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Koch Network to stop funding Nikki Haley in blow to her 2024 bid
The Charles Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Action will cut off funding for Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, a blow to the sole remaining Donald Trump challenger. AFP, a conservative super political action committee, has spent millions of dollars since the fall on advertising and voter outreach efforts for Haley helping to...
AT&T says some customers will receive credits as a result of network outage
AT&T said that it plans to reimburse customers for the nearly 12-hour network outage that took place Feb. 22. The company announced in a news release late Saturday that it will issue a $5 credit to “potentially impacted” AT&T Wireless customers, which it says is the “average cost of a...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 26, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (20-4) vs. Baldwin (17-6) at Bethel Park, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (15-8) vs. Upper St. Clair (18-5) at Gateway, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Moon (21-3) vs. Thomas Jefferson (21-3) at Peters Township, 8 p.m.;...
White House urges House Speaker to free up path for Ukraine aidVideo
President Joe Biden’s top national security aide pressed House Republicans to unlock assistance to Ukraine and acknowledged that Russia’s wartime economy has shown resilience. U.S. emergency aid to Ukraine, the country’s main lifeline against recent Russian advances on the battlefield, has been stuck for months as Republican congressional leaders seek...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Feb. 15-21, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Letter to the editor: Convention center at Westmoreland Mall?
With the upcoming closure of the Monroeville Convention Center, I would suggest the owners/managers of Westmoreland Mall market the former Sears store as a replacement. I would suggest local politicians get active in this endeavor, too. Tim Johnston Youngwood...
Letter to the editor: Hunting should not be allowed on Sundays
It’s OK to hunt, but I would really like to have my Sundays with no shooting. Sunday is a day for relaxing; I don’t want to be woken up with people shooting outside my house. I want to get up, go to church, come home, fix something to eat for...
Letter to the editor: More work to do on recycling in Pittsburgh
A new year presents a time to reflect on past successes and future opportunities. For members of Pennsylvania’s nonalcoholic beverage industry, a major milestone of 2023 was an investment in the transition to bin-based recycling made possible by the beverage industry’s Every Bottle Back initiative. This investment provides 50,000 new...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Blawnox Jesse Greil sold property at 521-1/2 Fountain St. to Timothy Stroupe for $10,000. Etna Vincent Kelly sold property at 108 Cherry St. to Romero Transportation LLC for $42,000. Fox Chapel Colin Certo trustee sold property at 101 Hillcrest Road to Matthew and Mya Katherine Spector for $2,250,000. Indiana Denise...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Edgeworth Estate of Veronica Barbour sold property at 618 Maple Ln to Christopher and Nataliya Kelly for $1,460,000. Leetsdale Sherif Taher sold property at 166 Victory Ln to Leetsdale Neighbors 166 LLC for $141,500. Sewickley Thomas Oberhauser sold property at 639 Maple Ln to Ryan and Courtney Milstead for $615,000....
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Oakmont Estate of Glenn Crawford sold property at 640 Fifth St. Unit 305 to Patricia Zanella for $255,000. Estate of Vincent Provenza sold property at 53 Crystal Drive to William and Barbara Charlton for $300,000. Cypress Land Partners LLC sold property at 1004 Fownes Lane 1154 to Jeffrey Scott and...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Edgewood Elizabeth Brown sold property at 129 Lincoln Ave. to Charles Larkin and Connie Landrum Carney for $447,000. Nancy Cunningham sold property at 1509 Walnut St. to Hayden Curlin for $377,000. Monroeville Loran Shive sold property at 3756 Evergreen Drive to Craig Shim for $195,000. Marlene Konnar trustee sold property...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Bellevue Amanda Turcios sold property at 130 Crawford Ave. to Zara Moss for $210,000. David Williams sold property at 663 Forest Ave. to Kristopher Waldrab for $212,000. Marybeth Tresize sold property at 40 Greenough Ave. to KSL Real Estate for $34,000. Rostyslav Hrytsak sold property at 102 S Fremont Ave....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 25, 2024
Baldwin Borough Brendan Hykes sold property at 3312 Hazelhurst Ave. to Miquel and Nancy Hines Adkins for $200,000. Charles Hartman sold property at 4643 Norma Drive to Jay and Alexa Kass for $218,000. Melanie Zeitler sold property at 1021 Sanda Drive to David and Diane Zysk for $275,000. Mark Joseph...
