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The Stroller, Feb. 6, 2026: 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. Voting underway Community Library...
Laurels & lances: Truth & consequences
Laurel: To local lore. A long-overlooked land grant tied to Upper Burrell offers a tangible reminder that the nation’s founding era was not confined to famous cities or grand halls of debate. Signed by Benjamin Franklin, the document connects the area directly to the practical work of building a new...
Letter to the editor: Involve local law enforcement in ICE
Wow, Jan. 31 was a great edition. There were several meaningful stories about ICE, and pages A10 and A11 contain outstanding letters and commentary (even Joseph Mistick got things right for a change). I want to emphasize my agreement with the editorial “Reliable funding matters more than generosity” (Jan. 31, ...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 5, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 65, North Allegheny 36 North Hills 75, Pine-Richland 54 Class 5A Section 2 Penn Hills 64, Kiski Area 57 Class 4A Section 2 Quaker Valley 59, Avonworth 42 Class 3A Section 3 Apollo-Ridge 68, Steel Valley 49 Nonsection...
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2026: Pine-Richland, Indiana earn share of section titles with clutch wins
Mia LeDonne scored 15 points as Pine-Richland claimed a share of the Section 1-6A girls basketball title with a 52-43 victory over Seneca Valley on Thursday night. Cate Gentile and Addison Buches added 12 points apiece for the Rams (15-7, 9-1). Natalie Hambly scored 17 points and Reece McFadden added...
Senate GOP blocks push for legal action over Epstein law
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leadership blocked a Democrat-backed measure Thursday that would direct the chamber to take legal action over the Justice Department’s much-criticized handling of the Jeffrey Epstein documents. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, on the floor, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the law Congress passed last year...
Ohiopyle State Park dotted with ice formations ahead of Winterfest
Ohiopyle State Park is dressed in its winter finest in preparation for Winterfest this weekend. Snow-related activities will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sugarloaf recreation area, 950 Sugarloaf Road. There’s 10 inches of snow near the park offices along Route 381, or Main Street, and...
Pittsburgh man dies after jumping from Route 28 bridge in Buffalo Township
A Pittsburgh man died after jumping from the Route 28 bridge over Buffalo Creek. State police are investigating the public death of William I. Tegethoff, 45. Armstrong County Coroner Brian Myers said Tegethoff died from multiple blunt force trauma. Myers ruled his death a suicide. Tegethoff jumped from the high-level...
Ally Bove, Susan Graff and Bridget Keown: Proposed student loan rules threaten women’s careers — and the future of health care
Are audiologists, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, or speech-language pathologists not “professionals”? The Department of Education seems to think so. These are providers who earn rigorous master’s or doctoral degrees, pass national certification exams, maintain licensure, are legally required to report suspected abuse and follow strict codes of ethics. They are,...
Westmoreland happenings: Soup and sandwich lunch, clothing sale, art show, more
Art The watercolors and pastel paintings of artist Tami Krusper will be on display through March 11 at the Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. A free opening reception will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the library. Fundraisers • Olive Branch Baptist Church, 296...
Fox Chapel real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 8
Aspinwall Henrique Gama sold property at 27 Third St. to Louis Ronald and Laura Elizabeth Berklite for $599,000. Estate of Michael Schaffer sold property at 208 Fourth St. to LDG Enterprises Corp. for $250,000. Blawnox Catherine Hoffman sold property at 220 Eighth St. to Blawnox Industrial LLC for $160,000. Elena...
Gallery: Near or far, the world in focus on Feb. 5, 2026
The world is always moving — and TribLive’s gallery is there to catch it. From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to far-flung corners of the globe, photographers near and far capture moments of place, connection and the quiet beauty of everyday life. More than a snapshot of Western Pennsylvania,...
Pa. House panel approves bill to limit exceptions to Sunshine Act notice requirement
State lawmakers hope to close a loophole in one of Pennsylvania’s government transparency laws with a bill headed to the House for consideration. The state Supreme Court in November clarified a 2021 amendment to the state Sunshine Act that created four exceptions to the law’s public notice requirement. One, the...
Letter to the editor: Trump should buy Greenland
President Trump should buy Greenland. He could build his gold dome presidential library on a glacier, since he doesn’t believe in global warming (fake news). His library could offer free ice fishing, since it would have no books from his administration to educate. He could hang his (fake) Nobel Prize...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s typical response
Recently the president of the United States said “(expletive) you!” to a Ford autoworker and then flipped him off. That’s a statement I’d never thought I would utter in my lifetime. If that’s not surreal enough for you, a White House spokesperson said it was the appropriate response. In a...
Editorial: Different places, different faces of homelessness
Homelessness is a problem people often try not to see. There are places where that takes effort. In urban areas, homelessness is more visible — in park encampments and on sidewalks, where people learn to look past it. That is homelessness in Pittsburgh, much as it is in New York...
The Stroller, Feb. 5, 2026: 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. Fundraiser to aid Highland...
Business in bloom: Fox and the Fleur celebrates 10 years of floral design
There might not be much blooming outside in Pittsburgh right now, but it’s a different story inside Anne Dickson’s cozy Sewickley flower shop along Beaver Street. Step inside and you’ll be greeted with smiles, sweet scents and beautiful blooms to brighten even the dreariest midwinter day. Dickson fell in love...
Letter to the editor: Constitution unites us
I commend Lori Falce on her column “Constitution Under Construction: Built for change (Jan. 31, TribLive). Every citizen needs to appreciate what our Founding Fathers came up with so that we could live in the greatest nation this world has ever seen. It should unite all of us, Republican and...
Trump vows to donate any proceeds from $10 billion IRS lawsuit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would donate any money he received in a $10 billion lawsuit that he filed against the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office. “Any money that I...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 4, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Central Catholic 68, Canon-McMillan 30 Class 4A Section 1 Highlands 58, Deer Lakes 50 Freeport 72, Valley 54 Section 2 Central Valley 63, Ambridge 50 Section 3 Greensburg Salem 42, East Allegheny 27 Class 3A Section 3 South Allegheny 68,...
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2026: Neshannock beats Aliquippa to reign in section again
Payton Newman had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as Neshannock rolled past Aliquippa, 66-37, to clinch sole possession of the Section 1-2A girls basketball title Wednesday night. Jaidon Nogay added 11 points for the Lancers (16-3, 9-0), who were up 27-13 at halftime. Denim Odom posted 13...
Alex Williams scores 25 to lead shorthanded Duquesne over George Mason
Down two players? No problem for Duquesne. As they say, “Next man up.” Alex Williams scored 25 points in his first start of the season Wednesday night to lead the shorthanded Dukes to a 71-65 victory over George Mason, just the Patriots’ third loss and first at home in 15...
Gunman in D.C. shooting of 2 National Guard members pleads not guilty
The gunman accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., killing one and seriously wounding the other, has pleaded not guilty to the nine charges against him — including first-degree murder. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who was also shot before he was taken into custody, made his brief court appearance...
WPIAL, City League Class of 2026 college football commitments
A look at where Western Pennsylvania senior football players signed to play at the Division I and II levels during the early-signing period in December and Wednesday: Division I FBS Name, high school, position, college Da’Ron Barksdale, Steel Valley, DB, Pitt* Ashton Blatt, Central Catholic, LB, North Carolina* Anthony Charles,...
