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After falling behind by 12 points early, Rochester coach C.J. Ianinni told his team to try to make it a one-possession game by halftime. The Rams did that and took over during the second half to win the school’s first WPIAL girls basketball championship over West Greene, 62-56, in the...

At the recent PSAC indoor track and field championships, IUP’s Kristina Coyne tied for eighth in the high jump with a leap of 1.55 meters — about 5 feet, 1 inch. The Chartiers Valley grad admitted the mark was nothing special. It was a height she said she was achieving...

Jenna Lafko always has been a winner. When Jimmy Petruska recruited her to play point guard at Saint Vincent, Lafko’s talent and leadership were evident. And Petruska was impressed with Lafko’s decorated playing career at Hampton, where she helped the Talbots earn three section titles and two state playoff berths....

The Hampton boys basketball team started the season with a lot of uncertainty, but a string of successful close early-season wins led to another playoff berth that left its current crop of underclassmen wanting more. “We had a lot of catching up when the season started,” coach Joe Lafko said....

A civil suit is not the same thing as a criminal case, and the two should never be confused or conflated. O.J. Simpson, for example, is not a convicted murderer because, regardless of the decision in a civil case that he was responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole...

“Beauty and the Beast” is being presented at Shaler Area High School at 7 p.m. on March 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 7 p.m.; and March 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the door....

Shaler Area elementary students showed their science abilities during a STEAM Expo Science Fair on Thursday Feb. 28, 2019, at the school....

Local Vietnam veterans will have the opportunity to be honored as the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War approaches. In a collaboration between Congressman Conor Lamb, who represents Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District, and the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration, a program developed by the Department of Defense, officials are searching for...

Fish fries are scheduled throughout the Valley on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent, including: Allegheny Township Markle Volunteer Fire Department, 470 Joyce St., 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday. All-you-can-eat dinner buffet. Apollo New Life Baptist Church, 319 N. Second St., 4 to 8 p.m. Ash Wednesday...

Cooper-Siegel Community Library was a fitting venue for Tina Williams Brewer to talk about her quilts as each one is a narrative in fabric. Her creations carry a title and have a theme, like literary masterpieces. A lecture on Feb. 23 for about two dozen attendees was a chance to...

The Westmoreland County Coroner’s office responded to the highest caseload in the department’s history last year, according to Deputy Coroner Joshua Zappone. The coroner’s 2018 annual report — officially released Friday — shows about a 50-case increase since 2017, marking a gradual increase in cases since 2008. Of the 2,875...

In his column “Time to embrace cursive again” (Feb. 4, TribLIVE), Tom Purcell writes: “Because ink dripped when the quill was lifted from the paper, it made sense to connect letters in words together in one flowing line — and the art of cursive writing began.” No; quill pens were...

During the presidential campaign we were all assured by Donald Trump that Mexico would fund the wall. So I wrote to Sen. Pat Toomey with this simple question: “What is the audit trail that the public can use to verify that all funding for the new border wall has come...

Democratic Congressman Elijah Cumming was gracious enough to warn us that once his House Oversight Committee was seated, there would be many investigations. I couldn’t agree more with the gentleman from Maryland. However, I’m sure my agenda and the agenda of investigators would be quite different. A panel composed of...

Because of technical difficulties during the printing process, readers in the Alle-Kiski Valley did not receive the Tribune-Review Valley News Dispatch edition on Friday. The Trib apologizes and regrets the inconvenience. The Trib on Friday is offering free access to its e-editions, allowing readers to view either of the company’s...

Eclipse leaped off its stand in the center of Chartiers Valley Middle School and got to work. Placing the hatch covers on the makeshift rocket ship? Check. Picking up “cargo” — or large rubber balls — and loading them onto the “rocket?” Check again. The 100.5-pound robot — moving remotely...

“Guys and Dolls” isn’t the easiest musical for high school students to tackle, which is why producer Kathy Morrissey said it wasn’t initially a title they were considering for this year’s show. “We always hold auditions first to see who comes out and what kind of dynamic there is with...

Shaler Area recognized high school students who recently won awards for their submissions in the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national juried exhibition. High school art students competed against 1,700 submissions in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for the Pittsburgh region. The Scholastic Art Awards recognizes students...

A pair of Hampton graduates who attended A.W. Beattie Career Center were part of a team that recently won a national competition. Hanna Gibson and Nathan Tabon, who were in A.W. Beattie’s Carpentry/Building Construction programs, competed in the 2-year College Residential Construction Management Competition at the International Builders Show in...

The annual announcement of the latest All-America Selections means spring can’t be too far away. Any variety holding the coveted AAS-winning title has been through rigorous trials by volunteer judges from all over the country. Founded in 1932, with the first winners announced the next year, it’s the oldest independent...

More than two weeks after a heinous medical school yearbook photo of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam roiled Richmond, his wife, Pam Northam, shook things up again by reportedly handing cotton to black kids during a tour of the governor’s residence and asking, “Can you imagine being an enslaved person, and...

WASHINGTON — Complaints are mounting against Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt over allegations he used his position to help the interests of his former lobbying client, California’s powerful Westlands Water District. The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint accusing Bernhardt of ethics violations by partaking in decisions directly related...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft officially entered a “not guilty” plea in his criminal case for soliciting prostitutes in Florida. “The defendant Robert Kraft hereby pleads not guilty to all charges and requests a non-jury trial in the above-styled cause,” according to court documents obtained by TMZ Sports. Police...