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Going to the Steelers’ wild-card game? What you need to know
The North Shore will be the place to be Monday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Houston Texans in the AFC Wild Card game at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. Tickets The Steelers released a limited number of tickets for the game and others are available...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 11, 2026
Churchill Jens Danielsen sold property at 2511 Collins Road to Jake Eged for $213,000. Estate of John Perry sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike to Eugene and Audrey Wlahofsky for $222,500. Diane Davis sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 403 to Leon and Jeanetta Blackston for $230,000. Estate of...
Editorial: Stability matters for Pittsburgh police leadership
Pittsburgh needs stability at the top of its police bureau. The question is how to get it. For much of the past several years, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has operated under a cloud of uncertainty concerning its chiefs. Scott Schubert retired after a three-decade career with the department. A...
Letter to the editor: We Are Penn State — or not!
Penn State’s closing of seven commonwealth campuses because of declining enrollments is its own fault. However, it fails to acknowledge its camouflaged complicity in that decline. University Park is the gatekeeper for all campuses. It favors student placement at University Park to increase revenue to support its own growth. Since...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results PBC Legends Classic At Ambridge Ambridge 69, Sto-Rox 67 (OT) Bishop Canevin 63, West Mifflin 35 Hopewell 74, Springdale 68 (OT) OLSH 53, Brashear 25 Quaker Valley 60, Seton LaSalle 43 Shady Side Academy vs. Northgate, (n) Thomas Jefferson 71, Ellwood City 51 The...
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2026: Juliette Leroux hits 1,000 points as South Fayette claims another statement win
Juliette Leroux scored 31 points to reach 1,000 for her career, leading Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 1 South Fayette to a 70-32 nonsection girls basketball victory over Class 6A No. 1 Norwin on Saturday. Lailah Wright added 18 points for the Lions (14-1). Aubrey Graney paced the Knights (10-2)...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Kovach and Derry’s Mason Keesecker
Olivia Kovach School: Mt. Pleasant Class: Senior Sport: Gymnastics Claim to fame: With a score of 37.65, Kovach won the advanced division title at the Happy New Year Gymnastics Invitational at Kiski Area. She also was first on the uneven bars (9.5) and floor exercise (9.5), while finishing second on...
Baldwin, Canon-McMillan win competitive spirit state titles
Baldwin and Canon-McMillan won state titles at the PIAA competitive spirit championships Saturday in Johnstown. Baldwin took the top spot in the 3A Large Varsity division with 89.7 points, finishing just ahead of Norwin (88.5), Hempfield (86.8) and North Allegheny (82.5). Canon-McMillan won the 3A Small Varsity division with 92.2...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Remember Jan. 6 — the unvarnished truth
When the Class of 1942 graduated from Braddock High School, each student was given a handful of calling cards that included the student’s name and the words “Remember Pearl Harbor” printed across the bottom. These high school graduates were living in a scary time on high alert. That motto about...
7-year-old boy dies days after being shot in Pittsburgh
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that the 7-year-old boy who was shot Saturday in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood, has died of his injuries. The medical examiner said Kruz Bailey-Baker of Pittsburgh died Wednesday night at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was a first-grader at Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Manchester...
Rep. Mandy Steele: Listen to teachers — restrict cellphones in schools
In a 2024 poll conducted by the National Education Association, 90% of teachers said students should be required to put their phones away during instructional time, while 75% believe phones should be off-limits for the entire school day. Teachers cited several concerns, including impacts on student learning, mental health, safety...
Letter to the editor: Why the turnpike toll hike?
A 4% Pennsylvania Turnpike rate increase as of Jan. 1. How is it that the Ohio Turnpike can charge only about $0.09 per mile and New York about $0.045 per mile with E-ZPass while Pennsylvania charges about $0.18 per mile with E-ZPass? Pennsylvania is about $0.35 per mile without E-ZPass...
