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In brief: Happenings from the North Allegheny area
Scholarships open to Franklin Park seniors The Franklin Park Community Scholarship Application is now available to any graduating senior who resides in the borough. Beginning this year, there is a separate application for the Melvin D. Lubert Scholarship for Technical Schools. Any senior looking to attend an accredited technical school...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 3
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 3....
High school sports scores, schedules for Feb. 2, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Boys Sunday’s results Win Palmer Memorial Classic At Sewickley Academy Avonworth 65, Plum 38 Quaker Valley 74, Aquinas Academy 54 Woodland Hills 57, Burrell 51 (OT) Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley at Woodland Hills, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 3 Thomas Jefferson at...
High school roundup for Feb. 2, 2025: Rowan Carmichael guides Avonworth past Plum
Rowan Carmichael poured in 36 points to lift Class 4A No. 2 Avonworth to a 65-38 victory over Plum at the Win Palmer Classic on Sunday at Sewickley Academy. Avonworth (16-3) jumped out to a 25-13 lead in the first quarter and pulled ahead 39-22 at halftime. Will Beckner had...
Robert Morris men come up short at Wright StateVideo
Even with its late-game miscues, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team nearly kept its long winning streak alive Sunday at Wright State. But the Colonials weren’t able to come through. Andrew Welage’s jumper and Jack Doumbia’s free throw in the final 11 seconds completed a run of 10 unanswered points...
Trump administration ends deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
The Trump administration has eliminated deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, making them vulnerable to be sent back to the South American country in 60 days when the protection expires, according to an official from the Department of Homeland Security. The development comes days...
Aerial views show gaping crater at site of Northeast Philly plane crashVideo
An aerial view of the area near the site of the plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia that killed seven people Friday shows a gaping crater close to the entrance of Roosevelt Mall on Cottman Avenue as response personnel, some in blue work suits, attend to the damage. The medical transport...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Jan. 23-29, 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...
Claire Kovach and Yomarilis Gueits Rodriguez: Groundhog Day and minimum wage deja vu
As Pennsylvanians observe our dapper rodent weather prognosticator’s forecast, workers across the commonwealth will continue to wake up each day faced with the same reality we’ve known for 16 years now — we still have a $7.25 per hour minimum wage. As legislative efforts to raise it stall year after...
Westmoreland happenings: Chili cook-off, bingo, Black History Month event, more
Art • The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, will have a free Sunday Fun Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 as part of its Black History Month celebration. There will be live music, community partner tables, activities and food vendors. Reservations...
Letter to the editor: Is American exceptionalism gone?
The sound you hear is the illusion of American exceptionalism going pop. Turns out, we are as easily seduced by the allure of strongman populism as countless countries before us. It feels fresh but this is an old tired recipe. The promise of protection against the “other.” A self-righteous but...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2, 2025
Edgeworth Rebecca Earlewine sold property at 325 Sycamore Road to Matthew and Monica Ruane Rogers for $770,000. Leet HPA Borrower 2019 2 LLC sold property at 303 Kenney Drive to SFR Acquisitions 4 LLC for $243,000. Leetsdale William Maslanik sold property at 68 Beaver St. to Roman Verbystskvy and Tetyana...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2, 2025
Bellevue Michael Belenak sold property at 77 Longmore Ave. to Pridewell LLC for $58,377. Christopher Hicks sold property at 182 N Balph Ave. to Evan Johnson and Meghan Veglia for $195,500. John Manzella sold property at 620 Orchard Ave. to Robert and Jeanne Randig for $253,750. Bradford Woods LW Invests...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2, 2025
Aspinwall Anthony Fusca sold property at 402 Virginia Ave. to Labriola Enterprises L.P. for $435,000. Blawnox Craig Carr sold property at 209 Summit Drive to PNC Bank for $94,000. Etna Estate of Michael Henn sold property at 111 Cherry St. to 99 Sycamore LLC for $75,000. Michael Ashmore sold property...
Letter to the editor: Recent pardons signal trouble ahead
On Jan. 20, two presidents set a troubling precedent by each issuing broad pardons in the span of a few hours. President Biden preemptively pardoned family members and government officials to prevent hypothetical future prosecution. In a much more troubling move, President Trump pardoned over 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters, including...
Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizen Center calendar – Feb. 2, 2025
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Monday: 10 a.m., cards. Wednesday: noon, site council meeting. Thursday: 10 a.m., free bingo. Friday: 10 a.m., Outdoor Discovery program. 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...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 2. 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Martha Brent Ruka trustee sold property at 51 Churchill Road to John Austin Stratton and Norah Lynn McCrossin for $299,900. Donald Justin White sold property at 3783 Greensburg Pike to Everleigh Holdings LLC for $138,000. Joseph Veltri sold property at 2414 Marbury Road to Robert Chaffin for...
The Stroller, Feb. 2, 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. Soup cook-off planned by...
Letter to the editor: Secure your guns to save lives
In a Jan. 23 shooting in Hempfield, three innocent lives were ended far too soon, resulting in part from easy access to a gun (“4 found dead in suspected Hempfield murder-suicide; victims include children ages 1, 5,” Jan. 24, TribLive). Karen Swarner and her two beautiful children, Evelyn and Connor,...
Editorial: Register of wills nomination plays politics when it didn’t have to
Gov. Josh Shapiro has made nominations for two positions in the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Both are because of vacancies, as elected officials stepped away from their positions. In 2023, Common Pleas Judge Rita Hathaway retired. More than a year later, Hempfield lawyer Matt Schimizzi, 41, has been tapped by the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 1, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 2A Section 1 Greensburg Central Catholic 74, Clairton 34 Section 3 West Greene 47, Burgettstown 48 Section 4 Neshannock 58, South Side 39 Win Palmer Memorial Classic At Sewickley Academy Eden Christian 62, Ellwood City 50 Nazareth Prep 26, Sewickley Academy 25 Nonsection...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2025: South Fayette tops Norwin in battle of WPIAL contenders
Haylie Lamonde scored 13 points as Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 2 South Fayette defeated Class 6A No. 1 Norwin, 48-36, in a nonsection battle of WPIAL girls basketball title contenders Saturday. Lailah Wright and Ryan Oldaker added 11 points each for the Lions (19-1), who ran their winning streak...
Column: Nick Sirianni deserves more credit than he’s getting for Eagles’ Super Bowl runVideo
NEW YORK — Nick Sirianni is the forgotten man when credit gets doled out for the Philadelphia Eagles’ surge to their second Super Bowl in three years. But the coach deserves recognition for shepherding Philly to their 17-3 record through 20 games entering Super Bowl LIX, especially considering he began...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King, Southmoreland’s Noah Felentzer
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. Lily King School: Mt. Pleasant Class: Senior Sport: Swimming Claim to fame: King was impressive once again as she won multiple titles in record...
Jeff Thomason left construction site to join Eagles in Super Bowl 20 years ago
PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Thomason was in a work trailer in South Jersey 20 years ago ready to start another Monday morning on a construction site of a new housing development. His phone rang. It was Tom Melvin, a Philadelphia Eagles assistant coach. Thomason played three seasons with the Birds before...
