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High school sports scores for Aug. 31, 2025
High schools Soccer Boys Sunday’s schedule Avonworth tournament Avonworth 1, Montour 0 Knoch 3, Mercyhurst Prep 0 Belle Vernon tournament Thomas Jefferson 2, Connellsville 1 Girls Sunday’s schedule Avonworth tournament Avonworth 3, Bethel Park 0 South Fayette 1, Cathedral Prep 0 West Allegheny tournament Pine-Richland 3, West Allegheny 0 Thomas...
Trib HSSN WPIAL soccer rankings for week of Sept. 1, 2025
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Girls Class 4A Team, Record, Previous rank 1. Peters Township (1-0-2) 1 2. Seneca Valley (0-1-2) 2 3. North Allegheny (3-1-1) 3 4. Pine-Richland (4-0) NR 5. Canon-McMillan (2-1) 4 OUT: Mt. Lebanon (3-1) 5 Class 3A 1. South Fayette (2-1-1) 1 2. Fox...
Trump’s D.C. takeover yields more arrests on routine charges
The man in the red shirt lifted the gun high enough for everyone in the Exxon parking lot to see. It was late on a Thursday in August, the neon lights of Georgia Avenue in Washington reflecting off car hoods and gas pumps, when prosecutors say a 58-year-old man shoved...
Ex-CDC official warns of ‘undoing of vaccination’ under Kennedy policiesVideo
A former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Sunday that he can “only see harm coming” under the leadership of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dr. Demetre Daskalakis resigned last Wednesday in the wake of the White House’s firing of the agency’s director, Susan...
Penn State’s offseason work at wide receiver ‘really paid off’ in Nevada win
STATE COLLEGE — Drew Allar stepped back and fired an on-time hitch route to USC transfer wide receiver Kyron Hudson on Penn State’s second offensive snap of the 2025 opener vs. Nevada. It was a simple pitch and catch, but they made it look easy. They looked like a talented...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 31, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Midfirst Bank sold property at 219 Greenfield Ave. to Jay William Henderson and Lauren Rachel Stern for $20,001. Churchill Michael Chiappa sold property at 818 Beulah Road to MS Capital Group PGH LLC for $125,000. Pittsburgh Protestant Reformed Church In sold property at 3608 McCrady Road to...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 31, 2025
Bradford Woods Mark Ambrose sold property at 53 Marblehead Hbr to Todd and Sandra Schick for $429,000. Elaine Ek sold property at 58 Seldom Seen Road to Gus Schaffner III and Lisa Schaffner for $680,500. Bellevue Mary Eileen Gallagher sold property at 131 Spring Ave. to Bryan Schraven and Rachel...
Letter to the editor: Creating a distraction-free learning environment
Creating a distraction-free learning environment is critical for good mental health and academic success. Educators agree cellphones frequently distract students with social media, notifications and texts. Studies show “even having a phone nearby can reduce concentration, lower test scores and disrupt learning, while less screen time can improve focus, critical...
Delicious, useful and indigenous: Meet the pawpaw, the unsung hero of Appalachian fruitsVideo
As the calendar ticks over to September, summer may be over, but there’s still plenty to look forward to. For example: the return of football, seasonal fall Starbucks drinks and, here in Western Pennsylvania, pawpaws. Confused? You’re not alone. These unique trees and the green, kidney-shaped fruit they bear may...
Editorial: Again with the mail-in ballot envelopes?
Here we are at the end of August, heading into familiar rituals. Kids are back in school. Football is in full swing. Pumpkin spice lattes are heralding the start of fall. And once more, the rules about mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania are being juggled — tossed in the air and...
The Stroller, Aug. 31, 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. 9/11 Moving Flag Tribute...
Westmoreland happenings: Oktoberfest, Paws in the Park, bingos, more
Church news • The First Thursday worship service and luncheon will resume Thursday, Sept. 4, at Zion’s Lutheran Church, 140 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. Worship will be at noon and lunch will be at 12:30 p.m. in the social room. Cost: $5. Festival • The Trafford Oktoberfest will be held...
Letter to the editor: Hines Ward belongs in Hall of Fame
In America’s four professional sports — NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL — you will find seven former athletes who were responsible for rule changes in their respective sports. Of them, five are Hall of Famers: Bob Gibson, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Martin Brodeur and Mel Blount, all first ballot except...
