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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 9, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Villa Maria (22-2) vs. Emmaus (26-1) at Exeter Township, 6:30 p.m.; Penn Manor (21-4-1) vs. Central Bucs West (19-4-1) at Downingtown West, 6 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Unionville (16-7-1) vs. Warwick (22-5) at Twin Valley, 6:30 p.m.;...
Taylor runs for 244 yards and 3 TDs for Colts in 31-25 OT win over Falcons in Berlin
BERLIN — Jonathan Taylor completed a 244-yard rushing day with an 8-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Indianapolis Colts a 31-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the first regular-season NFL game in Berlin, Germany. It was Taylor’s third touchdown of the game and came after...
Jared Kushner arrives in Israel for Gaza talks with Netanyahu, source says
JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump’s influential son-in-law, Jared Kushner, arrived in Israel on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on implementing the U.S. plan to end the Gaza war, a source familiar with the matter said. Kushner was expected to meet with Netanyahu on Monday, said the...
Penn State’s much-maligned passing offense finally breaks out in Indiana loss
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State has been searching all season for downfield passing, well before things went off the rails with James Franklin’s firing and Drew Allar’s season-ending injury. Despite another gut-wrenching loss as the Nittany Lions nearly upset No. 2 Indiana, quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer led some major leaps forward...
Highlands grad Jocelyn Bielak ready to build on strong freshman basketball season at Pitt-Greensburg
The Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team made the transition to a new coach in 2024, with Julie Bolden taking the reins. The season was not without its challenges. In addition to the usual injuries that necessitate lineup changes, a couple of players, Bolden said, had a tough time playing under a...
Seton Hill men’s, women’s basketball teams open season with PSAC title aspirations
The Seton Hill men’s and women’s basketball teams enter the 2025-26 seasons in similar places: Both must replace their leading scorers from a year ago, but both return almost all of their other key players from last season. A look at both teams: • Now in his fourth season as...
Volkswagen says Nexperia chip supply has resumed
FRANKFURT - Carmakers have received their first deliveries of chips from Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia after a supply outage, Volkswagen’s China chief told German daily Handelsblatt. The Dutch government had seized control of Nexperia, which is based in the Netherlands, on September 30 as part of a broader U.S.-Chinese trade...
Swiss business leaders’ trip helped thaw in U.S. trade relations
ZURICH — Switzerland could be close to winning a respite from the 39% tariffs imposed by the United States on imports of its goods, the newspaper Blick reported on Sunday, after a visit by business leaders to President Donald Trump helped thaw relations. A letter of intent to break the...
Israel receives remains of deceased hostage
CAIRO - Israel on Sunday received the remains of a deceased hostage held in Gaza that Palestinian militant group Hamas said were of an Israeli soldier killed in the territory more than a decade ago. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement the remains were handed over to...
Israeli government spokesperson rules out Turkish forces in Gaza
JERUSALEM — An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday that Turkish soldiers would not be deployed to Gaza as part of a multinational force that is meant to take over from the Israeli military. “There will be no Turkish boots on the ground,” spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian told reporters in response...
Letter to the editor: Government should prohibit dangerous medications
Your newspaper reported Teva is selling blood-pressure drugs in America that contain carcinogens (“Blood pressure medication recalled over carcinogen,” Nov. 1); that is to say that they cause cancer. It is not the first time our U.S. Food and Drug Administration has caught Teva’s medical products subjecting our citizens to...
Letter to the editor: The penny problem — don’t keep the change
The demise of the penny is most likely going to cause a financial burden on the consumer. The government decided to eliminate minting the penny, as the metal and labor used in the coin exceeded the value of the coin. The solution? Rounding to the nearest nickel. Problem solved! Well,...
The Stroller, Nov. 9, 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 Tuesday...
