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While the state did provide Hampton Township schools with more funding allocations compared to last year, the district had hoped for a higher percentage — though it won’t affect any current budgeting plans. Jeff Kline, director of administration for Hampton school district, provided a report last month reviewing 2019-20 Pennsylvania...

Nurseries and garden centers are bringing in fresh plant material right now, but there are also deals to be had on plants that have been sitting on the shelves for months. One of the reasons to buy from a good nursery is that those plants have been properly watered and...

Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society hosted its first dog-friendly Paws in the Park community event Saturday at the park in Penn Township. Designed in a festival-like manner, Paws in the Park celebrated one of Bushy Run’s highest attending group of visitors — dog-walkers. The event included activity stations and vendor...

Field Hockey Thursday’s results WPIAL Division I Pine-Richland 3, Norwin 0 Division II Shady Side Academy 3, Ellis School 0 Nonsection Peters Township 7, Winchester Thurston 1 Football Thursday’s result District 8 City League University Prep 32, Westinghouse 22 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Butler at Mt. Lebanon, 7:30 p.m.;...

Anthony DiFalco recorded a hat trick for the second straight game to lead No. 1 Franklin Regional (3-0, 1-0) to a 3-0 victory over No. 4 South Fayette (2-1, 0-1) in Section 4-3A boys soccer Thursday. Penn-Trafford 3, Latrobe 1 —Nathan Schlessinger scored twice off free kicks to lead Penn-Trafford...

Aaron Pierce ran two interceptions back for touchdowns, a 97-yarder and a 50-yarder, in a span of 2 minutes, 11 seconds in the second quarter to lead Westminster to a season-opening 66-7 victory over Capital on Thursday. Vincent Giles and Jarred Kohl also ran interceptions back for scores as the...

Westminster is off and running — with the other team’s footballs. The Titans opened the season Thursday night with a 66-7 victory over Capital (Ohio) highlighted by a Division III record-tying four interception returns for touchdowns. Senior cornerback Aaron Pierce took an interception 97 yards to the house early in...

Chick’s Picks boasts a very exclusive group of college friends. This particular group of friends shared her love of high school football, even dating back to a few decades ago. The pals would often spend their weekends attending various high school football games in the area. Many years later, the...

A 5-0 loss in the season-opener never is cause for celebration. But regardless of what the scoresheet said after the Sept. 4 match against Vincentian Academy, members of the Carlynton girls tennis team could walk away satisfied. Just being on the court was a victory. Senior Spencer Putman, who attends...

Each Friday throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that are part of local scholastic history. 75 years ago • On the final play of the game, Leechburg’s Donald Goglio took a snap off his shoulder...

The security of safeness of vaping has taken another hit. Federal and state health officials have targeted Vitamin E as the cause of vaping-related illnesses that have affected people across the country. Public health officials said a person who recently died of a severe respiratory illness had used an e-cigarette...

Sid, Banana and Mr. Peanut made their way from Charleston, S.C., to Pittsburgh to escape Hurricane Dorian’s anticipated path. Thanks to a partnership between the Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team (PAART) and Animal Friends, 10 dogs, five cats and two rabbits made their way from the Charleston Animal Society to...

As UPMC’s proposed South Hills hospital hits regulatory hurdles, the Pittsburgh-based health giant is moving on plans for new ambulatory and urgent care centers in the area. Officials expect to be ready to open the outpatient care center at the former Toys R Us store in the parking lot of...

The South Hills residents will come together on Sept. 14 for tennis matches and a community health fair to take a stand against cancer. Serve2Cure, in its ninth year, aims to provide something for everyone, from experienced tennis players to families looking to learn more about health and wellness. The...

Laurel: To telling the stories of heroes. Sutersville fire Chief Mark Ghion conducted countless hours of research into the lives and deaths of 14 soldiers from that borough who were killed while serving their country in World Wars I and II and Korea. His work, “14 Sons of Sutersville,” has...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s No. 87 jersey will undoubtedly hang in the rafters of PPG Paints Arena shortly after he announces his retirement someday. The Coliseum Sun Life Financial won’t have to wait to host a similar celebration. Crosby’s junior team, the Rimouski Oceanic, announced Thursday that it will...

The Shaler Area District Parent Council, in partnership with the district, is launching a new initiative in the 2019-20 school year to help teachers be more prepared for an emergency situation. The District Parent Council, which includes representative parent-teacher organization members from each building, organized the Go Bucket project to...

Randy Lubin strived to be the face of Scott Township as the longtime director of public services. He was there to answer residents’ questions and be a friendly face when they needed an answer. As the new municipal services manager in Baldwin Borough, he hopes to continue that legacy. “I...

After a price adjustment in 2018, the Municipal Authority of New Kensington notified customers about another increase in 2019. The authority stated in January that the water rate hike would be 12%. Bills will increase more than that. The authority previously itemized water bills, showing the actual usage cost and...

I think it’s time for the “chosen one,” the “King of Israel,” the “Messiah,” to admit he’s lost the trade war with China and put his ego aside and start concentrating on doing the work of the people of this great country. And really, fighting with Denmark? What in the...

We came together as a nation only after a ragtag militia made up of farmers, shopkeepers and the like defeated the greatest standing army in the world at the time. And men the likes of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Franklin and Adams, et al. were brought together at the same...

It can be a cheesy thing when a novel is split up and spread out over a handful of films, but Stephen King’s “It” is not one of those books. Andy Muschietti’s first crack at King’s 1,100-page doorstop, 2017’s “It,” dealt with the first half: the Losers Club, a band...