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Flag flies for U.S. and defenders of freedom We fly the American flag all year long, not to show support for President Biden as the writer of the letter “Flags fly in support of Biden” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE) alleges, but for the United States of America and to show our...

When I went to pay for my tires this week at Highland Tire in Natrona Heights, the salesperson said the $315 bill was already paid. I don’t know who paid it, but I appreciate it. I have heard of people paying for someone’s lunch, but never for tires. Peggy Booher...

Why can’t people keep their personal opinions personal? I don’t care what your opinions are about politics, religion, sexual preference or spaghetti sauce. We’ve had three years of Trump/Biden bashing, and I for one am sick of it. It’s probably time to start looking at who might actually be a...

“We shouldn’t have to do this in school,” Christina Burke said. “We should feel safe enough to come here and not have to deal with that.” — — — The Hempfield Area High School senior is correct. Students should be able to show up at school and feel safe. Their...

The Sept. 24 edition of the Trib contained a number of interesting editorials. From the Trib’s piece on voter registration at the DMV getting easier to Greg Fulton’s article on remembering Stan Musial — even Joseph Sabino Mistick discussing the need to bring back a “broken window” approach to policing...

Ethan Pillar ran for 300 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 5 Pine-Richland pulled off the upset of the season, shocking Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic, 26-19, in a nonconference game Friday night. Pine-Richland (4-3) took the lead for good on a 37-yard touchdown run by Talan...

Kole Olszewski threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 21-13 win at Cornell (6-1, 3-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Jason Cross caught two touchdowns, and Jayden Lindsey had the other for the Crusaders (5-1, 3-1). Laurel 28,...

Steve Vandiver threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 4 Imani Christian to a 60-13 victory against Apollo-Ridge (1-6, 0-4) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night. Dayshaun Burnett caught three passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 53 yards and a TD...

DelRon White ran for 175 yards and a touchdown as West Mifflin jumped to a 19-0 first-quarter lead and held on for a 26-21 victory over Seton LaSalle (4-3, 2-2) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference game Friday night. Darnell Carswell ran for two touchdowns for the Titans (3-4,...

Jonah Williamson threw for 54 yards and ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Trinity scored a 23-6 upset victory over No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (6-1, 2-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference on Friday night. Andrew Durig added 82 rushing yards and a touchdown for Trinity (4-3,...

A Roaring 20’s Murder Mystery fundraiser to benefit the Guyasuta Area Youth Football Association will be Oct. 28. Proceeds will help pay for field time and equipment upgrades as well as keep lower registration costs for players and cheerleaders. The event is at the Comfort Inn, RIDC Park, O’Hara. Doors...

Behind a career night from quarterback Braden Laux, Belle Vernon was able to cruise to a lopsided win Friday over visiting Greensburg Salem on The Beach at James Weir Stadium. Laux, who will play defensive end at Eastern Michigan, completed 14 of 16 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns...

Top performers for Week 6 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 357 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (20 of 23) 337 - Braden Laux, Belle Vernon (14 of 16) 297 - Brian Taylor, New Brighton (17 of 38) 292 - Tristyn Tavares, Norwin (10 of 33) 279 -...

Serra Catholic showcased its ability to effectively throw and run the football in an Allegheny Conference win Friday night. Quadir Stribling threw for four touchdowns, including three in the second half, and Mason Jones ran for two first-half scores in the Eagles’ 40-12 road victory over Yough on Cougar Mountain....

On a night when Ty Keffer joined Maddie Brown as Southmoreland’s homecoming king and queen, Keffer caught three touchdown passes from quarterback Kadin Keefer to help lead the Scotties to a 42-20 Interstate Conference win over South Allegheny. But lost in the excitement was a controversial goal line stand by...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration urged the Federal Communications Commission to adopt strong rules to redress historic shortfalls that have left some communities lacking adequate broadband service. The position sets up a possible clash with large broadband providers that have warned the FCC, which is set to produce rules by...

Penguins forward Sidney Crosby fought Buffalo Sabres forward Peyton Krebs during a 7-4 road preseason win Friday by Pittsburgh at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. The fight occurred at 3:50 of the second period when Crosby objected to a hit Krebs and Tyson Jost delivered to Penguins defenseman Kris...

NEW YORK — Saquon Barkley seems like he’s trending toward missing a third straight game with his high right ankle sprain, although the Giants listed him as questionable for Sunday’s road game against the Miami Dolphins. “I’d definitely say I’m in a better spot than where I was last Thursday,”...

LAS VEGAS — Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has cleared concussion protocol and will return against the Packers on “Monday Night Football.” Garoppolo entered the NFL’s protocol after a loss to the Steelers on Sept. 24 and missed last week’s loss to the Chargers. “It was a tough game,” Garoppolo said...

NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani has been hit with a nearly $550,000 lien on his Palm Beach condo for unpaid taxes. Court records show the IRS attached a $549,435.26 lien to the penthouse apartment for failure to pay 2021 taxes, the Daily Mail first reported Friday. The lien means Giuliani...

The price of First-Class postage is going up again. On Friday, the U.S. Postal Service said the price of a Forever stamp will increase by 2 cents on Jan. 21. The stamp will go from 66 cents to 68 cents. The price hike notice was filed with the Postal Regulatory...

I’ve been following various articles concerning the renovations at Hempfield Area High School. What I have not seen are any references to installing solar collectors on the roof of the renovated building. These could reduce electricity usage and perhaps be a potential source of income by selling excess power to...

Pittsburgh police on Friday arrested two men in connection with the 2022 killings of a 4-year-old girl and her mother. The 4-year-old girl, Kaari Thompson, and her mom, Temani Lewis, 21, were shot Dec. 1 outside a Pittsburgh grocery store in the 1500 block of Lincoln Avenue. Thompson, a Pittsburgh...

International trade will be a key issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. Sadly, both the Republican and Democratic parties are taking positions on trade that will leave Americans in a perilous situation. I doubt anyone would view GOP promises to cut or reform taxes as credible avenues to lowering...

The Boss is still coming to the ‘Burgh. We’re just going to have to wait about a year. On Friday, Springsteen announced he’ll perform at PPG Paints Arena with the E Street Band on Aug. 15, 2024, and Aug. 18, 2024. He had to postpone his scheduled appearance last month...