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Youth football association to collect new and used shoes Allegheny Valley Youth Football Association is collecting gently-used and new shoes from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays Dec. 21 through Feb. 15 at Veterans Memorial Field, Lincoln Avenue, Springdale. Shoes will be redistributed through the Funds2Orgs network of small business partners...

Nothing says “celebration” like a ridiculously expensive piece of meat. Well, that’s not really true, but this is the time of year for splurging, in dollars and eating. And with apologies to all the vegetarians out there, few things are as impressive an anchor to a festive meal as an...

Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 59, Woodland Hills 48 McKeesport 75, Greensburg Salem 62 Penn Hills 77, Gateway 61 Section 2 Chartiers Valley 52, South Fayette 50 Moon 58, West Mifflin 47 Thomas Jefferson 79, West Allegheny 65 Trinity 100, Montour 97 Section 3...

Isaiah Smith scored 18 points and Dakari Bradford added 15 as Lincoln Park held off a late charge from Aliquippa to secure a 68-64 victory in a matchup of top teams in Section 1-3A Tuesday night. After trailing by as many as 15 points in the first half, Aliquippa (1-2,...

Springdale junior Demitri Fritch had a game for the ages as he registered a triple-double in a thrilling 86-85 overtime victory over No. 2 ranked Sto-Rox. The win keeps the Dynamos undefeated at 6-0 overall and now 2-0 in Section 1-2A. “I’ve told everyone he’s one of the top five,”...

No Johnny? No problem Tuesday night for the Highlands Golden Rams. With Johnny Crise sitting out a game due to an ejection Saturday night, it didn’t stop Highlands from getting off to a remarkable start and an 82-60 victory over Beaver Falls. The Golden Rams, 4-1 and No. 2 this...

The Pirates have agreed to terms on minor league contracts with an infielder, an outfielder and two pitchers and given them non-roster invitations to spring training, the team announced Tuesday. Right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi has the most big league experience, going 12-34 with a 5.51 ERA in 119 appearances with...

Harrison plans to take on blight in a big way next year. The township is counting on a $500,000 grant from the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. Harrison has up to 100 abandoned homes it would like to demolish, 30 in the Natrona section of the township. Township Manager Rich...

The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books. While we anxiously look ahead to 2020, let’s reflect on the district high school sports scene over the last 12 months. Here is a look back at the top 19 stories from around the WPIAL in 2019. HSSN Top...

Disgraced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was hospitalized late last week as a result of suffering a cardiac event in prison, according to his attorney. The attorney, Todd Blanche, declined to elaborate on the 70-year-old ex-Trump campaign chief’s condition, but told the Daily News he was still recovering Tuesday...

The smoke and fire seen burning up Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday centered on the announcement from the PIAA that Aliquippa and a number of other schools are being moved up in classification under a new rule. The rule, designed to discourage transfers that could form a veritable all-star team...

On Monday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro officially stated his legal opinion that most of a gun is a gun. That means that felons and others barred from buying or possessing guns in Pennsylvania can’t buy something called an 80% receiver — a kind of building block for a weapon...

The Women’s Committee of the Carnegie Museum of Art — as it has since 1961 — underwrote the annual tree exhibition and kicked off the holiday season with the Carnegie Trees Opening Celebration on Dec. 4. “This year’s theme was ‘Artistically Inspired,’ because each of the five trees represented a...

I was a union worker for 38 years. I was told I must vote Democrat in every election. Maybe in the past the Democratic Party was for the working person. No more. I started paying attention to the way things were going — using my brain instead of being one...

Only in a dream world would “Make America Great Again” be true. President Trump has disgraced the country. The multiple instances of obstruction of justice revealed in the Mueller report and in the impeachment process demonstrate real concern. The impeachment hearings have proven that Trump and cohorts pressured foreign entities...

State College cannot shutter two fraternity houses, even though Penn State revoked its recognition of the frats, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. Sigma Alpha Mu, 329 E. Prospect Ave., was suspended in April 2017 for violating nearly all of the university’s tighter alcohol rules that were imposed after the...

The Sewickley Cultural Center – the 1910 Beaux Arts building that serves as the entrance to the village from the Ohio River Boulevard - held its own light-up night Dec. 3 with the reveal of a permanent outdoor lighting installation. The home of Sweetwater Center for the Arts and the...

Aleppo Wendy Batman sold property at 103 Little Glen Drive to Agastheeswaran Somasundaram trustee and Chitra Dharmarajan trustee for $195,000. Bell Acres Jason Bablak sold property at 155 Summerlawn Drive to Ralph Clinton and Kimberly Kerley for $589,900. Debra Easterly sold property at 215 Summerlawn Drive to Scott Eldridge II...

When arctic weather is on the way, forecasters often alert you to protect your pets or watch out on the roads. Perhaps they also should warn you about your heart. Winter cold and other seasonal factors raise the risk of heart attacks and more. It’s an issue whether you’re in...

Intermittent fasting has shown success in helping people lose weight, but some people can find it difficult to eat normally most days and then severely restrict their food intake other days. A new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism offers an alternative — time-restricted eating. Time-restricted eating allows you...

For South Hills residents living without a car, simple tasks like getting to the grocery store or doctor’s office can be a challenge. Access to transportation in the area is a steady problem, local leaders say, and they’re hoping a new pilot program will help chip away at the issue....

We tend to classify them all together, but winter vegetables are not always the same as root vegetables. Nevertheless, these veggies deserve our attention during these cold winter months. Take Brussels sprouts, a veggie you either adore or abhor. These hardy vegetables that look like baby cabbages on stalks belong...

Applications for certain business permits in Hampton may become easier, which could create some cost- and time-saving benefits for the applicant. Township staff has been reviewing permitting and application steps in an effort to “streamline the process and make it easier and less costly in certain cases to apply for...