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Video/photo gallery: Act of arson at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residenceVideo
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania State Police give an update on the act of arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence early Sunday morning, April 13, 2025. The fire left a significant amount of damage. The man, who was arrested later in the day, faces charges including attempted homicide,...
Letter to the editor: How about some concessions in the Pirates lineup?
Did anyone see and listen to Bob Nutting’s pre-home opener interview with broadcaster Greg Brown? I sure hope Brown was wearing boots and carrying a shovel. I haven’t heard that many falsehoods and bull cookies since an Alejandro Mayorkas news conference. Let’s face it: The Pirates are never going anywhere...
Letter to the editor: Don’t cut services to veterans, America’s heroes
I have a message for the Trump/Musk administration: Hands off veterans’ benefits! DOGE is planning drastic cuts to the Veterans Affairs Department which include: • Narrowing the list of qualifying medical conditions. • Replacing VA hospitals/clinics with privatized outpatient centers. • Eliminating 80,000 positions at the VA. • Terminating telehealth...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of April 14, 2025
Verona Easter egg hunt slated The Verona Borough Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents to get festive this Easter. The chamber’s annual Easter egg hunt is scheduled for 11 a.m. April 19, rain or shine. Children 12 and younger are welcome to participate for free. The hunt will take place...
Letter to the editor: Voice of America not best use of taxpayer money
Can you hear me now or is anyone really listening? The writer of the letter “We have silenced ourselves” (April 11, TribLive) grieves the purge of Voice of America from the U.S. taxpayers’ checkbook. I guess baseball, hot dogs with Coke and Chevrolets will make the huddled masses see the...
Editorial: University funding should be reformed, not reduced
Six months before World War II ended in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to his top science adviser. Could the wealth of technical knowledge developed for combat, he asked, spur the peacetime economy and improve public health? The resulting treatise, presented to Congress in 1945, established the...
Letter to the editor: Mystery of Chinese companies
Did you know that tens of millions of Americans have been investing in Chinese companies involved in advanced military weapon production, surveillance technologies and egregious human rights abuses? Unwittingly, I’m sure. For the past 25 years, approximately 5,000 Chinese companies have entered the U.S. capital markets without being properly vetted....
The Stroller, April 14, 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 Valley Food Bank...
Bond market upheaval could impact borrowing costs for Western Pa. schools, municipalities
It’s all about timing. School districts and municipal authorities that already floated bonds for major construction projects are counting their blessings for not being caught up in the bond market’s current chaos. But those with pending projects not yet supported by money from bonds are watching the market closely, eyeing...
Letter to the editor: Destroying Social Security
Initially, I was perplexed about why Elon Musk and President Trump seemed to be targeting Social Security before other entitlements. Typically, Republicans advocate for cutting spending to reduce taxes. However, Social Security pays for itself with FICA, and because there is a cap, at most, each billionaire pays a little...
Special programs set at Millvale Community Library and Shaler North Hills Library
MILLVALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Notice to patrons The Millvale Community Library, 213 Grant Ave., will be closed April 19 for Easter and May 24 for Memorial Day. The library is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 14
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 14....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 14
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 14....
Pirates farm report for April 13, 2025: Liover Peguero’s 3 hits help Indy to extra-innings win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-7) edged Louisville (Reds), 6-5, in 10 innings. In the top of the 10th 1B Darick Hall (.241) had an RBI single, and 3B Malcom Nunez (.278) scored on a groundout by LF Matt Gorski (.275) to give Indy the win. SS Liover Peguero (.317) had three hits,...
High school sports schedule for April 14, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic at North Allegheny, 4 p.m. Seneca Valley at North Hills, 7 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Mt. Lebanon, 4:15 p.m. Woodland Hills at Norwin, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Kiski Area, 4 p.m. Latrobe at Franklin...
Kelsea Ballerini’s PPG Paints show was worth the wait
Country star Kelsea Ballerini postponed her February show in Pittsburgh after contracting the flu, to the disappointment of fans. After the rescheduled show at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday night, those patient fans left grinning — and the most infectious thing was the joy that she spread from the stage....
Westmoreland happenings: Golf tournament, bingo, theater news, more
Fundraisers • Heritage Methodist Church in Ligonier will sponsor a golf outing May 16 at Ligonier Country Club, 711 Fairway Lane, Ligonier Township. Check-in will begin at 10 a.m. and a continental breakfast will be served. The event will be a four-man scramble and the shotgun start will be at...
Letter to the editor: A closer look at Trump’s tariffs
I encourage everyone to look at President Trump’s tariff tax chart and compare his tariffs to the tariffs we are paying to other countries. Trump’s new rates are still a lot lower than the tariffs most countries are charging us. It’s about time somebody is looking out for the American...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
Bellevue Metro Developer LLc sold property at 40 Kendall Ave. to Mason and Veronica Bader for $350,000. Laurie Edwards McCaffrey sold property at 650-654 Means Ave. to Gray Owl Invests LLC for $550,000. Richard Stringert sold property at 201 N Sprague Ave. to Christopher Weaver and Mikhaila Stang for $187,000....
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of John Connor sold property at 16 Barton Drive to AWW Homes LLC for $140,000. Sarah Christine Amos Jimm sold property at 33 Barton Drive to Pinakin Pandya and Nishtha Trivedi for $241,000. Estate of Michael Schlossberg sold property at 3216 Nottingham Drive to Schlossberg Nancy...
Aspinwall area real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
Aspinwall JEFFLU LLC sold property at 116 First St. to Sara Stefanik for $295,000. Mark Mechling Sapp sold property at 405 Brilliant Ave. to Barbara Ann Florio for $400,000. Fox Chapel Estate of James Douglass sold property at 315 Old Mill Road to Michael Vindler for $1,350,000. Harmar John Ellena...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
Bell Acres Anthony Rosenberger sold property at 101 Oak Ln to Daniel and Denise Shirley for $1,050,000. Franklin Park William Matz sold property at 2114 Sturbridge Ct to Wei Fei and Lailanie Chen for $1,300,000. Kevin MacDonald sold property at 2370 Wharrey Drive to Jonathan and Kimberly Paulett for $340,000....
Letter to the editor: Protecting everyone from measles
Thank you to Ian Karbal for shining a light on the concerning rise in measles cases in Pennsylvania (“Measles cases up in Pa. and some counties lag behind school vaccination targets,” April 7, TribLive). In this context, vulnerable populations include babies too young to be vaccinated, cancer patients in the...
Editorial: Term limits return power to people
American government is representative. We pull from our neighbors to find the people who should lead us. But we don’t put those people in place forever. Or at least, we don’t plan on it. Frequently, however, it seems to play out that way. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is 91....
Asking for a Friend: How do I navigate someone not acknowledging a gift I know was received?
Q: An out-of-town relative recently had a baby and I sent her a gift through Amazon. I know it was delivered because I received a confirmation email, with a photo of the package on their front porch. It’s been a few months and I have yet to receive a thank...
