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Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 21, 2025
Bridgeville Estate of Brenda Ammon sold property at 1055 Laurel St. to Hunter James Briggs for $115,000. Whitney Warnock sold property at 985 Ridge Road to David Luffy for $236,001. Estate of Wanda Okorn sold property at 658 Orchard Ave. Rear to Alissa Hepburn for $125,000. Evan Sayers sold property...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 21, 2025
Bell Acres Kevin Leonard sold property at 80 Charleston Sq to Christopher Robert and Megan Eyre Bunting for $1,300,000. Edgeworth Stephanie Gray sold property at 309 Highland Ln to Casey Shea and Kelly Jean Townshend for $675,000. Franklin Park Ruth Lestina sold property at 2465 Citation Ct to Norbert Pawel...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 21, 2025
Blawnox John Novak sold property at 222 Second St. to Vakno Realty LLC for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $112,000). Fox Chapel Ty Weis sold property at 230 Foxhurst Drive to Bradford Neff for $1,381,250. Justine Ryan sold property at 114 Hillcrest Road to Christopher Evans...
Letter to the editor: Ignoring history’s lessons on tariffs
“No taxation without representation.” That phrase lit the spark of the American Revolution, born out of resentment toward British tariffs. Time and again, tariffs have proved to be more than just economic policy — they are political tinderboxes. In the 1800s, they split North from South: Manufacturers demanded protectionism, farmers...
Editorial: Police attacks started with the danger of domestic violence
Given the amount of attention focused on gun violence, it is worth noting violence itself is not so well aimed. A gun can be expertly targeted. A good hunter, for instance, wants to be as accurate as possible. He doesn’t just point toward the woods and have faith he will...
The Stroller, Sept. 21, 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. Help needed for Kiski...
Western Pa. theaters, museums struggling with funding, audience retention
On stages across Western Pennsylvania, the drama unfolding isn’t only scripted — it’s real. Five years after covid-19 shuttered theaters and silenced auditoriums, regional arts organizations are still navigating the fallout of the pandemic, shrinking funding streams and an audience base that looks much different than before. National data from...
Steelers vs. Patriots: Get ready for 2025 Week 3 matchup
How will the Pittsburgh Steelers bounce back after suffering their first loss of the season last week against the Seattle Seahawks? Fans will find out Sunday when the Steelers (1-1) visit the New England Patriots (1-1). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with...
Letter to the editor: Disclosing donors’ information is dangerous
Trump. Shapiro. Hortman. Hoffman. Kirk. From the president to our governor to state lawmakers and now, an activist and nonprofit leader, violence against political figures in America is metastasizing seemingly by the day. When we justifiably fear harm to ourselves and our families for voicing our beliefs, the free society...
‘Civil Discourse’ class aims to bridge political, social divides
Abagail Hayward doesn’t talk about politics with certain friends. It’s not because she’s unable to share her beliefs or respect other ideologies. She just doesn’t want to lose friends because of the tense nature of such conversations. “I know how they stand, and I don’t want them to not like...
Westmoreland happenings: Wine and chocolate gala, autumn festival, bingo bash, more
Festival • The Southwest Greensburg Autumn Festival will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Civic Society building, 424 Brandon St. There will be music, a bounce house, children’s games and crafts, food, a basket raffle and more. Bring a lawn chair and bag or bucket for...
Hartford Athletic makes allegation of ‘racially offensive language’ by Riverhounds player
A USL Championship soccer match between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Hartford Athletic was halted with time left on the clock Saturday night after a Hartford player accused a Riverhounds player of using “racially offensive language.” After regulation time had expired but with stoppage time left on the clock, Hartford midfielder...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 20, 2025: Ji Hwan Bae collects 4 hits in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 86-62) defeated Gwinnett (Braves), 5-3. RHP Po-Yu Chen (2-0, 0.66) started and went five innings, allowing one run on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts to earn the win. RHP Brandan Bidois (0.00) threw 1⅓ no-hit innings to earn his second save and run his scoreless...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 20, 2025
High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Black Hills Chartiers-Houston 14, Burgettstown 12 Saturday’s summary Chartiers-Houston 14, Burgettstown 12 Chartiers-Houston 6 0 0 8 —14 Burgettstown 0 6 0 6 —12 C-H: Aaron Walsh 12 run (kick failed) B: Colton County 1 run (kick failed) C-H: Walsh 50 run...
High school roundup for Sept. 20, 2025: Aaron Walsh leads Chartiers-Houston to dramatic win
Aaron Walsh had touchdown runs of 12 and 50 yards and hit Dominic Andreolli for the two-point conversion that ended up being the difference in the game as Chartiers-Houston defeated Burgettstown, 14-12, in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Saturday. Walsh’s 50-yard run and Andreolli’s catch gave the Bucs...
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ to broadcast at Old Main before Penn State-Oregon matchup
Two of the nation’s top teams will square off next Saturday, and the eyes of the college football world will be on Happy Valley starting first thing in the morning. ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be at Old Main at 9 a.m. Saturday ahead of No. 2 Penn State’s showdown with...
District college football: Both QBs top 400 yards as Geneva beats Saint Vincent
Caleb Romano went 31 of 41 passing for 484 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions and also ran for a score to lead Geneva to a 55-35 PAC victory over Saint Vincent that saw the teams combine for nearly 1,000 passing yards. Jake Phillips was 29 for 51 for 481...
1 killed in trailer explosion near ScottdaleVideo
One person was killed when a trailer exploded Saturday afternoon in East Huntingdon, said Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Resident Sam Riggs said she had not heard or felt anything like it before. She lives a few houses away on Round Top Court, where the trailer exploded then burned about...
Maurizio Valsania: Yes, this is who we are — America’s 250-year history of political violence
The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: “This isn’t who we are as Americans.” Others similarly weighed in. Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” declared that Americans solve political disagreements peacefully: “This is not the way...
Mandy Steele, Bill McKibben and Joe Morinville: AI, crypto and Pa.’s war on the little guy
This Sunday is SUN DAY, a day of action celebrating clean energy. This is an opportune time to discuss a big problem in Pennsylvania. Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency may be the shiny new frontier of technology, but behind the hype lies a brutal truth: They are devouring electricity, straining Pennsylvania’s...
Counterpoint: DC should not become a state. Ever.
The District of Columbia should not become a state. Ever. The Constitution established the District of Columbia to be the home of the newly created federal government so that it was not “in” and thereby “under the control or influence” of any one state. Put the capital city in New...
Point: Trump’s invasion of DC makes the case for statehood
President Donald Trump took over the Washington, D.C., police force and deployed the National Guard under the pretense of “rescuing the nation’s capital from crime.” Of course, masked officers roaming the streets and intimidating and harassing residents haven’t made the city feel safer. A checkpoint was set up just a...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners made right decision on ballot curing
Regarding the article “Westmoreland commissioners decline to consider ballot curing for November election” (Sept. 11, TribLive): Why should “mail-in voters” get a “re-do” when they make a mistake on their ballot? They have the ballot for what, at least 24 hours before they can send it back? And up to...
Morning worship, Sunday school and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth pastoral anniversary of beloved Pastor Verton L. Dean Sr. will be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 10:45 a.m. The guest speaker...
How the Pro Football Hall of Fame preserves NFL history
Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney took the most famous elevator ride in NFL history. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has the evidence. The Immaculate Reception is recognized not only as the play that launched the Steelers dynasty of the 1970s but is considered by many to be the greatest...

