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Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill William Wylie sold property at 3601 McCrady Road to Kimberly Kaplan and Mia Salemme for $307,000. Edgewood PNC Bank NA sold property at 1108 E End Ave. to Larone Knight for $235,001. Alan Stanford sold property at 1219 East End Ave. to Benjamin Ledewitz and Caitlin Kruman...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 9, 2025
Bellevue David Bauman trustee sold property at 113-115 Meade Ave. to Kayla Tiara Davis for $212,000. Christopher Hawkins sold property at 705 Means Ave. to Hannah Sims for $192,000. New Resident Mtg Loan Tr 2014-3 sold property at 189 N Balph Ave. to Bopp KZ Holdings LLC for $57,750. Shaun...
Steelers fans pick sides for the Super Bowl
Steelers fan Joe Seneca of South Greensburg wants to see NFL history made Sunday, even if it overshadows those Super Steelers teams of the 1970s. “I like Kansas City. I want to see history made in my lifetime. I did not get to see it in the 1970s,” when the...
The Stroller, Feb. 9, 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. Ninth annual lock kickoff...
Letter to the editor: Moving away from China
Consider this proposal which would have a massive, salutary impact in the Western Hemisphere, both economically and politically: to begin to move offshore production of imported goods from China to Central/South America. This move would provide the following benefits: 1. Improved economic growth and stability in impoverished central/South American regions....
Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Kovach dethrones 3-time champ to win WPIAL all-around gymnastics title
Mt. Pleasant junior Olivia Kovach dethroned three-time champion Abby Rexrode of Baldwin in the all-around at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon. Kovach, who was runner-up in the all-around last year, used a first-place finish with a 9.8 score in the beam to claim the Advanced Division championship. She...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 8, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 2A Section 1 Jeannette 71, Bentworth 25 The Battle at North Allegheny Kiski School 65, Sewickley Academy 47 Knoch 62, South Allegheny 59 Meadville 60, North Allegheny 47 The Clash of Champions At New Castle New Castle 57, Aliquippa 56 Erie 36, Central...
High school roundup for Feb. 8, 2025: Penn-Trafford tops Upper St. Clair to finish regular season undefeated
Torrie DeStefano scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Penn-Trafford overcame a slow first half to cap off a perfect regular season by beating Upper St. Clair, 59-57, in nonsection play Saturday afternoon. Hanna Weishaar and Lauren Marton contributed 12 points each for Penn-Trafford (22-0), which trailed by 13...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: GCC’s Erica Gribble and Franklin Regional’s Max Firestine
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Erica Gribble School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Gribble, a Richmond recruit, has led GCC to a 26th straight...
Alvaro Folgueiras scores 35 to propel Robert Morris past Northern KentuckyVideo
Robert Morris made another strong statement Saturday in its bid for a first-round bye in the Horizon League Tournament, and Alvaro Folgueiras spoke the loudest. Folgueiras scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 10th double-double, Kam Woods scored five straight points late to give Robert Morris...
Trudy Rubin: No matter what Trump says, Gaza won’t become U.S. property and ‘Riviera of the Middle East’
If there was any doubt President Donald Trump believes he is no longer bound by history or laws — either American or international — it was eclipsed by his astounding proposal that the United States “take over the Gaza Strip” and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”...
Rich Harwood: We need to rethink polarization before it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
It’s time to rethink the notion that we Americans are too polarized to work together and get things done. And it’s time to get clear-eyed about what’s really holding us back and what it will take to help us move forward together. A few years ago, I engaged cross-sections of...
Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow: Corporate America isn’t abandoning DEI — it’s just rebranding it
One could easily get the impression that corporate America is in full retreat from promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Each news cycle seems to carry a headline about a rollback of diversity policies by another company, including Tractor Supply, Boeing, John Deere, Brown-Forman, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, Molson Coors, Ford, Toyota, Walmart,...
Max Eisendrath: NFL playoffs prime time for digital piracy
The NFL playoffs are an exciting time for football fans to watch the chase for the Super Bowl. It was a uniquely American obsession that has increasingly captured the attention of live sports fans worldwide. It’s also prime time for live sports piracy, and American lawmakers must enact measures to...
Sounding off: Executive orders, pardons, deportation on writers’ minds
Why no conservative outcry over executive orders? When Barack Obama was president he signed a few executive orders. Conservatives went ape, accusing him of being a dictator, carrying protest signs showing a Hitler mustache on Obama’s face, and demanding his removal from office for over-using executive orders. Now look what...
Letter to the editor: Use parachutes to return immigrants to their countries
I have a solution for those countries who do not want to take back their residents who illegally crossed the U.S. border. These C-130 aircraft are typically used as troop transports, especially for our airborne soldiers during field exercises. When any country refuses to repatriate these people, we simply load...
Letter to the editor: Nothing comic about concern over Trump
In answer to the letter “Liberals won’t see the truth” (Jan. 18, TribLive): After the thousands of documented lies told by President Donald Trump, the writer accuses liberals of being “ignorant.” He claims that the “talking points” of “Russia, Russia, Russia, tax breaks for the rich, a convicted felon, the...
Editorial: U.S. Steel could be spared from merger. But now what?
What is the difference between an investment and a purchase? Apparently, it could be enough to move President Donald Trump’s sentiments on the relationship between U.S. Steel and would-be buyer Nippon Steel. The Japanese company in December 2023 offered almost $15 billion to buy U.S. Steel. Most of 2024 was...
Religious school, ministries and more at Quaker Valley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy...
Events at Cooper-Siegel, Sharpsburg libraries for the week of Feb. 8, 2025
The Cooper-Siegel Community Library and its Sharpsburg branch offer a variety of programming for visitors of all ages. To view a complete list of offerings, visit coopersiegel.librarycalendar.com. Events at both libraries are listed and can be viewed according to age group and location. Registration is required for most programs as...
The Stroller, Feb. 8, 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. Observers welcome at Great...
Letter to the editor: What will $25 million for Norwin stadium do for the area?
Regarding the massive improvement planned at the Norwin football/sports stadium: $25 million for upgrades at a facility used by 15% of the student population? That number may be higher or lower. But the point is, what is the benefit of this investment? Will it improve our standing locally, statewide or...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 7, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 50, Fox Chapel 43 New Castle 72, North Allegheny 52 Pine-Richland 64, Seneca Valley 34 Woodland Hills 59, North Hills 34 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 61, Connellsville 59 Hempfield 49, Norwin 32 Upper St. Clair 41, Mt. Lebanon 31 Class...
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2025: Woodland Hills scoops up playoff spot in section finale
Scoop Smith and Donshae Mosley scored 14 points apiece to lead Woodland Hills to a 59-34 victory over North Hills in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Calvin Barksdale added 10 points for the Wolverines (11-11, 6-8), who avenged a 26-point loss from earlier this season and clinched a playoff...
Trump says he’s revoking Biden’s security clearance, ending intelligence briefings in payback move
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Friday he’s revoking former President Joe Biden’s security clearance and ending the daily intelligence briefings he’s receiving in payback for Biden doing the same to him in 2021. Trump made the announcement on social media shortly after arriving at Mar-a-Lago for the...