Letter to the editor: Voters should have skin in the game
Let me begin by saying that I am all for overhauling the election system. Ballots must be traceable and certifiable through an auditing process. No electronic voting machines that can be compromised through internet hacking or other mischief may be permitted. Mail-in voting must only be available to those with...
Editorial: School security is too important to neglect
There are places that a school district can cut corners. None is pleasant. Trim things off the maintenance budget, and you can set up bigger building projects later on. Short the curriculum, and you get poor test scores and unprepared students. Whatever gets cut one place costs in another. But...
Letter to the editor: Education and leadership
It seems the purpose of education in this country has been forgotten or at least misdirected. Rather than preparing young people with the knowledge and understanding necessary to shoulder the responsibilities of self-governance in our constitutional republic, it appears most students are being prepared for some niche in the workforce....
The Stroller, Feb. 25, 2024: 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. ‘Addams Family’ musical to be performed at Apollo-Ridge HS The Apollo-Ridge...
Letter to the editor: Supporting Ukraine best for world
I traveled to Lviv and Kyiv, Ukraine, every year from 1994-2000 and helped to start a heart surgery program at the Lviv Regional University Hospital in collaboration with the Norwin Rotary Club, the Pittsburgh-based Tri-State Children of Chernobyl Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development. We performed the...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Feb. 25, 2024
Bethel Park Christopher Whitehead sold property at 4468-4470 Third St. to Stanwich Mortgage Loan Tr for $75,000. Rebecca Brizzi sold property at 6200 Brush Run Road to Anton Knaus for $429,000. Toomey Hancock LLC sold property at 110 Horning Road to Modern Legacy LLC for $225,000. Adam Rousseau sold property...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 25, 2024
Bridgeville First Bridgeville Methodist Church sold property at 244 Station St. to Pittsburgh Bhutanese Hosanna Church Inc. for $350,000. Joseph Sarasnick sold property at 420 James St. 2008 to EJS Real Estate Group LLC for $125,000. Carnegie Angela Simone sold property at 216 Second Ave. to Yogey Brito Minaya for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (20-4) vs. Baldwin (17-6) at Bethel Park, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (15-8) vs. Upper St. Clair (18-5) at Gateway, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Moon (21-3) vs. Thomas Jefferson (21-3) at Peters Township, 8 p.m.;...
WPIAL wrestling roundup for Feb. 24, 2024: Trinity crowns 4 section champs
Trinity crowned a WPIAL-best four section champs at the Class 3A Southern Sectional on Saturday at South Fayette. Dom Canali (121), Blake Reihner (139), Bode Morgan (172) and Robbie Allison (189) were the champs for the Hillers, who sent nine wrestlers through to next weekend’s WPIAL tournament. Bethel Park led...
Geneva men, Chatham women claim 2024 PAC basketball titles
Jonathan Bertovich had 20 points, and Mark Rachic added 18 off the bench to lift host Geneva to an 83-63 victory over Saint Vincent in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship game Saturday night. Bertovich knocked down 4 of 5 shots from behind the 3-point arc and was 8...
Seneca Valley, North Allegheny divers continue dominant runs with WPIAL titles
Seneca Valley’s Isaiah Clerkley turned in a dominant performance and Lola Malarky extended North Allegheny’s stranglehold on girls gold at the WPIAL Class 3A diving championships Saturday. Clerkley defended his boys championship with a score of 583.35, the best score in the boys competition since 2019. Fox Chapel’s Jackson Hagler...
