Letter to the editor: Does Trump not understand cause and effect?
As if President Trump’s programs and military actions weren’t bad enough, he now joins Israel in attacking Iran. This war is creating a global economic calamity that has never been seen before. The administration seems to have no clue as to cause and effect. Soldiers are being killed, the markets...
TribLive writers offer their predictions for the 2026 MLB season
Opening Day is set for Thursday across Major League Baseball, and TribLive writers Kevin Gorman and Justin Guerriero and columnists Tim Benz and Joe Starkey have thoughts on how the season will shake out. Here’s a look: Award winners NL MVP Kevin Gorman: Bryce Harper, Phillies Justin Guerriero: Juan Soto,...
Editorial: Sharing information should be the default
Nothing would be easier than to look at a bar fight involving police officers as an opportunity to talk about bad behavior by law enforcement. But that story isn’t written yet. Charges have been filed against Pittsburgh Det. Richard L. Dilimone Jr., 36, of Adams Township, Butler County, in connection...
Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson headlines 2026 Valley News Dispatch boys wrestling all-stars
Wrestler of the year Mario Hutcherson Kiski Area, so., 189 pounds 2025-26 record: 48-1. Career record: 91-8. It didn’t take too long for sophomore Mario Hutcherson to be named the Valley News Dispatch’s wrestler of the year. Given his track record, his rise to stardom at the high school level...
Letter to the editor: Overtime vs. new hires
As a retired county employee of 38-plus years, the article on county overtime (“Westmoreland County overtime costs top $7.2 million in 2025,” March 6, TribLive) and related editorial (“Punching the overtime clock adds up,”
(March 10, TribLive) certainly caught my attention. Both were good reads, but what they did not...
The Stroller, March 21, 2026: 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. Descendents of Massy Harbison...
Westmoreland happenings: Egg hunt, Easter dinner, Race for Grace, more
Easter events • Community Easter dinner, 4 to 7 p.m. March 24 at Cook Township Community Center, 1698 Route 711. Sponsored by Stahlstown Trinity Community Church. Donations will be accepted. • Egg hunt for children and dogs, noon to 3 p.m. March 28 at Yinzer Valley Farms, 681 Mulberry Road,...
Letter to the editor: Act of war or peace?
We need to stop looking at the military action in Iran as an act of war. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939 it was an act of war. If other European countries would have defended Poland and counterattacked Germany, it may have been defeated, and World War II would not...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 20, 2026
High schools Baseball Friday’s schedule Nonsection Allderdice 2, Hampton 1 Beaver 3, Riverside 1 Boys Latin 4, West Greene 3 Butler 10, Shaler 0 California 10, McGuffey 3 Canon-McMillan 10, Seton LaSalle 3 Central Valley 4, Chartiers Valley 3 Connellsville 4, Albert Gallatin 0 Fort Cherry 11, South Side 0...
High school roundup for March 20, 2026: 9th-inning homer lifts Valley past Serra Catholic
Dom Dunkel hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth to lead Valley to a 3-2 victory over Serra Catholic in nonsection baseball Friday. Nikolas Heakins threw four scoreless innings to earn the win and Brady Moore and Jaron Minford singled and doubled for the Vikings (2-0)....
Police video of Justin Timberlake’s 2024 drunken driving arrest releasedVideo
NEW YORK — Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York’s Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday. The...
Meta targeted older workers in layoffs, lawsuit by former senior director for company claims
When Menlo Park, California, social media giant Meta executed a plan to slash 5% of its workforce last year, it laid off older workers at much higher rates than younger employees, a lawsuit by one of those workers claims. Nicolas Franchet alleged in his lawsuit that he was one victim...
Denmark was ready to blow up airfields to stop a U.S. invasion of Greenland
LONDON — As tensions with President Donald Trump peaked in recent weeks, the Danish military developed detailed plans to blow up airfields in Greenland in the event of a U.S. invasion, two Europeans officials said Friday. Danish soldiers were sent to Greenland equipped with explosives and blood supplies, underscoring the...
Supreme Court allows street preacher’s lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously agreed that a sidewalk preacher from Mississippi could challenge a local ordinance that he said interfered with his religious rights. The issue before the justices was whether the preacher should be allowed to sue — not the validity of the ordinance itself....
In rare move, ICE drags criminal defendant out of a federal courtroom
LOS ANGELES — As part of an ICE operation, plainclothes agents on Thursday pulled an accused MS-13 shot-caller out of a downtown federal courtroom, catching attorneys and the judge off guard, and casting uncertainty over the fate of his pending criminal trial. Mark Sedlander, a defense attorney, said the agents,...
Pentagon orders 2,500 troops, 3 warships from California to the Middle East
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reportedly sending three California-based warships and roughly 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, the second significant deployment in a week. The three warships are part of the San Diego-based USS Boxer amphibious ready group. The Marines are from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at...
1 lane of a portion of West 7th Avenue in Tarentum to close next week
One lane on a small portion of West Seventh Avenue in Tarentum will be closed on Monday starting at about 9 a.m. and last through Friday weather permitting. The affected area is northbound lane on West Seventh on the bridge over Bull Creek between East Street and the Ross Street...
‘It’s About Time’: Pittsburgh Opera’s annual fashion show combines community, art and eras
The Pittsburgh Opera is partnering with Richard Parsakian, longtime owner of a leading vintage clothing store in Pittsburgh, to host its annual fashion show fundraiser, featuring an array of local talent. The show, “It’s About Time,” begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Bitz Opera Factory at the Pittsburgh Opera’s...
Sewickley Academy cruises past Old Forge to secure 4th PIAA championship
HERSHEY — Sewickley Academy won the fourth state title in program history with a 52-36 victory over Old Forge in the PIAA Class 2A boys basketball final at Giant Center on Friday afternoon. The Panthers (30-1) had 11-0 runs in both the first and third quarters to build a comfortable...
High school students explore careers at Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital
Students from Greensburg Central Catholic, Greensburg Salem, Hempfield Area, Penn Trafford and Jeannette City school districts participated in a career fair at Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital on Friday, Feb, 27, 2026. It was the first of two career fairs the hospital is hosting for students this year; the next...
Abby McCloskey: Republicans are squandering their MAHA moment
The MAHA base is bigger than you think. And the GOP is going to need all the support it can muster to survive what’s likely to be a bruising midterm. Roughly four in 10 parents (38%) identify as supporters of the Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a KFF/Washington...
Running New York’s ‘toughest job’ shows challenges familiar to Pittsburgh leaders
NEW YORK — Erin Dalton, the new commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, comes into the role confronting a daunting list of challenges. There are 85,000 people in city shelters. Many thousands of New Yorkers are likely to lose their federal benefits, including health care and...
Sunday services, Lenten events and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth annual 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament on will take place at noon on May 23 at Quaker Valley High School. The event...
Letter to the editor: Integrity, professionalism in Sheriff’s Office
In 2020 I inherited a Sheriff’s Office in disarray, with the previous sheriff facing criminal charges. Westmoreland County paid over a half-million dollars to settle lawsuits due to his actions. We can proudly state there are no lawsuits against my department. Nothing paid out when each deputy performs their duties...
Letter to the editor: We need new Testaments
I predict Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu will fail the final judgement test of Revelations 20 as they seek the Old Testament dictates to utterly destroy men, women and children to obtain “promised” land and riches. They fail the same test in Matthew 25. They and their evangelical leaders urging...
