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In the Class 4A Northwest Conference, Knoch remains on the brink of WPIAL playoff qualification, and Highlands jumped into the playoff race with victories the last two weeks. But both local teams, however, will have their work cut out over the next two weeks as the Knights and Golden Rams...

Women need a helping hand. It isn’t that women are more deserving of help than men. It isn’t that women are more likely to be in need of help than men. It isn’t that women can’t help themselves. It’s that women in need are likely to have so much on...

A Pine Township teen will hold a spaghetti dinner Oct. 12 at the A.W. Beattie Career Center to raise money to buy e-readers for patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as part of his Eagle Scout project. The dinner, a pinewood car derby and other events are part of...

On Oct. 4, at 7 p.m., an event titled, Something Pretty for Me — Swarovski Crystal Bracelet and Earrings, will be held. The cost of this event is $35. This session of jewelry making will include all materials and instructions. This is for people 21 and older. Class size is...

Central Elementary was visited by the Carnegie Science Center on Sept. 27 with the traveling program called “Who Wants to be an Engineer?” The 45-minute hands-on session included student participation in several “adventure” stations focused on engineering and iteration, digital design and fabrication, forces and interaction and materials science....

Andrew McCutchen now wears a Philadelphia Phillies jersey for a living, but in the offseason, he plans to make an impact on the community he called home for the better part of nine years. Along with his wife, Maria, a DuBois native, McCutchen has founded Project Pittsburgh, a foundation designed...

A large white banner welcomes patrons to the dark tavern nestled in the heart of Rome. “You’re In Steelers Country,” it reads — a sign that Steelers country has no borders. Despite being just a few blocks from the Vatican and among Rome’s attractions like the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and...

If people are causing the global warming problem in the USA, why are the libs fighting to bring in more illegals to add to the pollution? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...

We need not fear “climate change,” but human unbelief in the sovereign God. As in Noah’s day, God flooded the earth but had Noah prepare an ark to save he and his family. Today’s ark is the church, all believers in Jesus Christ. Get on board, the weather is fine....

A young bank teller asked me, “What is the biggest change that you saw during your 90 years?” I replied, “The people.” The greatest generation were not angels, but divorce and drugs were practically nonexistent. People wore their Sunday best when going to church. X-rated movies were unheard of. In...

Since Jesus has been elevated to a position of inherent perfection and infinite goodness, unattainable by any mortal, I would have to regard D.A. Scandrol’s letter “Trump as messiah” (Sept. 20, TribLIVE) as pure blasphemy, not to mention inaccurate on almost every point. Mr. Scandrol, Jesus did not establish a...

A bomb threat made Tuesday morning to Highlands Middle School was not a credible, the school’s principal said in a statement. Middle School Principal Kimberly Price said in a statement that police swept the school after the call was received and found no dangers. “Police escorted students back to the...

Zac Zinger was born into the world of jazz. Growing up in the Sewickley Valley, jazz was always playing inside his family home — either on the radio or from his dad’s collection of 2,000 vinyl albums. More than a decade after graduating from Quaker Valley High School in 2007,...

During hurricane season, Ray and Sandy McCoy reside in Sewickley. From December through May, they travel the eastern Carribbean on their 46-foot sailboat. The couple, 75 and 72,, lived in Upper St. Clair for more than 30 years while Ray taught high school biology at Mt. Lebanon High School and...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I recently was diagnosed with mild hypothyroidism that isn’t causing symptoms. My doctor says I don’t need treatment now, but she wants me to come back for regular checkups. Does hypothyroidism usually get worse over time? If it does, how is it treated? Answer: For mild cases...

At a recent nutrition seminar, my friend, Kristin (another registered dietitian) and I were intrigued to hear an update about a new product on the market called A2 milk. “My cousin has been intolerant to milk most of her life” she told our group. “But she found she can tolerate...

Golf Boys Monday’s result WPIAL Class AA Section 1 Burrell 253, Jeannette 276 Medalist: Logan Schoepf (B), 40 Nonsection Deer Lakes 253, Freeport 239 Medalist: Will Meyer (DL), 39 Rinngold 221, Southmoreland 233 Medalist: Seth Callaway (R), 34; Clay Sipple (S), 40 Monday’s summary WPIAL Nonsection Ringgold 221, Southmoreland 233...

Mackenzie Dupree and Carson Bogan scored as Upper St. Clair (7-4, 6-3) handed Peters Township (10-1-1, 7-1-1) its first loss of the season in a Section 2-AAAA girls soccer matchup Monday. Hannah Stuck scored on a penalty kick for Peters Township. Bethel Park 4, Mt. Lebanon 3 (OT) — Lily...

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

The forecast is for mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching the upper 80s on Tuesday, making it feel more like an early season golf match than the district championships. The top boys’ golfers from Class AAA will gather at Fox Chapel Country Club for the WPIAL individual championships. Thirty-six district...

The stage was set for a fantastic finish to a classic high school football game. Two undefeated teams clashing for first place in front of a packed house with the score tied after three quarters. However the back-and-forth ended there as McGuffey scored the game’s final 27 points on their...

It may have been as much of a surprise to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ faithful fans as it was to their manager, Clint Hurdle when he was fired Sunday. The announcement came 90 minutes before the Bucs took the field for the PNC Park swan song of a season that was...

If the U.S. stock market falls — whether because of the impeachment battle, the trade war with China or slowing corporate profits — stocks outside the U.S. won’t necessarily do better. Then again, they may. Diversifying your stock portfolio by putting a slice of it in companies based outside the...