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Fox Chapel area student achievements for the week of Feb. 11, 2025
Seven Fox Chapel Area School District students were selected to perform with the 2025 Pennsylvania Music Education Association (PMEA) Senior District 1 Band East at a concert on January 24 at Laurel Highlands High School. The senior students are Malik Choset (trumpet), Marina Dunham (bassoon) and Lindsay Gould (alto saxophone);...
Parmy Olson: AI resurrecting the dead threatens our grasp on reality
A cruel twist of fate led Jason Gowin to make a novel parenting decision. Days after his wife gave birth to their twin boys in 2019, she had a stroke. The doctors gave her two or three years to live. Gowin and his oldest son were devastated, but worse was...
Man breaks into and floods Poconos home over canceled Airbnb contract, cops say
A New York man apparently frustrated over the cancellation of an Airbnb contract broke into a Pocono area home and flooded it, police said. Daniel Peter Celban, 33, of Middle Island is charged with felony burglary, felony criminal trespass, felony criminal mischief, misdemeanor defiant trespass and misdemeanor resisting arrest. Court...
Letter to the editor: Ruled by a tyrant again
Two hundred and fifty years ago Americans started a war to end the rule of George III, a tyrant. Why, then, is a tyrant being allowed to rule over us again? Kenneth Powell New Kensington...
Gallery: Photos from Feb. 11, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Letter to the editor: We didn’t vote for stealing of our personal information
Our checking and savings account numbers have been stolen. The Republican-led legislative branch has chosen to allow this to happen. Is it dereliction of duty? Is it abdicating their role? Is it abetting a crime? President Trump may have neutered them in fear of being primaried by deeper pockets. A...
Letter to the editor: Assumptions about Hegseth
Regarding the op-ed “Hey Hegseth — for Pete’s sake, get a Eureka! moment” and the letter ”McCormick’s Hegseth vote is telling” (Jan. 31, TribLive): The first writer compares his own issues with unproven accusations against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. This op-ed is pure speculation and is more a history...
Letter to the editor: We’re a representative republic
In life, decisions must be made. In a football game, one team wins, the other team loses. In a courtroom, one side wins, the other side loses. In an election, one candidate wins, the other loses. The liberals have been urging the demise of the electoral college. Our Founding Fathers...
Editorial: Under-oath interviews aren’t Pittsburgh council’s fault
Pittsburgh City Council is taking steps to make sure it gets the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Council last week unanimously passed legislation that would change the way prospective department leaders communicate when called in to meet. They will do so under oath. The legislation, introduced...
Letter to the editor: Speak up and save our nation
Real virtue — rooted in integrity, fairness and courage — has made our nation incredibly successful and the envy of the world. But fake virtue threatens our continued success and even our survival. Fake virtue strives to enhance one’s reputation for advancement, wealth and acclaim without integrity. Fake virtue is...
The Stroller, Feb. 11, 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. Evening of remembrance to...
Letter to the editor: The ripple effects of deportations
There are communities throughout our country that have suffered from lack of investment and employment opportunities. Immigrants moved into these neglected areas, gradually revitalizing them by bringing small businesses, restaurants and jobs. They have nurtured a sense of community, creating spaces where folks could socialize, meet neighbors and form friendships....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 10, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Connellsville, (n) Apollo-Ridge 72, St. Joseph 46 Armstrong 51, Valley 37 Baldwin 66, Elizabeth Forward 55 Beaver Falls 70, Rochester 39 Blackhawk 76, New Brighton 49 Central Valley 63, Northgate 61 (OT) Clairton 100, Portersville Christian 50 Derry 61, Southmoreland...
High school roundup for Feb. 10, 2025: Clairton’s Iyanna Wade hits 3,000-point mark
Iyanna Wade scored 32 points to become the fourth girls basketball player in WPIAL history to reach the 3,000-point mark, leading Clairton to a 48-25 victory over Ellis School in nonsection girls basketball Monday night. Wade (3,021) joins Monessen’s Gina Naccarato (3,364) and Charel Allen (3,110) and East Allegheny’s Brooke...
