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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 28, 2025
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Championship At North Allegheny Class 3A Tuesday’s results Pine-Richland 2, North Allegheny 0 Class 2A Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (13-2-2) vs. Fox Chapel (12-3-3), 6 p.m. Class A Wednesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy (16-2-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (9-5), 7:30 p.m. Football WPIAL playoffs All...
High school roundup for Oct. 28, 2025: West Allegheny, Seneca Valley reach WPIAL finals with upset wins
Harrison Murray scored the winning goal in the 60th minute, assisted by Anthony Mimna, as No. 8 West Allegheny continued its WPIAL boys soccer playoff run with a 1-0 victory over No. 5 Thomas Jefferson (17-3-1) in the Class 3A semifinals. Zach Wallace earned the shutout in goal for West...
Tibet halts Mount Everest access over unseasonably heavy snow
BEIJING - Unseasonably heavy snow has prompted authorities in the Tibet side of Mount Everest to halt visitor access to the world’s highest mountain, a notice showed, as a cyclone moving across India effected weather changes far up in the Himalayas. Ticket sales to the scenic area were suspended from...
Mark Harmon revives role of Gibbs in rare ‘NCIS: Origins’ appearance
“NCIS” legend Mark Harmon is bringing his OG Leroy Jethro Gibbs character to the prequel series “NCIS: Origins,” and he’s not coming alone. Harmon, 74, will make a rare guest appearance on “Origins” as Gibbs, the character he played for 18 “NCIS” seasons, during the first crossover event between the...
Lindsey Vonn never doubted herself in comeback as she vies for Olympic returnVideo
NEW YORK — Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic comeback story kicks into high gear this week as Wednesday marks 100 days until the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, but the American skiing great said she was staying cool under the glare of the spotlight. The 41-year-old fan favorite announced her retirement in...
Saints make switch to start rookie QB Tyler Shough
The 1-7 Saints are handing the keys of the offense to rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. New Orleans coach Kellen Moore informed Spencer Rattler and Shough of the change Tuesday. Shough replaced Rattler late in the third quarter of last weekend’s 23-3 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Shough will...
Former NHL player Ryan Kesler faces criminal sexual conduct charges related to 16-year-old
Former NHL player Ryan Kesler has been arrested and charged with two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct related to alleged inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old child earlier this year. Kesler, 41, was arraigned on Monday in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and plead not guilty to the charges in court....
Expected lapse in SNAP benefits puts food banks in crisis
The phones at Allegheny Valley Association of Churches in Harrison have been ringing off the hook for a week. Most of the callers are fearful about how they’ll feed their families if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are cut off Saturday as expected, said Executive Director Karen Snair....
Starved to death, Oakmont girl, 3, finally gets a funeral
The brief service had already ended when a small group of Allegheny County detectives and prosecutors gathered in a close circle on the grassy hillside. Standing near Bella Seachrist’s small grave, mounded with fresh dirt and a thick stack of pink and white roses placed by mourners, they listened closely...
Trump’s popularity dips as Americans sweat cost of living, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell in recent days, tying the lowest level of his term, as more Americans frowned on his handling of the cost of living, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The three-day poll, which concluded Sunday, showed 40% of Americans approve of the Republican...
How Venezuela’s Nobel Prize winner built a high-stakes alliance with Trump
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 6, four members of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s team piled onto a couch in a Capitol Hill office, across from Mike Waltz, who was soon to become Donald Trump’s national security adviser. Machado made a cameo via video call from her hideout in Venezuela....
U.S. consumer confidence slips to 6-month low; worries over job availability rising
WASHINGTON -U.S. consumer confidence eased to a six-month low in October amid worries about the availability of jobs in the near-term, offering more ammunition for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again on Wednesday. The Conference Board survey on Tuesday also confirmed what economists describe as a K-shaped economy,...
Republicans send Biden autopen report to Justice Department, urging further investigation
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their long-promised report on former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen, delivering a blistering critique of his time in office and inner circle that largely rehashes public information while making sweeping accusations about the workings of his White House. The GOP report...
States sue over Trump administration suspending food benefits during shutdown
BOSTON — A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from suspending food aid benefits starting Saturday amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. Attorneys general and governors from 25 states and the District of Columbia filed the lawsuit in Boston federal court...
New U.S. strikes kill 14 alleged drug traffickers, Mexico leads rescue of survivor
WASHINGTON — A series of U.S. strikes against suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific killed 14 alleged drug traffickers and left one survivor, said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday. It is the latest operation in President Donald Trump’s counter-drug campaign. The strikes in the Pacific come against...
Shutdown enters Day 28 as Trump warns SNAP benefits will end
WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shutdown entered Day 28 on Tuesday as the Trump administration warned Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will end on Nov. 1 if the government remains closed. The Agriculture Department in a recent memo said it can’t use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, commonly...
Top House Republican sees no path forward for 3rd Trump term
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday he had discussed the limits of the U.S. Constitution with President Donald Trump, and that there was not enough time to amend the founding document to allow the Republican a third White House term. Trump, 79, on Monday declined to...
Senators urge Trump to reconsider dropping Biden airline compensation plan
WASHINGTON — A group of 18 Democratic senators urged the Trump administration to reconsider its intention to drop a plan by the prior administration to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by carriers. In December, the U.S. Department of Transportation under then-President Joe Biden...
Penn State interim coach Terry Smith details challenge of facing No. 1 Ohio State
Penn State is in the middle of a four-game losing streak, its worst since 2020, and things won’t get any easier this weekend against No. 1 Ohio State. Interim coach Terry Smith said the Nittany Lions are “looking forward” to the challenge they’ll face in Columbus on Saturday. “This is...
Texas sues Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, claiming they hid drug’s autism risks
The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, were sued Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug’s supposed links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Paxton, a Republican, filed the suit five weeks after President Donald Trump said using Tylenol...
Gallery: Photos from Oct. 28, 2025
Take a trip through Western Pennsylvania — and beyond! Join TribLive’s photo adventure, where every snapshot tells a story. From the rolling hills and rustic charm of Western Pa. to far-flung corners of the world, this collection captures the little sparks of humanity that connect us all. Think of it...
Robert T. Smith: Pennsylvania deer management?
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading in the state’s deer herd. There are now potentially too few hunters to control a deer herd that is always looking to expand naturally, and with this expansion goes the disease. Who will help keep the spread in check? CWD is a contagious, always-fatal...
5 scary movies filmed in Western Pa.Video
No one can deny that more movies are being filmed in Pittsburgh. Think “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019),” starring Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers, and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020),” Chadwick Boseman’s final film. But the recent boom has not generated the type of spooky movies that made...
U.S. athletes ‘conscious’ of American image at 2026 Winter Olympics
NEW YORK-U.S. athletes are preparing for anti-American feeling ahead of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) leaders said on Tuesday, a little over three months before next year’s global event. U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime and other policies, including strict travel bans, have sparked...
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as powerful Category 5 storm
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday with dangerous wind speeds of 185 mph and life-threatening storm surge, preparing to leave a wake of destruction across the island before focusing its ferocity on southeastern Cuba. The Category 5 cyclone slammed into the coast near...
