2 goals lift Riverhounds past Oakland
Augi Williams scored a pair of goals as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC won 2-0 on the road at Oakland Roots SC on Sunday afternoon. Williams moved into second all-time on the USL Championship goal-scoring list with 83 in his career. Eric Dick made two saves and posted his 30th career...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 7, 2025: Homers by Shawn Ross, Jase Bowen key Indy victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 78-59) used a five-run seventh inning to edge Columbus (Guardians), 10-9. C Shawn Ross (.200) was 2 for 3, hit the game-winning home run and had four RBIs. CF Jase Bowen (.272) smacked a three-run home run. 2B Anthony Prato (.258) was 2 for 4 with a walk...
Pa. Dems select former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale as party chair
Pennsylvania Democrats have elected a new leader after a staggering set of losses in the 2024 elections. Eugene DePasquale, the state’s former auditor general, ran in a special election to replace state Sen. Sharif Street, who represents part of Philadelphia County. Street held the position for five years but resigned...
WPIAL soccer rankings: Week ending Sept. 7, 2025
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Girls Class 4A Team Record Last rank 1. Peters Township (2-0-2) 1 2. Seneca Valley (2-1-2) 2 3. North Allegheny (5-1-1) 3 4. Pine-Richland (6-0) 4 5. Canon-McMillan (2-2) 5 OUT: None Class 3A 1. South Fayette (3-1-1) 1 2. Fox Chapel (4-1) 2...
Penn State defensive tackles leading team in interceptions through 2 games
UNIVERSITY PARK — Few things in football can get a home crowd rocking like a 300-pound offensive or defensive lineman making an uncharacteristic play. For the Penn State faithful, that has been an early and frequent theme. It already has happened three times in just two games. Captain defensive tackle...
Letter to the editor: Solar facilities are not ‘farms’
Regarding the article “Derry Township residents object to proposed solar farm, cite concerns about health, water” (Sept. 3, TribLive), I suggest that using the term “solar farm” is inappropriate. There is no farm here. Instead, there is utility-scale solar energy generation. Please consider the phrase “solar energy facility” as an...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 7, 2025
Aspinwall Estate of William Hansen sold property at 916 Guyasuta Ln to Cullen AG Construction Inc. for $125,000. Etna Frank Muto sold property at 131 Cherry St. to Scott Kramer for $350,000. Ray Ventura sold property at 84 Vilsack St. to Better World Properties LLC for $187,000. Patricia Ann Taylor...
New ‘Clemente’ documentary to show at The Lindsay Theater in Sewickley
Starting Sept. 12, the world will get a glimpse at another side of a Pittsburgh sports legend. The new documentary “Clemente” may be about one of the greatest Pittsburgh Pirates of all time, but it’s not just about baseball — the film is more focused on the man behind the...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News – Sept. 7, 2025.
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Monday: 10 a.m., Jeopardy game. Friday: 10 a.m., tour of Drake’s Log Cabin. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday and Thursday: dime bingo. The center...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 7, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Thomas Revolt trustee sold property at 46 Churchill Road to Zacharia Rayan for $435,000. Forest Hills Kachina Odhner sold property at 520 Atlantic Ave. to Jesse Todd for $65,000. Denise Hall sold property at 516 Halsey Ave. to PAHN Holdings LLC for $50,000. Monroeville Cynthia Cagni sold...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 7, 2025
Bellevue Derek Higham sold property at 550-552 Forest Ave. to Lee Kirkwood and Michelle Rice Kirkwood for $285,000. William Rodgers sold property at 54 Kendall Ave. to Thurman Gardner and Shelley Kobuck for $200,000. Claire Dugan trustee sold property at 635 Roosevelt Ave. to Meghan Briski for $180,000. Terrapin Properties...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 7, 2025
Aleppo Estate of Peter Stein sold property at 301 Trailside Drive to Sue Churman Norville for $327,000. Edgeworth Josh Cohen sold property at 213 Chestnut Road to Graham and Lindsay Harkins for $1,125,000. Estate of Donald Berman sold property at 410 Edgeworth Ln to Carl and Nicole Kriebel for $550,000....
