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Editorial: Is it finally time for Real ID?
The federal government has threatened it before. It has dangled the string and tried to make us jump. It has coyly set deadlines only to pull back at the last minute. It’s happening! It is! Ha, ha, no, it’s not. No, this is not about the tariffs with Canada and...
Asking for a Friend: To ask, or not to ask, about Ozempic use?
Q: I noticed that my co-worker, who sits in the cubicle next to mine, has been losing weight over the last few months. My guess is that she’s lost at least 20 lbs. Since it seems like everyone is on Ozempic, is it OK if I ask her if she’s...
Letter to the editor: More backyard history in Westmoreland
After reading the letter “History in our backyards” (March 5, TribLive), I was prompted to list a few more things that Westmoreland County is known/little known for. Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing’s great-great-grandfather is buried near Pleasant Unity in Smith’s Grave Yard; his settlement of Coventry still exists and there...
The Stroller, March 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. Drive-thru food distribution set...
Letter to the editor: Wasteful spending in Westmoreland
In the spirit of the Trump administration’s mass firings of government employees, in its reported attempt to reduce waste and save taxpayers money, let’s direct our attention locally. What is Westmoreland County doing to reduce waste and cut spending? In 2024, the county commissioners approved a 32.5% property tax increase...
Pitt-Greensburg charity basketball game benefits the Welcome Home Shelter
Pitt-Greensburg students may have won the competition against faculty and staff on the gym floor, but a local homeless shelter was the ultimate victor when it received a donation of $1,250 from the school’s annual Charity Basketball Game. The event, now in its 18th year, was organized by the Student...
Augi Williams scores in debut, leading Riverhounds to draw with North Carolina
Augi Williams was the highest profile offseason addition to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds roster. In the team’s season opener, the signing already paid dividends. Williams scored the tying goal in the 57th minute, sending the Riverhounds to a 1-1 draw with North Carolina FC on Saturday night in Cary, N.C. While...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 8, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A First round Saturday’s results Scranton 50, Cheltenham 45 Coatesville 63, Allen 44 Cumberland Valley 51, New Castle 49 Parkland 60, Downingtown West 43 Father Judge 71, Garnet Valley 52 Hazleton 60, Northampton 41 Imhotep 62, CB East 46 McDowell 72, Central Catholic...
Canon-McMillan’s Solomon is WPIAL’s only girls wrestling state champ
HERSHEY — When the PIAA held its first girls wrestling championships last March, one WPIAL wrestler won a gold medal. It was Valarie Solorio of Canon-McMillan. On Saturday, at the second PIAA girls wrestling championships, the story was mostly the same. Except, this time, standing atop the medal stand was...
High school roundup for March 8, 2025: Clairton’s Iyanna Wade ends career 2nd on WPIAL all-time scoring list
Iyanna Wade scored 24 points to finish her career second on the WPIAL’s all-time girls basketball scoring list as Clairton lost 61-46 to St. Joseph Academy in the first round of the PIAA Class A playoffs Saturday. Wade finished with 3,119 points, passing Monessen’s Charel Allen (3,110). Monessen’s Gina Naccarato...
At 77, New Kensington native Steve Kazor working nonstop to build UFL’s Michigan PanthersVideo
Steve Kazor recently went 21 months without a day off. Twenty-one months? Asked to clarify that time frame, Kazor confirmed. Months. Not days. Not weeks. Well, there was one day he took off. Sort of. It was the day one of his sons got married, but even then Kazor confessed...
Hat tricks rare among Penguins defensemen
Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Ryan Shea and Erik Karlsson have each recently recorded two-goal games. During a 5-3 home loss to the New York Rangers on Feb. 23, Shea scored a pair of goals in the third period (which were his first two goals of the season). Then Karlsson collected two...
Penn State hones physical development of QB Drew Allar
STATE COLLEGE — There’s little doubt one of the biggest keys to Penn State’s 2025 season lies in senior quarterback Drew Allar. The Medina, Ohio, native took a step forward in his second year as a starter last season, especially as a vocal leader and a runner out of the...
Commentary: One county’s plan to revive the American Dream
Resist the urge to publish the American Dream’s obituary. It’s alive, though unwell. It’s no secret that the hallmarks of the dream have become unreachable for many Americans. Homeownership seems impossible in communities. Marriage rates have dropped. Families have shrunk. Even lifespans are on the decline. The dream’s vital signs...
Iran’s top leader rejects talks with the U.S. over missile range, regional influence
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he rejects a U.S. push for talks between the two countries because they would be aimed at imposing restrictions on Iranian missile range and its influence in the region. Speaking to a group of officials on Saturday, Khamenei did not...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Aiden Drotos, GCC’s Erica Gribble
The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Aiden Drotos School: Penn-Trafford Class: Sophomore Sport: Hockey Claim to fame: In the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup quarterfinals Monday, Drotos netted two goals...
Andreas Kluth: America’s loss of soft power is Putin’s gain
One astonishing phenomenon (of admittedly many) in this second presidency of Donald Trump is his voluntary transfer of America’s greatest asset to his counterpart in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. That asset is soft power. The concept was developed at the end of the Cold War by the international relations scholar...
Letter to the editor: Why is the price of gasoline so high?
Gasoline is now around $3.49 per gallon. While President Donald J. Trump is concentrating on downsizing government, perhaps he should also concentrate on downsizing the price of gasoline. If I remember correctly, when Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 and became president, gas was $1.87 per gallon. So is the...
Kraftwerk’s ’70s electropop still sounds as modern as ever
Stepping into Stage AE on the North Shore on Friday night felt like taking a time machine back to the 1970s — just with way better sound and cooler visuals. Kraftwerk has been playing their revolutionary electronic music for more than five decades, and they’re probably the most influential band...
Osborne Elementary raises funds for families through Polar dance
Osborne Elementary hosted its annual frozen fundraising dance on Feb. 21. The Polar Ball started in 2018 with second grade students raising a little more than $1,500 for Quaker Valley families. Students raised about $5,000 this year to assist students in their community. Proceeds go toward Osborne’s Roomful of Heart...
Letter to the editor: Steelers serving up skunk
Imagine if you will, Steelers owner Art Rooney owned a restaurant — “Art’s Diner, home of the Skunk Sandwich.” It’s the only place around this side of Cleveland. You’re hungry for something, so you go there. Omar, the manager, greets you, and Russ, your waiter, seats you with a menu....
Lent services, dinners and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. The third annual 3 vs....
Letter to the editor: Progressives vs. true Democrats
I find myself at odds on many occasions with columnist Joseph Sabino Mistick, except on the subject of progressives (“Progressivism killing the party, the city,” Feb. 23, TribLive). They are mortally wounding my Democratic Party. They are against all that makes our country great and our society function. All my...
Editorial: Safe2Say Something is a valuable tool, but false reports can’t be dismissed
In February, Millvale police arrested a 16-year-old Shaler Area High School student who was accused of having a semiautomatic weapon on a bus. The school resource officer was notified Jan. 30. The student was identified the next day. The student was then removed from school and the case turned over...
Letter to the editor: Musk’s rampage
Elon Musk has justified his rampage, which I believe is illegal, through the U.S. government by arguing that he is efficiently cutting wasteful spending. A closer look at his efforts, though, to me reveals stunning sloppiness and incompetence. He orchestrated more than 300 firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration...
