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Breaking Benjamin and Flyleaf singers rock out acoustically at Roxian Theatre
How much fun it must be to front a platinum-selling rock band, make longtime friends with other rock vocalists and then go out on tour to play music and laugh together. Such are the current lives of Benjamin Burnley, the founding member and lead singer of Breaking Benjamin, and Lacey...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of July 21, 2025
Community center plans golf fundraiser The Riverview Action Community Center is planning an 18-hole, four-person golf scramble fundraiser on Aug. 22 at Hill Crest Country Club in Lower Burrell. Registration is now open, and eight packages are available. The price is $550 per foursome or $150 for an individual. Check-in...
Editorial: The risk of nuclear war waned after the Cold War. It’s back with a vengeance
When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New Mexico desert recognized they were playing with fire. Physicist Enrico Fermi tried to break the tension by taking bets on whether the bomb would ignite the atmosphere and...
The Stroller, July 21, 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. Historic farm tour planned...
Letter to the editor: Democrats, dead party walking
It’s obvious that the Democratic Party is in serious decline. Weak leadership still defending failed policies like open borders, woke/DEI/transgender disasters and their defense of antisemitic practices at many universities is just part of the problem. Democrats also refuse to understand that the reason ICE is working to remove the...
At the library: Here are some upcoming programs at Northland Public Library
Local author to talk about latest book Pittsburgh author Frederic Durbin will stop by Northland Public Library from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 15 to discuss his new book, “The Country Under Heaven.” The book tells the story of a Union soldier’s journey across the American West that blends elements...
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 21
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 21....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 21
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 21....
Upcoming offerings at Northern Tier Library
Take advantage of an ever- expanding collection Hundreds of books, games, movies and more are added to Northern Tier Library’s shelves each month. Visit northerntierlibrary.org/what-is-new to view a list of what’s new in fiction, nonfiction, children’s and young adult, as well as movies, music and games. Additionally, if you’d like to...
At the library: News from Hampton Community Library
Hampton Community Library, 3200 Lochner Road, is open Mondays through Saturdays. Its summer hours through Aug. 13 are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For details about...
Pirates farm report for July 20, 2025: 3 hits from Billy Cook, Nick Solak help Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-39) defeated Nashville (Brewers), 7-3. LF Billy Cook (.250) had three hits, including a solo home run. 1B Nick Solak (.366) was 3 for 5 with an RBI and run scored. 2B Nick Yorke (.270) was 2 for 5 with two RBIs. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.279) tripled...
Is late night dead? Stephen Colbert’s CBS cancellation raises troubling questions
NEW YORK — The shocking cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is a sign that time is running out for one of TV’s most beloved formats. The late-night talk show was invented in the 1950s as a way for networks to own their own programming rather than have...
‘Did you see anything happen?’: Audio provides details on moments before fatal plane crash
Tower audio from a fatal plane crash on Sunday morning near Lancaster Airport in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, shows the pilot had communicated with air traffic control minutes before takeoff. Just two and a half minutes after the plane was cleared for takeoff, air traffic control started calling out for...
Letter to the editor: Anyone regretting voting for Trump?
It’s true — 77 million of President Trump’s “sheep” elected him. But how many of those now regret their decision? Those who were forced out of their jobs? Those who may lose their health insurance and will no longer be able to take care of themselves or their loved ones?...
Letter to the editor: Respect each others’ opinion
Recently, when I returned to my vehicle after grocery shopping, I found a note tucked in the rubber of my door window. I imagine it was in response to my “No ICE” bumper sticker I so proudly adorned my truck with. The note read: “on 7/10/2025 ICE rescues 14 child...
Letter to the editor: Danes vs. Dutch
In the July 13 Tribune-Review, I kept looking for where the “Dutch foreign minister calls tariffs ‘shortsighted’ on page 4 (the continuation of the front-page story). The second paragraph of the third column says, “Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told broadcaster DR that Trump is taking a ‘pointless and...
Wiz Khalifa brings good vibes only to hometown show at Star Lake
When it comes to rap, Pittsburgh may not be Los Angeles, New York or Atlanta, but we do pretty well for ourselves. That was evident on Saturday night, when hometown rapper Wiz Khalifa came through to play the Pavilion at Star Lake on his Good Vibes Only Tour. Along for...
What to know before you go to Saint Vincent for Steelers training camp
Players aren’t the only ones preparing for training camp. It’s also a memorable experience for the fans in Steeler Nation. Here are some key pieces of information before heading to Saint Vincent for the 58th year of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp: Have a ticket • Admission to open practices is...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 20, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Joseph Williams sold property at 148 North Ave. to Occor Construction LLC for $27,000. Churchill Estate of William Keegan sold property at 36 Garden Terrace to Keyway Homes East 7 LLC for $80,000. Jason Greenwald sold property at 1943 Hampstead Drive to Kyle and Adriana Perdue for...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 20, 2024
Bellevue Kory Manley sold property at 224 N Balph Ave. to Scott Morgan for $385,000. Stephanie Hanville sold property at 50-52 N Bryant Ave. to Ryan and Trevor Treser for $280,000. Bradford Woods Kelly Barger trustee sold property at 108 Saybrook Hbr to Leah Reitman for $345,000. Etna Estate of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 20, 2025
Edgeworth Joseph Venezia sold property at 402 Meadow Lane to DEP Construction Services LLC for $450,000. Franklin Park Ryan Quinn sold property at 1557 Crestview Drive to David Anthony and Emily Dodge Klodowski for $357,500. Gerri Lynn Hurdle sold property at 2531 Hopkins Church Road to Christopher Lawrence Gatti and...
Aspinwall area real estate transactions for the week of July 20, 2025
Aspinwall Jessica Hulings sold property at 112 First St. to Jiwei Tan for $414,000. Indiana Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 3326 Lexon Drive to Brandon and Kristen Elizabeth Smith for $609,680. Twin Oaks Development LLC sold property at 3615 Windsor Ct to Maronda Homes LLC for $151,818. O’Hara Estate...
Letter to the editor: Required reading for politicians
Let me start off by saying this commentary applies to politicians across the spectrum. There are many books or documents that they should be required to read. Here are the two that I would suggest as a great starting point. The first one is the Constitution of the United States....
Editorial: What are limits of expression on college campuses?
Protesting on college campuses is a rite of passage — part of the process of growing up and learning. It is universal. Student protests happened in medieval France, in the streets of China in the 1980s and in South Africa against apartheid in the 1970s. It is all over the...
The Stroller, July 20, 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. Opportunities available to help...
