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Molson Coors and Cigna Head My “Do Nothing” Stock List
You probably wouldn’t bet on a horse that usually finishes in the middle of the pack. But, in the stock market, sometimes that’s a good idea. Once a year, I write about my “Do Nothing Club,” a group of stocks that linger near their prices from a year ago but...
The Stroller, May 25, 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. Food distribution set Tuesday...
Living with lupus and the mystery of the disease
Kyleigh MacGregor plans her life five years at a time. MacGregor has lupus, an incurable disease in which her immune system attacks her body’s organs and tissue. It’s been a year since MacGregor, 31, stepped away from her altruistic work in the community. Through EMS and firefighting, her main goal...
Letter to the editor: Simplicity, service, sacrifice
In October, I was terminally diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Rather than despair and be defined by my illness, I have chosen to redefine ALS. As I approach death, ALS means to: Appreciate Life’s Simplicity. Life’s simple miracles are the most profound: a hug from your...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 24, 2025
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Tuesday’s schedule Championship Norwin (14-8) vs. Seneca Valley (16-6) at EQT Park, 1 p.m. Class 5A Tuesday’s schedule Championship Pine-Richland (20-3) vs. Shaler (16-6) at EQT Park, 7 p.m. Third place Bethel Park (18-5) vs. Peters Township (15-8) at Ross Memorial Park, 4...
Penn State men’s lacrosse falls in national semifinal to top-seeded Cornell
The Nittany Lions couldn’t keep their late-game magic rolling for a bid at a national title. Penn State men’s lacrosse lost to No. 1 seed Cornell, 11-9, in the NCAA semifinal Saturday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass. Penn State had beaten Cornell in the regular season in overtime, handing the Big...
Pirates farm report for May 24, 2025: Jack Suwinski hits 2-run single in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 27-20) scored twice in the top of the ninth but gave up a run in the bottom of the inning to lose 5-4 to Toledo (Tigers). CF Jack Suwinski (.241) hit a game-tying two-run single in the top of the ninth. RHP Ryder Ryan (2-1, 2.89) gave up...
Riveters get 1st goal, 1st win in Rochester
Tanum Nelson scored the first two goals in Pittsburgh Riveters history in a 3-2 win over Flower City 1872 on Saturday in Rochester, N.Y., sending the USL W League club to its first victory. Lucia Wells also scored for the Riveters (1-0-1), who played to a scoreless draw with Cleveland...
Riverhounds beat Rhode Island FC for much-needed win
Captain Danny Griffin and goalkeeper Eric Dick combined to lead the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to a desperately needed victory Saturday afternoon. Griffin scored the game’s only goal late in the first half and Dick made five saves as the Riverhounds ended a six-game winless streak in USL Championship matches with a...
Belle Vernon’s Max Henson dominates state to win PIAA Class 2A tennis title
One of the more accomplished junior players in the state, Belle Vernon’s Max Henson decided to play high school tennis for the first time this season. The rest of the PIAA wishes he hadn’t. Belle Vernon doesn’t have a tennis team, but it does have a state champion as Henson...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Lauren Howard and Norwin’s Nathan Silberman
Lauren Howard School: Hempfield Class: Junior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Howard, a Virginia commit, finished 4 for 4 with a double, triple and three RBIs as top-seeded Hempfield (20-1) defeated Canon-McMillan, 8-2, in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. Hempfield will face Seneca Valley on Wednesday for the WPIAL championship. Howard,...
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel sets PIAA record while defending title in 3,200 meters
SHIPPENSBURG — Mohawk senior Jaxon Schoedel knew early on during the 3,200-meter Class 2A final Saturday that the race was his at the PIAA track and field championships. All he was focused on was defending his title, but he got a lot more. Schoedel finished in 8 minutes, 59.34 seconds...
Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness earns emotional win in pole vault at state championships
SHIPPENSBURG — There can be tears for many reasons at the PIAA track and field championships. If someone saw Mackenzie Magness of Freeport crying after winning the Class 2A girls pole vault Saturday morning, one might assume it was because the gold medal meant so much to her. It did,...
Allison Schrager: America’s debt problem is also a retirement problem
The wise minds at Moody’s Investors Service finally acknowledged this month what the other two main credit rating agencies did years ago: America has a debt problem. Now it’s time for America to recognize that solving its debt problem will require addressing another hard truth: Americans have a retirement problem...
Neighbors describe helping elderly woman shot in Unity domestic, standoff incident
A 59-year-old man accused of shooting his 80-year-old mother surrendered after an hours-long standoff with authorities Saturday in Unity. State police charged David Andrew Rebar Jr. with aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, according to court records. The woman, who was shot in an arm, was being...
In brief: Hartwood Acres events, emergency brush collection and more in Aspinwall area
Dog Days of Summer Bring your four-legged friend for a free evening of fun and games from 6 to 8 p.m. June 17 during the Dog Days of Summer at Hartwood Acres Park. The event will be held, weather permitting, at the off-leash dog area located off Red Loop Drive....
Barry Manilow says a fond farewell to Pittsburgh
It takes a true showman like Barry Manilow to say goodbye in style. The soft-rock singer and songwriter has sent more than 50 songs into the Adult Alternative Top 40 since the mid-1970s — and amassed an impressive number of “Fanilows” in the process. Even if Manilow’s tunes aren’t your...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley needs a skatepark
People always say that parking lots are the best place to skateboard. But every parking lot I go to always has the same sign: NO SKATEBOARDING. I love to skateboard, but every skate park is so far away. My parents don’t have time to drive me to a skate park...
Westmoreland happenings: Strawberry festivals, Memorial Day observances, vacation Bible school, more
Bus Trip • Westmoreland Garden Council will sponsor a one-day bus trip June 18 to the Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio. The trip will include a guided tour of the Corbin Conservatory, the 65-room Tudor revival manor house and various gardens. Lunch will be at Cracker Barrel on the...
Letter to the editor: Distorted view of democracy
I think the writer of the letter “Vote to bring back democracy” (May 14, TribLive) has a distorted view of democracy . He thinks President Donald Trump is assaulting the legal and justice system, when in reality it is those systems that have been assaulting Trump for years with fake...
‘The hardest I played’: Oakmont Country Club likely to raise scores, blood pressures at U.S. Open
Niclas Fasth called home to Sweden after finishing his final round at the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. It had been a stellar tournament for Fasth, a fourth-place finish that ended up being one of his best career performances in a major. The call, however, was not celebratory....
Letter to the editor: Scirotto situation part of Gainey’s loss
While there are many reasons Ed Gainey lost the Pittsburgh mayoral primary; one of them was his ridiculous decision (secretive of course) to permit police Chief Larry Scirotto to referee high-level college basketball games while still employed as chief. Referees at that level make $100,000 to $150,000 per season, including...
Editorial: Penn State trustees did not take time to explore options in closing campuses
Penn State trustees took a vote Thursday that will close seven Commonwealth Campuses. At the end of Spring 2027, the New Kensington and Fayette campuses, along with five others, will stop being land-grant university branches and become empty shells. The 28 trustees that voted for this looked at it dispassionately,...
The Stroller, May 24, 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. Leechburg celebration to include...
Letter to the editor: Stigma of correctional officers
For many regarding residents at the Allegheny County Jail, focusing on the residents’ strengths and lived experience, treating each resident as an individual, giving each resident the opportunity to learn and grow and perceiving the community as a resource and not as an obstacle are precepts that are paramount from...
