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Blawnox Chief of Police Patrick Goodman’s phone rings with John Mellencamp’s song “Small Town.” It’s the perfect anthem for the 22-year veteran who stepped up to lead the small department just a month ago. “Oh,” Goodman stopped. “There’s a lot more to do as a chief. I want to do...

Chalk up another one to coach Bob Palko’s trademark versatility. Mt. Lebanon used seven ball carriers, two quarterbacks and a bruising offensive line to grab a 28-14 road win over rival Upper St. Clair on Friday night. There was also a little flash in the special teams department. After an...

High schools Field hockey Friday’s result WPIAL Division I Mt. Lebanon 2, Peters Township 0 Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 28, Norwin 14 North Allegheny 49, Butler 14 Pine-Richland 63, Canon-McMillan 7 Seneca Valley 40, Hempfield 12 Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin 23, West Allegheny 0 Bethel...

Gateway’s recent domination of Franklin Regional continued Friday night at Antimarino Stadium in Monroeville. The Gators rolled to their third win in the past two seasons over the Panthers, this one a 31-0 victory in the Class 5A Big East Conference. No. 3 Gateway was just getting warmed up in...

TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 6 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • GATEWAY 31, FRANKLIN REGIONAL 0 The Gators rolled to their third win in the past two seasons over the Panthers. • FREEPORT 40, DEER LAKES 21 Senior running back Ricky Hunter...

In a marquee Class A contest, California and West Greene had two of the top offenses in all of the WPIAL. On Friday night, the Trojans’ offense couldn’t muster any consistent flow on the field and had no answer for West Greene’s Ben Jackson on the ground. The Pioneers tallied...

Tough defense and a never-say-die ground game lifted Mt. Pleasant to a convincing 34-18 win over Burrell in a key Big East Conference game Friday night. Burrell took a 12-7 lead into the locker room at halftime, but the Vikings played a determined second half to run away with the...

Despite the absence of quarterback Luke Persinger, the Montour Spartans have “wildcatted” their way into the Class 4A playoff race. After an overtime victory last week against previously undefeated Knoch, Montour won again Friday night with Gannon Kadlecik and Dom Magliocco running out of the wildcat formation. Kadlecik scored twice...

Beaver Falls rallied in the fourth quarter behind strong performances from junior tailbacks Shileak Livingston and Josh Hough, beating Keystone Oaks, 34-21, Friday night at Dormont Stadium. In what Tigers’ third-year head coach Nick Nardone described as a “weird game,” the Tigers led in first downs 18-5 and won the...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A bus carrying developmentally disabled people crashed into a car, flipped over and hit two more vehicles in Ohio on Friday, sending 17 people to hospitals. Five people were severely injured in the accident in Sylvania Township near Toledo, but Sgt. Jared Ulinski of the Ohio State...

With the season winding down and the playoffs likely not in sight for the 2-9 Plum girls volleyball team, coach Kelsey Bonk is still focused on winning. “(The team) just wants to finish strong,” she said. “I don’t think it matters what time of year it is. Wanting to win...

This is the week for big matchups in WPIAL football. Franklin Regional-Gateway. Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair. Central Valley-Thomas Jefferson. It doesn’t get any bigger in Week 6. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find...

The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg said its investigation into child sex abuse allegations lodged against a priest who served churches in West Newton and Herminie found the claims to be unsubstantiated, but the priest has resigned his pastorates and taken a leave of absence. Bishop Edward C. Malesic announced Friday...

This is the week for big matchups in WPIAL football. Franklin Regional-Gateway. Mt. Lebanon-Upper St. Clair. Central Valley-Thomas Jefferson. It doesn’t get any bigger in Week 6. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find...

As the idea of college athletes getting paychecks on top of their scholarships gets kicked around in California and now in Pennsylvania, the attention tends to focus on the stars and the National College Athletic Association. The NCAA, after all, makes the rules. The sports oversight organization that calls all...

It is hard to go five minutes without reading or hearing news reports about climate change and its destructive effects around the world. Seven in ten Americans say they are worried about climate change. Count me as one of those seven. Not only am I growing concerned with what I...

Questions for Gov. Tom Wolf and Attorney General Josh Shapiro, both of whom endorsed the legalization of marijuana (“AG Shapiro supports legalized marijuana as Gov. Wolf pushes support in Oakmont.”): In the whole scheme of things, is the legalization of marijuana really a high priority? Also, Shapiro indicates that his...

Just like skilled seamstresses at Auschwitz sewed beautiful dresses for the German elite, the U.S. elite (better known as ”the swamp”) in NYC/Washington use their supplicant poor and struggling voters to keep them poor and struggling. It’s been going on since the Roman Empire. Why? 50% of Homo sapiens, Shakespeare’s...

We can forgive without forgetting. On Wednesday, Amber Guyger — the former Dallas police officer convicted of murder for shooting Botham Jean in his apartment after she mistakenly walked in, thinking it was her home — was sentenced to 10 years in prison. What garnered almost as much attention as...

The coming 2020 theater season, which begins in February, will mark Stage 62’s 58th year of providing community theater and will mark its 29th season in residence at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie. The season will kick off with “Goodnight Moon: The Magical Musical” in...

Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit beth samuel.org or contact the center at bethsamueloffice@ comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 10 a.m. Oct. 6 — Sukkah decorating and pancake breakfast • 7 p.m. Oct. 8 — Kol Nidre services • 9:30 a.m. Oct....