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Last season, the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team went 8-12, including a 2-10 record in section play. This year, the team has done a 180 with a 14-3 record (5-2 in section) and sits in prime position to lock up a spot in the WPIAL playoffs. So what exactly has...

With a small spot of blood visible through a bandage wrapped around his head, a grateful Isaac Reid bowed toward the center of the mat as his Lock Haven wrestling teammates and coaches — and a jam-packed Thomas Fieldhouse — erupted into a wild celebration. Reid then causally, or maybe...

A couple’s alleged 30-year bootlegging business in Centre County has been busted by Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement officers after a year-long undercover investigation. As WJAC-TV in Johnstown reports, the couple, identified as Glenn and Barbara McCleester of Port Matilda, allegedly told undercover liquor control enforcement investigators...

It has been nearly a year since the Wendel post office was closed. Wendel residents on our side of town now must go to Manor to pick up our mail. A two-minute trip has turned into a 20-minute expedition. In a letter dated Jan. 20, 2021, Curtis Williams, manager of...

Regardless of what happens with the proposed merger of Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh, the need to consolidate the number of government entities within Allegheny County endures. At present, the townships and boroughs of Allegheny County more closely resemble the Kleinstaaterei of the Holy Roman Empire than the government structure of a...

While spring gardening might not be foremost on residents’ minds during a snowstorm, the state announced Friday it will ban plant sales of certain pampas grasses and two varieties of buckthorn. The state Department of Agriculture added three species to the state list of noxious weeds, which are non-native invasive...

Query Club All meetings take place in the Community Room of the Sewickley Public Library from 7-9 p.m. The Feb. 28 meeting will feature host Janet Oellig and speakers Susan Sour (Ansel Adams) and Lynne Schneider (California Gold Rush). Galentine’s Coffee Tasting The Press House, located at 505 Broad St.,...

Matthew Zegar of Hampton earned Boy Scouting’s highest rank when he successfully completed the Eagle Scout Board of Review on Dec. 23. The son of Robert and Nancy Zegar, he led a team of youth and adult volunteers in constructing and installing a dog agility course in Seville Park in...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its draft decision on coverage for monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. This draft proposes a coverage decision that is so restrictive, it can hardly be considered coverage at all. It effectively denies access to all current...

Why does Westmoreland County have so much trouble with the people enforcing the rules playing by them? For years, it was the sheriff’s office that was the problem. There were times that multiple leaders in the department were charged with crimes or on suspension or both all at the same...

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Throughout the covid-19 crisis, there has been intense debate about the course of action that policymakers should take to fight the disease. However, the common goal across the spectrum has been unwaveringly consistent: Minimize the number of deaths and severe outcomes. Early on, state and federal subsidies were offered to...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 7....

Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 7....

Cameron Lindsay scored 19 points and Damar Freeman added 17 to lead Aliquippa to a 65-50 victory over Lincoln Park at the Hoops for a Cure showcase at Sewickley Academy on Sunday. Brandon Banks added 10 for the Quips (12-7), who trailed by six at halftime and took over with...

High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Hoops for a Cure At North Allegheny Winchester Thurston vs. Aquinas Academy, ppd. Bishop Canevin 94, Greensburg C.C. 57 Highlands 86, McKeesport 60 Montour 65, Belle Vernon 48 At Sewickley Academy Rochester 53, Sto-Rox 47 Aliquippa 65, Lincoln Park 50 Monday’s schedule Class 5A...

Sorry chocolate lovers, even your favorite candy isn’t immune from inflation. The Hershey Co. announced recently it is planning “list price increases across all segments” as a way to drive sales growth. The company said the hikes will offset rising labor and ingredient costs. “Pricing will be an important lever...

Fox Chapel hockey is coming closer to capping its amazing comeback season with an undefeated mark. The Foxes are 15-0 with five games left in the PIHL regular season. That’s a far cry from winning only four games last year. Through it all, Fox Chapel has done most of the...

The “stupid light” is flashing again. The weight limit on the Fern Hollow Bridge was 26 tons. The weight of a fully loaded fire truck can be 30 tons. The weight of a fully loaded garbage truck can be 32 tons. The weight of a fully loaded tractor-trailer can be...

Gone are the days when second opinions from another doctor were required or recommended. It had been standard practice for insurance companies to actually insist you get a second opinion before proceeding with surgery or treatment. Why was that practice abandoned? It is heart-wrenching to watch a loved one not...

Aleppo Martha Smith sold property at 203 Sewickley Ridge Court to Thomas and Marilyn Leonard for $524,000. Edgeworth Estate of Mark Liggett sold property at 407 Woodland Road to Simon Family Revocable Trust for $720,000. Sewickley Kristin Bovard sold property at 614 Grimes St. to Gerianne Williams for $429,000. Real...

Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...

Forest Hills James Cinque sold property at 102 Fall Run Road to Michael Sable and Terrie Griffin for $215,500. Michael Mann sold property at 135 Fieldcrest Drive to Barbara Price for $197,000. Brian Mitcham sold property at 709 Lenox Ave. to Cary Morgan for $160,000. Monroeville SFR3 000 LLC sold...

Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...

I read with interest Betty Harp’s letter “Avoiding abortion” (Jan. 20, TribLIVE). Harp’s rudimentary understanding of modern social dynamics was on full display when she stated, “So, young women, keep yourself clean for that special man when you are old enough to get married. My mother was a wise lady.”...