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The Stroller, March 30, 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. Prom gown giveaway planned...
Letter to the editor: Time for Pa. to formally abolish slavery
Slavery may have been a footnote in the news, but in the last election, Nevada voted to end slavery as a punishment for a crime in its constitution. “What? I thought slavery was abolished a long time ago,” you might say. Practically, yes — there are laws against all forms...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 29, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Peters Township 3, Moon 1 Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. United Local (OH) 13, West Greene 3 Nonsection Central Valley 14, South Side 1 Connellsville 3, Penn-Trafford 2 Latrobe 6, Hempfield 5 Laurel 4, Wilmington 3 Basketball PIAA playoffs Championships...
High school roundup for March 29, 2025: Latrobe gets past Hempfield in thriller
Luke Nipar-Smith went 2 for 2 with two runs scored and an RBI double in the top of the seventh to lift Latrobe to a 6-5 win over Hempfield in nonsection baseball Saturday. Latrobe (3-3) built a four-run lead before Hempfield (2-3) tied it in the bottom of the sixth....
Penn State’s O-line now a strength, and James Franklin intends to keep it that wayVideo
It should be a spring of few worries when it comes a couple of Penn State offensive positions. Running back. And offensive line. The Nittany Lions return a pair of 1,000-yard backs in Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The fourth-year players may be limited during spring drills. The offensive line...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week for March 30, 2025: Hempfield’s Allie Cervola and Norwin’s Brayden Wardzinski
Allie Cervola School: Hempfield Class: Senior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: An Ohio U commit, Cervola has helped Hempfield to a 5-0 start and has sparked an offense that has been crushing the ball all over the field. The leadoff hitter, Cervola went 3 for 4 with a double and...
Kim Foxx and Cristine Soto DeBerry: Deleting the federal police misconduct database makes us less safe
President Donald Trump’s administration quietly deleted the first federal police misconduct database — a critical tool created to prevent federal law enforcement officers with histories of serious misconduct from being rehired by other agencies. This reckless decision undermines accountability, weakens public trust and makes our communities less safe. Ironically, it...
Brackenridge boy lands a big one on Mentored Youth Trout Day
It didn’t take long for Camdyn Anderson to reel in an impressive trout Saturday on Mentored Youth Trout Day. Camdyn, 12, of Brackenridge caught the 22-inch Palomino trout in Bull Creek, near Outdoor Life Lodge at 8:04 a.m. — four minutes after the event started. The trout weighed 4.1 pounds...
Penguins have had their share of blowout losses this season
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-1 road loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday was one of their worst of the season. In fact, only two other defeats this season were by a wider goal margin. Through their first 73 games of the season, the Penguins have lost seven games by...
Meg Snead: What Kim Ward gets wrong in her fight to cut Medicaid
Earlier this month, Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward and Harrisburg Republicans sent a letter asking the Trump administration to shut down a Medicaid program designed to help new mothers, children and poor families. I previously served as the acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and have...
Frank Barry: Call ‘migrants’ by their true name — immigrants
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare’s Juliet asks, making the point that what matters is a person’s essence, not what we call them. That’s true in love. In politics, not so much. People entering the U.S. at our southern border are now routinely called a name — migrant — that is...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel drops section-opening series to Shaler
The Fox Chapel baseball team won its first two nonsection games to start the season but was swept by Shaler last week in the opening series of the Section 3-5A schedule. On March 24, Luke Jarzynka and Max Saban each went 2 for 4 with three RBIs as Shaler beat...
David M. Drucker: Reagan Republicans didn’t disappear. They were just demoted.
Over the last decade, it’s become commonplace to describe President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party as hostile — as if the one-time New York real estate mogul was the political version of a corporate raider. That’s a gross mischaracterization, one that has contributed to a misunderstanding of the...
Greg Fulton: Remembering our nation’s Vietnam veterans
For many, March 29 is just another day on the calendar. However, for those who served in Vietnam and their families and friends, the day has much more meaning. March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. It is a day to honor and show appreciation to the 2.7 million...
Sounding off: Trump, Republicans, football, more among week’s topics
Trump is not the bad guy in Ukraine-Russia war In 1994, the U.S., U.K., Ukraine and Russia signed a nonproliferation treaty. Nuclear weapons were removed from Ukraine and sent to Russia. Why did President Clinton let Russia have the weapons? In 2014, Russia invaded Crimea. President Obama and his foreign...
In brief: Pickleball tournament fundraiser, egg hunt and more in Sewickley area
Pickleball tournament The Child Health Association of Sewickley is hosting its first-ever Pickleball Tournament on April 5 at the Edgeworth Club. The event is open to all skill levels. All players are guaranteed three games, plus a day full of fun, food and friendly competition. Proceeds from the tournament will...
Letter to the editor: Penn State’s priorities
I was always under the impression the main role of a university was to educate our young people. I am not so sure that is the case at Penn State. Case in point: Head football coach James Franklin is paid $8.5 million per season. The defensive coordinator is paid $3...
Letter to the editor: All passionate voters should tone down rhetoric
Regarding the editorial “Political attacks are shameful slides to gateway violence” (March 19, TribLive): Thanks for addressing this issue. I believe the beginning of people expressing their opinions in a more aggressive or violent way came about during the 2016 presidential campaigns. Donald Trump would hold rallies to heat up...
Editorial: International students contribute to Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania
The Greater Pittsburgh region is home to dozens of colleges and universities. There are the large research facilities like the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. There are public schools like Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Western University. There are private colleges, religious colleges, community colleges. There are...
Religion Digest March 29, 2025
Apollo The Apollo Ministerium will sponsor a Lenten lunch series at noon Wednesdays through April 9 at various churches. The April 2 service will be at Apollo United Presbyterian Church, 401 First St. The Rev. June Jeffries of New Life Baptist Church will be the speaker. Arnold The Tomb, 1821...
The Stroller, March 29, 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. Pet food, supplies needed...
Letter to the editor: Making America great again?
Yes, let’s make America great again! Let’s cut the air traffic controllers at the start of the vacation season! Let’s cut Department of Veterans Affairs, since veterans only served our country and fought for our freedom! Let’s say we will end the war in one day — but don’t actually...
Letter to the editor: Trump is not the bad guy in Ukraine-Russia war
In 1994, the U.S., U.K., Ukraine and Russia signed a nonproliferation treaty. Nuclear weapons were removed from Ukraine and sent to Russia. Why did President Bill Clinton let Russia have the weapons? In 2014, Russia invaded Crimea. President Barack Obama and his foreign policy expert Joe Biden threatened consequences, but...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 28, 2025
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Moon 7, Peters Township 6 Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Revere (OH) 11, West Greene 2 City League Obama Academy 21, Perry Traditional Academy 0 Nonsection Chartiers Valley 9, Hopewell 1 Indiana 9, Beaver 3 Shady Side Academy 13, Penn...
Pirates farm report for March 28, 2025: Indianapolis routed in opener
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 0-1) entered the season with some buzz due to the collection of promising young arms on the roster. It lost the season opener 11-0 to St. Paul (Twins). RHP Braxton Ashcraft (0-1, 8.10) started and gave up three runs on five hits and four walks in 3⅓ innings....
