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Letter to the editor: Support good work of Greensburg VFD Bloodhound Team
I have noticed a growing number of news alerts asking for the public’s help in finding people who are missing from various institutions, such as nursing homes and senior care facilities, as well as Alzheimer’s patients and children. Recently I learned about the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department’s Bloodhound Team and...
PennDOT sets open house for I-70 interchange project, plans paving, patching in Westmoreland
PennDOT is hosting an open house Tuesday in Rostraver to offer details on the construction timeline and related traffic changes for its update of the Arnold City interchange on Interstate 70. The meeting is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rostraver Central fire hall, 1100 Fells Church Road....
The great Easter basket question — to Peep or not Peep?
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Love them or hate them, those marshmallow Peeps that come in blindingly bright colors and an array of flavors are inescapable around the Easter holiday. Millions are made daily in Bethlehem, by Just Born Quality Confections, a family-owned candy manufacturer that also churns out Hot Tamales, Mike...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Bellevue Margaret Neely sold property at 272 Dakota Ave. to Glenn and Teres Carey for $150,000. Spadafora Estates LLC sold property at 166-168 Lincoln Ave. to Yury Horbach for $297,500. WAP Properties LLC sold property at 204 Shiloh Ave. to John OMalley for $210,000. Estate of Andrew Bush sold property...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Daniel Marsh sold property at 116 Merrie Woode Drive to Savebah Khan and Hafsa Samit for $279,900. Edgewood William Leary sold property at 183 Lloyd Ave. to Matthew and Zoe Goldfarb for $310,000. Lauren Skrabala sold property at 404 Railroad St. to Cameron McCormick and...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Baldwin Borough Eric Fadel Joseph sold property at 939 Angelo Drive to Alex and Chloe Jashinski for $249,900. Mary Jean Condrey sold property at 561 Calvert Ave. to Hector Antonio Morales Rivera for $177,000. Michael Fritts sold property at 1153 Camarta Drive to Andrew Ressler and Danielle Haley for $410,000....
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Carillon Develop Co. Inc. sold property at 7200 Baptist Road to Parkline Apartments LLC for $4,825,000. Mitchell Weidner sold property at 2864 Cedar St. to Emma Minsinger for $161,000. Pamala Meyer sold property at 5641 Cross St. to Steel Rose Property Solutions LLC for $280,275. Estate of Thomas Dillon sold...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of April 20, 2025
Bridgeville John Jamison Collier sold property at 666 Baldwin St. to Kyle McRoy for $210,000. Jack Meixell sold property at 1107 Chartiers St. to Seth Taylor Cochran for $270,000. Ryan Snyder sold property at 207 Eisner Ave. to Robin and Donna Lynn for $190,000. Gary Chabala sold property at Hill...
Letter to the editor: We should be buying American
Hearing the news about the president’s tariffs on other countries, especially for those on China and Japan, got me thinking about growing up in the ’50s and ’60s. My dad was injured while serving during World War II. He never asked for anything from the government after his discharge but...
Editorial: Hunting for joy at Easter
Easter is about a joy that isn’t given. It is sought. On the Fourth of July, joy lights up the sky. On Halloween, we knock on doors and ask for it. On Thanksgiving, it is spread out on the table. On Christmas, it is wrapped up and tagged and placed...
Western Pa. ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants reflect on their game show experiences
After broadcasting in several formats as far back as 1964, the modern version of “Jeopardy!” has been beamed to the television sets of trivia lovers across the country five days a week since 1984. That’s when iconic former host Alex Trebek took the podium. And Western Pennsylvania has a storied...
The Stroller, April 20, 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. Happy Easter! St. Joseph...
Letter to the editor: Parents deserve a say on kids’ apps
As a former state senator and now a grandfather, I’ve spent years focused on strengthening families and communities. But today’s digital world presents new challenges, especially for parents trying to protect their kids online. Smartphones and tablets give children nearly unlimited access to app stores filled with content that ranges...
