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Recession isn’t a blood-soaked word like murder or rape or stabbing. There will probably never be a slasher movie that starts with a dropping stock price or a devalued dollar. But that doesn’t mean recession isn’t a terrifying idea if you understand what it means. (And maybe more if you...

Two Pittsburgh firefighters were injured while fighting a five-alarm blaze Saturday afternoon in an apartment complex in the city’s West Oakland neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The fire on De Ruad Street started just after 2 p.m. as a two-alarm blaze, but it went to a...

The goal is simple for new Laurel Highlands coach Rick Kolesar. Get to the playoffs and win a game. It’s something many schools take for granted, but the school has never won a WPIAL playoff game in 10 outings, dating to 1989. Laurel Highlands began operations in 1966 after a...

Following an adjustment period, Beaver football hopes it is more acclimated to Class 4A football. The Bobcats, which moved up a classification during last summer’s PIAA realignment, finished with a respectable 7-4 record in 2018, falling in the quarterfinals to Belle Vernon. “What we’ve found is that every (Class 4A)...

Don Phillips knew he was in for a challenge when he accepted the head coaching job at Ambridge. But that is what excites him. Ambridge has struggled mightily over the last three seasons, with a 1-28 record. That led to Terry George stepping down and Phillips, a well-known coaching figure...

Coaches and players at Belle Vernon agree. A few key factors kept the Leopards from becoming an elite team in WPIAL Class 4A the past couple of seasons. One is injuries. Belle Vernon was hit hard with them last season, but the Leopards persevered during the regular season, losing to...

The winds of change swept through the West Hills of Pittsburgh last fall, leaving one perennial WPIAL playoff team out in the cold when the postseason arrived. The 3-7 season ended a 12-year playoff run for Montour. The Spartans finished 3-4 in the Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference, tying for...

Those attending Knoch football games might not be aware a coaching change was made in the offseason. The offensive and defensive schemes will stay basically the same. New coach Brandon Mowry replaced Frank Whalen, but most of the assistants were retained. Even the school’s single-season rushing record-holder, Matt Goodlin, is...

What the Blackhawk football team was able to accomplish last season was remarkable. But now the Cougars are ready to take the next step. After winning two games in 2017, Blackhawk rattled off a 10-2 record in 2018 and made an appearance in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, snapping a...

Shortly, school will be starting throughout Western Pennsylvania. The motoring public is reminded of the increased traffic we will experience on the highways in the morning and in the afternoon. School buses, teachers, school employees and students in personal cars will take to the roads, creating more traffic, and we...

My family has been here before it was a country. We never owned slaves. Family members were killed and captured by native Americans. My family served in the Mexican War, Civil War, and World Wars I and II, and I served during Vietnam. I support a president who doesn’t cut...

First thoughts of back-to-college season typically involve endless trips to IKEA and Target, where dorm room accoutrements are agonized over and purchased. The days and weeks before classes start should also include conversations about alcohol and the risks associated with underage drinking. Underage drinking carries significant risks far beyond its...

Happening this weekend around Sewickley: Saturday, Aug. 17 • Stop by the Sewickley Public Library’s Storytime room from 10:30 a.m. to noon for a block party. Infants to 6 year olds and their families are invited to play, build, read and learn together while developing hand-eye coordination and learning STEAM...

Located on a 13-acre property just north of Richland Township in Valencia is Wildbird Recovery, which is licensed to take in abandoned and injured songbirds. It’s a big job and a costly one for a nonprofit organization that relies completely on donations, and every September the volunteers host the Fall...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-62) lost 8-4 in eight innings to Lehigh Valley (Phillies) in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The second game ran late. The Indians led 4-2 after one inning before giving up two runs in the third inning and four in the eighth. 1B Will Craig (.253) hit a...

Winning has not been the way of the Connellsville football program in recent years. The Falcons won seven total games over the past four seasons, not making the WPIAL playoffs since 2014, but third-year coach Marko Thomas believes maturity will bring the team success. “We’ve improved on both sides of...

NEW YORK — Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, New York City’s chief medical examiner has concluded, rebutting a slew of conspiracy theories that he was murdered. Epstein’s body was found Saturday in his cell in a federal prison in Manhattan. The medical examiner, Barbara Sampson, conducted an autopsy on Sunday but...

NEW YORK — Three abandoned devices that looked like pressure cookers caused an evacuation of a major New York City subway station and closed off an intersection in another part of town Friday morning before police determined the objects were not explosives. Police were looking to talk to a man...

We aren’t one nation of people that look alike and think alike. So why should we all sound alike? A class at the Community College of Allegheny County offers yinzers the opportunity to “lose your Pittsburgh accent.” “Come to this class and learn how to subdue your Pittsburghese,” the course...

This season marks Year 3 of Dan Knause’s tenure as Chartiers Valley’s football coach. Knause is hoping this also marks the season the Colts break through. “When you go into your third year, it’s the first year they’ve had you longer than they had the previous coaching staff,” Knause said....

There are lots of questions surrounding the West Allegheny football program heading into the 2019 season. Not only will Bob Palko not be leading the Indians for the first time since 1995, but his replacement in waiting, Kim Niedbala, who worked closely with Palko during the 2018 campaign, also is...

Last season was a banner year for Peters Township football. The Indians tied West Allegheny for the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference championship, the first conference title for the program since 1975. Peters Township then rode that regular-season success into the postseason with playoff wins over Armstrong (35-7) and Penn-Trafford...

With the advent of Week Zero four years ago, many WPIAL and City League football teams now only have one scrimmage before playing a nonconference game at the end of the second week of training camp practice. Here is the scrimmage schedule for Saturday morning around Southwestern Pennsylvania. All games...

Last season was another successful one for Mars. The Planets finished in second place in the Class 5A Northern Conference and posted a 9-2 overall record. The downfall was one too many Hills to climb. They lost to eventual conference, district and state champion Penn Hills in the regular season,...

Regarding Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s op-ed “Mueller show’s over; it’s time to move on”: Robert Mueller does not do “shows.” He investigates and makes recommendations to courts, Congress and the Department of Justice. Mueller did not exonerate Donald Trump of collusion. As a former JAG officer, you, Mr. Reschenthaler, certainly know...