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The Stroller, May 5, 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. AVH Auxiliary plans Mother’s...
Severe storms remain a possibility as some remain without power
With the potential for severe storms brewing Monday afternoon, a National Weather Service meteorologist urged people to check on each other, especially those in areas still reeling from last week’s weather. “We encourage folks to check on eachother and to keep eachother updated,” said David Shallenberger, a meteorologist at the...
Letter to the editor: Unrecognizable America
As an old flag-waving military veteran, it isn’t easy to say that I’m ashamed of my country. But I no longer identify with the America I once knew. A failed system of justice has seemingly blinded many who witnessed the Jan. 6 insurrection, followed by presidential pardons, and they have...
Seton Hill pitcher Ian Korn comes back stronger after undergoing Tommy John surgeryVideo
The last thing any pitcher wants is to have Tommy John surgery. Seton Hill redshirt junior right-hander Ian Korn takes a different view. “The surgery probably was the best thing that could have happened in my career so far,” Korn said. “I learned the game from a different perspective, being...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 5
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 5....
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 5
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 5....
Pirates farm report for May 4, 2025: Esmerlyn Valdez’s 2 homers help Grasshoppers sweep doubleheader
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-15) lost 8-1 to Omaha (Royals). LF Jack Suwinski (.300) was 1 for 3 with an RBI. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.271) was 1 for 4 with a run scored and extended his on-base streak to 17 games. 3B Malcom Nunez (.314) was 4 for 4. 2B Nick...
Flash flood warnings for Alle-Kiski Valley Sunday night
The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for the region, especially in the Alle-Kiski Valley, through 11:30 pm Sunday. The areas include Vandergrift, Apollo, Lower Burrell, Harrison, Leechburg, Sarver, Freeport, North Apollo, West Leechburg, Orchard Hills, Oklahoma, East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, North Vandergrift, Crooked Creek Lake Park and...
High school sports schedules for May 5, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Penn Hills at Kiski Area, 4 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Franklin Regional, 4 p.m. Plum at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Section 2 Moon at Trinity, 7 p.m. South Fayette at Peters Township, 4 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Chartiers Valley, 4:15 p.m. Section...
Plum grad Colin Watson excels in relief role for Cal (Pa.) baseball teamVideo
Slippery Rock already had pushed a run across in the sixth inning to break a 0-0 tie with Cal (Pa.) and was threatening to add on. The Rock had men on second and third with two outs when Cal coach Mike Conte summoned freshman Colin Watson from the bullpen. Riding...
Westmoreland happenings: Spaghetti dinners, bingo fundraiser, turkey dinner, more
Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren hosts a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver. Donations...
Fetterman video shows argument with airplane crew about seatbelt
A video filmed earlier this year showing Sen. John Fetterman in a tense exchange with an airline crew member over his seatbelt on a flight to Pittsburgh has gone viral online — after a New York Magazine report raised new concerns about his health. The video of the senator’s exchange...
Prime Stage Theatre’s ’12 Angry Men’ is a gripping production of a classic
Considering how eager most people are to avoid a jury summons, it’s a little surprising that one of the most enduring stories of the 20th century takes place entirely within the confines of a locked jury room. “12 Angry Men” began in 1954 as a teleplay for CBS anthology series...
Letter to the editor: Game commission’s taxes
Do you feel your property taxes are too high? When gambling was approved in Pennsylvania, legislators voted to use it to help the residents with property taxes. However, the payment in lieu of taxes paid for property owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission is $9.20 per acre, of which only...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Emily Hilliard sold property at 148 Brighton St. to Mark Bailey for $10,000. Churchill Gregory Rudman Jr. sold property at 3755 E Rural Court to Johnston Jake LLC for $94,188. Edgewood Thomas Kempen sold property at 168 Gordon St. to Timothy Beasley and Jessica Richmond for $249,000....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Bellevue Estate of Elmer Hohn sold property at 419 Forest Ave. to Derek Bryan Muensterman for $395,000. Bellevue 3 LLC sold property at 151 Kendall Ave. to Charlotte Dimery Davis for $290,000. Estate of Clare Miller sold property at 535 Lincoln Ave. to Beechtree Realty Services LLC for $400,000. Etna...
Aspinwall area real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Aspinwall First Methodist Episcopal Church Aspinwa sold property at 400 Center Ave. to Amena Properties LLC for $399,900. Etna Blane Hess sold property at 54 Hickory St. to Lane Lee for $90,100. Estate of Robert Cunningham sold property at 7 Spring St. Ext. to Phoenix Real Estate Solutions LLC for...
Letter to the editor: The benefits of Sunday hunting
Pennsylvania hunters may soon be allowed to pursue deer, turkeys, upland birds and waterfowl on Sundays for the first time in more than two centuries. Senate Bill 67, currently being considered in the state Legislature, would amend state statutes to remove existing bans on Sunday hunting and give authority to...
The Stroller, May 4, 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. Volunteers needed to plant...
Letter to the editor: Middle is disappearing
“The middle is disappearing,” according to Michigan Sen. Gary Peters. For this reason, he and other moderates in Congress have decided not to run for reelection. This sentiment reminds me of W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming”: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the...
Editorial: PBS, NPR and being the helpers Mister Rogers talked about
After any tragedy or disaster, it is a virtual guarantee that someone will quote Fred Rogers. The man behind “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was known for his lifelong efforts to help children make sense out of what happened around them, from how crayons were made to having big feelings. Among those...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Leetsdale Sewickley Victory Property LLC sold property at 108 Victory Lane to DJEM Property Group LLC for $175,000. Sewickley Victory Property LLC sold property at 38 Victory Lane to DJEM Property Group LLC for $175,000. Sewickley Victory Property LLC sold property at 40 Victory Lane to et al for $175,000....
Pirates farm report for May 3, 2025: Hunter Barco’s scoreless streak reaches 26 1/3 innings for Curve
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-14) fell 5-1 to Omaha (Royals). RF Ji Hwan Bae (.272), 2B Nick Yorke (.250), LF Billy Cook (.182), SS Alika Williams (.224), PH Abrahan Gutierrez (.333) and PH Malcom Nunez (.293) each had a single. CF Jack Suwinski (.296) was 0 for 3. RHP Carson Fulmer (1-3,...
John Clay: Sovereignty goes beyond trainer’s wildest dreams by winning Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Back in 1967, Bill Mott was a 14-year-old boy sitting on the front seat of a GMC pickup truck in South Dakota listening to Proud Clarion with Bobby Ussery aboard win the Kentucky Derby. “At that time I would never dreamed that I would come to Kentucky....
High school sports scores, schedules for May 3, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection New Castle at Shenango, ppd. Lacrosse Girls Saturday’s result Class 2A Section 2 Chartiers Valley 16, South Fayette 5 Softball Saturday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Elizabeth Forward 8, West Mifflin 1 Nonsection Harbor Creek at Neshannock, ppd. Tennis Boys WPIAL team championships Class...
