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Penn State faculty fear the school will close campuses across the stateVideo
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Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 27....
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Free trees available for kids Northland Public Library in partnership with Minneapolis-based Neighborhood Forest is offering free trees for kids. Parents can register their children to receive a free tree through March 15. Details on the varieties of trees and pickup in late April will be announced at a later...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 27....
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 26, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results PBC Classic At North Allegheny Allderdice 72, Chartiers Valley 63 Montour 70, Pine-Richland 52 Moon 57, Bethel Park 42 North Allegheny 45, Canon-McMillan 19 PBC Classic At Rize Sports Complex Central Valley 63, Highlands 29 Sewickley Academy 70, Sto-Rox 28 Shootout at Seton Hill...
High school roundup for Jan. 26, 2024: Belle Vernon takes down Class 2A No. 1 Greensburg C.C.
Zion Moore poured in 25 points as Class 4A No. 2 Belle Vernon defeated Class 2A No. 1 Greensburg Central Catholic, 71-51, in a nonsection boys basketball game Sunday night at the Shootout at Seton Hill. Trevor Kovatch added 16 points for the Leopards (15-4), who won three games in...
3 of PIHL’s 5 All-Star Games decided by 1 goal
The PIHL held its 2025 all-star games Sunday at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center. Dozens of players competed in five games throughout the day: Class 3A Blue 8, Gold 4 — Robert Chiappettas (South Fayette), Cam Lorenzi (Thomas Jefferson) and Carson Verszyla (Pine-Richland) scored twice each, and Marc Joyson (North...
German election taboos broken as Friedrich Merz, Elon Musk flirt with AfDVideo
Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious terrain of migration and Elon Musk steps up his support for the far-right AfD party. Tens of thousands marched in Berlin, Cologne and other cities over the weekend to protest against the...
Penn State’s James Franklin pries coveted assistant away from rival to be Lions’ new DC, per reportsVideo
Few know the impact Jim Knowles can have on a defense better than James Franklin. Knowles, one of the top defensive minds in the sport, is expected to be Penn State’s new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Franklin hired Knowles away from Ohio State, where he spent the last...
Mark your calendars: Saturday opener for deer rifle hunting backed by Pa. game commissioners
It’s not official yet, but hunters can probably start planning for the sport’s biggest weekend in Pennsylvania — the opening day for the deer rifle season in late November. The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Saturday unanimously gave preliminary approval to hunting and trapping season schedules for 2025-26. The...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Jan. 16-22, 2025
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Westmoreland happenings: Black History Month event, coin show, more
Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren hosts a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver. Donations...
From the archive: Punxsutawney Phil’s famous prognostications had humble beginnings in 1880s
Pennsylvania’s famed weather prognosticator has been at it for more than a century. With that fame, Punxsutawney Phil and his namesake hometown have become a sort of ground zero on Groundhog Day. The limelight has turned every Feb. 2 into an early morning festival at Gobbler’s Knob that ends with...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Charles Ray sold property at 959 Greensburg Pike to Alex Fuery and Sahara Bourgeois Kuiper for $180,000. Churchill Estate of Robert Jay Caplan sold property at 3811 Henley Drive to Dolce V Investments LLC for $245,000. Estate of Christine Prestogeorge sold property at 140 Thornberry Drive to...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Bellevue David Veneziale sold property at 33-35 Florence Ave. to 3 Rivers Living LLC for $270,000. Robert Whitley sold property at 33 S Harrison Ave. to Joseph Rogers and Jessica Parente for $340,000. Catherine Brown sold property at 506 Tingley Ave. to Nicholas Comstock and Rachel Burnett for $283,000. Etna...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Baldwin Borough Gary Lindenfelser sold property at 5300 Becky Drive to Jacob Bumbas for $169,900. Brownsville Plaza LLC sold property at 5239-5255 Brownsville Road to Brownsville Knoedler LLC for $3,577,500. St. Wendelin Parish sold property at 2802 Custer Ave. to Kevin and Fay Boland for $1 (state deed transfer stamps...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Jan. 26, 2025
Bridgeville Lori Snatchko sold property at 726 Locust St. to Mova Invests LLC for $85,000. Kathleen Vrable sold property at 947 Ella St. to Nathan Dragisich and Kaitlyn Uram for $240,000. Blake Deblasio sold property at 217 Eisner Ave. to Jordan Rush for $246,500. Estate of Charles Dunbar sold property...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Blawnox Estate of John Shick sold property at 471 Fountain St. to Zachary and Rachael Moustaader for $181,000. Estate of John Shick sold property at 473 Fountain St. to Zachary and Rachael Moustaader for $214,500. Estate of Frances Patricia Minno sold property at 511 Freeport Road to REKJR LLC for...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Franklin Park Deerfield Estate FP Development LLC sold property at 1310 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $140,300. RRG Franklin Park LLC sold property at Aldon Drive to Laterra Holdings LLC for $1,046,457. Deborah Gigler sold property at 2435 Rochester Road to Jennifer Weber Mars for $232,000. Sangeetha Chittampalli...
Letter to the editor: City of Champions no more
Pittsburgh once rightfully boasted it was the City of Champions. Now the City of Chumps seems more appropriate. The Pirates haven’t won a championship in 46 years. Bob Nutting’s sole purpose is to make money, not win games. According to Forbes, they are the third most profitable team in baseball,...
Editorial: Where does Pennsylvania fall with the future of recreational marijuana?
Pennsylvania has not yet decided where it will stand with marijuana. Sure, the state has a position on medical marijuana. It’s legal with one of a list of approved diagnoses and a card issued by an approved doctor. Medical cannabis then can be obtained at an authorized dispensary. But that’s...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 26, 2025
Barbara Sidor sold property at 3201 Arapahoe Road to Melissa Medich for $215,000. Evangelos Mackrides sold property at 2035 Cool Springs Road to Mary Hall for $415,000. Estate of Garnett Wasson sold property at 3326 Elmdale Drive to Joseph Michael McIntyre and Miranda Nicole Sipko for $360,000. David Meyer sold...
The Stroller, Jan. 26, 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. Food drive planned Saturday...
Letter to the editor: What we want, what we do are light years apart
Is it me or are we the least serious country in the world? I can’t remember exactly when this happened, but it seems the transition is complete. How is that, you ask? If you think about it, we expect safety, yet we have people who want to defund and demonize...
Subito Quintet feature in second Academy Concert Series show in Greensburg
The Westmoreland Symphony will present the Subito Quintet at 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at Zion’s Lutheran Church in Greensburg. It is the second in the Academy Concert Series presented this season. The quintet includes musicians Warren Davidson and Andrew Bronkaj, violin; David Sinclair, viola; Cecelia Caughman, cello and Gino Faraci,...
