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Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on March 4, 2026
Every photograph tells a story. From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to far-flung corners of the globe, TribLive’s gallery brings those stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life. It’s more than a look at Western Pennsylvania. It’s a view of the...
In brief: Mini Golf library fundraiser, safe driving course and more in Sewickley
Mini Golf in the library fundraiser Friends of the Sewickley Public Library is teeing off its third annual Mini Golf in the Library fundraiser with events for everyone from March 6-7. Friday from 7-8:30 p.m. is teen night with food, prizes and unlimited mini golf. Registration is required. Family Fun...
Letter to the editor: Things are good, thanks to Trump
No, this is not a movie, it’s real life. This is dedicated to all of you who hate the president and are constantly bad-mouthing the country and don’t realize how good you have it thanks to Donald Trump. I’ll bet everything I own that every one of you will take...
Applications for Hempfield senior tax rebate available
Applications for Hempfield’s new senior tax rebate program are available. The program was created in January after township supervisors added a 3-mill tax to fund the fire department. For residents who qualify, it will essentially wipe out the cost of the added tax, keeping their township property tax bills steady....
Turkey says NATO shot down Iranian missile heading to Turkish airspace
Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that a ballistic missile fired from Iran heading toward Turkish airspace had been shot down by NATO air defenses, threatening to pull more countries into the widening conflict in the Middle East. The ministry did not say what the missile’s intended target was. An attack...
MrBeast is getting into financial services. Parents should pay attention
Jimmy Donaldson, the YouTube celebrity better known as MrBeast, became popular for broadcasting outlandish but charitable stunts that often involved giving away giant piles of money. Now the 27-year-old is asking his followers to entrust him with theirs. With the acquisition of Step, a financial services app for teenagers and...
Letter to the editor: Good will prevail over evil
The 26th Winter Olympics concluded with an outstanding ceremony in the coliseum of Verona, older than the coliseum in Rome. It was very uplifting to see the rainbow mosaic of humanity together in joy. Everyone is special, and as George Fox of the Quakers said, there is the divine light...
Editorial: The boundary around medical privacy
On Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon denied a Department of Justice request to force UPMC to turn over records for minor patients who received gender-affirming care. In doing so, she did not mince words about the federal government’s approach. “Left to its devices, the DOJ would trample states’...
The Stroller, March 4, 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. Burrell HS cabaret concert...
A 2nd person dies from fatal Liberty Bridge crash; survivor faces rough recovery
A second person has died in connection with a Sunday morning fatal crash along the Liberty Bridge. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office late Wednesday identified the second victim as Jaren Wilkerson, 28, of Duquesne. A GoFundMe has been setup to help the family with burial expenses. Its organizer, Peri Lee,...
Letter to the editor: Detention of children as a revenue stream
Westmoreland County is expanding its juvenile detention center after a $1 million security upgrade, doubling capacity at a time when juvenile crime and detention rates are historically low (“Westmoreland juvenile center to double capacity as $1M security project wraps,” Feb. 24, TribLive). Built in 1979, the facility once held 24...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 3, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Cedar Cliff (18-8) at Plymouth-Whitemarsh/Coatesville winner, TBD; Wilkes-Barre (13-10) at Bethlehem Liberty (17-10), 2:30 p.m.; Cheltenham (19-8) at Central York (22-3), 1 p.m.; Spring-Ford (18-8) at Father Judge (15-11), 2 p.m.; Garnet Valley (17-8) vs. Imhotep Charter (21-6) at Lincoln...
High school roundup for March 3, 2026: No. 7 Latrobe upsets No. 2 Armstrong in quarterfinals
Colton Goodlin and Preston Miller each had a goal and assist, and Brogan Murphy also scored as No. 7-seeded Latrobe defeated No. 2 Armstrong, 3-1, in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup quarterfinals Tuesday at Belmont Complex. Eli Meeder and Cam Mikulsky added helpers for the IceCats. Reese Myers made...
Shane Lowry has no choice but to pick himself up and move on after PGA National collapse
ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s OK to feel sad for Shane Lowry. He had one hand on the trophy and the other hand outstretched to hug his 4-year-old daughter when she ran onto the 18th green at PGA National to celebrate the first time seeing her father win. That was the...
Scuffling Rangers place JT Miller on injured reserve
The New York Rangers placed captain J.T. Miller on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Sources told ESPN, it is a new injury that Miller, a Coraopolis native, suffered in Monday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Miller, in his first season as Rangers captain, has been...
Pennsylvania reports 12 measles cases in residents, including several in the Philly suburbs
Pennsylvania had 12 confirmed cases of measles among state residents and another two involving visitors to the state as of Tuesday, the state Department of Health said. Eight cases are associated with an outbreak in Lancaster County, where the state declared an outbreak involving five cases a month ago. The...
Alfonso Serrano and Donald Heflin: Despite massive U.S. attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely
After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28 . President Donald Trump has called the attacks “major combat operations” and has urged regime change in Tehran. Iranian media reported...
U.S. automakers risk being reduced to niche producers of gas vehicles
Perhaps no business needs certainty more than the auto industry. It usually takes at least four years to design a new model and bring it to market, requiring carmakers to divine what buyers will find appealing by the time the vehicles reach showrooms. Yet industry veterans say they can’t remember...
Matt Campbell shifting culture of Penn State football
The cracks started show in Penn State’s 2025 foundation as soon as Terry Smith turned the team around in his time as interim head coach. He had a talented group finally playing more freely. It was no coincidence that a team once expected to compete for a national title, despite...
Delmont will hold special meeting to fill council vacancy
Delmont council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to fill a vacant council seat. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the borough council chambers, 77 Greensburg St. Council members are expected vote to fill the vacancy created by former Councilman David Weber, who was appointed mayor earlier this...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on March 3, 2026
Every photograph tells a story. From the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania to far-flung corners of the globe, TribLive’s gallery brings those stories to life — moments of connection, place and the quiet beauty of everyday life. It’s more than a look at Western Pennsylvania. It’s a view of the...
Police, FCC investigate threats against O’Connor made over public safety radio
Federal officials and Allegheny County law enforcement are investigating “hateful and threatening messages,” some of which included antisemitic vitriol against Pittsburgh’s mayor, that were broadcast on two days this week over public safety radio. The comments, made Monday and Tuesday by what the county said was an unauthorized user, were...
As Kennedy turns from vaccines, MAHA allies see a ‘betrayal’
To all appearances, it was the next stage in the dismantling of the American vaccine program. Federal regulators refused last month to review a new mRNA flu shot from Moderna, the latest consequence of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to give skeptics control of the bureaucracy overseeing inoculations....
Sarah Schiffling: Strait of Hormuz — if Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow
The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by U.S. missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began Saturday with a barrage of Israeli and American missiles targeting Iran. Two other vessels, believed to be tankers, have also been reported...
Letter to the editor: Which toxic gases are harming us?
In the letter “Trump, Zeldin should try breathing exhaust fumes” (Feb. 26, Triblive) the writer states toxic gases are being emitted from cars. He is absolutely correct. However, the emitted gas is CO, not CO2. We human beings emit CO2. According to his reasoning, we human beings are emitting toxic...
