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OLSH in, Winchester Thurston out in latest HSSN state girls hoops rankings

A week after big changes in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, all was quiet as the elite throughout Pennsylvania took care of business. Only a couple of ranked teams lost up and down the six classifications, with most slipping only a notch or two to remain in the...
WPIAL to approve, release realigned conferences for fall sports Monday

There has been a lot of discussion, speculation and debate. Finally, on Monday, the WPIAL football conference set up for the next two seasons takes shape. The WPIAL Board of Control will meet for its monthly get together and vote on a new alignment in football. While many eyes will...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 18

There were two big tests on the Woodland Hills girls basketball team’s midterm report. The Wolverines passed both, earning an A-plus and sitting on the top of the Section 3-5A honor roll. Woodland Hills edged rivals Penn Hills and Oakland Catholic in section games before picking up another win Saturday...
Mark Compton: Safety drives every decision at turnpike commission

Despite the best efforts of the transportation industry nationally working together to reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes, nearly 40,000 people die each year in highway-related incidents; on average, 15 of those occur on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Every year, dozens of roadway workers, first responders and tow-truck operators are killed; we...
Earl Tilford: How Martin Luther King Jr. changed hearts

My father was a Presbyterian minister in rural northwest Alabama from 1961 to 1965. I came of age there, then left the University of Alabama with an M.A. in history in 1969. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gov. George C. Wallace framed the historical context of a changing...
Lyme disease vaccine for mice might help prevent human infections

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut researchers are involved in a potentially important effort to break the cycle of infections among wild animals and ticks that leads to the transmission of Lyme disease to humans. The key is finding a way to give a specially developed vaccine to white-footed or deer mice,...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Jan. 18

When most people think about Sunday, they ponder things that are fun and relaxing. When opponents of the Moon girls basketball team think about Sunday, things aren’t so relaxing. That is because sophomore Reilly Sunday usually lights up the scoreboard against them. “Reilly has the perfect combination of speed and...
Gun industry gathers amid slumping sales, rising tensions

LAS VEGAS — Gun companies are gathering for their annual conference and trade show this week in Las Vegas at a pivotal moment for the industry amid slumping sales, a public increasingly agitating for restrictions on access to firearms and escalating tensions over gun control efforts. The event, held by...
Editorial: Reaching for the dream

There once was a man who had a dream. He stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He looked back 100 years to a great day in American history and spoke about how far we have come, but he also...
Letter to the editor: Disappointed in Arnold’s council pick

I was discouraged by the decision by Arnold’s mayor and council in filling the empty seat left open by the election of Joe Bia as mayor (“Arnold fills vacant city council seat, creates redevelopment vacancy,” Jan. 14, TribLIVE). The two candidates both had extensive resumes. However, one has been a...
VideoChart: All-time sacks by NFL teamsVideo

Which NFL team holds the record for most sacks all-time? Where do the Steelers rank? Here’s a VideoChart that shows the progression of all-time team sacks from 1982 to 2020. Want to see more animated stats? Check out all of our VideoCharts here....
Letter to the editor: Organ donation needs more awareness

Thank you for your recent editorial concerning the need for registration of organ donors (“Donation is a gift of Life.” ) This is such an important topic, one that is rarely covered by most of the local media. The news outlets are obsessed with politics, sports and celebrities and not...
Lower Valley’s sanitary authority on track for $50 million treatment plant expansion

The Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority’s treatment plant expansion plans are not only on track, they are slightly ahead of schedule. Authority officials said initial permitting has been approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The electrical and structural plans are done, and a second round of permitting involving...
Letter to the editor: Affordable Care Act saves lives

I am the mother of two children with special needs, one much more significant than the other. My daughter has multiple disabilities that will be lifelong and are life-threatening. Her care is costly. Her needs are great. She will need care all of her life, and her medical expenses will...
Prohibition thinned ranks of Western Pa. distilleries, breweries — but some survivedVideo

Southwestern Pennsylvania’s whiskey industry overflowed with more than 100 distilleries making rye whiskey between the 1880s and early 1900s, but they went dry when Prohibition took effect a century ago. “The distilleries had to close and most did not reopen” when Prohibition was lifted in 1933, said Samuel Komlenic, a...
Living with Children: Unsure about visitation privileges

Question: Our 10-year-old granddaughter lives with us. We have custody of her but her father, our son, is now asking us for visitation privileges. I probably don’t need to tell you that both he and his ex-wife were not up to parental responsibilities. He says he’s cleaned up his act...

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