Alle-Kiski senior citizen news: Jan. 10, 2026
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Monday: 10 a.m., identity theft program. Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. , bingo. 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 Monday: 10 a.m., Site Council meeting. Tuesday...
Letter to the editor: Those who use the most electricity should pay more
Pennsylvania residents are being told that rising electricity costs are partly driven by the massive power demands of data centers and other high-volume users. If that is true, then the way electricity is priced needs to change. Under the current flat per-kilowatt-hour rate, households and small businesses that conserve energy...
The Stroller, Jan. 10, 2026: 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. Pa. Litter Hawk Youth...
Westmoreland happenings: Bingos, blood drive, meetings, more
Fundraisers • Lincoln Heights Civic Association will have bingo 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the center, 42 Millersdale Road, Hempfield. There will be 20 regular games and five quickies. Payout is 50-50. Free coffee. Cost: 25 cents for a three-card board; $1 for quickies. • Jeannette Knights of...
Letter to the editor: Resolutions for 2026
As a terminally diagnosed ALS patient unlikely to see the end of 2026, I offer the following New Year’s resolutions from the wisdom and experience of my 64 years of life. First, lose weight. Whatever is weighing you down — envy, jealousy, grudges, past hurts, guilt — lose it! Shed...
Editorial: What does Pennsylvania’s 2026 governor’s race tell us?
If you want a measure of where 2026 will take Pennsylvania politically, this week has been a great yardstick. Gov. Josh Shapiro formally launched his reelection bid with events on opposite ends of the state, beginning in the Pittsburgh region and closing in Philadelphia. At the same time, Republicans learned...
High school, scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 61, Butler 42 New Castle 48, Fox Chapel 42 North Hills 77, North Allegheny 65 Seneca Valley 45, Woodland Hills 34 Section 2 Central Catholic 60, Connellsville 23 Mt. Lebanon 67, Imani Christian 34 Norwin 54, Canon-McMillan 47 Upper...
4 WPIAL teams top divisions in preliminaries at PIAA competitive spirit championships
Penn-Trafford, Hempfield, Neshannock and Butler were at the top of their divisions after preliminaries at the PIAA competitive spirit championships Friday in Johnstown. Penn-Trafford led the way in the 3A Small Varsity division. Thomas Jefferson, Canon-McMillan and South Fayette also advanced to Saturday’s finals and Plum moved on to the...
A high-risk, potentially high-reward way to pick stocks
“There are simple answers, just not easy ones,” Ronald Reagan once said. In stock investing, a simple, risky but surprisingly effective technique is to buy the cheapest stocks out there. That’s the point of my Robot Portfolio, a hypothetical portfolio in which the stocks are chosen by a computer, not...
High school roundup for Jan. 9, 2026: Mohawk, Neighborhood Academy boys win 1 vs. 2 matchups
Bobby Fadden led all scorers with 27 points as Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 1 Mohawk defeated No. 2 Aliquippa, 59-48, in Section 1-3A boys basketball Friday night. Drew Wrona added 19 points for the Warriors (11-1, 5-0). Qa’lil Goode dropped 24 points to lead the Quips (7-2, 4-1). Neighborhood...
Pittsburgh police use pepper spray to break up melee after basketball game at Obama Academy
Pittsburgh police used pepper spray to break up a melee outside of Obama Academy in East Liberty involving about 40 to 50 juveniles. Police responded to the scene at 8:40 p.m. Friday after a basketball game. Pittsburgh Public School police requested the assistance of city police after a crowd of...
Philip Martell: The significance of Greenland
In American life, Greenland feels distant, an icy expanse far removed from daily routines in Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the continental United States. But in national security terms, Greenland is anything but remote. It sits on the front line of America’s homeland defense, and how the United States approaches Greenland...
Macy’s Westmoreland survives latest cuts
Macy’s at the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield survived the latest round of store reductions announced this week, but its Pittsburgh Mills location in northern Allegheny County was not so fortunate. The store at the struggling Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer is among 150 locations the New York City-based company plans...
