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The Stroller, Feb. 5, 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. 5K run to benefit...
Letter to the editor: A rundown of the last 8 years
Many Americans are conflicted about what significant events actually happened politically in, and to, our great country, over the past eight years. Both sides accuse each other of continually lying. As a political junkie of many years, here is my summary of the essential, pertinent, verifiable facts of the last...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 4, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 47, Pine-Richland 46 New Castle 58, Fox Chapel 41 North Hills 59, North Allegheny 35 Woodland Hills 53, Seneca Valley 51 Section 2 Central Catholic 65, Connellsville 31 Mt. Lebanon 73, Imani Christian 61 Norwin 55, Canon-McMillan 51 Upper...
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2025: Aliquippa, Sewickley Academy boys clinch section titles
Josh Pratt scored 25 points to lead Aliquippa to a 65-48 boys basketball victory over Mohawk on Tuesday, clinching the Section 1-3A title. Marcus Council followed with 17 points and Antonio Reddie added 11 for the Quips (16-3, 11-0). Bobby Fadden scored 28 points and Drew Wrona had nine for...
Calling Penn State the ‘epitome of college football,’ Jim Knowles explains why he left Ohio State
Jim Knowles was introduced as Penn State’s defensive coordinator in a Tuesday press conference, a little more than a week after news broke that he was leaving Ohio State. Knowles joining Penn State is a big move for both parties. Knowles spent three years with the Buckeyes and played a...
Taco Bell manager found guilty of first-degree murder in Harrison man’s death
A former Taco Bell manager was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder for killing an employee after a dispute at the fast-food restaurant in Scott where they worked. Zairyre Simmons faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole in the 2022 shooting death of Dorian Carver of Harrison....
Letter to the editor: Sheriff is right about dangers of society
Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert is correct that society is becoming more dangerous (“Keeping Westmoreland County safe,” Dec. 10, TribLive). Millions of people coming across our southern border illegally is an invasion. No other country on earth would allow this. President Biden’s handlers made it worse by flying them to...
Letter to the editor: Why no conservative outcry over executive orders?
When Barack Obama was president he signed a few executive orders. Conservatives went ape, accusing him of being a dictator, carrying protest signs showing a Hitler mustache on Obama’s face, and demanding his removal from office for over-using executive orders. Now look what we have with Trump. In a few...
Girlfriend of man on trial in Uber driver’s slaying testifies
The woman whose request for an Uber preceded the events that left a rideshare driver dead testified Tuesday she had no reason to think anything was amiss when her boyfriend asked her to get him a lift. Tanaya Mullen, 25, told jurors that she and Calvin Crew, 24, of Pitcairn,...
Bob Dylan coming to Benedum Center in April
Riding the wave of recognition from a whole new generation following the release of Academy Award-nominated biopic “A Complete Unknown,” music legend Bob Dylan is headed to Pittsburgh this spring. He will bring his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour to the Benedum Center in Downtown Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. on...
Kevin Frazier: Stuck and stagnant — why Americans need a frontier
The pandemic reshaped our world in countless ways, but perhaps the most insidious effect is the pervasive feeling of being stuck. A recent survey revealed that a majority of Americans feel socially stagnant — unable to take a major step toward a better life, better job, or better community. The...
Sen. Dick Durbin: Big Pharma should disclose prices on drug advertisements
Patients in the United States pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world — on average four times what people in other developed countries pay for the exact same brand-name medications. What makes the U.S. such an outlier when it comes to the high price of prescription drugs? The...
Walmart is new owner of Monroeville Mall; interested in presence at redeveloped site
Walmart’s purchase and intent to redevelop Monroeville Mall echoes similar projects completed in Westmoreland County in the early 2000s and in Wisconsin just a few years ago. No specific plans for the 186-acre Monroeville site have been released, said Mark Rickel, director of corporate communications for Walmart. “Walmart did purchase...
Gallery: Photos from Feb. 4, 2025
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
100K eggs stolen from central Pa. supplier
A hundred thousand eggs were stolen Saturday from an organic supplier in Franklin County amid skyrocketing prices stemming from an avian flu outbreak, Pennsylvania State Police said. The eggs were swiped from the back of a distribution trailer around 8:40 p.m. at the Pete & Gerry’s Organics warehouse on Commerce...
Letter to the editor: Why fund an air show with no air performances?
In the article “Westmoreland commissioners approve $1.7M tourism plan” (Jan. 17, TribLive) was this little nugget: “… nearly $94,000 was earmarked for the county air show at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.” The article then said that the air show was expected to be scaled down, a one-day event … with...
Fox Chapel area student achievements for the week of Feb. 4, 2025
Fox Chapel Area High School’s literary magazine, “Tapestry,” was named a first-place winner in the 2024 American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Contest/Review for Scholastic Yearbooks, Magazines, and Newspapers. The publication was one of 91 from across the nation to receive a first-place award. The contest is open to schools from...
Letter to the editor: Looking forward to fair coverage
A few recent items in this newspaper gave me some hope that political events would be covered more fairly in the coming year. The letter “Fact-checking censorship” (Jan. 15, TribLive) was an excellent rebuttal to Lori Falce’s column “Meta is wrong about abandoning fact-checking”, (Jan. 10, TribLive) which stated that...
Editorial: Black History Month acknowledges the contributions to our communities
February is Black History Month. It is a time when we stop and take a moment to recognize the role Black people have played in the building of our country. From America’s earliest days, Black people were an integral part of the architecture of the nation — whether it was...
The Stroller, Feb. 4, 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. Golf bash fundraiser planned...
Student news: A roundup of accolades
• Madeline Kasunich was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University for the fall 2024 semester. • Aeliana Ackison was named to the chancellor’s list at Western Carolina University for the fall 2024 semester. • Emilie Whitewolf participated in Wig and Buckle Theater Company’s recent production of “Nightfall” at...
Letter to the editor: Costs of deportation
First off, I have no problem deporting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes. As for the remainder: Immigration is using C17s to fly illegals out of the country. The passenger capacity of a C17 is 130 passengers. And it costs approximately $30,000 per hour to operate one. Assume...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 4, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 3 Thomas Jefferson 73, Ringgold 59 Section 4 Chartiers Valley 85, Blackhawk 61 Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls 67, Freedom 33 Class 2A Section 1 Springdale 80, California 54 Class A Section 1 Summit Academy 64, Beaver County Christian 30...
High school roundup for Feb. 3, 2025: Peters Township clinches sole possession of section title
Natalie Wetzel scored 23 points to lead Peters Township to a 58-49 victory over Thomas Jefferson, clinching sole possession of the Section 4-5A girls basketball title Monday night. Taylor McCullough added 11 and Bri Morreale finished with 10 for Peters (17-2, 10-0). Maggie Spell scored 15 while Riley McCabe and...
Newly elected DNC vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta says he won’t spend 4 years ‘apologizing for being a Democrat’
Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, a role that gives him a front-row seat as the party tries to course-correct after widespread losses in November. Ken Martin, a longtime Democratic operative and Minnesota state party leader who served as...
