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Letter to the editor: Defund ICE until it follows the law
This week, the country faces another shutdown due to congressional inaction. This has become the norm no matter the party in charge. This potential shutdown vote has one issue that is potentially more important than the shutdown itself, and that is continuation of funding for a group that is not...
The Stroller, Jan. 29, 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. Benefit concert to aid...
Westmoreland happenings: Soup sale, stuffed chicken breast dinner, bake-off, more
Fundraisers • Herald Zion Lutheran Church, 671 Baltzer Meyer Pike, Hempfield, will host a soup, chili and bake-off competition from 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at the church. The public can sample entries and then vote for their favorites in each category. Donations will be accepted at the door...
Editorial: Why phasing out French is a lesson in local control
Public education is at the intersection of individual growth and collective responsibility. Schools exist to help students become their best selves while also preparing them to contribute to the economic and social life of their communities. That balance is not always comfortable. Serving one goal can feel like sacrificing the...
Letter to the editor: ICE reminiscent of Gestapo, 1930s Germany
Let’s call ICE what they truly are: President Trump’s private army of thugs. They are the Gestapo of today, violent and dangerous. To paraphrase: “those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.” It’s like we are now in the Germany of the 1930s. We have a president in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 28, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Woodland Hills 60, Butler 52 Fox Chapel 44, North Allegheny 43 Section 2 Norwin 66, Imani Christian 49 Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 45, Latrobe 43 Uniontown 55, McKeesport 50 Section 2 Hampton 54, Indiana 48 Kiski Area 48, Armstrong...
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 28, 2026: Top-seeded Franklin Regional marches into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
Sal Nassif won an overtime decision in the third bout of the match at 133 pounds, giving top-seeded Franklin Regional the lead for good in a 50-16 victory over Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinals Wednesday night. Michael Ruane (152), Jordan Perks (160), Ethan Cartwright (189), Evan...
High school basketball roundup for Jan. 28, 2026: Sewickley Academy takes down Obama Academy in WPIAL-City League clash
Mamadou Kane scored 14 points to lead Sewickley Academy to a 50-37 boys basketball victory over Obama Academy in a matchup of top teams in the WPIAL and City League on Wednesday night. Drew Steals added 13 for the Trib HSSN Class 2A No. 1 Panthers (16-0), who jumped out...
Trump nominates U.S. prosecutor as top national fraud investigator
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the nomination of a veteran federal prosecutor to lead a new Justice Department unit focused on fraud, as the administration looks to refocus attention on the justification for its immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has grown increasingly unpopular. Trump, in a post on his...
West Virginia librarian arrested for alleged Trump assassination plot
A West Virginia librarian was arrested for allegedly using social media to recruit someone to assassinate President Donald Trump. Ripley resident Morgan Leigh Morrow, 39, was taken into custody after she engaged in the “social media recruitment of individuals to pursue and assassinate President Trump,” the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department...
Federal unions ask court to halt FEMA position cuts
WASHINGTON — Federal worker unions have asked a judge to halt Trump administration actions that they say includes plans to cut 10,000 positions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The new allegations, filed Tuesday, add onto an ongoing lawsuit filed by unions last April, which sought to undo widespread government...
Eugene DePasquale: Pa.’s energy future depends on balance, not absolutes
Pennsylvania is helping power America’s energy transition. As the nation’s third-largest electricity-producing state and the second-largest natural gas-producing state, we generate more electricity than we consume and export surplus power across the region. Today, natural gas generation fuels nearly 60% of our electricity — more than double its share a...
Rep. Lindsay Powell: Pennsylvania must act to protect safe access to health care
“I can tell you which protesters will arrive at which times on Saturday, and where they’ll set up to intimidate patients,” a security guard at Allegheny Reproductive Health Center told me, gesturing toward the clinic’s front window. “Procedure days are by far the most intense — physically and emotionally.” I...
Pittsburgh council questions Lando under oath, declines to ask about harassing texts
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday questioned the mayor’s police chief nominee under oath but declined to ask about controversial harassing text messages he’s accused of sending a subordinate at his prior job. An investigation in Maryland linked Jason Lando to an account that sent expletive-laced text messages from anonymous “burner”...
Jennifer Grey set for ‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel, filming this yearVideo
NEW YORK — Nobody puts Jennifer Grey in a corner. The “Dirty Dancing” star is finally about to reprise her role in the 1987 hit’s long-awaited sequel, going into production this year. Grey, 65, is officially confirmed to once again play her Golden Globe-nominated role of Frances “Baby” Houseman in...
In brief: Senior softball registration open, indoor farmers market and more in Bethel Park
Senior softball league seeks new players Registration is open for the South Hills Senior Softball League, which organizes games for players 55 and older. Interested people can get information on how to register by emailing SHSSLeague@yahoo.com. Registration forms should be turned in by March 30. The league, formed more than...
In brief: Kindergarten roundup, winter reminder and more in Quaker Valley
Kindergarten roundup Quaker Valley School District will host a kindergarten roundup 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 17-18 at Edgeworth Elementary. It is open to all elementary families to meet teachers and staff and participate in academic screenings. Parents can schedule a time to visit via the district’s website, qvsd.org. Contact Andrea...
Athan Koutsiouroumbas: Pa.’s SNAP numbers are falling. The debate is just beginning.
Did it actually work? It is what we hope most policymakers ask themselves after a piece of legislation is passed. In the case of work requirements for food assistance, the question has lingered for nearly a decade: revived, rebranded and reheated across administrations. But in Pennsylvania, we finally have enough...
Letter to the editor: We need ICE thanks to Biden-Harris
In response to the letter “ICE are the domestic terrorists” (Jan. 20, TribLive): There would be no need for ICE if the Biden-Harris administration hadn’t let, by some counts, 12 million-plus illegal immigrants, many of whom were criminals, enter our country illegally. Do your homework! Rene A. Marquis Jeannette...
Letter to the editor: After exploiting Native Americans, we turn away others?
Let’s get this straight: Europeans came to this land and killed as many Native American men, women and children as possible. We proclaimed their land our land. We forced their few remaining children into boarding schools where we physically and sexually abused them and sometimes outright killed them. When we...
Letter to the editor: Common sense and paper ballots
In the summer, the Westmoreland County commissioners were presented with a petition asking for paper ballots in a paperless era. Five thousand signatures is all it took for Sean Kertes and Doug Chew to approve $40,000 for these ballots. Of those ballots, 3,996 were used; that’s 1,004 less than the...
Letter to the editor: Clean energy good for people and planet
I believe the majority of the Pennsylvania population would agree with Erika Strassburger’s op-ed “Clean energy provides jobs, consumer savings” (Jan. 20, TribLive). I’m glad Pittsburgh City Council sees the importance of clean energy, and I hope the state government can also set aside its cozy promises to oil and...
Letter to the editor: Trump and our military
I just finished a book “The Boys in the Light,” a true World War II story about a tank division that landed at Normandy and, after traversing northern France and Germany, rescued two Holocaust survivors months prior to the end of the war. Against orders, the division kept the refugees,...
The Stroller, Jan. 28, 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. Drive-thru dinner to aid...
Editorial: Fetterman, McCormick and why ICE matters in Pennsylvania
U.S. Sen. David McCormick is among Republicans calling for a full accounting in the Minneapolis death of Alex Pretti, 37, a Veterans Administration intensive care nurse who was shot during an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. “We need all the facts,” he said. McCormick is joined — to...