Shapiro administration names the state prisons it wants to close
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Department of Corrections has named the two state prisons that it would close as part of efficiency efforts in the 2025-26 budget year. The recommendation from the state Department of Corrections is to close the 110-year-old State Correctional Institution at Rockview in Centre County, where the last...
Trial begins in brutal Clairton stabbing death
Nicole Koontz expected her husband to pick her up from work at a Bethel Park bakery on Jan. 21, 2021. But she hadn’t heard from Anthony Koontz by the end of her shift, so she asked her nephew for a ride. When Koontz got to their house on Mendelssohn Avenue...
Inaugural men’s volleyball season off and running in Presidents’ Athletic ConferenceVideo
Brett Heckathorn has had a lifelong love for volleyball. A player at Butler, he went on to be a captain of Grove City College’s men’s club team. But coaching a men’s volleyball team wasn’t on Heckathorn’s radar. He had served as an assistant for the Grove City women’s team and...
At the library: Here are some upcoming programs at Northland Public Library
Siblings category topped Summer Reading program Northland Public Library recently shared its Top 4 most popular reading categories from last year’s Bookshelf Bingo Summer Reading program. The top categories were: 1. Siblings 2. Coastal setting 3. 300 pages or less 4. Action & adventure Mark your calendars: This year’s Summer...
Pittsburgh Public Theatre’s ‘Trouble in Mind’ is a mid-20th-century play with plenty to say today
Midway through act one of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s production of “Trouble in Mind,” Al Manners (played by Joseph McGranaghan) declares to the cast of actors he’s directing, “No matter how unorthodox my methods, I promise not to bore you.” That statement carries throughout Alice Childress’ still-timely satirical script. Yes, it’s...
Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman: RFK Jr.’s immunity to scientific evidence is dangerous
As a physician with a long career in alternative medicine and who opposes pharmaceutical marketing, you might think I have a lot in common with Robert F Kennedy Jr. You’d be wrong. I’d be the first to argue that there are plenty of evidence-based alternative therapies. For example, chiropractic or...
Student news: A roundup of accolades
• Emma Flanders was named to the dean’s list at Miami University for the fall 2024 semester. • Emily Lagnese was named to the president’s list at Miami University for the fall 2024 semester. • Gabrielle Boyer, Emma Brunger, Andrew Clouse, Dylan DiNapoli, Liberty Earley, Ray Eschenbach, Brooke Feldkircher, Michael...
Harmar, Norfolk Southern at odds over Denny Estates rail crossing
Harmar isn’t exactly buying what Norfolk Southern is pitching when it comes to an assignment at the rail crossing in Denny Estates. Solicitor Craig Alexander told Harmar supervisors during a recent meeting that negotiations with Norfolk Southern on the assignment of the crossing have hit a roadblock. “They are changing...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Courts will decide Trump’s efforts to expand presidential powers
President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime in the courts as both plaintiff and defendant, filing lawsuits to justify his actions and benefit his businesses or to defend himself against charges of illegality. For the next four years, however, he will mainly be a defendant as he forces the federal...
Jury finds Pitcairn man guilty of 1st-degree murder in slaying of Uber driver
A jury found Calvin Crew guilty of first-degree murder on Monday, exactly three years after he forced Uber driver Christina Spicuzza to ferry him across eastern Allegheny County for nearly an hour before marching her into the woods in Monroeville and fatally shooting her. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward...
Strong showing in Vegas, standout freshman class have Saint Vincent women’s bowling confident of title chances
There’s a popular ad campaign that says “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” The Saint Vincent women’s bowling team wants to turn that notion on its head. For several years, coach Jeff Zidek has taken his team to the Collegiate Shoot-Out in Las Vegas. It is, Zidek said, one...
