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Letter to the editor: Trump’s motives
Did anyone seriously wonder whether President Trump would attack Iran? Likewise, does anyone think it was a coincidence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House on Feb. 11? On Feb. 19, a Washington-based investigative outlet revealed that pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan apartment had an elaborate Israeli government-installed...
Fatal pedestrian crash shuts down William Penn Highway in Wilkins
A man was killed early Friday morning following a hit-and-run along William Penn Highway in Wilkins, according to the Allegheny County Police Department. At 4:43 a.m., dispatchers were notified of a body laying in the road in the 3400 block of the highway, according to police. First responders found the...
Trafford man wants to curl up, break own world weightlifting record
Antonio Collins should be considered armed and dangerous. The 25-year-old Trafford resident and avid weightlifter holds the drug-free strict curl world/national record of 221 pounds in the super heavyweight class. That’s a staggering amount of weight, but Collins believes he can top his best Saturday at the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate...
Drug plan middlemen face new oversight push as Pa. pharmacies close
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to give the state’s top prosecutor more power to take on pharmacy benefit...
The Stroller, March 6, 2026: 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. Easter bunny breakfast planned...
Laurels & lances: Raptors & rodents
Laurel: To flying high. The Tarentum Bridge carries about 36,000 vehicles a day across the Allegheny River. Soon it will also carry the weight of a $97.5 million rehabilitation project. But before construction begins in 2027, planners are making sure another set of residents is considered: the peregrine falcons nesting...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ behavior reaches new low
In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump stated the first duty of members of Congress is the protection of the American people, as compared to protecting illegal immigrants. He asked them to stand if they agreed. Every Republican stood up. Every Democrat remained seated. About half the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 5, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Cedar Cliff (18-8) at Plymouth-Whitemarsh (22-4), 1 p.m.; Wilkes-Barre (13-10) at Bethlehem Liberty (17-10), 2:30 p.m.; Cheltenham (19-8) at Central York (22-3), 1 p.m.; Spring-Ford (18-8) at Father Judge (15-11), 2 p.m.; Garnet Valley (17-8) vs. Imhotep Charter (21-6) at...
High school roundup for March 5, 2026: Quaker Valley nets OT winner vs. Chartiers Valley
Matthias Lezama scored the winning goal 9:53 into overtime to give Quaker Valley a 3-2 victory over Chartiers Valley in the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup hockey quarterfinals Thursday night. Max Modrovich scored twice and Ian Lorang made 27 saves for Blue division second seed Quaker Valley (20-1-1), which will...
Analysis suggests school was hit amid U.S. strikes on Iranian naval base
The strike that hit an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the United States and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility. But a body of evidence assembled by The New York Times —...
U.S., Venezuela agree to restore diplomatic ties, 7 years after they were cut off
The United States and Venezuela have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, reopening a formal channel between Washington and Caracas for the first time since ties were severed in 2019. The decision marks a significant step in the cooperation framework that has emerged between the two governments following the...
Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin gets slashing major, tossed from game vs. Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was assessed a bevy of penalties during a home game against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, including a game misconduct. Early in the second period, at the 38-second mark, Malkin and Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin engaged in a physical battle resulting in penalties for...
20 WPIAL wrestlers march into quarterfinals at PIAA girls championships
HERSHEY — There’s a song that says the waiting is the hardest part. Tom Petty did not have the PIAA girls wrestling tournament in mind when he sang it, but it is nevertheless true for Moon’s Haley Smarsh. Smarsh had no problem recording her 13th consecutive pin Thursday afternoon at...
Montana senator helps officers forcibly remove protesting veteran from hearingVideo
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., helped Capitol Police officers forcibly remove an anti-war protester from a Senate hearing in a physical struggle that was captured on video. The protester, Brian McGinnis, a Marine Corps veteran and a Green Party candidate for Senate in North Carolina, said on social media that his...
Robert T. Smith: Our planet’s doom is not so imminent
As the means of communicating its administration of the nation’s environmental laws to the public, on Feb. 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register stating that the prior action by the EPA regarding the control of greenhouse gases, called the Endangerment Finding,...
Justin Callais and Clay Routledge: The economic common ground America isn’t talking about
These days, it can feel like Americans across the political divide cannot agree on much of anything. But there is encouraging news: When it comes to the economic foundations of human progress and flourishing, we are not as divided as we might think. Political polarization has become a defining feature...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on March 5, 2026
Every photograph tells a story. From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to far-flung corners of the globe, TribLive’s gallery brings those stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life. It’s more than a look at Western Pennsylvania. It’s a view of the...
Harmar officials seek emergency access road to hilltop neighborhood
Officials from Harmar and Curtiss-Wright are discussing the possibility of building an emergency access road to a hilltop community that’s only accessible by way of one road. Curtiss-Wright’s Electro-Mechnical Division sits on a 120-acre plot between Low Grade Road and Route 28, and south of the Springdale exit of Route...
Letter to the editor: What is wrong with the Democrats?
During the State of the Union address, President Trump asked members of Congress to stand if they agreed with this statement: “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.” Not one Democrat stood up in support. What is wrong with the Democrats? They...
2 women shot to death in Butler County following Illinois investigation
Two women were found dead Wednesday in a Butler County home after an apparent murder-suicide, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Officers in Jackson Township responded to a home on Dior Drive for a reported welfare check, according to state police. They entered the home and found two women, who were...
Letter to the editor: Shame on those who voted for shutdown
To all in Congress who voted to shut down the government again: How dare you. You put many families in economic peril without giving a thought to their distress. Then like cowards some of you went overseas for days, I assume so your constituents could not contact you. I saw...
Editorial: How did Pittsburgh Regional Transit calculate CEO’s bonus?
On Friday, the board of Pittsburgh Regional Transit unanimously approved a $55,000 bonus for CEO Katharine Kelleman. The issue is not that the transportation authority came off a financially difficult year. It is not that $55,000 is a lot of money when the organization had to use $100 million in...
Demand for student teacher stipends outstrips supply as Shapiro proposes boosting program
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A stipend aimed at getting more student teachers into Pennsylvania schools and easing the commonwealth’s educator shortage...
The Stroller, March 5, 2026: 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. Super bingo to benefit...
Letter to the editor: Congress must stop Trump
I have questions: Shall we celebrate with a monthly “military operation” on a weakened sovereign state? Shall we continue to indulge the senseless whims of a man-child who distracts us from hideous crimes of an amoral lifetime committed to self-enrichment and self-indulgence? What of his noble demand for “regime change”?...
