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In brief: Fish fry, cleanup day and more in Fox Chapel area
SAVES Fish Fry The Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services will be having its annual fish fry on Good Friday, April 18 from 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. at a new location this year — Camp Guyausta, 300 23rd St. in Sharpsburg. Eat-in, take-out or delivery is available. Menu items include fish...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s treatment of veterans
For all you veterans who proudly wore T-shirts stating “Veterans for Trump,” the Trump regime now has plans to cut 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 25% of whom are veterans. As part of his pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine, President Trump suspended access to satellite imagery...
Editorial: Is swing state Pennsylvania swinging even more in some areas?
Just when you think Pennsylvania has decided to zig, it zags. The November election proved the state’s reputation as swingy as a circus trapeze. Keystone State voters have blown with the political winds, siding with Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump again and Barack Obama in the last five presidential elections....
The Stroller, March 27, 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. Donations welcome for Easter...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Musk the good guys trying to end waste, fraud, abuse
Waste, fraud and abuse in government are pretty much an accepted fact. People often use humor to soften their disgust and resentment of the obscene and absurd spending. Presidents Obama and Biden and others have promised but failed to address it. President Trump is actually trying. The one person possibly...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 26, 2025
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 18, Penn Hills 0 Class 4A Section 2 Belle Vernon at Uniontown, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 Burrell 9, Yough 5 Section 4 Waynesburg 13, Brownsville 5 Seton LaSalle 5, Keystone Oaks 4 Class A Section 1 Carmichaels 14,...
High school roundup for March 26, 2025: Hempfield’s Riley Miller no-hits Mt. Lebanon
Riley Miller threw a five-inning no-hitter and struck out seven to lead Hempfield to a 14-0 victory over Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 0-1) in Section 1-6A softball Wednesday. Ella Berkebile went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and two RBIs, Allie Cervola homered and Lauren Howard doubled for the...
TribLive writers offer predictions for 2025 Major League Baseball season
Opening Day is set for Thursday across Major League Baseball, and TribLive writers Kevin Gorman, Jerry DiPaola and Justin Guerriero and columnist Tim Benz have thoughts on how the season will shake out. Here’s a look: Award winners NL MVP Kevin Gorman: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers Jerry DiPaola: Juan Soto, Mets...
Jury renders split verdict for man accused of dousing ex with hot cooking oil
Tasha Lomax suffered second-degree burns over 20% of her body after hot cooking oil spilled down her left side. She claimed her ex-boyfriend, Herkley Fields IV, had doused her on purpose in McKeesport on Oct. 9, 2022. “‘This is what you and your friends get for playing with me,’” Lomax...
JD Vance joins Greenland tour as Trump says of island: ‘We need it’Video
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — First it was Donald Trump Jr. announcing he was “coming in hot” to Greenland weeks after his father said the U.S. would annex the world’s biggest island. Now Vice President JD Vance is joining a trip there because he doesn’t want his wife “to have all that...
John M. Crisp: Are Americans really all that lazy, corrupt and inefficient?
The conventional wisdom — really, it’s an Article of Faith for the Republican Party — is that the federal bureaucracy is a hopeless swamp of waste, fraud and inefficiency staffed by lazy, incompetent idlers. But is it? It’s a question worth considering, since it’s the rationale that drives the chainsaw...
Penn State’s Blue-White Game to continue, follow scrimmage format
STATE COLLEGE — Despite a nationwide trend of major college programs canceling spring games, often citing the length of the 2024 season, Penn State has no plans of doing so — both for this year and in the future. The annual Blue-White Game is set for 2 p.m. April 26...
Rep. Abby Major: Adult-use cannabis should be a Republican issue
I’m a Republican, always have been. I believe in small government, low taxes, a free market and personal liberty. For these reasons, I support the legalization of adult use of cannabis. Every state surrounding the commonwealth with the exception of West Virginia has already legalized, and it seems almost a...
Westmoreland happenings: Art exhibit, pancake breakfast, meetings, more
Art • The Greensburg Art Center will present a free exhibit “The 2025 Biennial” through May 5 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. The juried entries include art in all mediums and examples of pottery and other three-dimensional art. Public welcome. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays...
Gallery: Photos from March 26, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Wednesday, March 26, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ is a long, mind-bending journey
More than six decades after premiering on Broadway, Edward Albee’s modern classic “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” remains a little bit vicious, a big surprise and a real conversation piece for first-time audience members. Pittsburgh Public Theater’s production, which runs through April 6, boasts excellent performances that bring Albee’s mind-bending...
Letter to the editor: Republican double standards
I have to wonder where the writer of the letter “Time to find common ground with Trump” (March 15, TribLive) has been these past 20 years or so. The writer paints the Democrats as mean-spirited by pointing out Rep. Al Green’s vocal and disruptive opposition to President Trump’s recent speech....
Editorial: Pennsylvania should guard against the power of lobbying money
The legend of lobbying is that it began in a Washington, D.C., hotel when people would wait for Ulysses S. Grant, pressing the president for political favors. The reality is Grant wasn’t even born yet when the first paid lobbyist was hired in America. It was 1792, three years after...
The Stroller, March 26, 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. MyHeritage research database available...
Letter to the editor: Conservatives have thrown in the towel
I’m sure many conservatives have come to the conclusion their representatives capitulated to the conservative political agenda decades ago. Conservatives failed after the Wilson, Roosevelt, LBJ ’60s and Obama-Biden eras. Conservative pushback was limited at best. However, Republicans put forth the old college try every November, appealing to the electorate...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 25, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 18, Penn Hills 3 Penn-Trafford 9, Latrobe 6 Plum 14, Armstrong 6 Section 2 Moon 8, South Fayette 4 Chartiers Valley 5, Trinity 4 Bethel Park 7, Upper St. Clair 4 Bethel Park 15, Upper St. Clair 0 Section...
High school roundup for March 25, 2025: Shaler outslugs Fox Chapel
Luke Jarzynka and Max Saban each went 2 for 4 with three RBIs as Shaler beat Fox Chapel, 11-5, in Section 3-5A baseball Tuesday. Troy Leas doubled and knocked in two runs for the Titans (3-2, 2-0). Jeremy Haigh homered and drove in four runs for the Foxes (2-2, 0-2)....
John Dorfman: 5 foreign stocks worth considering as U.S. market lags
This year through March 21, stocks were up 9% in France, 15% in Germany and 18% in Hong Kong. In the U.S., stocks were down 3%. A little international diversification might be a good idea, especially with U.S. stocks currently on the expensive side. Yet many American investors have 100%...
Viktor Hovland’s pursuit of hitting pure golf shots is really not that complicatedVideo
Golf doesn’t have to be that complicated. Viktor Hovland only makes it sound that way. Hovland was confounding as ever at the Valspar Championship. His confidence was so low that he arrived at Innisbrook uncertain if he was even going to play, and then, five days later, he delivered two...
Linebacker Tony Rojas among Penn State players sidelined at start of spring camp
James Franklin met with reporters ahead of Penn State ‘s spring camp opening on Tuesday. Franklin addressed several key items, including injury updates for a few Nittany Lions. Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas, offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh and tight end Andrew Rappleyea will not be “fully available” at the start...
