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TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • 6A (semifinals): No. 3 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 35, No. 2 MT. LEBANON 0 Central Catholic defensive lineman Bralen Henderson had four sacks and his teammates added four more. • 5A: No. 4...

In this day of sophisticated passing offenses, Rochester turned the calendar back to the 1950s with a strong ground game in Friday’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinal victory. The Rams ran 69 plays — 68 of them runs — in a 34-17 victory over Springdale at Rochester Stadium. The only pass...

For the first time in two decades, the Elizabeth Forward football program has a playoff victory under its belt. The third-seeded Warriors rushed for more than 300 yards and held off a second-half rally from No. 6 Freeport to capture its first playoff triumph since 2000 with a 34-20 victory...

Shenango’s mission in a WPIAL Class A quarterfinal matchup with California on Friday night was pretty clear. The Wildcats had to stop Jaeden Zuzak, the second-leading rusher in the WPIAL. Zuzak wasn’t stopped, per se, running for 193 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns, but Shenango controlled him enough...

If there was any thought Thomas Jefferson was in trouble in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs after dropping its regular season finale to McKeesport, the Jaguars quickly squashed that notion Friday night. No. 2 TJ got three first-half passing touchdowns from Jake Pugh, two to Preston Zandier and one to...

As law enforcement in the region plan how to respond to any potential Election Day issues or unrest, along with anything that may arise post-election, a global watchdog on armed conflict warns that Pennsylvania is a state at high risk for militia violence. Local authorities — mainly at the county...

From the day President Trump announced his candidacy, Pennsylvania has been on the forefront of his mind. The forgotten men and women of Pennsylvania have been forgotten no more under Trump’s leadership. From leading an unprecedented response to covid-19, to better trade deals like the USMCA for Pennsylvania workers, to...

A McCandless police officer is suing the town, former chief and a lieutenant alleging discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. Melissa Delval filed the lawsuit on Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court naming as defendants former chief David DiSanti and Lt. Jeffrey Basl. DiSanti resigned last November after previously being...

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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 — In a precarious position in the polls and with his focus fixed on the swing state of Pennsylvania, President...

After starting the school year fully remote, students in Carlynton School District’s elementary schools have gone back to in-person classes four days a week. Oct. 29 was the first day for the new schedule. At Crafton Elementary, kindergarten through third-grade students were welcomed with a few surprises on their first...

In the current covid-19 pandemic, the first goal is to get control of the virus. This can be achieved with masks, handwashing and limiting contact with others. When these measures are implemented effectively, people can get back to work and school. Once spread is contained, smaller outbreaks can be controlled...

In a powerfully worded order filed Friday, an Allegheny County judge asked the two sides fighting over the removal of the Columbus statue at Schenley Park to try to reach consensus. “Open mindedness as a community requires that we listen to each other and weigh the concerns expressed collectively with...

A former Verona police officer will serve probation after pleading guilty Thursday to having a sexual relationship with a teenager. Anthony Ogline, 35, pleaded guilty to corruption of minors and furnishing alcohol to a minor before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. She ordered him to serve a...

As Halloween draws near, A suggestion I offer to allay your fear. Do not be duped by the mainstream press, For they mostly suffer with TDS. Do not vote for the one who calls us chump, Keep the America we love with a vote for Trump! Carl Massart Buffalo Township...

As a drafted Marine Vietnam veteran, I want a president who doesn’t fake bone spurs to avoid the draft and doesn’t believe that STDs was his personal Vietnam. I want a president who respects Gold Star families and heroes like John McCain. I want a president who responds to a...

I have seen many articles about the need for election poll workers in Westmoreland County. I completed the application back in August. As I never got a reply, I called multiple times and was told each time I would get a call back. I did not. Only one time was...

Since President Trump was elected, his enemies have accused him of not believing the “experts” or the “science” on a number of subjects. The two main ones are climate change and the covid-19 virus. When he pulled out of the Paris climate accord, the left went into orbit and blamed...

Is your church or organization going to host a free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Contributions needed for homeless veterans’ project Local veterans’ charity Five Forces is collecting personal items for the Homeless Heroes Stocking Project....

Few pre-teens have the talent and discipline to compete in a pageant. These attributes are tested further if they must summon the poise and versatility necessary to fulfill areas of pageant participation online via the Zoom videoconferencing app. Siena Rose Smith, of Pine-Richland, daughter of Rhea Corso and Joseph Smith,...

Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Championship Nov. 4 schedule Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township at Fox Chapel, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Championship Monday’s schedule Penn-Trafford at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class A Championship Monday’s schedule Shady Side Academy vs. Ellis School at Fox Chapel, 5 p.m. Football WPIAL Playoffs Friday’s...

Defense and a couple of clutch goals can carry a team a long way in WPIAL girls soccer playoffs. Just ask Moon. Kayla Leseck scored off a free kick in the first half and Alayshja Babel recorded the shutout as the No. 6 Tigers (9-3-2) grabbed a 1-0 Class 4A...

A 62-year-old New Kensington woman has been sentenced to two years of probation following her conviction for copyright infringement, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said Thursday. Sherry Collingwood, 62, of Campbell Avenue, was charged in 2018 with bootlegging and selling digital copies of popular serial dramas like “Blue Bloods,” “Vikings,” “Dexter,”...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has pumped billions of dollars into the health care industry during the covid-19 crisis, padding bottom lines at some of the country’s most profitable businesses even as millions of Americans have been left struggling with mounting medical bills. And although taxpayer money has poured into...

Facing a pandemic, record unemployment and unknown future costs for covid-19 treatments, health insurers selling Affordable Care Act plans to individuals reacted by lowering rates in some areas and, overall, issuing only modest premium increases for 2021. “What’s been fascinating is that carriers in general are not projecting much impact...

Laurel: To an appropriate response. Fox Chapel Borough is right to move deliberately with the proposal to change the names of streets and trails that contain the word “Squaw.” The council president wants to collect the opinions of the people living on the roads of Squaw Run and Squaw Run...