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Pitt volleyball’s revamped roster aims to get up to speed for another deep NCAA run
There’s a paradox about the Pitt women’s volleyball team: The Panthers are coming off their fourth consecutive appearance in the national semifinals, yet that source of pride also is a source of pain. Being so consistently strong is nice, but the Panthers long to kick in the door to the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 10, 2025: Bubba Chandler allows 6 hits, 3 runs in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-47) lost a third straight game and fell 6-1 to Omaha (Royals). CF Ji Hwan Bae (.287) had two doubles. DH Nick Solak (.357) was 1 for 4 with an RBI, his 51st of the season. 2B Nick Yorke (.275) was 2 for 4 with a double. RF...
UK police say more than 500 people arrested in pro-Palestinian events over weekend
LONDON — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government’s ability to enforce the ban. The Metropolitan Police Service released the updated figures as protesters demanding...
Letter to the editor: No one left to mow the White House lawn
I know now why President Trump cemented over the lawn and Rose Garden at the White House. He deported all the undocumented immigrants and now there’s no one left to mow the grass. Nancy Cochran Springdale...
Springdale grad Sean Dugan moves into new role as alpha linebackers coach at Eastern Michigan
Just before the start of the 2024 college football season, the NCAA amended its rule that had limited the number of coaches who could participate in on-field instruction. It was good news for Springdale grad Sean Dugan. Dugan was hired as a defensive analyst at Eastern Michigan before the 2023...
Seton Hill men’s soccer team believes it has pieces in place to contend for PSAC title
Dilveer Chaggar owes a lot to former Seton Hill men’s soccer coach Dan McCarty. McCarty, who headed the program from its inception in 2002 until the spring of 2022, brought Chaggar in as a player and later made him assistant coach. McCarty built Seton Hill into a perennial playoff team...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Ronald McCarrison sold property at 106 Lynnwood Ave. to Matthew and Crystal Byrne for $200,000. Churchill Mark Wolfe sold property at 3413 Ridgewood Drive to Paul Scott Jr. and Blaire Scott for $650,000. Forest Hills Crystal Willis sold property at 1223 Brinton Road to Cindy Frese for...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10, 2025
Bellevue VIDCOMM Federal 1 LLC sold property at 505 Dawson Ave. to HBSZ LLC for $272,000. Glenn Pritchard sold property at 545 Forest Ave. to Andrew Prepelka for $200,000. Giorio 7 LLC sold property at 329B Glaser Ave. to Meng Yang for $175,000. Jessica Sullivan Segeleon sold property at 331D...
Letter to the editor: Turnpike executives don’t deserve raises
This is totally unbelievable. Raises to Pennsylvania Turnpike executives who run the most expensive (by a lot) and poorly maintained toll road in captivity are insane (“Pa. Turnpike execs get 5-figure pay raises, including CEO’s $86K boost,” Aug. 7, TribLive). Let’s see, if you drive from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, you...
Editorial: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission fails transparency test
There are certain things we can depend upon in Pennsylvania. As certain as the sun will rise, there will be potholes, there will be football rivalries and the state Legislature will lock horns over something that should be an easy compromise. But hey, sometimes the potholes get paved (except at...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10, 2025
Bell Acres Patrick Peter Dickinson sold property at 111 Bell Farm Estates to Patrick and Katie Patterson for $1,695,000. Mark Alan Besterman sold property at 11 Sands Ave. to Stephen and Savannah Myers for $192,000. Franklin Park Jamie Nussbaum sold property at 1518 Ashbury Ln to Paul Richard Cooke and...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 10, 2025
Aspinwall Jeffrey Witte sold property at 112 Ninth St. to Eric Lewis and Allison Haley for $525,000. Etna Autumn Sun Develop Co. Inc. sold property at 345-347 Butler St. to David Viszlay trustee for $134,138. Nathan Mirizio sold property at 9 Geneva St. to Amy Beth Sutch for $260,000. Donald...
