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The students at Hampton Township School District took part in the annual back to school bash on Aug. 30 to kick off the start of the school year....

AUSTIN, Texas — At least five people were killed in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people before he was killed by officers outside a movie theater, authorities...

I have worked as a licensed clinical social worker in the health/mental health field in a variety of settings for 40 years. Hopefully, with age has come some wisdom I would like to share. The “dirty little secret” no one will talk about is this: There is no successful mental...

When members of Congress return from their August recess, they’ll face one of the most important decisions of their political careers — whether to ratify President Trump’s new trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) isn’t perfect, but it’s far better than NAFTA, the pact which...

The Pirates added some left-handed relief help in the form of Wei-Chung Wang off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. Wang, 27, is originally from Taiwan and in 20 relief appearances with Oakland this year posted a 1-0 record and 3.33 ERA in 17 innings. He held left-handed batters to a...

Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 169 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and 18 managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 199 targets. Ruffsdale (194), Hecla (193), East Huntingdon (190) and Youngwood (195) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (112)...

In 1973, there were three TV channels and the average “screens” per household were rarely more than one. That same year, Frank Zappa released “I’m The Slime,” prophetically warning about “vile and pernicious slime oozin’ out from your TV set.” By 1979, average screens per household had doubled, and The...

I’d like to recognize the incredible kindness of Dylan Tetil, who took a few moments out of his busy schedule to chat with a lonely elderly man (“Rostraver Eat’n Park waiter serves up simple act of kindness to WWII veteran,” Aug. 19, TribLIVE). Thanks also to Lisa Meilander, who witnessed...

Friends and neighbors of Tarentum homicide victim Susan E. Jeffries on Saturday afternoon recalled her as kind and helpful, and they were stunned to learn she was stabbed to death in her East Ninth Avenue apartment. “She was a nice person,” longtime friend John Phillips said. “I would’ve never thought...

Carnegie Swings, Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s event to showcase the facility while raising funds to support its mission, services and programming, returns Sept. 28. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the concert at 7:30 p.m. Musical director, arranger and trombonist Reggie Watkins created a show of music styles...

High schools Field hockey Friday’s result WPIAL Division II Shady Side Academy 8, Latrobe 0 Nonsection Ellis School 6, Penn-Trafford 1 Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 10, Seneca Valley 7 Mt. Lebanon 49, Canon-McMillan 21 North Allegheny 42, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 42, Hempfield 14 Class 5A Allegheny...

Top performers for Week 1 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 348 - Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (20 of 29) 296 - Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (19 of 30) 284 - Ethan Dahlem, Upper St. Clair (15 of 24) 276 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (19 of 26) 269 - Zaire...

Ben Jackson ran for 150 yards and scored five times as West Greene scored an 82-14 win over Bentworth (0-2, 0-1) in a Class A Tri-County South game Friday night. Jackson has 11 touchdowns this season through two games for the Pioneers (2-0, 1-0). Cornell 32, Union 6 — Zaire...

Park Penrod threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns to lead Avonworth to a 47-14 win against Valley (0-2, 0-1) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night. Kyros Thorpe caught three passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Avonworth (2-0, 1-0) while teammate Jax Miller rushed...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart scored the first points of this Big 7 Conference game, then Sto-Rox scored the rest en route to an impressive 34-6 home victory over the defending WPIAL Class A champion. OLSH (1-1, 0-1) took a 6-0 lead on their first offensive possession, going 71...

Top-ranked Aliquippa scored 54 points in the first half on way to its 60-9 Class 3A Tri-County West win against Waynesburg (1-1, 0-1) on Friday night. Antonio Quinn ran five times for 115 yards and two touchdowns. The Quips (2-0, 1-0) scored on three returns — a 75-yard punt return...

Trent Patrick’s 1-yard scoring run in overtime gave Greensburg Salem a 19-13 victory over Trinity (0-1, 0-1) in the Big 8 Conference on Friday night. Patrick accounted for Greensburg Salem’s other touchdowns in the second quarter with a 16-yard pass to Cavan Trout and a 2-yard run for the Golden...

Joey Daniels threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns as No. 5 Mt. Lebanon earned a 49-21 win over Canon-McMillan (0-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A football game Friday night. Evan Jones and Sam LaSota caught two scoring passes each for the Blue Devils (1-1, 1-0). Jon Quinque threw for...

Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi didn’t yell at his team at halftime. In some cases, a seven-point deficit and a half rife with mistakes might be cause for a chewing out, but Collodi knew he had to show positivity with his young players. So that’s what he did. He assured...

When chef Carol Nardello was living and working in Hawaii as an instructor at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, her multicourse menu using chocolate as the star ingredient was featured on a television show about entertaining in paradise. She’s now bringing that menu and others to Northern Tier Regional...

Anthony Bourdain spoke about Detroit as a place with an authenticity and attitude that impressed even a globe-trotting food star. “I’d love to be able to say that I came from Detroit,” he told the Free Press in 2016 while in town for a speaking tour. “That would be like...

California’s Cochise Ryan had a little motivation heading into the Trojans’ important Tri-County South battle at Monessen on Friday night. So he went out and helped his team to a 42-7 win over the Greyhounds at Memorial Stadium. “I got a text message this morning and I saw (Monessen coach...

TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 1 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • Penn-Trafford 28, Gateway 7 The star of the night was Penn-Trafford senior safety Caleb Lisbon, who picked off three passes and scored a touchdown on a 12-yard run to extend the...