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Critical race theory (CRT) is presumptuous. Even though the most recent Rasmussen polls show that the great majority of us do not believe Americans are inherently racist, CRT works from just that position. In my opinion, CRT thrives on division so its wielders can seize control. Though the display of...

A fast start propelled third-seeded Aliquippa to a 48-13 victory in a WPIAL Class 4A Parkway Conference showdown at Chartiers Valley on Friday night. In a span of just over two minutes to start the game, the Quips had built a 14-0 lead. That lead would never be erased. “It...

The rains came at the start of the second half, and then lightning followed on the third possession after halftime Friday night at Joe Montana Stadium. The game was paused at the 7:24 mark of the third quarter with Belle Vernon leading Ringgold by a touchdown. After a two-hour delay,...

High school Field hockey Friday’s results Class A Shady Side Academy 3, Winchester Thurston 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford at Ellis School, ppd. 3-goal scorers: Megan McSorley (Shady Side Academy) Football Friday’s results Class 6A Baldwin 28, Hempfield 0 Central Catholic at Mt. Lebanon, suspended North Allegheny 42, Norwin 24 Seneca Valley...

Elizabeth Forward used a number of South Allegheny miscues to take a commanding three-score lead after the first 10 minutes Friday night and cruised to a 36-7 win over its WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference rivals at Glassport Memorial Stadium. The first offensive snap of the game went in the...

Stephen Greer scored on a 6-yard run in overtime to cap No. 2 OLSH’s 37-36 comeback win against Union (5-1, 3-1) in the WPIAL Class A Big Seven Conference on Friday night. Greer finished with 162 rushing yards and two touchdowns for OLSH (5-1, 3-1), which trailed 30-7 after the...

Luke McCoy ran for 101 yards and two touchdowns and caught a 47-yard scoring pass as No. 4 Laurel scored a 42-7 victory over New Brighton (2-5, 1-3) in the WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Laurel (7-0, 4-0) limited New Brighton to 98 yards and six...

Caleb Williams ran for 263 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montour past Blackhawk, 28-27, in a WPIAL Class 4A Parkway Conference game Friday night. James Haseleu added an interception return for a score, and Jake Wolfe scored on a 10-yard run for the game-winner for Blackhawk (3-4, 1-1). Carson...

Troy Volpatti rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bethel Park to a 27-7 win over No. 4 South Fayette (4-3, 0-2) in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference on Friday night. Max Blanc threw for 129 yards and ran for a touchdown for Bethel Park (4-3, 2-0)....

Nolan Dworek scored on a 5-yard run on No. 5 Seneca Valley’s second overtime possession as the Raiders defeated No. 3 Canon-McMillan, 24-17, in Class 6A football game Friday night. The teams traded field goals on their first possession of the extra period—a 30-yarder by Canon-McMillan’s Anthony Finney and a...

Top performers for Week 6 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 301 - Carson Davidson, Blackhawk (24 of 42) 276 - Sam Miller, Peters Township (19 of 24) 276 - Jahshawn Pringle, Woodland Hills (14 of 16) 262 - Hayden Teska, Greensburg Salem (18 of 35) 257 -...

North Hills took its first lead of the game with less than a minute to go against Penn Hills. Apparently, they left too much time on the clock. Penn Hills took advantage of a big kickoff return by Amir Rollins and quarterback Julian Dugger hit Brenden Hill for a 16-yard...

There was a lot of fun, but there also were serious lessons when New Kensington firefighters visited with elementary students last week. What to do when there’s a fire, how to know there is a fire, and things they shouldn’t do during a fire were among the things assistant Chief...

A peeling portrait of Frederic Chopin purchased at a flea market in Poland hung modestly in a private house for almost three decades before an expert dated the painting to the 19th century, when the Polish piano composer lived. Now restored and in a gilded frame, the small painting resides...

Central Valley’s special teams scored twice off failed punt attempts as the top-ranked Warriors blanked Keystone Oaks, 42-0, in the Class 3A Northwestern 6 Conference on Friday night. Matt Merritt recovered a bad snap in the end zone on an attempted punt in the first quarter while Kyle Shad scored...

Leechburg hoped to maintain its high-scoring offense Friday night for the school’s homecoming game. But the Bishop Canevin defense had other ideas, holding the Blue Devils to just three points on a game-opening drive and tackling Leechburg 14 times for loss in a 33-3 Eastern Conference victory at Leechburg Veteran...

Southmoreland’s defense was up to the task in a 35-7 victory over Yough on Friday in Interstate Conference play at Russ Grimm Field. Its offense wasn’t too shabby either, as the Scotties gained 264 yards on the ground and 374 overall. “Defensively, I thought we played lights out,” Southmoreland coach...

The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden will not block the handover of documents sought by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who wants to shield those White House records from investigators. The...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Even after covid-19 cases rose among children and district leaders worked to contain outbreaks among students, Pennsylvania schools have...

President Joe Biden on Friday restored the protected Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments after former President Donald Trump dramatically slashed them in an effort to open more sensitive public lands to ranching, mining and oil drilling. The president also reestablished a marine conservation area off the New England...

Motorists zipping down State Road in Lancaster this week could be forgiven for thinking they’d passed through some kind of time warp back to the 1970s when they got to the Kellogg’s cereal factory and saw several dozen workers walking a picket line, hoisting large signs reading “On Strike” or...

Runners on your mark for a new community Halloween tradition – The Great Pumpkin Race. The race, planned by The Monroeville Foundation in partnership with Forbes Hospital/AHN, will be held Oct. 24 at the Monroeville Community Park West on Tilbrook Road. In past years, The Monroeville Foundation has hosted the...

President Biden’s approval rating is tanking, fast, precipitated by the disastrous U.S. pullout from Afghanistan and now intensified by his administration’s handling of the economy and covid-19. Today, independents, suburbanites, and college-educated voters — Democrats’ Trump-era coalition — are souring on the Biden presidency. But where does this leave Black...