1st-year coach building depth at Knoch
Knoch limped to the finish line of the 2024 season. Quite literally. Injuries ravaged the team, leaving fewer than 30 healthy players for the stretch run. That contributed to the Knights (3-6, 2-3 Greater Allegheny) losing three of their final four games, each of the losses in blowout fashion. So...
Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips make an oddly perfect pair at Stage AE
Some weird combinations just make sense once you experience them. Like peanut butter and pickles. Or like indie rock bands Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips. The two tried-and-true acts, along with opener Friko, proved to be a thrilling bill at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Saturday night,...
The Stroller, Aug. 10, 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. Annual Riverbration planned in...
Steeped in football tradition, Jeannette community rallies to keep longstanding youth program going
Dan Cooper sat in a locker room at Clarkson Field for three weeks in July waiting to recruit young football players. The days passed and only a few kids signed up at the practice site for the Jeannette Midget Athletic Association. As a July 21 deadline approached, Cooper, president of...
Letter to the editor: How did we get to today’s violent state?
If we take a few minutes to evaluate where America is today, we may not like what we see. In addition to the most obvious, our sharply divided and sometimes violent political divisions, there are several other troubling issues which are pulling our nation apart. Violence is more violent. What,...
Westmoreland happenings: Yellow Tie Gala, spaghetti dinner, meetings, more
Fundraisers • Heritage Methodist Church on the Diamond in Ligonier will host a spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at the church, 107 W. Main St. Menu: spaghetti with meat sauce, garden salad, bread, cake and beverage, $10. Dine in or takeout. A gluten-free meal will...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 9, 2025: Greensboro bats explode for 27 runs
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 66-46) lost 10-4 to Omaha (Royals). RHP Johan Oviedo (2.08) started and went 3⅔ innings, allowing one run on two hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. LHP Nick Dombkowski (1-5, 7.11) came on and allowed three runs on four hits, including a homer, in 2⅓ innings to...
Riverhounds run unbeaten streak to 9 with home draw vs. Orange County
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds ran their unbeaten streak to nine games Saturday night at Highmark Stadium, though they didn’t gain much ground in the USL Eastern Conference standings. Guillaume Vacter scored on a header in the 67th minute as the Riverhounds erased a one-goal deficit and played Orange County SC to...
James Stavridis: Moving nuclear subs isn’t something you announce on social media
Two political leaders have exchanged barbs recently underlining the powerful nuclear arsenals of their respective nations. It was not just a pointless demonstration of bravado — it also showed that careless words and vague military threats can move the world closer to a disastrous conflict. The first to lash out...
Point: Coal needs to be part of America’s energy future
There is no disputing it: Coal isn’t disappearing. Despite reports of coal’s demise, global coal use hit a record in 2024. Since the turn of the century, coal demand has doubled. The world needs a new political discourse on coal. This is not a fuel that is going to be...
Counterpoint: America needs affordable energy — coal doesn’t fit the bill
For a decade now, coal has been on the way out. The industry’s future was considered mainly dead and buried — until the Trump administration decided to pull out every stop to dig it out of the grave. And this wasn’t caused by any “Green New Deal” boogeyman stuff: The...
Penn State to benefit from depth along offensive line
This is Year 6 for Penn State veteran Nick Dawkins. A standout at Parkland High School in the Lehigh Valley, Dawkins was part of the 2020 PSU recruiting class that also included Olu Fashanu, Tyler Warren, Curtis Jacobs, Parker Washington, Ji’Ayir Brown, Theo Johnson and current Nittany Lions edge rusher...
Letter to the editor: Say no to solar farms in Buffalo Township
SolEnergy is attempting to install two solar farms in beautiful Buffalo Township. It’s pretty clear from the last two public meetings that residents do not want solar farms infringing on the beauty and serenity we have here. It’s not all about the property values going down, which they will. We...
