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Islamic group calls Iran strikes illegal; Pennsylvania expats in Israel weather counterattack
A Jewish social worker who called Pittsburgh home for 32 years spent most of Saturday sheltered behind a steel door and reinforced-concrete walls waiting for Iranian missiles to strike. Carri Golden, who raised her two children in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood before emigrating to Israel during the pandemic, heard the...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Madison Altman, Franklin Regional’s Tommy Westerman
Madison Altman School: Hempfield Class: Junior Sport: Track and field Claim to fame: Altman won the 60-meter hurdles at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association Indoor Championships at Edinboro’s Mike Zafirovski Sports and Recreation Dome. Her winning time was 8.99 seconds. She also ran a leg of the winning 1,600-meter relay...
Penguins, forward Evgeni Malkin to discuss contract after season
Following his team’s 3-2 shootout loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York, Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin indicated his agent, J.P. Barry, will discuss a potential contract extension with the team following the season. “We talk a little bit with J.P. a couple of days...
Oakland Catholic girls beat No. 1 Blackhawk to win back-to-back WPIAL crownsVideo
After a thriller last season that saw Oakland Catholic defeat Blackhawk with a basket in the final 10 seconds, the Eagles and Cougars met again Saturday for Class 4A’s WPIAL championship. Oakland Catholic won its eighth WPIAL championship and second straight by knocking off previously unbeaten Blackhawk, 51-44. The Eagles...
Trump’s push for election power raises fears he will ‘subvert’ midterms
Ahead of the midterm elections, an emboldened President Donald Trump has shown an increased eagerness to leverage the full investigative, prosecutorial and legislative powers of the federal government to bend election mechanics to his will. With his words and deeds, the president — who pushed to overturn his 2020 defeat...
Ryan Dennis: How Trump could earn farmers’ support
Every morning over buckwheat pancakes and sausage, my father and grandfather would decide which fields to work that day and share an update about their cattle. Then, inevitably, the talk would move on to the low price of milk and the government’s part in it. “It’s all a game,” my...
QAnon faithful see validation in the Epstein files
The theory at the heart of the QAnon conspiracy theory was simple, even if the details were not: A global cabal of elites was running a child sex-trafficking ring. The latest release of files about Jeffrey Epstein has the QAnon faithful crowing that they were right. The documents revealed that...
Jim Nowlan: Our way of dying is evolving
Illinois recently joined 11 other states in enacting a law that allows physician-assisted suicide. I propose an additional tweak that would make dying more humane for those who might like to let go a bit prior to the six-month window of legality that seems to be the standard. The American...
Letter to the editor: McCormick, Fetterman fulfilling constitutional duties
The editorial “McCormick, Fetterman and why ICE matters in Pennsylvania” (Jan. 28, TribLive) was a welcome reminder of what the Constitution intended: a balanced and participative form of government. Your examples of Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman looking to their constituents rather than perpetually heaving to the party line...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News: Feb. 28, 2026
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Monday: 10 a.m., card games. Wednesday: noon, site council meeting. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday and Thursday: bingo. The center is at 102 Fifth...
Letter to the editor: Armstrong County leadership must take action for growth
Armstrong County has a real opportunity in front of it — and we cannot afford to let it slip away. The Armstrong County commissioners must take decisive action to support local manufacturing by approving Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ) status for a local manufacturer wanting to move forward with its proposed...
Editorial: Alcoa’s sales for data centers signal new industrial revolution
It can be hard to understand in a world of soda cans and smartphones that there was a time when aluminum was rarer than diamonds. That changed in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It wasn’t that aluminum was scarce in the earth. It was that turning it into usable metal was nearly impossible....
The Stroller, Feb. 28, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Westmoreland happenings: Fallingwater lecture, bingos, meetings, more
Class • Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association, 539 Cedar Creek Road, Rostraver, will offer a hunter and trapper education class for youths and first-time hunters from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 14 at the club. The class is a requirement for first-time hunters and there will be a certification...
Letter to the editor: Congress takes critical step for rare disease families
I know firsthand the uphill battle parents of children with rare diseases face. Finding knowledgeable, compassionate care can feel like navigating an endless maze. Families are often left exhausted and overwhelmed as they search for specialists who understand their child’s condition and can offer real solutions. Each year on the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 27, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s results Upper St. Clair 52, New Castle 51 Class 5A Championship Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. Thomas Jefferson (23-2) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Class 3A Championship Saturday’s schedule South Allegheny (16-8) vs. Aliquippa (17-6) at Petersen Events...
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2026: Allderdice rallies past State College, earns date with Central Catholic
Lukas Stead tallied 22 points and seven rebounds to lead Allderdice to a 45-43 victory over District 6 champion State College in a PIAA Class 6A District 6-8-10 subregional game Friday night. Zachary Coffey hit an off-balance 3-pointer with four minutes to go to give the Dragons the lead for...
Derry sends 5 to semifinals at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament
Derry sent five of its six WPIAL champions through to the semifinals on the first day of the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament Friday in Altoona. Mason Keesecker (107) and Patrick Bulger (114) advanced in the lower weights and Ewan Olson (160), Mason Horwat (172) and Brady Brown (189)...
The IRS shut its direct file, but here are other free filing options
The federal government tested a free, direct online tax-filing program for two years but with the change in administrations shut it down. There are still ways, though, to file your return at no charge, using government or commercial options. Direct File, a program started in the Biden administration, was tested...
Armstrong wins Western Pa Regional boys team title
After dropping the first game of the semifinals to Meadville/Cochranton, Armstrong’s back was to the wall. That’s when the River Hawks bowled their best. Armstrong rallied to win the semifinals in three games, then swept top-seeded New Castle in the finals, winning the Western PA Regional boys team bowling championship...
How ‘The Pitt’ grosses you out
Producers of “The Pitt” insist the show doesn’t pick medical cases for shock value. But they are still often shocking. Throughout its run so far, the series, about a Pittsburgh emergency room, routinely presents cases that test viewers’ gag reflexes with protruding bones, visible organs and buckets of blood. (Season...
ICE facilities are planned for Pa. Will the Shapiro admin sue to stop them?
This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. READING — Maryland’s attorney general is suing the federal government to prevent ICE from converting a warehouse into an...
‘It feels amazing’: Immigrants become U.S. citizens in Pittsburgh naturalization ceremonyVideo
”I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United...
You Have the Floor: Conversations about neighborhoods and news coverage
Local news is evolving in Pittsburgh. As outlets close, reinvent themselves or scale back, the real question isn’t just what comes next — it’s what local journalism can and should look like for readers in the region. Public Source is hosting “You Have the Floor” series of town halls held...
4 things you didn’t know about the plummeting U.S. birth rate
The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest rate in history. This has caused consternation in the political class: A falling rate can eventually lead to too few workers to support an aging population. (Immigration, the other element of population change, has fallen under the Trump administration.) Some on...
