Pirates farm report for April 5, 2026: Jhostynxon Garcia’s 3 hits help Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 2-7) earned a 7-2 victory over Columbus (Guardians). CF Jhostynxon Garcia (.125) had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs. DH Esmerlyn Valdez () extended his on-base streak to nine games and went 1 for 4 with a walk and an RBI. LF Tyler Callihan (.310)...
Trump revels in threats to commit war crimes in Iran
WASHINGTON — Power plants, desalination stations, oil wells, roads, bridges and other infrastructure. They are the foundations of civilian life in Iran, and their destruction by American and Israeli forces would cause widespread suffering among the country’s 93 million people — and in most cases would be considered a war...
ICE agents detain newlywed spouse of soldier training to deploy
A U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week, expecting to begin their life together as newlyweds. The couple checked in at the visitor center, identification in hand, ready to complete the steps that would allow her to move into his home on...
Inside the Pentagon, fears of a disrupted war effort after Army chief’s ouster
WASHINGTON — Merely two weeks had passed since the Iran war began when Gen. Randy George, the Army’s highest-ranking officer, began sounding an alarm. Touring a weapons depot in North Carolina, George warned lawmakers present that the conflict’s vast and ever-growing list of targets was straining U.S. capacity — “depleting...
Toddler who crawled under fence at Hersheypark’s Zoo America injured by wolf
HERSHEY — A toddler was lightly injured by a wolf at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after he crawled under a fence and stuck his hand into the animal’s enclosure, officials at the zoo confirmed Sunday. The child was never inside the wolf habitat at the ZooAmerica North American Wildlife...
What to consider before switching antidepressants
Elizabeth, 64, a former lawyer in Ontario, Canada, had taken the antidepressant Celexa for two decades. It helped her cope with the stress of being a full-time caregiver for her two sons, who are autistic. But last year her medication wasn’t working very well. Her sons, now both in their...
Daniel Trujillo Esmeral: On pharmacy lawsuit strategy, government must go back to basics
If a government hopes to function, it has to be able to enforce its laws. Our country is no exception, and in fact, the U.S. government is very good at enforcement. So when a big fraud case comes up, it’s absurd to think of Washington scrambling for a way to...
For many patients leaving the ICU, the struggle has only just begun
The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail and lost consciousness. Other drivers stopped, broke the car window and pulled him to safety. A passing volunteer firefighter performed...
Senior-led Deer Lakes volleyball team chases section title
It’s been years in the making, but the Deer Lakes boys volleyball team believes it finally possesses the proper makeup to challenge for a section title and possibly more. The process began about four years ago, when a group of eighth graders dedicated themselves to the sport. They endured a...
Belle Vernon grad Quinton Martin in fight for playing time at Penn State after strong finish in 2025
Penn State’s offense had to make a go of it in the Pinstripe Bowl without Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton. The two rushing standouts, who combined for more than 7,600 career yards during their collegiate careers, were not available against Clemson in the Nittany Lions’ final game of the 2025...
Ross Douthat: Is there a religious revival in America?
In the early 2020s, secularization stopped: After rising for 15 years, the nonreligious share of the American population suddenly stopped growing. Ever since, there’s been a vigorous debate over whether this plateau is a precursor to religious revival or just a leveling off preceding a further fall from faith. The...
NASA astronauts are closer to moon than Earth on Artemis II day 4
HOUSTON — As Day 4 dawned on the Artemis II mission, the astronauts were closer to the moon than to Earth, after crossing the halfway point between the two bodies on Friday night. Before Day 3 ended, the stark gray disk appeared in the crew’s view of the blackness of...
Uber and Lyft offer gas price relief, but drivers say it’s not enough
SAN FRANCISCO — As the cost of gas spikes because of the war in Iran, workers who make a living through ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are being hit hard. Margarita Penalosa, a full-time driver for Lyft and Uber who sometimes delivers food for DoorDash and Grubhub around Los...
‘I got back every penny’: Inside Trump’s supercharged tax season
Ashley Norwood’s ears perked up when she first heard about President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to not tax tips and overtime. As a bartender, Norwood earns plenty of tips, and her husband, a diesel technician, works a lot of overtime. Trump’s tax cuts seemed tailor-made to help her family of...
Student debt burdened them, so they moved abroad and stopped paying
Amanda Lynn Tully spent her teenage years as a ward of the state of Colorado and believed a college degree was her ticket to a better life. So, when she graduated in 2017 with a master’s degree in historic preservation from the University of Oregon, $65,000 in federal student loans...
Trump slashed science funding and now the U.S. could face a costly brain drain
In March last year, Wali Malik, a robotics engineer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a call from a research institution in Austria, a country where he had never been and knew no one. “‘Hey,’” Malik recalled the man saying. “‘We have this position to build an institute from scratch, on AI...
Letter to the editor: Time for PRT to have vision and expand subway system
I find it amazing that Pittsburgh Regional Transit is telling the people of Pittsburgh not to drive during the NFL Draft. If PRT back in the 1980s had a little vision it would have continued to build a effective/efficient “subway system” that went north, east and west, not just south....
Letter to the editor: Shell plant continues to pollute
How would you feel if you had to live next to a neighbor who consistently burned waste in their backyard, left trash scattered around your neighborhood and pushed off any growing concerns with a, “I’ll fix it later.” This is the reality for many Beaver County residents who live next...
Editorial: Take a seat at the holiday table
The stories of Easter and Passover are very different. Easter is the story of sacrifice and redemption. It is the heart of the Christian faith. Passover is the story of survival and freedom. It is central to Jewish identity. There is overlap. It often happens with the calendar, as it...
The Stroller, April 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. NK Art Center to...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of April 5, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Estate of Frank Balogh sold property at 338 Elizabeth Ave. to Riley Assalone for $130,000. Churchill Kevin Gdn Ryan sold property at 29 Barton Drive to JD Home Plus LLC for $128,000. Joyline Hardy sold property at 26 Churchill Road to Sean Murphy and David Strell for...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 5, 2026
Franklin Park Deerfield Estate FP Development LLC sold property at 1406 Juniper Ln to Maronda Homes LLC for $160,000. Chendi Ni sold property at 2524 Brandt School Road to Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide In for $395,000. Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide In sold property at 2524 Brandt School Road to Emerson...
Letter to the editor: Open primaries and the First Amendment
Regarding the editorial “Opening primaries isn’t simple, but it deserves debate” (March 18, TribLive): If one thinks of voting as a form of expression protected by the First Amendment, it becomes easier, if not unavoidable, to conclude that closed primaries, ranked choice voting and gerrymandering are unconstitutional. Oddly, and without...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of April 5, 2026
Indiana Blue Run Development LLC sold property at 1008 Blueberry Drive to DR Horton Inc. NJ for $454,000. Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 3332 Lenox Drive to Patrick Morgan and Lindsey Marie Brannigan for $769,785. Twin Oaks Development LLC sold property at 3333&3347 Lenox Drive to Maronda Homes LLC...
Riverhounds score clutch goal to earn draw at Indy
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds scored a dramatic goal in second-half stoppage time to pull out a 1-1 draw on the road against Indy Eleven on Saturday night. Trailing 1-0, the Hounds threw everything they could at Indy’s Eric Dick, the goalkeeper for Pittsburgh’s championship team a season ago. In the 91st...