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Letter to the editor: Medicaid means survival for many
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, I didn’t have Medicaid. I knew I needed the hospital, but my biggest fear wasn’t the illness — it was the bill. After only a few days of treatment, I was staring at $74,000 in charges, with no safety net to fall back...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 20, 2025
High schools Golf Wednesday’s results Boys Class 3A Section 1 Kiski Area 202, Hempfield 214 Medalist: Max Mottura (KA) 35 Section 3 Mars 181, Knoch 217 Medalists: Jackson Geiger (M) 32; Aaron Voltz (K) 39 Section 5 Canon-McMillan 191, Chartiers Valley 194 Medalists: Chase Werthman (CM) 36; Gavin Waldron (CV)...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 20, 2025: Nick Dombkowski, 2 Indy relievers throw 3-hit shutout
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 71-50) blanked Syracuse (Mets), 6-0, with three pitchers combining on a three-hit shutout. LHP Nick Dombkowski (2-5, 6.38) started and went six innings, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts. RHP Jack Little (0.00) pitched two no-hit innings. RHP Ryan Harbin (7.36) threw a scoreless ninth....
Fox News hosts were determined to help Trump stay in office after 2020 election, legal filing says
The 2020 presidential election is history, but a legal dispute over Fox News’ reporting on President Trump’s false claims of voter fraud is heating up. A motion for summary judgment by voting equipment company Smartmatic filed Tuesday in New York Supreme Court laid out in detail how phony allegations that...
Backup QB Tyson Bagent signs 2-year contract extension with BearsVideo
CHICAGO — Chicago Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent has signed a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The two-year deal is worth a reported $10 million with a maximum value of $16 million with incentives. Bagent, a former undrafted quarterback out of Division II Shepherd University, was entering the...
Straight talk from The Birdie as he makes his Week Zero picks in the A-K Valley
If you count the City League, independents and Kiski School, Trib HSSN produced 128 high school football team preview stories to get ready for this season. The Birdie read every one of them. Not for editing or proofreading purposes, of course. No one trusts the feathered fella to do actual...
2025 Western Pa. high school football schedule for Week Zero
Friday KDKA Kickoff Classic (at Wolvarena) North Allegheny at Woodland Hills, 5 p.m. LaSalle College vs. Central Catholic, 8 p.m. Nonconference Allderdice at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m. Baldwin at Thomas Jefferson, 7 p.m. Blackhawk at Beaver Falls, 7 p.m. Brashear at Cornell, 7 p.m. Brownsville at Bentworth, 7 p.m. Burrell...
Trib HSSN’s 2025 preseason WPIAL football rankings
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, 2024 record 1, Central Catholic, 12-3 2, North Allegheny, 10-2 3, Mt. Lebanon, 3-8 4, Canon-McMillan, 3-7 5, Hempfield, 4-6 Class 5A 1, Pine-Richland, 11-1 2, Peters Township, 11-2 3, Woodland Hills, 8-3 4, Penn Hills, 7-5 5, Upper St. Clair, 11-1 Class...
The Birdie is ready to feast his eyes on Westmoreland County football in Week Zero
Last season: 102-34 (.75%) Seeing is believing. The Birdie huffed on his bifocals and wiped them with his T-shirt. He then went to several local training camps to get a closer look at teams and either perpetuate or dash the hype surrounding them. (Some of the stringers, he thinks, tend...
Editorial: Sinkholes are a Pennsylvania problem. Lawmakers could do something about them
Remember when old movies and television shows gave us the impression quicksand was the great scourge lurking beneath our feet? Nope. The number of deaths due to quicksand is so small it’s not statistically significant enough to track. But sinkholes are another story. The number of sinkholes is too varied...
Longtime ‘All Things Considered’ host Ari Shapiro leaving NPR after Trump cuts
Veteran NPR host Ari Shapiro is saying goodbye to the network and All Things Considered, the latest high-profile departure following the move by President Donald Trump administration’s to defund public media. But the move to kill federal funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting isn’t the reason Shapiro said he...
