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High school football roundup for Aug. 29, 2025: Mars scores in final seconds to top Bethel Park
Liam Corcoran scored on a 3-yard run with 15 seconds left in the game to give Class 4A No. 5 Mars a 17-13 win at Class 5A No. 5 Bethel Park (1-1) in a nonconference football game Friday night in the South Hills. Corcoran then intercepted a pass on the...
Trib HSSN’s 2025 Week 1 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 1 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 357 - Javon Johnston, Shady Side Academy (14 of 19) 306 - David Kessler, Brashear (23 of 51) 281 - Marques Council Jr., Aliquippa (12 of 15) 281 - Ethan Hellmann, Upper St. Clair (16 of 20)...
Aliquippa wins big over Belle Vernon in Coach Warfield’s return
Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield made a triumphant return to the sidelines after taking a sabbatical last season, and he came away impressed with his Quips. Aliquippa used multiple big plays in the first half and rolled to a 42-7 win over Belle Vernon on The Beach at James Weir...
Latrobe survives wild, three-overtime game to defeat Plum
Plum and Latrobe spent nearly three hours trading blows and momentum Friday night before the triple-overtime contest came down to one play. Mustangs quarterback John Nonnenberg needed 6 yards to score on fourth down but overthrew his man in the back of the end zone, enabling the Wildcats to hang...
Florida man in Batman pajamas helps police catch burglar
A Florida man wearing Batman pajamas helped Cape Coral cops catch an early morning burglar. Officers at the Cape Coral Police Department were responding to a burglary in progress about 2 a.m. Wednesday when they located their suspect, who was already being detained by a local man dressed as the...
Rangers’ Corey Seager has appendectomy after abdominal pain during last game
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager had an appendectomy Thursday after experiencing abdominal pain during a game the previous night The surgery was done in Texas after the team had traveled to California for the start of a series against the Athletics on Friday night. Chris Young, the team’s president of...
Missouri is next to answer Trump’s call for redrawn map that boosts GOP in 2026
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections. Kehoe made the announcement...
Appeals court finds Trump’s sweeping tariffs unconstitutional but leaves them in place for now
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Trump wasn’t legally...
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison. Mathew Bowyer, 50, pleaded guilty last year to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing...
Lawsuit filed in turnpike crash that killed Monroeville woman
The husband of a Monroeville woman killed in a fiery crash in Cumberland County last year is suing the tractor-trailer driver who hit her and his employer. Kristen Radage, 49, formerly of West Deer, was killed on Oct. 18, 2024, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lower Mifflin Township. The lawsuit...
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States, saying plaintiffs are likely to win their claim the Republican administration’s actions were unlawful. A three-judge panel...
Cracker Barrel quietly deletes Pride page, drops DEI references from website
Cracker Barrel has quietly deleted a Pride page and removed references to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging employee resource groups from its website. The changes, first reported by CNN, follow a highly publicized decision by the Tennessee-based restaurant chain to scrap a new logo after pressure from right-wing groups. Until...
For more than 100 years, the Sewickley Hunt Club has continued traditionVideo
Lorraine Gronau was on a horse before she was born. “My mother rode when she was pregnant with me,” said the Sewickley Heights resident as she gathered eight hounds from atop her horse, Comet, during a fox drag hunt clinic hosted by the Sewickley Hunt Club and the Sewickley Hounds...
Penn State hockey to host doubleheader at Beaver Stadium
For the first time, Penn State is bringing its hockey programs to an iconic venue. Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams will play a game in Beaver Stadium on Jan. 31, the programs announced Friday. The men will take on Big Ten powerhouse Michigan State, while the women will...
Wedding: Gaefke-Hayes
Gaefke-Hayes Bethel Park High School graduates Xavier Gaefke (class of 2020) and Brianna Hayes (class of 2021), were married at Pinehall at Eisler Farms on July 20. Pastor Ron Weryha of Faith Lutheran Church officiated. Several fellow Bethel Park High School alumni were members of the bridal party. The couple...
Who killed the video star? Charting the past and future of the MTV VMAsVideo
On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV — which, at the time, stood for Music Television — burst forth onto screens, heralded by the melodies of The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star.” That choice alone was an act of aggression, staking the station’s claim as the cutting-edge music media purveyor. Three...
A-K Valley High school class reunions, Aug. 29, 2025
Publicize your high school’s class reunion for free in The Stroller. Send information as soon as possible 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. • Freeport High School Class of 1955 will have...
Letter to the editor: Putin wants ‘piece’
Someone should tell President Trump that Vladimir Putin does want peace … a big piece of Ukraine! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Speaking out while we still can
I’m going to use my First Amendment right, my freedom of speech, to speak out about what is happening in our country while I still can. If you can’t see that we are well on our way to living under an authoritarian regime, you are sadly mistaken. The deployment of...
Laurels & lances: Red lights & restitution
Laurel: To slowing down. Pittsburgh City Council is taking steps toward using cameras at red lights. Council authorized the use of automated red light enforcement last year. The technology would snap pictures of drivers who run lights and then send them tickets by mail. Now they are working toward a...
The Stroller, Aug. 29, 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. Labor United Celebration runs...
Letter to the editor: Protect democracy, protect our votes
As a lifelong Pennsylvania resident and executive director of Mothers of Incarcerated Sons, an organization dedicated in part to voting rights, I want to thank Salewa Ogunmefun for the powerful and timely piece, “60 years after the Voting Rights Act, voting rights under attack” (Aug. 14, TribLive). This op-ed rightly...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 28, 2025
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 14, Hempfield 0 Class 2A Peters Township 7, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, North Allegheny 1 (OT) Football Thursday’s results City League Nonconference Albert Gallatin 54, Carrick 30 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Belle Vernon, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Laurel...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Aug. 29-Sept. 1
You think summer’s over? Not yet! Even if Labor Day is the unofficial end of the season, there’s still a whole weekend to enjoy the warmth and summer vibes. Here are a few suggestions: Bon Journey at Hempfield Park Cap off the Hempfield Park summer concerts with a bang this...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 28, 2025: Rafael Flores, Cam Devanney collect 3 hits each in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-55) dropped a 5-3 decision to Buffalo (Blue Jays). C Rafael Flores (.265) was 3 for 4 with a pair of singles and a triple. 3B Cam Devanney (.269) also went 3 for 4 with three singles. RHP Thomas Harrington (5.34) started and tossed one shutout inning, striking...
