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Review: Rock band Live thunders through decades of discography at Rivers Casino
The past month has given the Pittsburgh area a chance to rock out with a whole buffet of 1990s bands. Lucky us. The latest entry in this summer of late-20th-century rock was Live, a band from York, Pa., with a handful of enigmatic alternative radio hits, many from their 1994...
The Stroller, July 26, 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. Back-to-school drive collecting supplies,...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to release Epstein list
First Jeffrey Epstein’s client list was on the Attorney General Pam Bondi’s desk for review. Then it became Jeffrey who? The question is, who is being protecting? There is no reason to doubt that President Trump is on the list. Just about everyone in the world has seen the video...
Hounds fall to Portland in Jägermeister Cup group play
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC dropped a decision to Portland Hearts of Pine in penalty kicks Friday night in Jägermeister Cup group play in Maine. After playing to a 2-2 draw in regulation, Portland held a 5-4 advantage in the shootout to earn the bonus point. Bertin Jacquesson scored twice for...
Pirates farm report for July 25, 2025: Billy Cook hits 8th homer, but Indians fall to Toledo
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-40) fell to Toledo (Tigers), 4-3. CF Billy Cook (.256) hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season. LF Ji Hwan Bae (.292) tripled. C Brett Sullivan (.204) had an RBI single. RF Matt Fraizer (.295) was 2 for 4 with a run scored. SS Tsung-Che Cheng...
The challenges facing Pa.’s huge, old road system, and what it means for the budget
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — Public transit is a key issue holding up Pennsylvania’s budget, but top Republicans have said they don’t want to spend more money on...
Letter to the editor: Pirates need to find better work ethic
Pittsburgh is an exceptional, hard-working town. We work shifts and overtime; we are known as the highest coffee consumers to get us through those long, late hours, a variety of jobs, a spectrum of skills. People show up and stay until relieved. I think the Pirates’ ownership, management, coaches and...
Take the TribLive weekly news quiz: July 25
Back from hiatus, the following is a feature from TribLive: A weekly news quiz: 1. An Ivy League school reached a deal this week with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of...
Law student arrested in Pittsburgh amid allegations of child sexual abuse in Tonga
A Mormon missionary accused of sexually abusing at least 14 children in Tonga was arrested on Thursday in Pittsburgh. William James Purdy faces charges of sexual exploitation of children and transporting a minor with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in federal court in Utah. Following a hearing on...
Claudia Sahm: Grow the economy? Not with these immigration restrictions
According to the White House and congressional Republicans, the new budget law will spark economic growth of more than 3%. Reaching that goal, however, will be made far more difficult by a provision they see as central to the law: the $150 billion-plus it adds to immigration enforcement. The administration’s...
A-K Valley High school class reunions, July 25, 2025
Publicize your high school’s class reunion for free in The Stroller. Send information as soon as possible 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. • Ken Hi Class of 1958 will have a...
Woman sues Uniontown, Latrobe firms after husband electrocuted on the job
A Fayette County woman whose husband was electrocuted while working on an air conditioning unit for a company in Latrobe is suing his employer and the customer. Lauren McGalla, of Fairchance, filed the complaint on Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court against Technimark LLC in Latrobe and Hranec Corp....
Luke Bernstein: Ward helped save U.S. Steel — and Pa. is stronger for it
It is impossible to overstate the stakes in the U.S. Steel-Nippon deal: thousands of jobs, billions of dollars in investment and the future of an iconic industry in Pennsylvania. And while many leaders played a role in securing the deal, one state official stepped up early and never backed down:...
James Franklin believes 2025 Penn State team is his best in terms of personnel
LAS VEGAS — Penn State’s appearance in last season’s Big Ten championship game was the Nittany Lions’ first since 2016, the year Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley, Chris Godwin and the rest knocked off Wisconsin in Indianapolis to win the title. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions pushed Oregon to the limit last...
Heat, stored ammunition complicate Vandergrift fire response
About a dozen departments responded to a fire that tore through the upper floors of a Vandergrift home Friday morning. No one was injured in the blaze at 404 Emerson St., according to Vandergrift No. 1 VFD Chief Randy Dunmire. He said the numerous crews on site did a great...
Letter to the editor: RIP Ozzy, a musical god
Heard the news of Ozzy (Osbourne)’s passing with a heavy heart. I’ve been a huge fan since the ’60s, as were millions of others over the years. Never be another like him. The song “American Pie” is about “the day the music died” about the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie...
Toto, Christopher Cross, Men At Work supply the love at Star Lake
On one of the summer’s hottest evenings, three musical acts came together to heat up the Pavilion at Star Lake even more. Men at Work, Christopher Cross and Toto all lit up the stage with great music. All three had hits in the late 1970s or early 1980s, and all...
Letter to the editor: America’s quagmire
In 1981, CIA Director William Casey is quoted as saying, “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” In many ways this quote sums up what I believe is the modus operandi (mode of operating) of our government. With this in mind, I...
Child dies after incident in Hersheypark’s water park, CEO says
A 9-year-old died Thursday after an incident at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark, the theme park’s CEO said. Hersheypark lifeguards immediately performed life-saving efforts after finding the child who was in distress, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company CEO John Lawn said in a late-night statement Thursday. The child was taken to...
Carnegie Artists Showcase highlights community’s creativity
Throughout my 14 years working in public libraries, I’ve witnessed countless changes and innovations — some which stick, some which don’t. But one consistent presence I didn’t really expect has been the constant conversation and interaction between public library service and the visual arts. As a graduate student envisioning my...
The Stroller, July 25, 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. Fundraiser to benefit back-to-school...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: July 25-27
Welcome to the weekend. There are plenty of fun things to do around Westmoreland County. From grain to glass Whiskey lovers will be entranced by this informational experience. Explore whiskey artifacts of the past and the grain that will make this delicious spirit in the future — all in one...
Laurels & lances: Fire & food
Laurel: To making progress. Four Hempfield fire departments are moving ahead with dissolving their charters. The good thing here is not that they are going away. It is that they are finding a way to continue to serve their communities. By dissolving as individual chartered entities, the departments will move...
Letter to the editor: Donald Trump’s life’s work
A well-known “urban myth” posits that a thousand chimpanzees pounding away on a thousand typewriters would eventually create the complete works of Shakespeare. Never believed that one, but Prez 45/47 has convinced me that one human with 98.8% of a chimp’s DNA (as we all do), one black Sharpie and...
Pirates farm report for July 24, 2025: 1st-round pick Konnor Griffin belts 4 hits in Greensboro victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-39) edged Toledo (Tigers), 3-2. 3B/1B Jared Triolo (.212) smacked a solo homer. CF Billy Cook (.256) hit an RBI groundout. RF Ji Hwan Bae (.294) walked three times and scored a run. 2B Cam Devanney (.270) had the only other hit for Indy. RHP Bubba Chandler (5-3)...
