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The Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commission (OSFC) has awarded grants to fire companies, emergency medical services and rescue squads statewide. Thirteen recipients are in District 30, and 59 are in District 38. The Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program administers the 2019-2020 grants, which recipients may...

The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has less than a week left. The playoff field is starting to take shape. When the regular season ends, at least 76 boys basketball teams will earn a spot in the WPIAL postseason. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the Path...

Leechburg couldn’t have scripted a better senior night. Jake Blumer went over 1,000 points in his career, Dylan Cook scored a career-high 36 points and the Blue Devils tied Clairton for third place in Section 3-A with a masterful 85-40 win Tuesday night at Lewis Hicks Gym. Leechburg (14-5, 9-4)...

Serra Catholic led most of the first quarter and again in the second quarter, only to have a late Brentwood flurry in each quarter give the host Spartans a one-point lead. However, when Serra punched Brentwood early in the third quarter, there was no return run and the Eagles cruised...

Freeport Council voted 5-1 Monday night to enter the next phase of construction for a new sewage treatment plant. Phase II of the project would involve design, surveying, construction and inspection. Construction costs are estimated to be about $11.1 million. With the costs of design, surveying and legal responsibilities, the...

Hall of Famer and multiple Valley News Dispatch football Coach of the Year Harry Beckwith died last week. He was 77. A 1960 graduate of the former Kittanning High School, Beckwith returned to coach his alma mater to its only WPIAL championship game appearance in 1975. He retired from coaching...

The Iowa Democratic Party doesn’t just owe it to the people who participate in its highly-touted, first-in-the-country caucus every four years to figure out how to correct its problems. It owes it to the rest of us, too. On Tuesday, the Hawkeye State’s caucuses — a kind of Thanksgiving-table survey...

The last remaining Winghart’s Burger & Whiskey Bar is under new ownership and undergoing a concept overhaul and rebrand. On Saturday, Winghart’s South Side location changed hands from the Bandhu Brothers Inc. — who retain rights to the Winghart’s name — to first-time restaurateur and Pittsburgh native Matthew Miklos, 35,...

Police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing another man Tuesday morning outside a Clairton house, officials said. Gerald Johnson, 28, is behind bars at Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment, Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said shortly before 5 p.m. Johnson faces a homicide charge in the shooting...

Shamrock Shuffle 5K and Walk set for March 21 The 2020 Shamrock Shuffle 5K and one-mile Family Fun Walk will begin at 10 a.m. March 21 at West Leechburg Fire Hall, 1116 Gosser St. The course will run through the streets of West Leechburg and return to the fire hall....

Our nation is facing a youth e-cigarette epidemic, setting up our kids to become the next generation hooked on tobacco, and continuing the cycle of tobacco addiction and the diseases that come with it. The federal government isn’t doing enough to protect kids. The American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco...

As we start this presidential election year, I have a serious question to ask. Why do people hate President Trump? I honestly don’t understand it. I didn’t agree with everything President Obama did or stood for, but I did not hate him. He was our president; he was my president....

I have journeyed to Washington, D.C., a number of times for the March for Life in support of the pro-life movement. In the 1970s I was a bus captain, and my daughter accompanied me on one of the trips. I was shocked when I read that the pro-life community was...

Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 2 Montour 72, West Mifflin 52 Nonsection Brentwood 56, Fort Cherry 47 Frazier 50, West Greene 46 South Allegheny 64, Carlynton 48 Hundred (W.Va.) 80, Mapletown 54 District 6 Heritage Homer-Center 48, West Shamokin 43 Ligonier Valley 73, Penns Manor 53 Tuesday’s...

The Penn Hills girls basketball team picked the perfect time for a statement win. Amoni Blackwell scored 23 points and Jayla Golden added 12 as Penn Hills separated itself from the pack in Section 3-5A and clinched a playoff berth with a 52-27 win over No. 3 Oakland Catholic on...

CHICAGO — “It happens when you least expect it. … It was my last semester before it was time for me to graduate. That’s when I found out.” Morgan Park, Ill., resident Angela Williams was 40 years old in 2015 when she received a diagnosis of cervical cancer following a...

Our bodies are very good at fighting infection. The immune system reacts and attacks bacteria and viruses that make us sick. But sometimes the immune reaction is so strong that it damages the body. This is called a septic reaction or sepsis, and the mortality rate associated with it can...

How do you know when a carrot is dehydrated? Why should we care? I found the answer plus other interesting facts about my favorite vegetable in a recent article by registered dietitian Bethany Oxender in Food & Nutrition magazine, a publication of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. I’ve highlighted...

Tupelo Honey Teas, the Millvale Community Library (MCL) and Triboro Ecodistrict are collaborating to reshape a portion of Millvale’s Grant Avenue over the next three to five years. Danielle Spinola, who owns the 207 Grant Ave. tea shop and plant-based cafe, acquired the 211 Grant Ave. space in December. She...

Coming off a devastating loss, with a playoff spot on the line, the Baldwin girls basketball team came ready to play. The Highlanders raced out to a 7-0 lead and never trailed en route to a 65-46 victory, eliminating Hempfield from postseason contention in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. The...

Seven teams started the week ranked among the elite in the state, but a bump or two in the road had them headed to the exits. The latest Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings heading into the final week of January takes on a new look with seven fresh...

The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down, and the playoff field is starting to grow. When the regular season ends, at least 68 girls basketball teams will earn a spot in the WPIAL postseason. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the Path to the Pete...

The final week of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tips off Tuesday with plenty of key games. Two of the three section games remaining in Section 3-6A take place Tuesday. Section champion Fox Chapel hosts Connellsville. While the Foxes are aiming for a 10-0 section record, the Falcons need...

Fifty-two years ago, Laurel Highlands won the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA boys basketball championships. Now, while this year’s team might not win it all, it has some impressive wins on its resume. The 1968 Mustangs were led by Wil Robinson and a strong supporting cast. The 2020 Laurel Highlands...