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Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history. A 51-yard scoring pass late in the game from Har-Brack’s Tim Karrs to Howard King lifted the Tigers to a 20-14...

The struggle between Israel and the Palestinians is a religious struggle. That is why compromise is so difficult and peace so elusive. Israel and Hamas are not equivalent. Hamas sent its forces into Israel specifically to kill and kidnap as many civilians as possible. That is barbarism, not warfare. In...

The Nov. 12 performance of Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance - 25th Anniversary” tour at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre has been canceled, according to the Westmoreland Cultural Trust. The statement cited “unforeseen circumstances” for the cancellation, and notes that tickets will be refunded at the original point of purchase. The...

STATE COLLEGE — Marvin Harrison Jr. is, one could argue, the best player in college football and the top prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. The son of a Hall of Fame receiver, there are sky-high expectations around Harrison. And time and time again, he has lived up to the...

I wholeheartedly endorse the reelection of Harrison Township Commissioner Eric Bengel. I worked at the township and have followed local politics very closely over the past 30 years. Bengel exemplifies honesty, fairness and thoughtfulness. His willingness to examine the issues and listen closely to the public’s concerns differs significantly from...

Three seats on Jefferson Hills council are open and six people would like to fill them, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Incumbents Karen Bucy, Nicole Stoicovy-­Ruscitto and Joseph Lynch will face newcomers David Bentz, Edward Manfredi and Kevin Polick. All seats are four-year terms....

While I hope never to find myself or a loved one in a scenario where they must appear in district court, I have some thoughts about whom I’d want to hear the case. As a citizen’s first exposure to the judicial system, I’d prefer a magisterial district judge who is...

In the news this week 41 years ago: • Arnold Behrer of Edgeworth was set to return to the Valley following a 9,500-mile cycling tour of 25 states. Behrer, a kidney transplant patient, undertook the tour on behalf of the National Kidney Foundation on a mission to celebrate what he...

A summer with record high temperatures — attributed by most experts to anthropogenic climate change — once again drove home the need for this planet to break its fossil fuel habit. While we need to make that transition as quickly as possible, we also need to be mindful — especially...

Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Fall festival planned by Leechburg Area Community Association Leechburg Area Community...

What a difference in two dioceses. The Diocese of Greensburg rebuilds churches; we wreck them (“120-year-old St. Ladislaus church is coming down in Natrona,” Sept. 1, TribLIVE). The Diocese of Pittsburgh could learn a lesson. They have grown woke to St. Ladislaus Catholic Church’s beauty, its history, its popularity. It...

High schools Field hockey Wednesday’s results Section 3A Norwin 4, Hempfield 0 Peters Township 4, Mt. Lebanon 1 Pine-Richland 4, North Allegheny 1 Thursday’s schedule Section 2A Latrobe at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Oakland Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Section 1A Shady Side Academy at Winchester Thurston, 4 p.m....

Kieran Shannon and Abigail Stager scored two goals apiece as North Allegheny (18-0) wrapped up an undefeated regular season with a 6-0 win over Norwin (4-13) in nonsection girls soccer Wednesday night. Blackhawk 1, Quaker Valley 0 – Jeallyn Martin scored the winning goal and Kaley Coakely recorded the shutout...

Tropical Storm Tammy formed in the Atlantic Basin on Wednesday, with sustained winds of 40 mph, and is on track to pass over some of the islands in the eastern Caribbean before turning north. The storm was 575 miles east of the Windward Islands, traveling west at 23 mph as...

A bill increasing the cost of dog licenses in Pennsylvania for the first time in more than a quarter century is heading to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk for enactment. The House on Wednesday, with no debate, voted 143-60 to approve the bill that passed the Senate in June, aimed at...

Wednesday’s “1st Snap” celebration was 70 years in the making, and NFL pioneer Willie Thrower’s family and friends made the most of the anniversary. A steering committee worked nearly a year to the day to mark Thrower becoming the first Black quarterback to take a snap in an NFL game....

Thursday WPIAL Class 4A Nonconference Petersberg, W.Va. at Uniontown, 6 p.m. City League semifinals Perry Traditional Academy at University Prep, 7 p.m. Friday WPIAL Class 6A Seneca Valley at Central Catholic, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Moon at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. South Fayette at Bethel Park, 7...

Last week: 10-1 (90.9%) Season: 73-24 (75.3%) Because he is as impressionable as a 5-year-old watching cartoons, the Birdie is captivated easily. (He still watches cartoon reruns every Saturday morning before he breaks down Friday night film.) What has caught his eye this season are the large and burly inflatable...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed another bill to give an earlier date for its 2024 presidential primary, an effort that has become drawn out and politically charged in a battleground state still weathering former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about a stolen 2020 election. The bill...

NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league still needs to hire more minority head coaches. The latest rule change was aimed at increasing opportunities. Owners voted Tuesday to push in-person head coaching interviews back one more week, until after all divisional playoff games have been completed, to...

PHILADELPHIA — Police have arrested two more men they believe were involved in the airport parking lot shooting that left one Philadelphia police officer dead and a second injured last week — meaning all remaining suspects in the crime have been taken into custody, authorities said Wednesday. Interim Police Commissioner...

OMAHA, Neb. — Several days before a Norfolk Southern conductor trainee was killed by a metal beam protruding from a parked railcar on the next track, workers at a U.S. Pipe facility noticed the beam was hanging off the top of the car but never told the railroad about it,...

A jury on Wednesday found a Tarentum man guilty of third-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a woman with whom he had a relationship. Juan H. Hayden, 58, will be sentenced Jan. 16. He also was found guilty of tampering with evidence. Police said Hayden beat, strangled and stabbed...

Last week: 6-4 (60%) Season: 67-23 (74.4%) There are a lot of things The Birdie does well, and most of them involve buffet-style meals, but staying in his lane definitely isn’t one of them. This week, your fearless feathered prognosticator, despite going a dismal 6-4 last week, decided to use...

Three Republicans and three Democrats are vying for three seats on Bridgeville Borough Council in the Nov. 7 election. Candidates were asked to provide general biographical information and to answer the question: What do you view as the most pertinent issue for Bridgeville, and how do you plan to address...