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Letter to the editor: Today’s Democratic Party a far cry from Kennedy’s party
Today’s Democratic Party is directed by lifetime, millionaire politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, non-elected Washington, D.C., bureaucrats and extreme progressive left-wing, woke socialists. In my opinion, it has become synonymous with open borders, sanctuary cities, defunding the police, weak leadership, poor schools, huge federal...
Editorial: 1-stop shop for Westmoreland human services is good for all
Westmoreland County is considering putting its various service operations under one roof. The idea is to take the offices of the Human Services Department and move them all into the South Greengate Road building that used to be home to the county housing authority. “There’s nothing in stone yet,” Commissioner...
Letter to the editor: On Ukraine, Trump dishonors America
For hundreds of years Ukraine has been contested, divided and ruled by a variety of external powers. In the 1900s, they had mass suffering and death due to Stalin’s policies and then the German occupation during World War II. After years of struggle, Ukraine gained independence from Russia in 1991....
The Stroller, March 20, 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. Spaghetti dinner to aid...
Letter to the editor: Grieving for America
Who died? As I was driving the other day, I noticed an American flag at half-mast at a university. I asked myself, “Who died?” I thought, “If I had a flagpole, I’d fly the flag at half-mast.” Who died? I grieve and mourn the death of many of the values...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 19, 2025
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Jackie Robinson Baseball At Vero Beach, Fla. Penn-Trafford 4, Riverdale Ridge (CO) 3 Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Bethel Park 13, Putnam Science Academy 2 Nonsection Avella 5, Western Beaver 1 Beaver 12, Armstrong 5 Blackhawk 8, Chartiers Valley 4 Brashear 18, Sto-Rox 6...
Police searching for driver who struck a man in North Versailles
Police are looking for the driver of an SUV who struck a pedestrian Wednesday night in North Versailles and didn’t stop. The unidentified victim was struck in the intersection of Greensburg Pike and Hyer Avenue, where first responders were summoned at about 8:40 p.m. The man was taken to an...
High school roundup for March 19, 2025: Pine-Richland slams former section rival North Allegheny
Breck Hemphill went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead Pine-Richland baseball to an 11-5 victory over North Allegheny in a nonsection matchup of former section rivals Wednesday. Benjamin Husted went 2 for 2 with a double and Anthony Mengine had a double and three RBIs...
Arnold police department goes without officer-in-charge, Mayor Santucci handling administrative work
Arnold Officer Rob Haus said he recently decided to step down as the city’s top cop and return as patrolman due to compensation and title disputes with the city. “If I’m not going to get paid for the job, I’m not going to do the job,” Haus said Wednesday evening....
Westmoreland happenings: Pancake and sausage breakfasts, March For Parks, spaghetti dinner, more
Fundraisers • Level Green Lions will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon March 22 at the Level Green Community Center, 123 Murrysville Road, Penn Township. Menu: plain, blueberry, chocolate chip, buttermilk or buckwheat pancakes, sausage and beverage. Cost: $8; children, $4. Proceeds will benefit...
Here are some non-traditional ways to fill in your March Madness bracket
You’ve spent the whole season glued to the scores and rankings. You’ve memorized players’ names and stats. Selection Sunday has come and gone, and now it’s time for March Madness — and you feel certain that your uber-informed NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament bracket will dominate the work poll....
Gallery: Photos from March 19, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Wednesday, March 19, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Letter to the editor: EPA head’s plans worthy of the Upside Down
Just another day in the Upside Down, an alternate yet much worse dimension that exists alongside the human world that we used to inhabit. The Upside Down, a dark and chaotic place, is continuously blanketed with a thick layer of soot, noxious fumes and neurotoxins. The water is a poisonous...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump’s changes
Real change one can believe in always comes from people outside the “system.” America has caved to special interests and profit first. Two hundred million Americans are obese. One in 36 children are autistic. Thirty-eight million people have diabetes. From 13%-27% of children have a chronic illness. Many ingredients in...
Letter to the editor: Tough to be a conservative Democrat
I can’t tell you how enervating it gets being a conservative Democrat in Pittsburgh. Heavens to Betsy, I grew up, birth forward, gargling like Listerine all the billions of humanitarian goals espoused by liberal and progressive post-hippy and beat generation intellectuals. Please trust me when I say I have virtue...
Editorial: Political attacks are shameful slides to gateway violence
Aspinwall is not big. The suburban borough in Allegheny County has fewer than 3,000 residents. It always was intended to be a residential area, carved out of a wedge of land along the river. It was a suburb before America really had suburbs. It calls itself “The Town That Pride...
Letter to the editor: Egg prices the least of our worries
I hope everyone has seen how President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance bullied and browbeat Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. If you voted for Trump, you should hang your head in embarrassment at how Trump tried to make Zelenskyy grovel and beg for security guarantees to go along with...
The Stroller, March 19, 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. Highlands HS students to...
Letter to the editor: Humane treatment at the Allegheny County Jail
The Department of Justice recognizes that “Do not underestimate culture, it drives everything” and “The culture of the facility will be the determining factor of your warden’s success.” An opposing viewpoint will be describing horror stories and statistics of how the restraint chair was abused for punishment. I suggest the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 18, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Jackie Robinson Baseball At Vero Beach, Fla. Brighton (CO) 13, Penn-Trafford 8 Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Putnam Science 3, South Allegheny 1 Nonsection Ambridge 13, Bishop Canevin 0 Armstrong 6, Freeport 0 Beaver 11, Chartiers Valley 4 Belle Vernon 14, McGuffey 0 Carlynton...
High school roundup for March 18, 2025: Lexie Hames at it again for Seneca Valley with 20 Ks, 2 homers
Seneca Valley star Lexie Hames was at it again Tuesday, throwing a complete-game one-hitter with 20 strikeouts and going 3 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs at the plate to lead the Raiders to a 12-1 win over Armstrong in nonsection softball. Bella Gross also homered and...
Court upholds minor discipline for Pittsburgh cops who skipped funeral where 5 were shot
An appeals court on Monday upheld a decision to reduce discipline against two Pittsburgh police officers who were initially suspended for failing to provide a police presence at a Brighton Heights funeral during which five people were shot. Both Officers Thomas Potts and Dalton Dailey were initially suspended for five...
Accused killer’s mom, grandma testify against him in slaying of ex-girlfriend
Darlene Washington sat on a swivel chair bouncing her great-grandson on her lap while his estranged parents visited her East Liberty home. It was then that she realized her grandson — the boy’s father — was armed. “I looked up, and I saw that he had a gun, and all...
2026 NFL Draft: Main stage to be outside Acrisure Stadium; Point State Park to host festival
Steelers Nation can take some credit for bringing the league’s largest offseason event to Pittsburgh. And, for the NFL Draft next year, they’ll be taking over Point State Park, the anticipated venue of a free fan festival known as the NFL Draft Experience, documents show. Cities compete to host the...
Semisonic rejects White House use of song ‘Closing Time’ for deportations
“Closing Time” by Semisonic is just one of those songs that — should it come on at a bar — mostly everyone knows the lyrics. But some — like the White House — don’t seem to know the point of the song. The 90s group has come out and criticized...