Why a Penn State veteran starter could be switching positions in 2025: ‘You have to be versatile’
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State has a poster of the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s best offensive line unit each year, plastered in the group’s meeting room. Position coach Phil Trautwein and his pupils strongly believe they can be the best in the country in 2025. That’s born...
At Linebacker U, Dan Connor says a Penn State vet ‘looks incredible,’ another has taken ‘huge steps’
Penn State’s current group of linebackers is coached by the program’s all-time leader in tackles. Dan Connor produced 419 of them during his four seasons in State College. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, one of the sport’s elite minds, is also keeping close tabs on the position as it moves on...
Pa. high court keeps status quo on open-records access to officials’ personal social media posts
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Crawford County school district in finding posts made by its board members — including those about district issues — on their personal social media pages are not automatically subject to the state’s open-records laws. Had the decision gone the...
After 10 years of September library love, Carnegie looks to past and future
You may have noticed one in a shop window or planted in the front yard of a family home — not just in Carnegie, but around the whole county. Those bold red signs with their succinct message — “Love Your Library” — refer to a generous partnership in which the...
Idi Utuk: Medicaid is not a luxury, it’s a lifeline
Every time I chased stability to build a future, chronic illness pulled me back into a hospital bed. Sometimes it has been for days, sometimes weeks. My life with sickle cell disease is a relentless cycle of excruciating pain, nerve damage and blood transfusions. I’ve survived two kidney transplants, countless...
Pittsburgh New Works Festival to premiere 14 new plays
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival will bring together 14 brand new one-act plays from around the world with local Pittsburgh theater talent, all starting on Aug. 21. This festival season will encompass four weekends, with performances on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Genesius Theater at Duquesne University. A...
Movie producer pleads guilty to stabbing, stalking wife in South Fayette
An actor and movie producer pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to stabbing his wife nearly three years ago at her South Fayette home. John Mowod, 61, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty on Nov. 19 on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment....
In brief: Golf outing, preschool openings and more in Fox Chapel area
Golf outing The Wayne Fusaro Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund’s 24th annual golf outing is set for Sept. 20 at River Forest Country Club. Cost is $150 per golfer or $35 for dinner only. Check-in is at noon. For more information, call Jill Fusaro at 412-848-7799 or email jillfusaro@verizon.net. Preschool openings...
In brief: Clothesline sale collection, golf scramble and more in Sewickley area
Clothesline sale Sewickley Academy is now accepting new and gently used clothing, shoes, costumes, sporting goods, fashion accessories and books for all ages for its upcoming Clothesline Sale. Items can be dropped off outside the Rea Auditorium on campus from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 27-29, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 30,...
Trump to expand push to whitewash ‘woke’ museum exhibits on slavery
President Donald Trump reportedly plans to expand his push to whitewash “woke” museum exhibits on slavery and American history beyond the Smithsonian. After Trump tweeted that the Smithsonian is too focused on “how bad slavery was,” the White House said it would eventually seek to use its power over funding...
Matt K. Lewis: AI will be more disruptive than covid. Which party can seize the moment?
Democrats, bless their hearts, keep trying to figure out the magic formula to stop President Donald Trump. But here’s a cold splash of reality: If Trump’s popularity ever collapses, it will probably be because of something completely beyond their control. In 2020, it wasn’t some brilliant strategy that defeated Trump....
Trib HSSN 2025 WPIAL girls soccer preview: South Fayette chasing 3rd straight title
WPIAL girls soccer preview Class 4A Defending champion: Peters Township Runner-up: Seneca Valley PIAA qualifiers: Peters Township, Seneca Valley Defending PIAA champion: Downingtown West Team to beat: Peters Township has the makings of a repeat with all-state goalkeeper and TribLive HSSN player of the tear Molly Kubistek returning, along with...
Gallery: Photos from August 20, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Wednesday, August 20, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Letter to the editor: Sports section should cover more baseball
Philadelphia, Milwaukee, San Diego, Toronto, Detroit, Houston: These are the baseball teams leading their divisions, but is anything ever written about them in the Trib’s sports pages? No. Football is covered 12 months of the year. It takes up four pages in the sports section. It seems nothing is written...
