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‘Andy Warhol: Vanitas’ exhibit explores artist’s deeper, darker side
Pittsburgh native pop artist Andy Warhol may be best known for his colorful screenprints of celebrities, but there was also a deeper, darker side to the prolific and eccentric figure. “Andy Warhol: Vanitas” opens Friday at the Andy Warhol Museum on the North Side, giving viewers a glimpse at Warhol’s...
White House says Nobel Committee places ‘politics over peace’
The White House responded to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado by saying the prize committee was playing politics by not giving it to President Donald Trump. “The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace,” White House Communications Director Steven...
Federal government shutdown: White House says mass layoffs of federal workers have begun
WASHINGTON – The federal government shutdown rolled on to Day 10 on Friday after senators the day before voted down dueling funding bills for the seventh time. With both sides not budging from their positions, it appears increasingly likely the shutdown will crash into the weekend and the next week....
Letter to the editor: More funding needed for mental health
Today, Oct. 10, is World Mental Health Day. It was established by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992 to raise global awareness and support for all things related to mental health. As a now-retired counselor in the field for many decades, I have seen how mental health funding...
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado
OSLO — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for promoting democratic rights and fighting dictatorship, receiving the award despite President Donald Trump’s repeated statements he deserved it. Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer who lives in hiding, was blocked in 2024 by Venezuela’s courts...
The Stroller, Oct. 10, 2025: 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. Fundraising gala to benefit...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Oct. 10-12
Things are jumping in Westmoreland County this weekend, from museums to theaters to battlefields and everywhere in between. Here’s just a few ideas of what to do. Art on Tap: Rocktober Fest The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is combining several of the best things for this month’s 21+ Art...
Laurels & lances: Fixing up & tearing down
Laurel: To restoration. Outside the VFW Post 92 in Lower Burrell stands a piece of history. It’s a Vietnam-era helicopter, the kind that carried service members, rescued the wounded and took enemy fire in battle. It stands there as a kind of memorial to those who served in those actions...
Letter to the editor: Let’s look at the Republicans
I’d like to respond to the self-indulged “expose” of the Democratic Party, the letter “Democrats have become party of evil” (Sept. 20, TribLive), by taking a closer look at Republicans. First, many of them claim they don’t like gay people but they drive around in pickup trucks flying flags with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 9, 2025
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A North Allegheny 6, Hempfield 1 Pine-Richland 9, Norwin 0 Class 2A Fox Chapel 3, Penn-Trafford 1 Class A Aquinas Academy 1, Oakland Catholic 0 Nonsection Ellis School 3, Latrobe 0 Football Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 35, Norwin 6 City...
High school roundup for Oct. 9, 2025: Hempfield among teams clinching playoff spots in closing days of boys soccer season
Braden Crowe scored the first two goals and added an assist, Nick Harden earned the shutout in goal and Hempfield clinched a playoff berth with a 4-0 win over Gateway (4-11, 2-8) in Section 1-4A boys soccer Thursday night. Isaac Pugliese and Tyler Gilpin also scored for the Spartans (5-10,...
Medical examiner names teen killed in Hill District shooting
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the teen fatally shot Thursday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District as a 17-year-old from Beechview. Joseph Powell died in the hospital around 10 p.m. Thursday, the medical examiner said. The teen had been shot shortly before 9 p.m. in the 2400 block...
Dodgers eliminate Phillies thanks to error in 11th inning
LOS ANGELES — Hyeseong Kim scored from third base on an 11th-inning error by Philadelphia pitcher Orion Kerkering, and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the seventh time in the past 10 seasons with a 2-1 victory over the Phillies on Thursday. Los Angeles...
Pittsburgh Oktoberfest Karneval continues through Sunday
The Ferris wheel on the Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh is framed in front of a setting sun as it dips behind Mount Washington on Thursday evening as the Pittsburgh Oktoberfest Karneval continues. Pittsburgh Oktoberfest celebrations continue through Sunday, and the Ferris wheel rides and games are open daily from...
Killing of man who shot 2 troopers ‘100% justified,’ Franklin County DA says
The commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police said it was “fierce gunfight” that left two Pennsylvania State Police troopers injured and a suspect dead in Franklin County on Wednesday. The shooting that followed a retail theft report and pursuit from outside Chambersburg to south of Greencastle on Interstate 81 was detailed...
Lakers’ LeBron James out at least 3 to 4 weeks with sciatica
LeBron James was diagnosed with sciatica on his right side and will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday. James will miss the season opener against the Golden State Warriors on Oct. 21 and, per the team’s timeline, won’t return until November at the...
U.S. to deploy 200 troops for Gaza task force with no operations on ground in Gaza
WASHINGTON — The United States will deploy 200 troops as part of a joint task force for Gaza stability, with no Americans on the ground in the Palestinian enclave, two senior U.S. officials said Thursday. The officials, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the 200 would be the...
4-time WNBA MVP Wilson still treated like a kid by her parents
PHOENIX — No matter how old and accomplished you are, your parents are always going to see you as their child. A’ja Wilson said Thursday that her parents, Roscoe and Eva, have been living with her for the past two months while watching her and the Las Vegas Aces chase...
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Illinois
CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of hundreds of National Guard soldiers in Illinois, five days after another U.S. judge blocked a similar deployment in Portland, Oregon. U.S. District Judge April Perry said that permitting Guard troops in the state would...
Jurors see video of arrest at scene of Monroeville police shooting
Jamal Brooks told a jury Wednesday that video of a man blasting a Monroeville police sergeant with gunfire revealed nothing distinctive about the shooter. The person firing 16 times into the officer’s patrol vehicle, Brooks claimed, “could be anyone.” Anyone, that is, but him. On Thursday, video that night from...
Robert Morris women picked to finish 2nd in Horizon League
A year after the Robert Morris women’s basketball team reached the Horizon League Tournament semifinals, the Colonials were chosen Thursday to finish as runner-up in the league standings this season. The league’s coaches selected defending-champion Green Bay as the frontrunner to repeat. The Phoenix garnered eight of the 11 available...
Penn State’s Ty Howle discusses young TEs, correcting mistakes
Ty Howle began his Penn State career as an offensive lineman, and he now coaches a Nittany Lions tight end room full of intriguing athletes. Last Saturday was very much a mixed bag for a couple of PSU tight ends in the Lions’ 42-37 loss to UCLA at the Rose...
THC drinks, gummies, other hemp products face ban in Ohio. Businesses not happy
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has banned the sale of intoxicating hemp products — such as THC-infused gummies and beverages sold in gas stations, taprooms and retail shops — for 90 days. His executive order, signed on Wednesday, requires retailers to remove products and cease sales by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Intoxicating...
U.S. could fire air traffic controllers who fail to work during shutdown, transportation secretary saysVideo
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that the government could dismiss air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to show up for work during the government shutdown, saying a spike in absences is causing significant air disruptions. “If we have a continual small subset of controllers that don’t...
Jim Knowles’ defensive scheme in question at Penn State
There are a number of issues people can point to when it comes to Penn State football, and though the defense has shown more positives than the offense, it’s not free of blame. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles came over from Ohio State with a championship pedigree and brought his multi-layered...
