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Letter to the editor: Keep pets safe in cold weather
While Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas have experienced a bit of a warmup the past few weeks, winter is far from over, and cold weather is still on the horizon. With that being said, this is a friendly reminder to keep your dogs safe during the cold weather. In Pennsylvania,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 17
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 17....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 17, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A First round Monday’s results Woodland Hills 43, Seneca Valley 32 Butler 71, North Hills 54 Mt. Lebanon 61, Norwin 34 Quarterfinals Wednesday’s schedule Woodland Hills (12-11) at Upper. St. Clair (20-2), TBA; Central Catholic (13-9) at Fox Chapel (16-6), TBA; Butler (16-6)...
High school roundup for Feb. 17, 2025: Butler ousts North Hills in Class 6A 1st round
Andrew Gettinger scored 17 points to send No. 7 Butler to a 71-54 victory over North Hills (7-16) in the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball first round Monday night. Stainton Forbes added 16 points, Tayt Lucas followed with 15, Ayden Andrews had 13 and Kyle Casteel finished with 10 for...
Colleges, K-12 schools ordered by Trump administration to abolish DEI or face funding cuts
The U.S. Department of Education has given colleges and schools with race-specific programs — including financial aid and racially themed dormitory floors and graduation ceremonies — until the end of the month to abolish them or risk losing federal funding as educators scrambled over the holiday weekend to interpret the...
John Walliser: Stay the course on methane rules
The need for clean, affordable, reliable sources of energy to power our homes and economy is growing more urgent as energy demands rise and the consequences of unchecked greenhouse gas emissions become increasingly evident in the extreme weather events threatening every community. Pennsylvania has long been an energy powerhouse and...
Peter Zaleski: Reasonable skill game tax rate would generate needed Pa. revenue
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s recent budget proposal to tax skill game revenue at 52% will fall well short of his estimated $8 billion projection over five years. How far short? To answer that question, one needs to look no further than Pennsylvania’s experience with tavern games. Tavern games, which are games...
Boyz II Men are full of soul at short but sweet Rivers Casino show in Pittsburgh
The members of R&B vocal group Boyz II Men have plenty to celebrate this week. The Philadelphia natives were excited to tout the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory. Appearing onstage in all white, the three current members of the group — who have been releasing music for more than 33 years...
Franklin Regional grad Cam Rowell injects energy into Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team
After a down year, the Washington & Jefferson men’s basketball team entered the current season hoping to get back on track. In 2022-23, the Presidents of coach Ethan Stewart-Smith went 20-7 overall, 16-4 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and reached the conference tournament semifinals. But W&J took its lumps last...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Chaeli Keenan
When Derry diver Chaeli Keenan finished second at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last year, she found solace in who beat her out. It was her teammate, Ella Silvis. This year, the script flipped, and it was Keenan who triumphed, with Silvis as the runner-up. “I think that me...
After dreaming of playing baseball, Kiski Area grad Glenn Fowkes becomes key member of Penn State Behrend swimming team
Glenn Fowkes had no intention of swimming at Penn State Behrend. In fact, until he reached high school, he had no intention of swimming competitively anywhere. Fowkes had been a baseball player throughout his youth, and when he reached his freshman year at Kiski Area, he, naturally, tried out for...
All Quaker Valley School District students now have library cards
The Sewickley Public Library set a goal to get library cards into the hands of all students in the Quaker Valley School District. This January, that milestone was achieved thanks to some collaborative efforts. The project is part of a wider student library card initiative from the Allegheny County Library...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Feb. 17, 2025
Plum fire departments, EMS receive grants Plum Emergency Medical Services and the borough’s four fire departments are receiving grants through the Office of the State fire Commissioner. Of the fire departments, Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department received about $16,322; Unity Volunteer Fire Department received $15,246; Logans Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Feb. 17, 2025
St. Patrick’s Bingo to benefit Rotary The Penn Hills Rotary is hosting a St. Patrick’s Bingo on March 8 at Universal Banquet Hall, 2240 Main St. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Early bird bingo will start at 6:15 p.m., followed by regular bingo at 7. Tickets cost $25 and include...
The Stroller, Feb. 17, 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. Bowling party to raise...
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Late Nite Catechism event to benefit Vincentian care fund Vincentian is hosting a night of laughs with Late Nite Catechism from 6 to 9 p.m. April 11 in the auditorium of St. Vincent Hall, the former St. Louise Convent, 8200 McKnight Road, McCandless. The interactive show is part catechism class,...
Student news: A roundup of accolades
• Pine-Richland sixth grader Noah Arnold will compete in the Pennsylvania Alpine Racing Association U14 State Championship from Feb. 22-23 at Seven Springs Ski Resort. Noah qualified for both the giant slalom and slalom races. • Student musicians from the Pine-Richland, Avonworth, Fox Chapel, Hampton, North Allegheny, North Hills, Northgate,...
In brief: Happenings in the Shaler area
Students to stage ‘Guys and Dolls’; senior citizens invited to free show Feb. 20 Shaler Area High School thespians will present “Guys and Dolls” as their spring musical at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 28 and March 1 and 2 p.m. Feb. 23. Local senior citizens 65 and older are...
In brief: Happenings in the North Hills area
Late Nite Catechism event to benefit Vincentian care fund Vincentian is hosting a night of laughs with Late Nite Catechism from 6 to 9 p.m. April 11 in the auditorium of St. Vincent Hall, the former St. Louise Convent, 8200 McKnight Road, McCandless. The interactive show is part catechism class,...
In brief: Happenings in the Hampton area
Township looking to hire at Hampton Community Center Hampton is accepting applications for part-time facility manager staff at the Hampton Community Center, 3200 Lochner Way. The position is year-round, and weekly hours can be 10 to 15 hours a week depending on the season. The center operates seven days a...
In brief: Happenings in the Pine and Richland areas
Blue paint, chiseled stone selected for Wexford Interchange PennDOT recently released the results of its aesthetic design survey for the Wexford Interchange project. The department asked the public for input on the color of the steel beams and the concrete texture of the abutments and piers. The survey, which garnered...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 17
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 17....
Part 2 of Richland History Group’s 3-part series on Casper Carlisle, Allegheny County’s only Battle of Gettysburg Medal of Honor winner
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of Richland History Group’s three-part series on Casper Carlisle, the Battle of Gettysburg Medal of Honor winner. Read Part 1 here. Please say it ain’t so! The Richland History Group cannot. No one relishes unexpected hero negativity, but be prepared for some below. Just-discovered...
Paramount, YouTube TV strike deal, averting CBS outage
LOS ANGELES — Google’s YouTube and Paramount Global have struck a new distribution contract, averting a threatened blackout of CBS and other television channels for nearly 8 million YouTube TV customers. The deal was clinched Saturday night, about 48 hours after the previous pact had expired. The two sides then...
Fire in high-rise apartment overlooking the Point injures at least 1
A fire broke out Sunday evening in a top floor of a high-rise apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood. The apartment building, overlooking the Point, is located at 1700 Grandview Ave., several blocks from the Duquesne Incline. TribLive news partner WTAE reports that at least one person was taken...
