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Football Thursday’s schedule District 8 City League Brashear at University Prep, 7 p.m. Golf Girls Wednesday’s result WPIAL Individual Championship Class AAA At Diamond Run Golf Club, Sewickley Par 72 Isabella Walter, North Allegheny, 76 Nina Busch, Fox Chapel, 76 Ella McRoberts, Peters Township, 79 Adena Rugola, Uniontown, 80 Paige...

Besides the WPIAL girls doubles tennis championships and consolations, Thursday is another busy day on the pitch with plenty of WPIAL boys soccer action. There are five sections where the top four teams play each other in what could be a playoff preview-fest. In Section 2-AAAA, first-place Mt. Lebanon (9-0)...

Raychel Speicher and Marlee Mancini scored goals as Hopewell knocked off North Catholic in WPIAL girls soccer Wednesday night. The win pulled Hopewell (8-2, 7-2) into a tie with North Catholic (8-4, 7-2) in the race for the top spot in Section 1-AA. Fox Chapel 3, Pine-Richland 2 — Kaylee...

MILWAUKEE — Christian Yelich watched helplessly from the dugout as Milwaukee’s season ended. The Brewers controlled the first 71⁄3 innings of Tuesday’s NL wild-card game in Washington before a stunning collapse. All-Star closer Josh Hader was wild, and Milwaukee got stung by a disputed hit-by-pitch, a broken-bat base hit and...

British singer/musician Phil Collins has been entertaining and inspiring fans for 50 years. Those who have admired him over the years for his talent and endurance can take solace in the title of his current tour: “Phil Collins: Still Not Dead Yet, Live!” It’s not an extensive tour – only...

Hey Penguins, Pittsburgh’s fans are counting on you. Not to pile on the pressure on opening day, but days after the end to a disappointing Pirates season and the Steelers’ first win in four games, black-and-gold-clad fans are pinning their hopes on the Pens to give them something to cheer...

Hey Penguins, Pittsburgh’s fans are counting on you. Not to pile on the pressure on opening day, but days after the end to a disappointing Pirates season and the Steelers’ first win in four games, black-and-gold-clad fans are pinning their hopes on the Pens to give them something to cheer...

There is a new king of the hill in the latest Trib Ten power rankings. The big 6A head-to-head battle between Trib Ten teams went to Central Catholic as the Vikings powered their way past the top team all season, Pine-Richland. The tumble was a long one for the Rams...

Overall record: 48-16 (75%) Last week: 8-2 (80%) It was a sight to see when the Birdie walked into the office on Monday. He had his right arm in a sling, a cast on his right foot, a bandage around his head and a crutch under his left arm. The...

Thursday District 8 City League Brashear at University Prep, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan at Pine-Richland, 7 p.m. Central Catholic at Norwin, 7 p.m. North Allegheny at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Hempfield, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin at West Allegheny, 7 p.m. Chartiers Valley...

Last week: 12-1 (92.3) Season: 64-12 (84.2) The Birdie arrived late to Southmoreland last week so he didn’t get a red and black pom pom. The first 500 people through the gates received one to wave at the game. “I showed them,” Birdie said. “I made my own tuft of...

If you want an example of exactly why some changes can’t happen overnight, look to the hemp industry. Regardless of anyone’s position on the decriminalization of marijuana or the legalization of cannabis for medicinal use or the newest push for it to be permissible recreationally, it is hard to turn...

A hearing to determine whether a self-storage business can be established in Frazer will be continued in early November. Officials heard testimony Tuesday night on a proposal by Sam and Rachel Sack to construct a four-building, 70-unit facility along Peachtree Lane off Butler-Logan Road. Tentatively to be known as Frazer...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police in Fort Lauderdale have arrested a man who appears on surveillance video to be cutting the brake line on a pair of electric scooters that people rent to ride around the city, police say. Randall Thomas Williams, 59, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, is seen...

A section of Vanadium Road in Collier Township will be closed next week for railroad work. The Allegheny County Department of Public Works granted a permit to the Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad Company to close Vanadium at the railroad crossing about 500 feet east of Aylesworth Avenue starting at...

Dear Mr. Plummer (“Further grouping the deplorables,” Sept. 23, TribLIVE): I can think of several smart or hateful words to say about about the Democrats, but I‘ll keep my thoughts to myself. You are one nasty person. Hannelore Miller Hempfield...

School taxes in the U.S. are obscenely high, so we’d hope that the kids are getting a good education, learning some math, etc. But alas, recently they were allowed to cut classes to scream in the streets about “stopping climate change.” The goal of the movement: impose new taxes on...

In an enlightened administration, the remarkable 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg might be in line to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was initiated by President Kennedy to honor those who engage in significant public or private endeavors. The bestowing of such an award on one like Thunberg will...

There are less than two weeks left in section play in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive coverage...

These paperback roundups have a tendency to be fiction-focused — in my own reading, I’m always drawn toward novels — but in honor of the new season, let’s mix things up a bit. Here are six nonfiction books, freshly out in paperback, all of which look like they’d be splendid...