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After sitting out a year with injuries, Seton Hill softball’s Kassidy Wittig aims to build on award-winning 2024 season
Kassidy Wittig spent her entire freshman season in the Seton Hill softball team’s dugout. It was a fate she could have accepted if she’d been sitting because other players had proven themselves to be more capable. But Wittig didn’t even get a chance to show what she could do in...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Bella Klobucar
When Penn-Trafford won the Section 2-5A title, the Warriors felt good about their chances heading into the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs. Their 12-0 section record was something the team had been working toward for quite a while. “The past four years I’ve been on this team, countless times we would...
Plum grad Johnny Ioannou building on breakout sophomore season as PS Fayette baseball looks to improve
As he was coming up through Plum’s high school baseball program, Johnny Ioannou knew he was being prepared to play at the next level. Under longtime coach Carl Vollmer, the Mustangs had produced a number of successful players, including two, Scott McGough and Alex Kirilloff, who went on to play...
Sewickley area student news for the week of March 10, 2025
Grace Evans, Taylor Martin, Emma Smith and Will Vanella were named to the dean’s list at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2024 semester. Duvineel Cabrera earned a Master of Science in cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Matthew Lyons, Abbie Voettiner and Sofia...
Letter to the editor: Ukraine’s rare minerals
Wake up people! It’s not President Trump who wants Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, it’s Vladimir Putin. Think about it. Craig Smith Irwin...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman ought to turn Republican
Yo, Sen. John Fetterman, what are you trying to prove? How broad-minded you are? I once heard that an open mind is an empty mind. Why don’t you move into your boy’s basement in Key Largo or wherever he slithers about? You realize, of course, your goose is cooked in...
Security video shows fiancee of glam metal singer jumped off cruise ship
Security video reportedly shows that Kimberly Burch, the fiancee of Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe, jumped overboard from a Royal Caribbean ship cruise ship, Nassau police cleared Downe of any wrongdoing, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas ship is registered in the Bahamas, so...
Letter to the editor: Grateful to Shapiro for aiding fired workers
Leave it to our honorable governor to enact yet another innovative solution to help people. That is what Gov. Josh Shapiro has done in seeking to make it easier to hire federal workers who have found themselves innocent pawns in the Trump/Musk rampage of firings. While Office of Management and...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of March 10, 2025
Plum shortens Winterfest to 1 day Plum’s newly named WinterFest will be one day this year instead of two days, as previously contemplated, borough Manager David Soboslay said. WinterFest is the new name for Christmas at Plum Creek, following the naming scheme for the borough’s SummerFest and FallFest. The borough...
Letter to the editor: No kings in America
Our country got its start by rebelling against a king. It was based on a Constitution complete with a Bill of Rights. Our government included a system of checks and balances with three different branches to ensure that no one person (or aristocracy) could have absolute power and control over...
Editorial: What is the cost of accepting GOP donations for Democratic candidates?
Last week, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey got his hackles up about money. Was it about the financial troubles his city finds itself experiencing? Nope. It was about the funds of his Democratic challenger, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor. Gainey, running for reelection, is in the same position his predecessor, Bill...
Letter to the editor: End of democracy?
Call me crazy, but I have a strong gut feeling that America’s democracy is coming to its end under the current administration and our spineless Congress. That our president has allowed the nonelected richest man on the planet to be his hatchet man and surrounded himself with people I consider...
The Stroller, March 10, 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. Scholarships available to local...
Here are some upcoming programs at Penn Hills Library
The Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, offers a variety of programs for all ages. For a complete list of offerings, visit pennhillslibrary.org. Registration is required for the following programs unless otherwise indicated; however, the following teen programs do not require registration. To register for any of the programs, visit...
Letter to the editor: Let’s get back to respecting others
Respect, such a small word, but such a big meaning in itself. Some people don’t respect authority. You see it in everyday life. You see it on the news, people not respecting the police, teachers, clergy, parents, elected officials, in sporting events and to say the least disrespecting human life....
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Master Naturalist to discuss native gardens The Bradford Woods Conservancy is kicking off its 2025 Speaker Series at 7 p.m. March 19 at Bradford Woods Community Church, 4836 Wexford Run Road. The featured speaker will be Rhea Homa, project manager for the Native Urban Garden Stewardship Program, a Master Naturalist...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 10
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Editorial cartoons for the week of March 10
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In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of March 10, 2025
More Real ID days set for spring The Penn Hills PennDOT Driver License Center, 11620 Keleket Drive, will host a Real ID Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14 and May 5. Applications for Real IDs will be the only services available during the event. No other driver’s...
Penn State wrestling wins 3rd straight Big Ten title — 9th under head coach Cael Sanderson
For the third straight year, Penn State wrestling has won a Big Ten team title. The Nittany Lions clinched the conference championship Sunday night during the finals of the two-day tournament in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State’s conference title is its ninth under head coach Cael Sanderson and came with a...
High school schedules for March 10, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Conestoga (22-5) vs. Hazleton (13-12) at Freedom, 7 p.m.; Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. Father Judge (20-7) at Norristown, 7:30 p.m.; Imhotep (24-5) vs. Chambersburg (20-5) at Landisville Hempfield, 7 p.m.; Scranton (19-6) vs. Parkland (18-9) at Strousburg, 7:30 p.m.;...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Trump sticking to U.S. aluminum-steel tariff timelineVideo
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick signaled he doesn’t expect a reprieve on 25% tariffs for steel and aluminum imports scheduled to take effect on Wednesday. The levies, ordered by President Donald Trump in February, include imports from Canada and Mexico — which are among the top foreign suppliers — and apply...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Feb. 27-March 5, 2025
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Norwin notebook: Amber Klingensmith earns gold medal in WPIAL swimming debut
Norwin’s Amber Klingensmith didn’t compete at the high school level last year as a freshman, opting to concentrate on her swims with Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics. But she was familiar with Pitt’s Trees Pool, and she said it helped her in her WPIAL-championship debut. Klingensmith’s first swim at WPIALs was golden....
Letter to the editor: Trump has led an extraordinary life
You may dislike him. You may hate him. You may even think he is evil incarnate. But you must admit that Donald J. Trump has led a truly extraordinary and very interesting life! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
