TribLive stories, Page 24

Top performers for Week 1 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 357 - Javon Johnston, Shady Side Academy (14 of 19) 306 - David Kessler, Brashear (23 of 51) 281 - Marques Council Jr., Aliquippa (12 of 15) 281 - Ethan Hellmann, Upper St. Clair (16 of 20)...

Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield made a triumphant return to the sidelines after taking a sabbatical last season, and he came away impressed with his Quips. Aliquippa used multiple big plays in the first half and rolled to a 42-7 win over Belle Vernon on The Beach at James Weir...

Plum and Latrobe spent nearly three hours trading blows and momentum Friday night before the triple-overtime contest came down to one play. Mustangs quarterback John Nonnenberg needed 6 yards to score on fourth down but overthrew his man in the back of the end zone, enabling the Wildcats to hang...

A Florida man wearing Batman pajamas helped Cape Coral cops catch an early morning burglar. Officers at the Cape Coral Police Department were responding to a burglary in progress about 2 a.m. Wednesday when they located their suspect, who was already being detained by a local man dressed as the...

Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager had an appendectomy Thursday after experiencing abdominal pain during a game the previous night The surgery was done in Texas after the team had traveled to California for the start of a series against the Athletics on Friday night. Chris Young, the team’s president of...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections. Kehoe made the announcement...

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Trump wasn’t legally...

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison. Mathew Bowyer, 50, pleaded guilty last year to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing...

The husband of a Monroeville woman killed in a fiery crash in Cumberland County last year is suing the tractor-trailer driver who hit her and his employer. Kristen Radage, 49, formerly of West Deer, was killed on Oct. 18, 2024, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lower Mifflin Township. The lawsuit...

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States, saying plaintiffs are likely to win their claim the Republican administration’s actions were unlawful. A three-judge panel...

Cracker Barrel has quietly deleted a Pride page and removed references to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging employee resource groups from its website. The changes, first reported by CNN, follow a highly publicized decision by the Tennessee-based restaurant chain to scrap a new logo after pressure from right-wing groups. Until...

For the first time, Penn State is bringing its hockey programs to an iconic venue. Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams will play a game in Beaver Stadium on Jan. 31, the programs announced Friday. The men will take on Big Ten powerhouse Michigan State, while the women will...

Gaefke-Hayes Bethel Park High School graduates Xavier Gaefke (class of 2020) and Brianna Hayes (class of 2021), were married at Pinehall at Eisler Farms on July 20. Pastor Ron Weryha of Faith Lutheran Church officiated. Several fellow Bethel Park High School alumni were members of the bridal party. The couple...

Publicize your high school’s class reunion for free in The Stroller. Send information as soon as possible 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. • Freeport High School Class of 1955 will have...

Someone should tell President Trump that Vladimir Putin does want peace … a big piece of Ukraine! Joe Marmo Cheswick...

I’m going to use my First Amendment right, my freedom of speech, to speak out about what is happening in our country while I still can. If you can’t see that we are well on our way to living under an authoritarian regime, you are sadly mistaken. The deployment of...

Laurel: To slowing down. Pittsburgh City Council is taking steps toward using cameras at red lights. Council authorized the use of automated red light enforcement last year. The technology would snap pictures of drivers who run lights and then send them tickets by mail. Now they are working toward a...

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. Labor United Celebration runs...

As a lifelong Pennsylvania resident and executive director of Mothers of Incarcerated Sons, an organization dedicated in part to voting rights, I want to thank Salewa Ogunmefun for the powerful and timely piece, “60 years after the Voting Rights Act, voting rights under attack” (Aug. 14, TribLive). This op-ed rightly...

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 14, Hempfield 0 Class 2A Peters Township 7, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 1, North Allegheny 1 (OT) Football Thursday’s results City League Nonconference Albert Gallatin 54, Carrick 30 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference Aliquippa at Belle Vernon, 7 p.m. Ambridge at Laurel...

You think summer’s over? Not yet! Even if Labor Day is the unofficial end of the season, there’s still a whole weekend to enjoy the warmth and summer vibes. Here are a few suggestions: Bon Journey at Hempfield Park Cap off the Hempfield Park summer concerts with a bang this...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 73-55) dropped a 5-3 decision to Buffalo (Blue Jays). C Rafael Flores (.265) was 3 for 4 with a pair of singles and a triple. 3B Cam Devanney (.269) also went 3 for 4 with three singles. RHP Thomas Harrington (5.34) started and tossed one shutout inning, striking...

Leonard Farrow ran for 274 yards and two touchdowns, and Fairmont State held off a Seton Hill surge to come away with a 24-21 victory in the season opener for both teams Thursday. Ky’Ron Craggette ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns — an 8-yarder with 14 minutes, 8 seconds...