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Talk to any coach in the PIHL, and most will say having good goaltending is half the battle. Most probably would say a good goaltender — combined with good play behind the blue line — can steal games. In a lot of cases, that good goaltender is a leader in...

Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo was arrested Sunday after an incident involving a 25-year-old woman in Fayette County, according to state police. Chickillo, 26, is charged with simple assault and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors, and harassment, a summary offense. State police said they were called to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Wharton...

Once a perennial power, the Burrell football program as fallen on tough times as of late. The Buccaneers, the 1995 WPIAL AA champions, haven’t reached the playoffs since 2012 and have not won a postseason game since 2005. That could change soon thanks in part to 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior quarterback...

Time for another dose of WPIAL bracketology as the district girls volleyball postseason is set to begin. There are 64 teams competing for four WPIAL championships. All four defending champs are back in the postseason. North Allegheny in Class AAAA, Knoch in AAA and Bishop Canevin in A are going...

The stretch run of the high school football regular season comes to an end, and its postseason time in girls volleyball and boys and girls soccer this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 9 of the high school football...

So much for FAU coach Lane Kiffin’s proclamation to not criticize the officiating. Nearly 24 hours removed from the Owls’ 36-31 loss to Marshall on Friday at FAU Stadium, Kiffin used Twitter on Saturday evening to express his thoughts on officiating. He tweeted a blind-referees meme and tagged Conference USA’s...

The Greensburg Catholic Diocese announced Thursday the amount of money paid out of a compensation fund for victims of clergy child sexual abuse. The local totals came to $4.35 million distributed among 57 adults. That breaks down to an average of $76,315. That’s a significant amount of money. It’s more...

The saying goes that children learn what they live. If children meet police under normal circumstances, they’ll be set for life. That’s because they’ll experience encounters that are positive. Encounters like school resource officers being there to assist students if there’s danger. Officers providing safety tips during school assemblies. DARE...

Nearly 2,000 deep shale gas wells have been drilled and fracked in Washington County. Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Department of Health held a public meeting at Canon-McMillan High School to defend its claim that there is no cancer cluster in our region. Twelve children and young adults have been...

Monday’s games GIRLS SOCCER First round Class AAAA 13-Hempfield (5-8-1) at 4-Moon (14-2-1) 8 p.m. Monday at Tiger Stadium Winner plays: Winner of 5-Seneca Valley (11-3-2)/12-Canon McMillan (12-6) on Thursday in quarterfinals Coaches: Adam Shaffer, Hempfield; J.R. Little, Moon Players to watch: Caroline Czarnecki, Sr., D, Hempfield; Hailey Longwell, Fr.,...

Springdale’s water system renovation project could be completed as soon as next month. Project engineer Kevin Szakelyhidi of Bankson Engineers that the $7.4 million project is 85% completed, based on payouts to contractors. Szakelyhidi said he hopes the project can be completed within the next month or so. In providing...

Americans want to be ‘united’ Do any Americans actually like fake news? I would think not. Do most American want a “UNITED” States of America? I think yes. Do any Americans like that the FBI has sunk so low? I would think not. Do any Americans think the country should...

Your front page Columbus Day piece (“5 facts you might not know about Columbus Day,” Oct. 14, Trib LIVE) was a disservice to your readers. Your effort appears to be more of an editorial or opinion disguised as balanced historical reporting. While you refer to colonization, you fail to acknowledge the...

You can’t be an elected member of the Democratic Party and not eventually align yourself with the left on some issues. Earlier this year, Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli posted a picture of her hand-picked candidates for row offices and sheriff. The photo excluded Commissioner Ted Kopas. The “Cerilli squad”...

Sylvia (Szramowski) and Phil Makowski of South Fayette, formerly of Heidelberg, celebrated 60 years of marriage Oct. 17. They are the parents of Cindy (Don) Settina, Sharon (Michael) Chabalie and Carla Bonkowski. Sylvia and Phil have two grandchildren, Jason Palas and Tina Chabalie, and three great-grandchildren, Jace, Jere and Lyam Palas....

KABUL, Afghanistan — While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue operations against the Islamic State group. They aren’t coming home and the...

When Rose Morris couldn’t find a suitable product to keep her special needs son safe while he slept, she invented one. Now, the president and founder of Abram’s Nation (www.abramsnation.com) has hopes of finding others who can help influence the way insurance companies pay for safety beds for special needs...

Audiences will view Christopher Columbus’ ship, attend the Declaration of Independence’s signing, witness the telephone’s invention and observe the first moon landing during Shaler Area Middle School’s fall play. “Almost History: That Whole Space Time Continuum Thing” tells the story of news anchor Sandra (performed by eighth-grader Ava Bardakos) and...

It was standing room only to hear details on a planned stormwater utility fund at a Hampton Township Council public hearing Oct 9. A concept for a stormwater management plan and utility fund was presented by Gateway Engineers, a Pittsburgh-area multidiscipline engineering firm hired by Hampton Township. The utility fund...

I have good news for parents: You do not need more than a few tools in your disciplinary tool-bag. One especially valuable tool, one that belongs in every modern home, is the “Doctor.” The Doctor is akin to a genie — an invisible parenting sprite, so to speak — whom...

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Saturday that the 2020 G7 summit will not be held at his Doral resort in Miami amid concerns of a conflict of interest. “Based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump National Doral, Miami, as the...