Aspinwall area real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Aspinwall Gamma Aspinwall LLC sold property at 131-133 Freeport Road to Your Total Solution Wealth Mgmt LLC for $875,000. Etna Edward Burchell Jr. sold property at 4-6 Catherine St. to Green C Holdings LLC for $112,000. Pondering Holdings LLC sold property at 21 Grant Ave. to Adrian Desantis and Madeline...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 20, 2025
Bell Acres Estate of Carol Mary Hebuer sold property at 251 Skrabut Lane to Geoff and Asiyah Leavitt for $560,000. Edgeworth Alejandro Diaz sold property at 322 Highland Ln to Paula Rodgers for $209,640. Estate of Louise Sloan sold property at 212 Orchard Pl to Sofikos Properties LLC for $165,000....
Fox Chapel graduate Anna Troutman finding her way as Lehigh heptathleteVideo
In her heyday as a track and field athlete at her alma mater, Lehigh coach Khayla Atte — the former Khayla Lowe, a Thomas Jefferson grad — was accomplished in the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon. She put her name on multiple top-10 lists in Lehigh track and field history....
Ligonier Valley grad Piper establishes herself as top pitcher as freshman at WestminsterVideo
Cheyenne Piper stands out among her teammates in the Westminster softball team photo: She is the only one wearing glasses. But the Ligonier Valley grad insists her spectacles aren’t any kind of fashion statement, they aren’t her “trademark” or connected to any superstition. She simply can’t wear contact lenses. Piper...
Pirates farm report for April 19, 2025: Matt Gorski homers twice to back Bubba Chandler at Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 9-8) handled Toledo (Tigers), 6-2. 1B Matt Gorski (.300) went 3 for 4 with a double and two home runs, his second and third. RHP Bubba Chandler (1.76) started and went 4 ⅔ innings, giving up one run on two hits with one walk and five strikeouts. RHP...
High school roundup for April 19, 2025: Penn-Trafford picks up win over North Allegheny
Dom Delio threw five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 9-1 win over North Allegheny in nonsection baseball Saturday. Logan Matrisch and Johnny Lovre drove in two runs apiece and Ethan Septak and Brandon Kane each had an RBI for the Warriors...
Red card, late goal doom Riverhounds at Loudoun
A red card and a tiebreaking goal late in the second half sent the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a 2-1 loss on the road against Loudoun United FC on Saturday. In the 75th minute, Riverhounds defender Luke Biasi caught Loudoun’s Ben Mines with a high boot as he headed down a...
Counterpoint: Conventional wisdom behind birthright citizenship is flat error
Once upon a time, doctors were convinced that using leeches and drawing the blood of patients cured illness. No matter how widely accepted that error was, leeches didn’t cure anything. The same is true for the belief that anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. Please...
Point: A defense of birthright citizenship
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending automatic citizenship — known as “birthright citizenship” — for children born in the United States to two noncitizen parents. His argument rests on interpreting the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” found in the...
Letter to the editor: SAVE Act is about discrimination, not integrity
The GOP-led Congress has passed a bill called the SAVE Act that purports to safeguard the integrity of future elections. Let’s do the math. Election integrity equals voter suppression equals racial discrimination. Always has, always will. This is a racist bill. If you don’t believe me and think that there...
Letter to the editor: Pecarchik best pick for register of wills
Katie Pecarchik has more of the experience needed for the Office of Register of Wills than the two other candidates. In the past she was deputy clerk, first deputy and acting register of wills. She has 21 years of experience in this office. She came out of retirement to get...
Sounding off: Politics, Pirates among week’s topics
A difficult time for democracy One might argue Karl Marx was mistaken; it’s not, as Marx predicted, oppressed workers who are smashing capitalism, but bored billionaires. “Move fast and break things,” the guiding principle of Facebook, was adopted by billionaires across business and financial sectors. As I see it, an...