Steelers vs. Chargers: Get ready for 2025 Week 10 matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers are back in primetime for their matchup in California. They will visit the San Diego Chargers on “Sunday Night Football.” Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The game will be broadcast on NBC, with Mike Tirico on play-by-play alongside analyst Cris Collinsworth and sideline reporter Melissa...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 9, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Bryan Kreider sold property at 2505 Greensburg Pike to Joseph Chilcott for $159,399. Forest Hills Jerome Bitz sold property at 108 Cascade Road to Peter and Gina Chan for $380,000. William Moore sold property at 115 Forest Hills Road to Matthew Frazer for $415,000. Benjamin Spaulding sold...
Letter to the editor: A new life for Penn State New Kensington
Two years from now, the Penn State New Kensington campus will be shuttered. No suggestions for its conversion have been made public, but one that recognizes demographic reality and requires no drastic structural change does exist. In 1975, Burrell and Valley graduated nearly 900 students combined. The combined 2025 graduating...
Editorial: The curse of cross-filing
Do you even remember a judicial election? In all the time you’ve been a voter — making choices and casting ballots — do you ever recall a campaign for a Pennsylvania judge at any level? Probably not. In Pennsylvania, judicial elections typically have been the blunt side of partisanship. Presidential,...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 9, 2025
Edgeworth Edward Kosis Jr. trustee sold property at 203 Meadow Ln to Andrew Edward Rodgers and Allison Olivia Adams for $700,000. Franklin Park Laterra Holdings LLC sold property at 1554 Barrington Drive to Satish and Padmavathi Sundaram for $240,000. Nicole Lynn Waller Cramer sold property at 1605 Forest Ridge Drive...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 9, 2025
Aspinwall Cecelia Bender sold property at 221 Third St. to Aaron and Riya Zell for $545,000. Fox Chapel Vincent Pollino sold property at 507 Dorseyville Road to Wesley and Kathleen Oliver for $440,000. Estate of Barbara Jean Tucciarone sold property at 121 Shadow Ridge Drive to Adam Sharbaugh and Elizabeth...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 8, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals Saturday’s results Emmaus 4, Avon Grove 1 Central Bucs West 4, Lower Dauphin 3 (OT) Penn Manor 3, Parkland 0 Villa Maria 6, Mechanicsburg 1 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Villa Maria (22-2) vs. Emmaus (26-1); Penn Manor (21-4-1) vs. Central Bucs West...
Burrell strikes twice in 2nd half to advance to PIAA semifinals, rematch with Freeport
Windber — The Burrell Bucs scored a pair of goals less than three minutes apart in the second half to rally from an early deficit and advance to the PIAA Class 2A girls soccer semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Bedford at Windber Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The District 7...
High school roundup for Nov. 8, 2025: North Allegheny girls advance to state soccer semis on overtime PK
Rosalia Varlotta converted the game-winning penalty kick in overtime to lead WPIAL champ North Allegheny to a 2-1 victory over Downingtown West (18-3-3) in the PIAA Class 4A girls soccer quarterfinals Saturday. Kieran Shannon scored the tying goal for the Tigers (19-3-2), who will face Central Bucks East in the...
WPIAL announces sites for Friday’s football semifinals
The WPIAL has announced sites for its eight semifinals next Friday night. Semifinals will be contested Friday in Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A with the championship games to follow Saturday, Nov. 22 at Acrisure Stadium. In Class 6A and 4A, the finals will be played next Saturday at Pine-Richland....
Franklin Regional boys can’t solve No. 1 Conrad Weiser, lose in PIAA soccer quarterfinals
ALTOONA — Saturday night’s PIAA Class 3A boys soccer quarterfinal between Franklin Regional and Conrad Weiser was a matter of creating opportunities. The bulk of them, though, belonged to the Scouts as they controlled play for much of the night and blanked the Panthers, 2-0, at Altoona’s Mansion Park. Panthers...
Six orphaned manatees at Columbus Zoo prepare to return to Florida for release into wild
Six young manatees being cared for at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium are preparing to return to Florida to complete their rehabilitation and eventual release back into the wild. Zoo officials announced on social media Nov. 8 that the manatees — named Cobble, Clawford, Sabal, Vora, Lilypad and Orchid —...
