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Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin: Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence
The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to the climate of political violence in the United States. To many, Kirk was not just another partisan commentator. He was one of the...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s ‘accomplishments’
The letter “Instead of right and left, let’s look at what Trump has accomplished” (July 25, TribLive) didn’t mention any accomplishments. It seems that if you don’t go along with President Trump’s every whim, you have Trump derangement syndrome. Let’s go over Trump’s accomplishments. War in Ukraine is still raging....
The Pixies and Spoon bring no-frills night of rock to Pittsburgh
Are you the type of person who goes to a concert hoping to hear 50 songs in one night? Well, you should have been at Stage AE on Friday. In the course of about four hours, three acts jetted their way through dozens of tunes with the efficiency of an...
The Stroller, Sept. 13, 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. A-K Hope Center event...
Letter to the editor: Kirk’s death should not be celebrated
The assassination of patriot Charlie Kirk was horrific and devastating. While most Americans are mourning this loss, there are some celebrating this killing. My friend was at a doctor’s office when they announced that Kirk was dead. She was in shock and saddened by this act of hatred. A man...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 12, 2025
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 57, Mt. Lebanon 0 North Allegheny 56, Hempfield 13 Norwin 56, Seneca Valley 13 Class 5A Big East Gateway 34, Kiski Area 31 Latrobe 13, Franklin Regional 7 Woodland Hills 49, Penn-Trafford 21 Northeast Penn Hills 49, Fox Chapel 14...
High school football roundup for Sept. 12, 2025: Avonworth routs Thomas Jefferson in battle of top teams
Dmitri Velsaris ran for two touchdowns and Evan Loutzenhiser scored on fumble and interception returns as Class 3A No. 1 Avonworth earned a convincing 41-14 victory over Class 4A No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (3-1) in a nonconference football game between top-ranked teams Friday night. Jaden Jones caught a 92-yard pass...
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week 3 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 391 - Travis Clear, Beaver (18 of 38) 346 - James Armstrong, Hopewell (14 of 27) 333 - Ryan Messina, Elizabeth Forward (26 of 35) 331 - Aaron Strader, Pine-Richland (14 of 27) 304 - Deo Beck,...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 12, 2025: Nick Dombkowski, 2 relievers throw 2-hit shutout for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 80-61) used three pitchers to throw a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over Iowa (Cubs). LHP Nick Dombkowski (5.83) started and went 6⅓ innings, giving up one hit and three walks with 11 strikeouts. RHP Valentin Linarez (1-0, 0.00) pitched 1⅔ no-hit innings in his Indy debut...
Moon pulls away in victory over West Allegheny
After a defensive battle for the vast majority of the first half in Friday’s Class 4A/Class 5A contest between West Allegheny and Moon, it was a wild final minute at West Allegheny High School to close the first half of a 21-3 Tigers win. After a blocked punt, West Allegheny...
McKeesport comes out on top against Belle Vernon
Belle Vernon and McKeesport were locked in a tight battle throughout the Friday night beach party at James Weir Stadium. And though the Tigers were able to come away with a 20-7 victory, neither team was particularly pleased with its performance. McKeesport bullied its way to the win, using eight...
Jeannette breaks open close game, runs away from Frazier
In its first Eastern Conference matchup of the season, Frazier fell short against powerhouse Jeannette, dropping a 61-19 decision. The Jayhawks set the tone early, and momentum never swung back. Jeannette struck first. After opening with a 10-yard run, quarterback Kymon’e Brown broke off a 68-yard touchdown run, juking defenders...
Mt. Pleasant shakes off turnovers, rallies for 1-point win over Ambridge
After a pair of tough losses, the Mt. Pleasant football team was hoping a homecoming night visit from winless Ambridge would help to change the Vikings’ fortunes. Although two second-half turnovers cost the injury-plagued Vikings in the form of Ambridge touchdowns, the hosts rallied and held on for a 28-27...
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...
