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In brief: Donations sought, volunteers needed and more in Aspinwall area
Donations wanted O’Hara has partnered with Brother’s Brother Foundation to collect items for the Texas flash flooding victims. Items needed include toothbrushes, bar soap, feminine hygiene products, flushable wipes, Chapstick and small or travel-size versions of toothpaste, body wash, deodorant, hand sanitizer or sanitizer wipes, tissues, lotions, shampoo and conditioner....
Gallery: Photos from July 16, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Wednesday, July 16, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Jason ‘J.J.’ Park: Israel vs. Iran? Or the prime minister vs. the ayatollah?
The Israel-Iran conflict is a tit-for-tat. On June 13, Israel struck Iranian nuclear facilities and military leaders. On June 16, an Iranian drone targeted the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq. On June 22, the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. On June 23, Iran bombed Al Udeid Air Base in...
Photos: Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit
Some of the nation’s top energy companies joined President Donald Trump and leading state officials Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, held at Carnegie Mellon University. U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said the summit could pave the way for tens of thousands of new jobs in the Commonwealth across...
Oakmont suspends pro Wyndham Clark from club for damaging lockers during U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark is paying the price for his actions after a U.S. Open round at Oakmont Country Club last month. Clark is not permitted to be on the grounds of Oakmont Country Club after he damaged lockers at the club out of frustration following the second round during the recent...
New Westmoreland Museum curator hails from Southern California
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg announced on Tuesday that it has named Nicole Lampl as its new curator of American art. “We’re excited to welcome Nicole to The Westmoreland in this lead curatorial role,” Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO Silvia Filippini-Fantoni, PhD., said in a news release. “She...
Go-kart fundraiser, 2 new businesses coming to Sewickley and more
Premier Youth & Community Center fundraiser Three Rivers Karting in Leetsdale will host a fundraiser for Premier Youth & Community Center from 6-8 p.m. July 24. The go-kart entertainment facility will donate 10% of all sales to the center’s inaugural Press Start to Give event. Part of the event includes...
Letter to the editor: The story of autism is complex
There has been some discussion recently about autistic children excluded from field trips. On the face it seems discriminating, but what do you know about autism? Autism is not a singular condition but a blanket covering a range of disabilities from mild to profound. In some cases it is hardly...
DNC launches website on impact of ‘Trump tax’ bill, tariffs on Pa.
The Democratic National Committee is launching a new website Wednesday to show the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and spending bill on Pennsylvanians. TrumpTax.com “includes Pennsylvania data about the Trump Tax with one underlying truth — if you’re not a billionaire, the Trump Tax will screw you over,” said...
Letter to the editor: The fools are determined to believe the lies
Why do Americans keep falling for the lies of government propaganda? I’ve observed this throughout my 70 years. I was 8 years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and clearly remember that day. But I grew up and stopped believing in the “magic bullet” theory, just as I...
The Stroller, July 16, 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. Free concert to feature...
Letter to the editor: First Amendment rights
I am tired of hearing about the sanctity of Second Amendment rights and then reading about the “violence” and “abuse” of First Amendment rights as expressed in letters “First Amendment doesn’t protect criminal behavior” (June 27, TribLive) and “Protests don’t look peaceful” (June 18, TribLive). To respond to the first...
Trump joins McCormick at CMU to tout $90B energy and AI investment wave
As the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit drew to a close Tuesday at Carnegie Mellon University, event organizer U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said the day could wind up being remembered as the start of an “economic renaissance” in Pennsylvania. That prediction came on the heels of nearly two dozen companies...
Editorial: The impact of Bella Seachrist’s death
Bella Seachrist never had a chance. Bella missed an opportunity for simply living. She was just 3 years old — almost 4 — when she died, slowly, of starvation. Poverty will do that to a child. That isn’t what happened to Bella. Her stepmother, Laura Ramriez, had a room in...
John Dorfman: Perfect 10 Portfolio has averaged 18% return
Darn! Missed by a whisker. My Perfect 10 Portfolio returned 14.6% in the past year, a hair behind the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index at 14.7%. That doesn’t damper my enthusiasm for this portfolio. In 22 years, it has averaged more than an 18% return, while the index...
Penn State fraternity charged under hazing law named for victim
A Penn State University fraternity is facing criminal charges after police said its members subjected its pledges to physical and emotional abuse. The Lambda Lambda chapter of Phi Beta Sigma was charged last week with conspiracy organizational hazing by Ferguson Township police, according to StateCollege.com. The charge is a misdemeanor...
Armed drug dealer busted with 15,000 doses of fentanyl, heroin gets hard time
A Duquesne man will serve more than 20 years in federal prison after he was sentenced on Tuesday for drug and gun offenses. According to federal court records, Courtney Washington, 31, was found with 15,000 doses of fentanyl and heroin. He pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and opted for a...
Pittsburgh police use pepper spray on energy summit protesters
Pittsburgh police deployed pepper spray late Tuesday afternoon against roughly two dozen protesters outside the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University as the gathering was breaking up. Clad in riot gear, about 20 officers warned the protesters to clear the intersection of Forbes Avenue and South Craig...
Police charge Canon-McMillan high school teacher with having sex with student
A Washington County science teacher was arrested on Tuesday on charges he had a monthslong sexual relationship with one of his students at Canon-McMillan High School. Justin White, 48, of Canonsburg is charged by North Strabane police with 13 counts of institutional sexual assault and criminal use of a communication...
Natrona Heights woman tries to retract manslaughter plea at sentencing
Brook Lynn Lank pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on June 11 — admitting she shot her boyfriend three times before dumping his body in a McKees Rocks alley. In preparation for sentencing, she wrote a letter to the court acknowledging what she called her mistakes, and saying, “I take full...
John Dorfman: CVS, Archer-Daniels look good on this ratio
There are many ways companies can manipulate their reported profits. Fudging sales (also known as revenue) is more difficult. That’s one reason why I always check the price-to-sales ratio when I’m considering a stock. It’s simply the stock’s price divided by sales per share. For example, CVS Health Corp. (CVS)...
Hallie Leach: We must work together to teach students about Holocaust, antisemitism
In an era marked by a troubling resurgence of antisemitism and misinformation, it has never been more critical for educators to work collaboratively and purposefully to ensure that students are learning not only the history of the Holocaust but also how its lessons apply to the world today. In June,...
‘Unforgivable’: Final defendant gets life sentence in starvation death of Oakmont girl
Throughout her prosecution for killing a 3-year-old girl, Alexis Herrera blamed her actions — starving, assaulting and torturing the child — on her sister, Laura Ramriez. It was Ramriez who hated Bella Seachrist, a child born from her husband’s affair. It was Ramriez who first started abusing the child in...
Nate Picarsic: U.S. must keep pace with China on energy, technology
Today Pittsburgh hosts the inaugural edition of Sen. Dave McCormick’s Energy and Innovation Summit. The event will gather champions in energy and AI, investors, labor leaders and government officials. The focus will be on American energy dominance for a new technological era — and the opportunity that provides. Western Pennsylvania...
Mark Masterson: How much longer does Pittsburgh have to wait for inclusionary zoning?
Ten years ago, in June 2015, the city of Pittsburgh’s first ever Affordable Housing Task Force met for the first time. I was one member of the Task Force, along with members of City Council and other elected offices, local housing developers, building trades and organized labor, as well as...
