TribLive stories, Page 324
In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Sen. Robinson opens office in North Hills State Sen. Devlin Robinson, R-Bridgeville, recently opened a legislative office in the North Hills in an effort to best serve his more than 250,000 constituents of District 37. Robinson’s office is located in the Heritage Center, 2559 Brandt School Road, Suite 101, Franklin...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 31
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 31....
High school sports scores, schedules for March 30, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Hills, 4 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Woodland Hills, 4 p.m. Hempfield at Norwin, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Kiski Area, 4...
Guatemalan woman faces deportation after bad directions take her to Detroit-Windsor borderVideo
DETROIT — A woman detained by border officials at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit this month after wrong directions sent her and her family toward Windsor is free. But the Guatemalan national, who allegedly entered the United States illegally six years ago, may face deportation to her home country, officials...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from March 20-26, 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...
Transfer Devonte Ross brings speed element to Penn State wide receiver corps
There are no guarantees when it comes transfers, but Penn State has developed some good ones during the last few seasons. Wide receiver was a problem position for the Nittany Lions in 2023 and 2024. But James Franklin found a solid wideout in Mitchell Tinsley leading up to the 2022...
Letter to the editor: Mental health is not a joke
I have read many letters to the editor that I differ with in opinion. But the attitude projected by the writer of “Trump, president for life?” (March 24, TribLive) especially offends me with his ending. He writes that he fears the suicide rates in the nation may rise, and ends...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 30, 2025
Bellevue Katelynn Pfeil sold property at 200 Dakota Ave. to Patrick and Madeline McDunn for $217,000. Michelle Polaski sold property at 598 Forest Ave. to Stephen Polite and Andria McCourt for $155,000. Trison Realty LLC sold property at 539 Orchard Ave. to Harmony Property Holdings LLC for $312,000. Etna Corbin...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 30, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Mary Wilson sold property at 219 Greenfield Ave. to Midfirst Bank for $25,000. Harry Leeper sold property at 302 Greenfield Ave. to Tri COG Land Bank for $85,896. Churchill Prestige Property Develop LLC sold property at 2162 Garrick Drive to Derek Leung for $368,800. AV Restorations LLC...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 30, 2025
Blawnox Joseph Bosick sold property at 117 St. Charles Court to Jordan and Barbara Reiss Murray for $685,000. Harmar Estate of Tina Marie Gill sold property at 107 School Ave. to Hannah Hussaini trustee for $115,000. Indiana Jeffrey David sold property at 108 Dunedin Drive to Charles Cunningham Christie and...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 30, 2025
Bell Acres Olivier Patrick Henrichot sold property at 198 Camp Meeting Road Ext. to Juergen Kloo and Samantha Stanzione for $1,392,500. Franklin Park Imran Paniwala sold property at 2821 DePaul Ct to Sarat Chandran Sarngadharan and Divyasree Devarajan for $690,000. Akhil Sharma sold property at 1702 Sturbridge Drive to David...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 30, 2025
Fox Chapel Kyle Lynch sold property at 618 Berkshire Drive to Matthew Samuel Sack and Erin Kathleen Rose for $849,000. Indiana Megan Garrison sold property at 5013 Lenape Ct to David Floyd Haddock and Abigail Zerby Reed for $509,000. Twin Oaks Develop LLC sold property at 3326 Lenox Drive to...
Letter to the editor: Long covid will be here a long time
Your editorial “5 years after covid, scars linger” (March 13, TribLive) was (almost) right on target. I will give two examples. 1. My grandmother, born in 1898, had the 1918 Spanish flu but survived. On Thanksgiving morning 1974, she woke up with the strangest cough. I was home visiting my...
From Elvis to Taylor Swift: How concert ticket prices became a luxury expense
It cost $1.50 in advance to see Elvis Presley in 1956; $5.90 to see the Beatles in 1964; $17 to see Nirvana in 1993 (and Kurt Cobain was shocked that artists would charge $50 at the time). Even adjusted for inflation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI...
Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizen Centers calendar: March 30, 2025
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m., bingo. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday: blood pressure screenings. Tuesday and Thursday: bingo. The center is at 102 Fifth...
Editorial: Driving home the impact of auto tariffs
The auto industry is more than just the business of building cars and trucks. It is the business of selling them. It is also everyone who buys them. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation lists 12.1 million vehicles registered. Trade group Alliance for Automotive Innovation says total car sales in the...
2025 Easter events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Buffalo Township • Egg hunt, noon to 2 p.m. April 19 at Sarver Free Methodist Church, 513 Sarver Road. There will be crafts, games and refreshments. Children 13 and younger welcome. Freeport • Egg hunt and lunch with the Easter Bunny, April 19 in Freeport Community Park, rain or shine....
The Stroller, March 30, 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. Prom gown giveaway planned...
Letter to the editor: Time for Pa. to formally abolish slavery
Slavery may have been a footnote in the news, but in the last election, Nevada voted to end slavery as a punishment for a crime in its constitution. “What? I thought slavery was abolished a long time ago,” you might say. Practically, yes — there are laws against all forms...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 29, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Peters Township 3, Moon 1 Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. United Local (OH) 13, West Greene 3 Nonsection Central Valley 14, South Side 1 Connellsville 3, Penn-Trafford 2 Latrobe 6, Hempfield 5 Laurel 4, Wilmington 3 Basketball PIAA playoffs Championships...
High school roundup for March 29, 2025: Latrobe gets past Hempfield in thriller
Luke Nipar-Smith went 2 for 2 with two runs scored and an RBI double in the top of the seventh to lift Latrobe to a 6-5 win over Hempfield in nonsection baseball Saturday. Latrobe (3-3) built a four-run lead before Hempfield (2-3) tied it in the bottom of the sixth....
Penn State’s O-line now a strength, and James Franklin intends to keep it that wayVideo
It should be a spring of few worries when it comes a couple of Penn State offensive positions. Running back. And offensive line. The Nittany Lions return a pair of 1,000-yard backs in Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The fourth-year players may be limited during spring drills. The offensive line...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week for March 30, 2025: Hempfield’s Allie Cervola and Norwin’s Brayden Wardzinski
Allie Cervola School: Hempfield Class: Senior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: An Ohio U commit, Cervola has helped Hempfield to a 5-0 start and has sparked an offense that has been crushing the ball all over the field. The leadoff hitter, Cervola went 3 for 4 with a double and...
Kim Foxx and Cristine Soto DeBerry: Deleting the federal police misconduct database makes us less safe
President Donald Trump’s administration quietly deleted the first federal police misconduct database — a critical tool created to prevent federal law enforcement officers with histories of serious misconduct from being rehired by other agencies. This reckless decision undermines accountability, weakens public trust and makes our communities less safe. Ironically, it...
Brackenridge boy lands a big one on Mentored Youth Trout Day
It didn’t take long for Camdyn Anderson to reel in an impressive trout Saturday on Mentored Youth Trout Day. Camdyn, 12, of Brackenridge caught the 22-inch Palomino trout in Bull Creek, near Outdoor Life Lodge at 8:04 a.m. — four minutes after the event started. The trout weighed 4.1 pounds...
