‘It’s just crazy’: High car payments make ownership feel impossible
An $830-a-month car payment. Auto insurance for $280 each month. Thousands more for tire and maintenance repairs. For almost three years, those bills have followed Davine Greene, a nursing student who hasn’t missed or been late on a payment since buying her Kia K5 GT in November 2023. But keeping...
Letter to the editor: Administration not protecting all citizens
Regarding the letter “Do Democrats care more about illegal immigrants?” (March 10, TribLive): Why didn’t the Democrats stand when the president
declaimed “the first obligation of the American government is to protect American citizens”? Because his government has killed and unlawfully arrested and detained them. John W. Connelly Sharpsburg...
How Trump’s Homeland Security pick, a prolific investor, got a lot wealthier in Congress
A few days after Christmas, Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s expansive stock portfolio got significantly bigger. Mullin reported buying shares in Chevron, the only major U.S. oil company producing in Venezuela. Five days after the purchase, President Donald Trump attacked Venezuela, demanding that its leadership give better terms to U.S. oil companies....
Confidential report calls for sweeping changes to track covid vaccine harms
Citing a survey called “Killer Jab?,” which found that nearly 1 out of 4 Americans reported knowing someone who died from a covid vaccine, a federal work group is calling for sweeping changes to how the medical establishment tracks and treats injuries from the shots. The changes are proposed in...
Do you really need to wash new clothes before wearing them?
Q: People often say that you should never wear new clothes before washing them. That seems a little extreme. Is it true? A: In a post on TikTok, a woman showed pictures of her arms, legs and face covered in pink hives — a reaction, she wrote, that developed soon...
Letter to the editor: Take responsibility for Pittsburgh’s trash
According to the article “Pittsburghers asked to pick up litter ahead of NFL Draft” (March 6, TribLive): “As Pittsburgh prepares to host the NFL Draft, Pennsylvania officials are asking residents to lend a hand in cleaning up litter in and around the city. Despite ongoing cleanup efforts by PennDOT, Secretary...
Editorial: Why do Americans think their neighbors are ‘bad’ people?
We Americans are a proud bunch. We are a nation founded on the principles of freedom and the rule of law, and our commitment to these values has propelled us to new heights and made us the leader of the free world. But in recent years, as our politics and...
The Stroller, March 16, 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. Free luncheon served monthly...
Shaler Area Sustainability Club makes impact with upcycling efforts, community projects
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. The Shaler Area Sustainability Club and classes have been busy with several big goals and projects they have set for the next...
At the library: Here are some upcoming programs at Northland Public Library
Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless, is the second largest library in Allegheny County. The library serves five communities — Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, McCandless, Marshall and Ross — but is open to everyone. Northland’s regular operating hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m....
At the library: Here are some upcoming events at the Glenshaw, Millvale and Shaler North Hills facilities
GLENSHAW PUBLIC LIBRARY Glenshaw Public Library, 1504 Butler Plank Road, Shaler, was established in 1895 and is known as the oldest free library west of the Alleghenies. To reach the library, call 412-487-2121, email glenshawlibrary@gmail.com or visit online at glenshawpubliclibrary.org. Hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays for a quilters...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs a gift ban
Pennsylvania lawmakers receive the third-highest salaries in the nation, but still legally take what amounts to bribes from wealthy special interests. Citizens are clearly unhappy with this situation (“Senate needs to give Pennsylvanians a gift ban,”
Nov. 6, 2022, TribLive, and “Why won’t lawmakers consider a gift ban?” Nov. 20,...
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Franklin Park site of shredding event March 21 State Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-McCandless, is hosting a free paper-shredding event for the community from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 21 at the Franklin Park Municipal Building, 2344 W. Ingomar Road. Two trucks will be on-site for shredding. Only paper items will...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 16
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 16....
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 16
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In brief: Happenings across the Fox Chapel area
To have your news or event listed in our briefs section, email editor Marje Horvath at mhorvath@triblive.com. Casino night to benefit Fox Families Care Fox Families Care is hosting a Swing Into Spring: Monte Carlo Night fundraiser on April 10 to benefit children and families in the Fox Chapel area....
In brief: Happenings from across the Shaler Journal area
Pancake breakfast to benefit marching band The Shaler Area High School Marching Band is serving a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. March 21 at the middle school, 1800 Mt. Royal Blvd. Everyone in the community is invited. Menu items include buttermilk pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and choice of...
High school scores, schedules for March 15, 2026
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Nonsection Atlantic Collegiate Academy 8, Mt. Pleasant 5 Cumberland Valley 5, Deer Lakes 3 Mount St. Charles Prep Academy, R.I. 15, Waynesburg Central 2 South Fayette 10, St. Raymond, N.Y. 3 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Allderdice at Hampton, 4 p.m. Brentwood at Avella, 4 p.m. Canon-McMillan...
President Trump ripped for controversial fundraising email: ‘Mentally and morally sick’
President Donald Trump continues to face criticism after sending out a fundraising email that featured a photo of himself at the dignified transfer of the first six soldiers killed in the war with Iran. That photo also shows the President wearing the white USA hat that he failed to take...
Pentagon sees Iran war lasting up to 6 weeks, Trump aide says
A top aide to President Donald Trump said the Pentagon estimates the Iran war, now in its third week, would take between four and six weeks. Kevin Hassett, head of the White House’s National Economic Council, offered the timeline along with a caveat that the ultimate decision on when the...
FCC chair threatens to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over war coverage
Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war with Iran, his latest move in a campaign to stomp out what he sees as liberal bias in broadcasts. As the war entered its third week, Carr accused broadcasters of...
State Department cuts price of renouncing U.S. citizenship to $450
The State Department is drastically reducing the cost of renouncing American citizenship, ending a yearslong legal battle over the price of relinquishing a blue passport. In an update published in the Federal Register on Friday, the State Department said it was reducing the consular fees of renouncing U.S. citizenship to...
Burrell to rely on defensive style to stymie Ringgold attack in PIHL Division 2 championship
An aggressive, offensive-minded approach turned Burrell into a perennial contender in the PIHL Division 2. Yet that approach hasn’t always sat well with Bucs coach Drew Burkett, a 2019 Burrell graduate and former goalie on some standout teams. This season’s mindset is one Burkett fully supports, and Burrell still finds...
Josh Shapiro doesn’t take Bill Maher’s ‘bait’ about presidential bidVideo
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was cagey Friday night about his presidential aspirations in an appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher, ” but he spoke like someone who has his eyes set on 2028. “What is the story with always writing a book when you’re running for president?” Maher asked...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Getting out of wars is harder than getting in
Some years after the most successful U.S. war of recent decades — the 1991 rout of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s forces from Kuwait — Gen. Colin Powell articulated the principles that guided the Bush administration’s strategy. “Decide what you are trying to achieve politically and, if it can’t be achieved...
