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The two teams that played for WPIAL Class 6A gold earlier this year will battle again Tuesday in the final tune-up for both teams before they begin section play. Back on March 2, Mt. Lebanon captured the school’s fourth district crown with a 62-57 win over Butler. Now the two...

Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford 66, Connellsville 44 Class 5A Section 3 Mars 57, Franklin Regional 52 Class A Section 3 Clairton 70, St. Joseph 52 Nonsection Allderdice 72, Latrobe 69 Central Valley 72, Mohawk 28 Hopewell 87, Rochester 48 Peters Township 66, Belle Vernon...

Maddie Dziezgowski scored 18 points as top-ranked Bethel Park held off Upper St. Clair for a 43-42 girls basketball victory in Section 2-6A Monday night. Olivia Westphal added 10 points for Bethel Park (5-0, 2-0), which jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the first quarter. Ava Keating and Mia...

With the new season a week and a half old, Trib HSSN delivers the weekly boys basketball state rankings. The top five teams in each of the six classifications will be released on Tuesdays all the way through the end of the state basketball playoffs in March. As a reminder,...

A great start by the defending WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball champions has been overshadowed a bit by an incredible statistical anomaly. In each of the four Mt. Lebanon victories this season, senior Jake Hoffman has scored exactly 30 points. “Jake’s 30 points in four games is very unique,” said...

Last year, South Allegheny ended December with a 3-6 record and began 2019 with nine losses in eleven games to finish 6-15 overall and tied in the basement of Section 3-3A. What a difference a year makes. The Gladiators have nearly matched their win total from a year ago in...

The Plum School District placed a teacher on leave after police charged him with felony burglary and tampering with evidence in connection to an incident in January, officials said. Michael Richard Verrico, 47, who teaches physical education at Oblock Junior High School, is accused of burglary, theft, criminal mischief and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers plan to make a quarterback change Sunday, starting rookie Will Grier in the team’s Week 16 game at Indianapolis instead of the struggling Kyle Allen, according to a source. Grier, who grew up in Davidson, will be making his first NFL start and taking his...

The Pirates added a player at a position of desperate need Monday, signing free agent catcher Luke Maile to a one-year major league contract. Maile, 28, is known as a strong defensive catcher who hasn’t hit much in parts of five big league seasons. For his career, he’s a .198...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Monday announced he has closed a loophole in the state’s gun laws by classifying self-assembled gun kits — sometimes called “ghost guns” — as a firearm, making it illegal for felons and others not permitted to have a gun to possess. Shapiro said his...

There was a time that living with HIV was an unimaginable idea. HIV was the contagious virus that dragged you down the unavoidable road to AIDS, and AIDS killed you. It was a fact and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Except they did. Globally, HIV and AIDS...

WASHINGTON — Congress is on track to pass legislation this year that will stabilize the pensions and health benefits of retired coal miners and their widows. It’s a huge win for longtime advocates of the cause, on and off Capitol Hill, who have spent years fighting for a legislative response...

Festival of Trees raffle supports hospital projects Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary is hosting its annual Festival of Trees raffle to benefit projects supporting the hospital. Each hospital department decorates a tree to be raffled off and they are on display in the lobby. Tickets are 10 for $5 or 25...

Sewickley’s Assistant Borough Manager Erin Sakalik has resigned after just seven months in the role. Council hired Sakalik in March to help fill the position vacated by long-time borough manager Kevin Flannery, who resigned in October 2018. Borough Manager Marla Marcinko was also hired in March. According to council President...

Forbes Magazine has ranked Penguins fans at No. 1 in the NHL based on ratings released Friday. This was the third time since Forbes began compiling fan ratings in 2009 that the Penguins have been at the top of the list. The magazine claims it “ranks fans objectively based on...

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...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets. The justices on Monday did not comment as they left in place a ruling that struck down a Boise, Idaho, ordinance. The ruling by...

Considering the responses in the Trib and the numerous social media messages I received about my last letter to the editor (“Atheism & politics,” Nov. 16, TribLIVE), I wanted to give a general response to clarify some things. I am an atheist. The only thing that means is that I...

Whoever is giving advice to our president is doing a terrible job. It’s obvious to me that he is taking advice from sycophants. It will take people with backbone, guts and a healthy dose of patriotism to stand up and get it through his thick head that: • No, it...

I, for one, am sick and tired of the Democratic House of Representatives trying to remove a duly, lawfully elected president from office. I believe they started talking about impeaching President Trump the day after he was sworn in, after the election did not turn out in their favor. When...

If you love the idea of playing fantasy games, but prefer following celebrities’, musicians’ or politicians’ latest moves to sports scores, Quaker Valley alumnus Wade Tucker has just the game for you. Tucker, 37, of Shadyside, recently launched Trend Teams LLC, which features online gaming similar to fantasy football or...

About a year ago, I heard the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra in concert at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. I enjoyed that concert immensely and have been looking for a chance to hear them again. Recently, thanks to the website of their leader, Tom Roberts,...

HOPE Center seeking clothing donations The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is seeking donations of clothing and personal items for the clients that it serves. Items most needed include new pajamas, slippers, socks, underwear for all sizes and genders, full-size shampoo and body wash, hair brushes, combs and Chapstick. Donations can be...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 16....