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In the past year, Pennsylvanians have experienced an unprecedented amount of rain and flooding in areas that have never flooded before, causing increased concern over the preparedness of Pennsylvanians. A study conducted by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Association revealed that only 26% of Pennsylvanians age 65 and older have a...

Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, he has revealed. The 66-year-old star of “Dog’s Most Wanted” finds himself battling his own potentially fatal health problems just three months after his wife, Beth Chapman, died of cancer. A pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot...

Outdoors Notices HUNTER SAFETY COURSES Note: All hunter safety courses require preregistration at www.pgc.state.pa.us. • Keystone Shooting Center, Allegheny County, 5-8:30 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Class limit 20. • East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association, Westmoreland County, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 5. Class limit 60. • Paris Sportsmen’s Club, Washington County, 9...

Outrage is a good catalyst but a poor navigator. A physical assault on two women at an Exxon station in Pittsburgh’s Marshall- Shadeland neighborhood has prompted huge response. Viral video of the incident shows the black women leave their car to go into the gas station, ostensibly to ask for a...

My wife and I have reached the point in our lives where the kids are gone and our older home and land require more work than we’re able/willing to do, so we are attempting to downsize to a smaller property. Unfortunately, a prohibiting factor is the high property tax on...

We are desperately in need of action in a moral and ethical way. Vote! Always be aware of who you vote for, and then act in a moral and ethical way. Joyce C. Morgan Greensburg...

We are leaving coming generations a very heavy burden of debt. At some point in the near future this debt will come due and they will be forced to pay. I am not talking about dollar debt. I am talking about carbon debt. I am talking about the way we...

Some folks, somewhere within our consumer-driven economy, have decided to spend a major effort to develop self-driving vehicles. The idea of being able to sit back in your own automobile and head out onto the open road and have the driving taken care of by some automated system and not...

The anger and rage are palpable. The divisiveness is nearing civil unrest. Our moral depravity is of biblical proportions. America the beautiful is turning very ugly. Vitriol spews from television, radio, newsprint and social media as if from the mouth of a serpent. We vainly attempt to change the meaning...

Happening this weekend around Sewickley: Saturday, Sept. 28 • Visit the Sewickley Public Library for Sahaja meditation from 11 a.m. to noon. Enjoy the silence, peace and stress release during this free event. Newcomers are always welcome. For information, call 412-741-6920. Sunday, Sept. 29 • From 3 to 4 p.m.,...

Top performers for Week 5 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 410 - Jack Salopek, Norwin (19 of 23) 340 - Naman Alemada, South Fayette (25 of 39) 337 - Bryson Venanzio, Gateway (21 of 30) 300 - J.D. DiNampoli, East Allegheny (14 of 19) 268 - Darin Mizgorski,...

Zaier Harrison threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 100 yards and a TD and scored on a 70-yard punt return to lead Cornell to a 35-8 victory over Rochester (0-6, 0-4) in the Class A Big 7 Conference Friday night. Savon Wilson, Kaden DiVIto and Blaine Sams...

On several occasions in the second half Friday night, Shaler tried to even things up with Mars in a key Class 5A Northern Conference matchup. Each time, Teddy Ruffner had something to say about that. The junior running back carried 34 times for 318 yards and five scores, including a...

Zack Swartz completed 9 of 10 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD as top-ranked Washington downed Frazier, 64-7, in a Class 2A Century Conference football game Friday night. Washington (6-0, 3-0), which scored 35 points in the second quarter on way to a 49-0...

Myles Walker returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and Bret FitzSimmons scored on a 36-yard fumble return as No. 2 Central Valley scored a 42-6 win over Waynesburg (2-4, 0-4) in the Class 3A Tri-County West Conference on Friday night. Central Valley improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0...

Naman Alemada threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 2 South Fayette to a 34-14 victory at Blackhawk (3-3, 3-2) in a Class 4A Northwest 8 Conference game Friday night. Shay Aitken ran for 170 yards and a touchdown while teammate Ryan McGuire caught seven passes for...

Gavin Miller’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Kam Kruze, followed by Breana Gerst’s extra point, gave West Allegheny a 21-20 overtime win against Woodland Hills (0-6, 0-5) in the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference Friday night. Kruze also caught a 15-yard touchdown pass for the Indians (2-3, 2-3). The Wolverines scored...

Mt. Pleasant’s football team is close – oh so close – to playing winning football. But coach Jason Fazekas believes that close isn’t good enough. Friday night’s 42-28 home loss to North Catholic reinforced his belief. “We’ve been saying all year that the effort is there and it is,” Fazekas...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 29, Pine-Richland 7 Mt. Lebanon 31, Hempfield 17 North Allegheny 40, Seneca Valley 7 Norwin 49, Butler 21 Class 5A Allegheny 8 Baldwin 42, Chartiers Valley 35 Bethel Park 23, Moon 16 West Alleghny 21, Woodland Hills 20 Big East...

TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK •McGUFFEY 55, SOUTHMORELAND 28 The Scotties, on the verge of a WPIAL playoff appearance for the first time in 40 years, went score-for-score with visiting McGuffey until it all unraveled in the...

Jack Salopek put on a show for his final homecoming in a Norwin uniform. The senior quarterback threw for career highs of 410 yards and six touchdowns on 19-for-23 passing, and the Knights offense scored 35 points after halftime to pull away from Butler, 49-21, in a Class 6A matchup...

After a slow start, the emergence of young players has allowed Highlands to crawl back into the Class 4A playoff race. The Golden Rams won their second consecutive game Friday night with a 33-0 victory over Ambridge. Freshman quarterback Chandler Thimons threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, and sophomore...

McKeesport coach Matt Miller could feel it unraveling. Midway through the third quarter, Latrobe cut his team’s lead to a touchdown when Bobby Fetter ran it in from 1 yard out and added the two-point conversion. The very next play, McKeesport fumbled the kickoff, and Latrobe took over at the...

Greensburg Central Catholic forced three turnovers and used a strong mix of rushing and passing to win its third consecutive Eastern Conference game, defeating Springdale, 33-7. The Centurions took the lead for good on their second drive of the game. Zach Kuvinka capped the 53-yard drive with a 6-yard run,...