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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...
Federal judge weighing whether to block DOGE access to U.S. Labor Department
WASHINGTON — A federal judge heard arguments Friday over whether to block Trump adviser Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department, which has investigated the billionaire’s companies. The Trump administration agreed earlier this week that DOGE wouldn’t get access to Labor Department data until after a ruling...
Judge says he will temporarily block Trump from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday said he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to...
Pawnbrokers raided in connection with Joe Burrow burglary denied bail days before the Super Bowl
NEW YORK — Two owners of a New York City pawnshop that was raided by the FBI in connection with an investigation into a burglary at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow were denied bail Friday, with a federal judge saying it would be “ironic” to release the...
Police: DNA technology still not good enough to find JonBenet Ramsey’s killer
ATLANTA — It’s been nearly three decades since Atlanta-born child beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey was brutally killed in her Colorado home. Her family now hopes advances in DNA technology can help solve the case soon, but it’s unclear if police have engaged the private companies at the center of...
Gary Franks: Black history and the Holocaust
Can we learn from the past? We must. Immediately after the Civil War, radical Republicans collaborated with President Abraham Lincoln to assist the newly freed slaves with a program called Reconstruction. This truly brief period ended after the controversial election of President Rutherford Hayes via the Compromise of 1877, when...
Trump’s new strategy for U.S. Steel-Nippon provokes mixed reactions, confusion
President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that Nippon Steel would no longer buy U.S. Steel as planned, but the Japanese company would instead invest in the symbolically important American business. The U.S. president mistakenly referred to Nippon Steel as “Nissan,” the Japanese automaker. But it’s Nippon Steel’s bid that generated...
Lawyers argue motive, intent before jury gets case in Uber driver slaying
Calvin Crew had so many choices. He could have chosen to leave his girlfriend’s gun home that night, the prosecutor said. He could have chosen not to press its barrel into the back of the Uber driver’s head as they arrived at his destination in Penn Hills, she continued. Even...
‘Sessions’ performance brings together Attack Theatre and alt-pop artist Rachael Sage
“It’s … a delicious and smooth blend of dance and live music.” That’s how co-founder and artistic executive director of Attack Theatre Michele de la Reza described the company’s upcoming “Sessions” performance. The one-night-only show — which will take place Saturday — will feature live music, storytelling and dance soundracked...
Contemporary Craft prepares for expansion after purchase of Lawrenceville building
Less than five years after moving from the Strip District to Upper Lawrenceville, local arts group Contemporary Craft is expanding into a second building, dubbed the Contemporary Craft Timmons Studios — conveniently located just across the street from its current home. The group’s existing workshop, gallery and store space —...
Molly Parzen: With Washington stepping back on clean energy, Harrisburg must step up
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump ran on a platform of massive giveaways to billionaire oil and gas CEOs. Trump has pledged to roll back historic clean energy programs — transformational investments that are creating thousands of union jobs and positioning the United States as an international leader in the 21st-century...
Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with U.S., upending push to negotiation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such a government,” but stopped short of issuing a...
Gallery: Photos from Feb. 7, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Friday, Feb. 7, 2025....
Country star Kelsea Ballerini postpones Pittsburgh show due to illnessVideo
Grammy Award-nominated country star Kelsea Ballerini, a newly added coach on NBC’s “The Voice,” was scheduled to perform at PPG Paints Arena on Friday night. However, around midnight on Friday, the venue announced that the show was postponed due to illness and rescheduled for April 12. Tonight’s (2/7/25) Kelsea Ballerini...
Letter to the editor: Pecarchik should be register of wills
Thank you for the editorial “Register of wills nomination plays politics when it didn’t have to” (Feb. 2, TribLive). It seems partisan politics resulted in the nomination given to someone other than Katie Pecarchik. From all accounts. Pecarchik has been exceptional, taking the leadership role which was so needed. She’s...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: Feb. 7
The following is a regular feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz:...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 7-9
Most of us don’t have anyone to root for in the Super Bowl this weekend. So if you feel like ignoring it altogether and doing something else that’s more fun, here are some non-football-related events to enjoy. Crafts and Drafts 10-year anniversary East End Brewing Co. is celebrating 10 years...
Letter to the editor: Get off the phone, Veep
It was Jan. 30, and the wake of the worst air disaster in recent memory. As recovery crews were pulling bodies out of the Potomac, the vice president decided that his time would be best spent tweeting. He proceeded to engage in an hours-long argument about theology, culminating in a...
The Stroller, Feb. 7, 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. Lower Burrell Citizen Police...
Laurels & lances: Volunteers, flu & eggs
Laurel: To a sign of the times. Pennsylvania fire departments are struggling with declining volunteers. The state mostly depends on volunteer departments across its 67 counties. There were about 60,000 volunteers in 2000. By 2023, that number had fallen to 38,000. Greensburg fire Chief Tom Bell is trying a new...
Letter to the editor: What Jesus preached
The Episcopal bishop’s remarks at the inaugural prayer service reminded me of the sanctimonious letters that have appeared in the Trib from leftists who want to preach to conservatives about how Trump voters are in contravention to Christ’s teachings concerning compassion toward others. Let’s do a little Bible research. Jesus...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Feb. 7-9
Is it a song-and-dance kind of weekend, a brunch-and-shop kind of weekend or a fun-and-games kind of weekend? No matter how you choose to unwind, there’s something to do in Westmoreland County. ‘Pippin’ at Greensburg Garden and Civic Center Find your corner of the sky with Greensburg Civic Theatre’s production...
