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Waynesburg, Canon-McMillan, Seneca Valley and Hempfield are the four sites for the WPIAL Class AAA first round and quarterfinals on Wednesday. Waynesburg is the topseed and will host Pine-Richland while Latrobe faces Connellsville. Hempfield hosts Chartiers Valley in a first-round bout while defending WPIAL champion Kiski Area and South Fayette...

Steel Valley guard Cam Polak is the second-leading scorer in the WPIAL, averaging 32 points per game. Polak did not hit his average on Tuesday, but the Ironmen got by with a little help from Cam’s friends. The senior did score a game-high 27 points, but Steel Valley (7-3, 11-6)...

Things didn’t look good in the pre-game for Highlands standout Johnny Crise. Recovering from a knee injury sustained against Allderdice on Sunday night, Crise took just a couple of practice shots and spent the remainder of warm-up time getting worked on in front of the Highlands bench. But Crise was...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf launched a campaign earlier this month aimed at expanding access to mental health services for all Pennsylvanians. As president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, I applaud Wolf’s commitment to combating this growing issue. While strengthening insurance parity and network adequacy serve as essential solutions, an equally...

Hazing can be easy to dismiss as a common team-building activity, or even a comic exercise. It isn’t. Hazing is that time-honored practice of taking new members of an organization and putting them through a series of ritualized tests or torments. It might be beatings or degrading psychological abuse. It...

The terrible news that came out Sunday about Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter accident is another example of it being great to be a high school sports reporter and getting to see athletes before they become famous. I was at the old Hersheypark Arena in 1996 when Bryant played...

UPMC has presented plans for a much smaller medical facility in Jefferson Hills than initially planned. While the health care giant still seeks to build a 63-bed hospital in the borough, some of the outpatient services initially planned for the medical center proposed near the intersection of Elliot Road and...

Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Butler, is correct to oppose Gov. Tom Wolf’s October executive order to direct the Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. First, the initiative is a carbon cap-and-trade program that does not solve the greenhouse gas problem; it merely...

LAHORE, Pakistan — A massive explosion and fire triggered by a gas cylinder explosion engulfed a small perfume factory in eastern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, rescuer workers and police said. Two people were also injured in the blast, which caused the roof of the factory to...

I hate to bring Hillary Clinton into the conversation again, but I have this thing about her. The Republicans had two years when they controlled the House and Senate and could have indicted her, but didn’t. Why not? Was she too big to challenge? No, the Republicans simply have no...

Regarding the article “Tempers flare briefly on 8th day of jury selection in Wilkinsburg mass shooting case” (Jan. 15, TribLIVE): I am disgusted by the murderous acts that Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas are charged with committing. Nobody should be exposed to the experience that the victims suffered and that...

Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Bentworth 65, Neighborhood Academy 44 Brashear 76, Northgate 47 Brownsville 58, West Greene 52 Deer Lakes 67, Springdale 65 Steel Valley at Nazareth Prep, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Central Catholic at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m....

Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell celebrated the 600th victory of his high school coaching career Monday night. Forty-eight of them have come since he made the transition from boys basketball to the girls side at the start of last season, and in that role, he has yet to taste defeat....

Dear Mayo Clinic: Why does my doctor want to know what supplements I’m taking, even if I don’t have any health problems and don’t take more than the recommended amounts? Answer: It’s important to tell your health care provider about any dietary supplements you take. Although you don’t need a...

Cat food donations needed at Frankie’s Friends Rescue Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue, New Kensington, is in need of donations of Purina Cat Chow Complete in the blue bag. Items can be dropped off from 9 to 10 a.m. or 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays or shipped to the...

Combine the vast power and reach of social media, the unlimited resources of websites and apps, and the unquenchable thirst for health information and motivation. The result is a powerful tool for researchers, health care providers and patients. But like many aspects of the internet, it can be a mixed...

Hampton Community Library has a full schedule of activities. For details or to register for any of the programs, call the library at 412-684-1098 or visit hamptoncommunity library.org. For adults • Murder by the Book: A Mystery Book Club, meets Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate...

Pine Township resident Evan Gerson again appeared before the board of supervisors asking them to remedy what he says is damage caused to his property by a contractor hired to remediate a retention pond that the township is responsible for maintaining. Gerson, who lives on Salem Heights Drive, appeared at...

There are plenty of key boys basketball games slated for Tuesday. One of the biggest games, however, is on the girls’ side of the hardwood. Two of the top Class 6A girls basketball teams collide when Norwin visits North Allegheny. Norwin is a perfect 10-0 in Section 1, one game...

The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down. There are less than two weeks left in section play with four days remaining in January. 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...

The Trump campaign says it will dispatch high-level government appointees to stump in Iowa ahead of the state’s Monday caucuses, setting up potential pitfalls for Cabinet secretaries and other officials bound by ethics restrictions on their politicking. “This goes above and beyond anything I’ve ever seen when it comes to...