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Drawing on her Christian faith, author Christina Leeman, a Sewickley native, is on a mission to help young women understand their true value. In the past year, Leeman won two awards for her unpublished book she submitted to writers conferences. Leeman has also published a booklet in response to the...

100 years ago Prohibition begins in Valley area Four days after the national prohibition laws took effect, owners of the Kensington and Krick hotels of New Kensington were arrested for liquor violations. The owners and employees would face charges in federal court. 75 years ago Ford City man real tank...

Ringgold came into the 2019-20 season with lofty expectations, and for good reason. Last year, the Rams avenged being eliminated in the previous postseason by Burrell by beating the Bucs in the Division 2 championship game. They want to get back there again, and they’re playing well enough to do...

High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results WPIAL MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills Aliquippa 59, Nazareth Prep 52 Bethel Park 55, Woodland Hills 47 Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 71, Kiski School 65 Carolina Basketball Academy (N.C.) 84, Bishop Walsh (Md.) 82 Chester 65, Bishop Loughlin (N.Y.) 57 Deer Lakes 57,...

Last season, Montour won the Class A Penguins Cup. If it wasn’t for then-freshman Anthony Reinholt, the Spartans might not have won it. Montour was loaded with scoring and, to that point in the year, had received great goaltending from Zach O’Malley. O’Malley got hurt during the playoffs, which thrust...

The WPIAL wrestling postseason begins with team sectionals, and the high school basketball section second half kicks into full gear this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games, including the HSSN boys and girls video stream games of...

Here are the latest PIHL standings through Jan. 19. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the top two...

A week after big changes in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, all was quiet as the elite throughout Pennsylvania took care of business. Only a couple of ranked teams lost up and down the six classifications, with most slipping only a notch or two to remain in the...

There has been a lot of discussion, speculation and debate. Finally, on Monday, the WPIAL football conference set up for the next two seasons takes shape. The WPIAL Board of Control will meet for its monthly get together and vote on a new alignment in football. While many eyes will...

There were two big tests on the Woodland Hills girls basketball team’s midterm report. The Wolverines passed both, earning an A-plus and sitting on the top of the Section 3-5A honor roll. Woodland Hills edged rivals Penn Hills and Oakland Catholic in section games before picking up another win Saturday...

Despite the best efforts of the transportation industry nationally working together to reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes, nearly 40,000 people die each year in highway-related incidents; on average, 15 of those occur on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Every year, dozens of roadway workers, first responders and tow-truck operators are killed; we...

My father was a Presbyterian minister in rural northwest Alabama from 1961 to 1965. I came of age there, then left the University of Alabama with an M.A. in history in 1969. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gov. George C. Wallace framed the historical context of a changing...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut researchers are involved in a potentially important effort to break the cycle of infections among wild animals and ticks that leads to the transmission of Lyme disease to humans. The key is finding a way to give a specially developed vaccine to white-footed or deer mice,...

When most people think about Sunday, they ponder things that are fun and relaxing. When opponents of the Moon girls basketball team think about Sunday, things aren’t so relaxing. That is because sophomore Reilly Sunday usually lights up the scoreboard against them. “Reilly has the perfect combination of speed and...

LAS VEGAS — Gun companies are gathering for their annual conference and trade show this week in Las Vegas at a pivotal moment for the industry amid slumping sales, a public increasingly agitating for restrictions on access to firearms and escalating tensions over gun control efforts. The event, held by...

There once was a man who had a dream. He stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He looked back 100 years to a great day in American history and spoke about how far we have come, but he also...

I was discouraged by the decision by Arnold’s mayor and council in filling the empty seat left open by the election of Joe Bia as mayor (“Arnold fills vacant city council seat, creates redevelopment vacancy,” Jan. 14, TribLIVE). The two candidates both had extensive resumes. However, one has been a...

Thank you for your recent editorial concerning the need for registration of organ donors (“Donation is a gift of Life.” ) This is such an important topic, one that is rarely covered by most of the local media. The news outlets are obsessed with politics, sports and celebrities and not...

The Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority’s treatment plant expansion plans are not only on track, they are slightly ahead of schedule. Authority officials said initial permitting has been approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The electrical and structural plans are done, and a second round of permitting involving...

I am the mother of two children with special needs, one much more significant than the other. My daughter has multiple disabilities that will be lifelong and are life-threatening. Her care is costly. Her needs are great. She will need care all of her life, and her medical expenses will...

Question: Our 10-year-old granddaughter lives with us. We have custody of her but her father, our son, is now asking us for visitation privileges. I probably don’t need to tell you that both he and his ex-wife were not up to parental responsibilities. He says he’s cleaned up his act...