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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 6, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 76, Central Catholic 74 (OT) Class 2A Section 2 Northgate 76, Brentwood 54 Section 4 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 54, South Side 26 Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference Cheswick Christian Academy 73, Western PA School for the...
High school roundup for Feb. 6, 2025: North Catholic, Oakland Catholic share section title
Sam Weir scored 12 points as North Catholic clinched a share of the Section 1-4A girls basketball title with a 75-23 victory over Derry on Thursday night. Harmony Jones added 11 and Brady Wehner finished with 10 for North Catholic (19-3, 13-1). Jane Huss scored eight points to lead Derry...
Task force arrests 2nd suspect in brutal Aliquippa VFW beating
An Aliquippa man accused of nearly beating a fellow city resident to death inside a Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge was arrested Thursday. Brett Ours, 39, was taken into custody without incident at a home along the 400 block of Allegheny Avenue in West Aliquippa. Aliquippa police charged Ours with...
Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino, 2nd on all-time WPIAL boys basketball wins list, to retire
Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Joe Salvino, the second-winningest coach in WPIAL history with 741 victories, is walking away. Salvino announced Thursday that this season will be his last on the sideline, and he will retire when the Leopards’ playoff run comes to an end. He has a career record...
Authorities seize items in drug task force raid at North Huntingdon vape shop
Authorities raided a North Huntingdon vape shop Thursday morning after undercover officers made purchases there of suspected illegal products. Westmoreland County Detective Tony Marcocci said authorities seized large quantities of items containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, in a raid at Star Smoke and Vape on Route 30. The...
Jury views chilling video showing slain Uber driver’s final fare
The two large monitors in the courtroom showed the split-screen view from Christina Spicuzza’s dashboard camera. On the left, Spicuzza, wearing glasses and a surgical mask, can be seen driving her car the evening of Feb. 10, 2022, talking to her Uber passengers with kindness. “It was nice meeting you,”...
Bruce Yandle: DeepSeek, bottled AI and mankind’s free spirit
The startling news that DeepSeek, an unexpected Chinese AI powerhouse led by 39-year-old founder Liang Wenfeng, has unveiled a chip and software package that could be superior to America’s revolutionary ChatGPT shocked world financial markets and forced political and industrial leaders to rethink their efforts to control the distribution of...
Fiery resignation by Pa.’s consumer advocate breeds fear office will lose independence
HARRISBURG — In a letter announcing he would resign as Pennsylvania’s consumer advocate, Patrick Cicero claimed he was the victim what he called a public campaign led by various investor-owned utilities to seek his removal. David W. Sunday, the incoming Republican attorney general, Cicero said, had asked him to reapply...
In brief: New council leadership, snow removal reminder and more in Quaker Valley
New council leadership John Orndorff was appointed Glen Osborne council president and Bill Monski was appointed vice president Jan. 21. Orndorff was vice president last year. He fills the presidential role of Thomas Huddleston, who resigned at the end of last year. Anne Fruehauf was appointed in December to finish...
Yael Silk: Pittsburgh government must focus on issues, not battling ideologies
Pittsburgh has real problems — an affordable housing shortage that keeps getting worse, a city budget stretched so thin you can see through it and a school district fighting to recover after years of decline, to name just a few. And now, we are facing a tidal wave of chaos...
Monroeville library programs: Eagle talk, chess club, more
The Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, will host the following programs. All events are held at the library unless otherwise noted. Registration is required for some programs at MonroevilleLibrary.org, where a full calendar of upcoming events is posted. • Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m. - Kindergarten Launch Program: The...
Gallery: Photos from Feb. 6, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Letter to the editor: Who would believe Jan. 6 was a normal day?
If you watched what happened at our nation’s Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, and believe it was a normal day, then you will believe anything. Diane Powell New Kensington...
Letter to the editor: Disappointed in library’s rejection of union workers
Regarding the article “Norwin library renovations begin; library to reopen Wednesday” (Jan. 14, TribLive): The $500,000 renovation project will include a new family restroom, a second meeting room, interior painting, new flooring and automatic doors, which sounds wonderful. Our library has been working hard with wonderful programs for all ages....
Editorial: Can Walmart roll back Monroeville Mall’s decline?
What’s next for Monroeville Mall? The 186-acre retail destination was sold by CBL Properties last week. The price tag? About $34 million. That’s nothing compared with the $231 million CBL paid when it bought the mall more than 20 years ago. But the mall isn’t really the draw it was...
The Stroller, Feb. 6, 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. Springdale Snow and Property...
Letter to the editor: Playing politics with Register of Wills
Shame on you, Kim Ward, for letting Republican politics take precedence, as usual, over the interests of the residents of Westmoreland County. It appears you were instrumental in advancing the name of political operative Jon Wian to be the county’s new register of wills (“Governor nominates Wian, Schimizzi to fill...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 5, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 72, Albert Gallatin 39 Class 2A Section 3 Fort Cherry 73, Mapletown 12 Nonsection California 53, Carmichaels 35 Armstrong 53, Freeport 36 Penn-Trafford 63, Trinity 60 Seton LaSalle 66, Sto-Rox 43 Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 2 Central...
Monroeville library programs: Drum circle, eagle talk, more
The Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, will host the following programs in February. All events are held at the library unless otherwise noted. Registration is required for most programs at MonroevilleLibrary.org, where a full calendar of upcoming events is posted. • Feb 4, 7 p.m. — Frederick Douglass’...
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2025: Playoff-bound Franklin Regional picks up section win
Jonah Johnston scored 19 points to lead playoff-bound Franklin Regional to a 72-39 win over Albert Gallatin in Section 1-5A boys basketball Wednesday night. Connor Crossey sank five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points for the Panthers (11-10, 6-7). Darrin Ford scored 13 points for the Colonials (7-13, 2-11). Armstrong...
Duquesne men’s basketball team drops 5th in row
Duquesne’s losing streak in men’s basketball reached five games Wednesday night. Jason Roche scored 14 points and Dusan Neskovic added 13, including a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left to seal the outcome, as Richmond handed Duquesne a 73-68 loss at Robins Center in Richmond, Va. Richmond led...
WPIAL, City League Class of 2025 college football commitments
A look at where Western Pennsylvania senior football players signed to play at the Division I and II levels during the early-signing period in December and Wednesday: Division I FBS Name, high school, position, college Henry Barbisch, Bishop Canevin, TE/DE, Air Force** Jaiden Brown-Demery, West Mifflin, OL, Akron * Dayshaun...
Police cast doubt on accused killer’s alibi in Uber driver slaying trial
Allegheny County and Port Authority police detectives scrutinized bus surveillance videos, municipal cameras and businesses as they checked out Calvin Crew’s alibi for the night Christina Spicuzza was killed while driving for Uber. Crew told investigators during an initial interview that he’d gotten an Uber from his home in Pitcairn...
Penn State adds Greg Gattuso to Jim Knowles’ defensive staffVideo
The Nittany Lions are adding a Penn State letterman and former national champion to Jim Knowles’ staff. Greg Gattuso, Albany’s longtime head coach and a defensive lineman on Penn State’s 1982 national championship team, is joining the Nittany Lions as a defensive consultant, according to a source. WYNT’s Rodger Wyland...
Argentina leaves World Health Organization in nod to Trump
Argentina announced on Wednesday that it will leave the World Health Organization as President Javier Milei seeks to align his policies with those of Donald Trump in the U.S. Chief spokesman Manuel Adorni cited “deep differences” between Milei’s government and the WHO on health policy, including the recommendations during the...
