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The Stroller, Jan. 11, 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. Entries welcome for annual...
Letter to the editor: Sen. Fetterman, will you lead?
A message to John Fetterman: Donald Trump, a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist, is poised to lead the nation, but you and the Democratic leadership have failed to speak out as a unified opposition. Your silence allows Trump to control the narrative, presenting himself as having a mandate — something...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 72, Fox Chapel 41 North Hills 52, North Allegheny 40 Butler 52, Pine-Richland 42 Seneca Valley 61, Woodland Hills 51 Section 2 Norwin 68, Canon-McMillan 56 Central Catholic 70, Connellsville 17 Upper St. Clair 75, Hempfield 50 Class...
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2025: Neighborhood Academy rolls past Serra Catholic in Class A No. 1 vs 2 battle
Courtney Wallace scored 26 points to lead Trib HSSN Class A No. 1 Neighborhood Academy to a 73-44 victory over No. 2 Serra Catholic in Section 2-A boys basketball Friday night. Kedron Gilmore added 11 and Syncer Nicholson had 10 for Neighborhood Academy (12-1, 4-0). Tyler Sapida scored 16 and...
Belle Vernon sprints to big lead, routs Greensburg Salem in 3-4A boys basketball
Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the first half of Section 3-4A play Friday night. The Leopards’ coach watched his team up its winning streak for four with an emphatic 65-28 thumping of visiting Greensburg Salem. After being assessed a technical foul before...
Gary Franks: This is not your ‘Leave it to Beaver’ America
The billionaire advisers to President-elect Donald Trump may feel that cutting the spending of the federal government would solve America’s fiscal problem. Godspeed. However, America’s true cancer is the low workforce participation rate. We may claim unemployment is around 4%, but in reality 38% of Americans are not factored into...
Trump nominates Pennsylvania RNC member Christine Toretti as ambassador to Sweden
A longtime Republican National Committee member from Pennsylvania who was twice unsuccessfully nominated for an ambassadorship during the first Trump administration will get a third go for the job. President-elect Donald Trump is nominating Christine Toretti, a RNC member from Indiana County, to be the next ambassador to Sweden. Trump...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: Jan. 10
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‘Culmination of my life’s work’: Pitt names Jerry Dickinson as new law school dean
When Jerry Dickinson’s mother died in the fall of 2023, he was approached at the service by an older man who introduced himself as George Pettrone, Pitt Law, 1976. “Vice Dean Dickinson, it’s a pleasure to meet you again,” the man said. “I haven’t seen you for 33 years.” Dickinson,...
JCPenney merging with Aeropostale, Nautica operator to form a new company based in Texas
DALLAS — JCPenney is merging with a retail company with household names to form a new one based in Plano, Texas. The longtime local retailer and Sparc Group announced they have combined to form Catalyst Brands and will cover several brands: Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand and Nautica...
Mary Ziegler: What antiabortion activists want next
The state of Texas filed a major lawsuit Dec. 12 against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a Collin County, Texas , woman, arguing the doctor was practicing medicine without a Texas license and violating the state’s abortion ban. The suit raises messy legal questions about whether...
Comedian Jim Jefferies performing at Heinz Hall
Australian-born stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies had a pretty solid pitch for why you should come to his show in Pittsburgh on Saturday. “It just so happens that I’m gonna be recording a special in a couple of months’ time. The best time to see a tour is just before the...
Penn State QB Drew Allar reflects on interception in CFP Orange Bowl loss to Notre Dame
MIAMI — Drew Allar sat on the Hard Rock Stadium grass alone, slamming the ground with both hands after making the biggest mistake of his football career. While Notre Dame celebrated, offensive lineman Drew Shelton helped his quarterback to his feet. Walking back to the Penn State sideline, Allar put...
Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter to enter NFL Draft
It doesn’t come as a surprise, but Penn State’s biggest star is off to the next level. Junior defensive end Abdul Carter will forgo his final year of college eligibility and declare for the NFL Draft, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday morning. The edge rusher widely has been...
Letter to the editor: Why can candidates take a break from their ‘jobs’?
During a national election, it always strikes me how different the political world is from the business world. For example, in the most recent election we had candidates who were a sitting vice president and a governor. Both kept their positions, receiving normal pay, while they campaigned for several months....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 10-12
It’s understandable if you feel the post-holiday lull hit extra hard this week, especially after frigid temperatures and pesky snow. But this is the best time to get out and see what the city has to offer. Here are a few events to check out this weekend in Pittsburgh. Phipps...
Letter to the editor: Stand up and speak out
Written by a German pastor, Martin Niemoller, in the mid-1900s, the poem below cautions us that through silence, indifference and inaction we are complicit in our government’s actions. In these coming years, let’s not make the same mistakes. Let’s stand up for our neighbors, community members, colleagues and co-workers, regardless...
The Stroller, Jan. 10, 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 dinner to benefit...
Laurels & lances: Bikes & buttons
Laurel: To a set of wheels. A bike is important transportation for many people — especially high school students. But for Elijah Mendez, 17, transportation is more than just getting around town for fun or errands. It’s about service. The Plum High School senior is a Renton Volunteer Fire Department...
Letter to the editor: Will abortion horror ever end?
At the end of each year, my Catholic church designates a daily Mass to commemorate the “Holy Innocents,” the infants slaughtered by King Herod in his effort to kill the baby Jesus. It occurs to me that the grisly slaughter of the “holy innocents” is also occurring in huge and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 9, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 79, Mt. Lebanon 65 Class 5A Section 2 Indiana 77, Shaler 69 Class 2A Section 3 Chartiers-Houston 61, Beth-Center 45 Nonsection Carrick 63, Clairton 60 (OT) Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Fox Chapel at New Castle, 7:30...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Jan. 10-12
It may be tempting to curl up with a blanket and a piping-hot beverage this weekend to escape the frigid temperatures, but with so much going on in Westmoreland County, why not risk the chill and do something fun? Here are some ideas. Art on Tap: Casino Night Treat yourself...
High school roundup for Jan. 9, 2025: South Fayette makes statement in section
Haylie Lamonde scored 16 points as South Fayette grabbed sole possession of first place in Section 3-5A girls basketball with a 72-41 victory over Chartiers Valley on Thursday night. Juliette Leroux had 13 points and Lailah Wright added 11 for the Lions (13-1, 6-0). Emma Reynolds scored 12 points for...
Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board confirms new warden
The Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a career state corrections officer as its new warden. Trevor Wingard, 55, who retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in 2022, will start on Monday. The vote, after board members spent more than an hour peppering Wingard with...
IRS service improving, report to Congress says. But it’s still dogged by ‘delays, frustration’
As tax filing season begins, the Internal Revenue Service will struggle to provide “the quality service that taxpayers and tax professionals need, leading to delays, frustration, and unnecessary costs,” a report from the National Taxpayer Advocate reported. Erin Collins, the taxpayer advocate, has warned of service problems in the past,...