Dorfman: Comcast, Allstate look good on price-to-cash flow ratio
“It’s my way or the highway.” That’s the attitude of some investment professionals toward stock-selection methods that differ from their own. If astronomers had a narrow view like that, they might spot Jupiter but miss the beautiful rings of Saturn. The price-to-cash flow ratio isn’t my favorite measure, but I...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 30, 2025: Esmerlyn Valdez powers Curve with 3-run homer
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 75-55) edged out Buffalo (Blue Jays), 2-1, despite being held to four hits. LF Jase Bowen (.254) went 2 for 3 with a double, triple, run scored and RBI. CF Sammy Siani (.267) went 1 for 3 with a run scored. RHP Chase Shugart (1.00) started and went...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 30, 2025
High schools Cross country Saturday’s results Gateway Invitational Boys Individual: 1. Samuel Plazio, Kiski Area, 16:30.30; 2. Michael Costello, Fox Chapel, 16:41.78; 3. Asher Eckel, Fox Chapel, 16:49.78; 4. Brennan Patterson, West Allegheny, 17:19.94; 5. Isaac Burtt, Beaver, 17:27.25; 6. Ashton Saunders, Riverview, 17:38.53; 7. Nolan Home, Fox Chapel, 17:50.54;...
High school roundup for Aug. 30, 2025: Seton LaSalle surges past Bishop Canevin
Kymarr Freeman scored on a pair of second-half touchdown runs as Seton LaSalle surged to a 22-7 victory over Bishop Canevin in nonconference football Saturday night. Freeman ran 23 times for 61 yards with scoring runs of 3 and 1 yards, Kia Jones also had a 3-yard TD run, and...
Riverhounds give up lead, lose at Tampa Bay
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have hit a late summer slump of sorts, giving up a pair of second-half goals and falling 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday night. The Riverhounds (7-8-7) are winless in their last four games (0-2-2) and have slipped into seventh place in the USL Championship...
Mary Ellen Klas: The GOP is inflating health care costs — for its own voters
Unless the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress act quickly, millions of working Americans could lose access to health insurance at the end of this year. Among the most affected will be small businesses and middle-income earners — many of whom, ironically, live in congressional districts that vote Republican. An...
Point: AI won’t take our jobs away
Read enough headlines about artificial intelligence and you can be excused for thinking that we’re headed for a dystopian future ruled by AI-powered robot overlords. Mass unemployment, including people being forced to train their robot replacements to get that last paycheck, seems to be a common theme in the latest...
Counterpoint: Trump’s extreme anti-labor policies could determine the effect of AI on jobs
What will be the effect of artificial intelligence on labor in the United States? The current government’s agenda for labor will undoubtedly have an influence here. Last year, President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk lavishly for telling his workers he would fire them if they went on strike. “You’re the...
Commentary: Liberals have also censored history
In 1874, during the brief era of Reconstruction, white people staged a racist uprising in New Orleans. Angered by the presence of African Americans in law enforcement and other government posts, members of the Crescent City White League stormed the local customs house and killed 11 police officers. Two years...
Letter to the editor: Elimination of safety board jeopardizes communities
The recent explosion at Clairton Coke Works killed two workers and injured 10 others. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is now investigating this tragedy. The CSB is the only independent federal agency devoted solely to investigating chemical accidents and recommending steps to prevent future disasters. Yet the administration’s proposed...
Letter to the editor: How Trump is hurting American workers
How President Trump’s policies hurt the American workers: 1. Tax cuts overwhelmingly favor the wealthy, 83% of the benefits going to the top 1%. 2. He reduced the minimum wage for federal contractors, which could lead to pay cuts of 25% to 60% for these lower-wage workers. 3. He took...
Editorial: Will Taylor Swift’s ‘Love Story’ lead to a bad ‘Reputation’ for Democrats?
Yes, Taylor Swift is getting married. We know. The whole world came to a grinding halt Tuesday when the world’s biggest pop star announced her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs standout Travis Kelce. It drew a line in the zeitgeist, dividing it into B.E. (Before Engagement) and A.E. (After Engagement)....
