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Letter to the editor: We can heal our differences

I agree with the letter “Celebrating our nation’s 250th — and seeing its demise” (April 25, TribLive), which was a sobering evaluation of our current situation. In his op-ed “3 things we can learn from the Declaration of Independence” (May 6, TribLive), Solomon D. Stevens reminds us that the Declaration...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 18, 2026

High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s results Butler 3, Mt. Lebanon 2 Norwin 4, Central Catholic 3 Canon-McMillan 16, Seneca Valley 1 North Allegheny 2, Hempfield 0 Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Butler (18-3) vs. Norwin (13-8); Canon-McMillan (16-5) vs. North Allegheny (13-7) Class 5A Quarterfinals Tuesday’s schedule Pine-Richland...
High school roundup for May 18, 2026: North Allegheny baseball beats Hempfield in 6A quarters to avenge loss

Liam Cooper threw a complete-game three-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks as No. 3 North Allegheny defeated No. 6 Hempfield, 2-0, in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Monday, avenging a loss to the Spartans in last year’s playoffs. Christian Simons had two hits and an RBI and Ryan...
Lukas Duncan’s strong pitching helps Riverview rally, advance to Class 2A semis

Riverview pitcher Lukas Duncan was in pain after his team’s game Monday, the result of being hit by a pitch in his left arm in the sixth inning. “I’m feeling it now,” Duncan said with a chuckle. Duncan was feeling it all game, actually. Not only did the junior right-hander...
U.S. seeks to drop criminal charges against tycoon Gautam Adani

NEW YORK — In the span of a few hours Monday, Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, neared a resounding victory halfway around the world that had been months in the making. In Brooklyn, New York, the Justice Department sought to drop criminal charges against the Indian billionaire, just after an...
TribLive wins 7 Golden Quill awards

TribLive won seven Golden Quill Awards at the 62nd awards ceremony Monday night, held at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. An additional 14 submissions were recognized as finalists. The Golden Quills competition, organized by The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, recognizes professional and student work in print, broadcast, photography, videography and...
Helen Hawkey: Medicare flaw threatens care in rural nursing facilities

Across rural Pennsylvania, skilled nursing facilities are a lifeline. For many communities, they are the only place where seniors and medically complex patients can receive consistent, post-acute and long-term care close to home. That is why a little-known flaw in Medicare policy demands urgent attention. As federal officials prepare the...
Pittsburgh still pays public safety workers large cash-outs on unused leave

Eight retired Pittsburgh public-safety workers received more than $60,000 last year in taxpayer-funded payouts for unused leave, according to an investigation by The Center Square. In all, 17 municipal retirees in the Steel City cashed out more than $40,000 from unused leave for sickness, vacation, or personal reasons. All worked...
Joshua Schubert: Markets have already solved the minimum wage debate

Raising the minimum wage would have minimal impact on Pennsylvania’s economy. That’s not just my opinion; that’s precisely what the current administration — the very same one pushing for a $15-per-hour minimum wage — admitted. During a House Appropriations Committee hearing, Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Valerie Arkoosh conceded...
Fred Astaire Dance Studio opens in Collier

A new dance studio has opened in Collier. Area officials and the South West Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting May 14 welcoming the Fred Astaire Dance Studio’s grand opening. The studio is located at the Collier Town Square plaza, 1597 Washington Pike, Unit A-15. The grand opening featured...
Letter to the editor: Iran’s nuclear weapons

In March 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the Senate that the intelligence community “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003.” Of course, Benjamin Netenyahu has claimed for...
Letter to the editor: Protecting those with mental illness

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but for #familieslikemine, living with serious mental illness, awareness is not enough. My daughter had strokes at 26. The hospital saved her life. She will tell you they violated her, that the strokes did not happen, that the tachycardia they found is not real....
Editorial: Senate votes to defer pay during future shutdowns

Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but you can bet they share an aversion to political suicide. Consider this week’s Senate vote on a bill related to government shutdowns. On Wednesday, members of the upper chamber adopted a resolution to withhold their pay — most make $174,000...
The Stroller, May 18, 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. Fishing tourney to honor...
Readers vent frustrations over potholes on busy Western Pa. streets, highways

It’s the time of year when Thomas Bell typically gets calls about the poor condition of a road that isn’t his responsibility. “This really does seem like ‘The Year of the Pothole,’” said Bell, superintendent of streets in Greensburg. “I think we’ve used more cold patching material than in the...
In brief: Happenings from across the Shaler Journal area

To have your news or event listed in our briefs section, email editor Marje Horvath at mhorvath@triblive.com. Burchfield student honored for grief awareness poster Annie Johnson, a third grader at Burchfield Primary School, was recognized in April for her compassion and creativity. The 9-year-old is a member of the Caring...

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