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High schools Basketball Boys AHN/Highmark Tip-Off Tournament Friday Altoona at Baldwin, 5 p.m. Chartiers Valley at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Altoona at Peters Township, noon Chartiers Valley at Baldwin, 1:30 p.m. Aquinas Academy Tournament Friday Pittsburgh Christian Academy vs. Portersville Christian, 7 p.m. Cheswick Christian at Aquinas Academy, 8:30...

Nolan Murphy had a hat trick and added an assist to lead South Fayette to a 7-2 victory over Fox Chapel in PIHL Class 2A hockey Thursday night. Robert Chiappetta finished with four assists for South Fayette (4-1-1). Liam Wiseman and Grady Cullen had a goal and assist each for...

The long-time administrative assistant to a wealthy Bell Acres businessman convicted of concealing more than $60 million in income from the federal government will serve two years of probation for her role in the crime. Ann E. Harris, 62, of Washington County, appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers...

James Franklin and Penn State have their new offensive coordinator. Andy Kotelnicki, Kansas’ innovative and creative play-caller, is expected to be hired as Penn State’s new offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to PennLive. The news was first reported by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. Kotelnicki will be the sixth offensive coordinator...

In cities across America, Pittsburghers gather every Sunday, dressed in their black and gold, ready to cheer for the Steelers on gameday. Nearly every city in America has a Steelers bar, and fans gather there to celebrate victories or to be with each other in heartbreaking defeat. Football has the...

There may have been another Congressman who worked harder than U.S. Rep. Scott Perry to try to help former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power despite his 2020 electoral defeat by Democratic nominee Joe Biden. But we’d like to see the proof. Because a freshly-unsealed opinion from...

America is in grave peril. Lawlessness reigns in San Francisco, Chicago, New York and other cities. Our southern border hemorrhages with illegal arrivals. The Border Patrol is using unmarked buses to dump thousands of asylum-seekers on the streets, at bus stops and in train stations in San Diego. The United...

When a sizable donation to a Thanksgiving food drive organized by Aspinwall resident Nancy Heil failed to materialize, angels stepped in. Many angels. Sheri Rice, owner of Luke & Mike’s Frontporch Grille, in Aspinwall was one of them. She posted a request on Facebook for donations of canned vegetables, boxed...

Each week during the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch took a look back at the players, teams and events that are part of local scholastic history. We hope our readers have enjoyed this feature. With the high school football season coming to an end, it’s time to...

The man who pleaded guilty to killing a former Springdale man in a jealous rage will spend the rest of his life in prison. Samuel Tolfa, 34, of Hopewell, Beaver County, agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder and serve a mandatory prison term of life without parole in connection...

Shoppers can meet all their holiday baking, entertaining and gift-giving needs at the Friends of Monroeville Public Library’s winter shopping market from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 at the library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Unique handmade gifts, items that help others and homemade treats will be available from local...

With a simple search engine entry of “bug food plant,” you will see the central planning of your food world. The future of the Arby’s “we have the meats” slogan will mean cricket, mealworm and fly larvae, delicious. It has been decided: just eat the bugs. The world is doomed,...

The base salary of Pennsylvania’s 253 state legislators is the third highest in the nation behind New York and California, but when benefits are added, it likely pushes them into second place. Legislators are eligible for lifetime medical benefits and retirement benefits unlike their counterparts in California but still trail...

For more truth, and to be the USA GOAT, we need to Get Out the Youth Vote. The right, just and fair way to raise our children is to help raise awareness of everything important and everything we love. Many of our youth are required to pay taxes and follow...

Why haven’t the 20 Pennsylvania Republican fake electors in the 2020 election been prosecuted? According to the Constitution, only the electors of the candidate who won the popular, or “people,” vote, shall cast their vote for president in mid-December at their state capitol. President Biden won the popular vote, so...

Pennsylvania has had trouble getting the job done with education this year. Funding for the various levels of schooling needs to be approved by the Legislature. The governor signs off on it. From there, funding flows into cities and boroughs and townships, doing the job of teaching the next generation...

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Holiday shopping in some local stores will look a little different this year. With reports of retail theft on the rise, some retailers are placing some inventory under lock and key, requiring customers to contact a store employee to access certain merchandise. The measures are aimed at reining in what...

Our family, especially our toddlers, love the parks in Murrysville. We’ve spent countless hours on the playgrounds at Murrysville Community Park and hiking through Duff Park. Which is why it was alarming to hear of our council’s plan to lease oil/gas rights there. Even though fracking happens below the surface,...

High schools Bowling WPIBL Wednesday’s results Boys Armstrong 5, Burrell 2 Blackhawk 7, Beaver Falls 0 High series: MJ Popovich 670 Carlynton 7, Neighborhood Academy 0 Hempfield 7, Greensburg Central Catholic 0 St. Joseph 7, Apollo-Ridge 0 High series: Daniel Staniszewski (SJ) 459, Brendan Wolfgang (AR) 363 Girls Apollo-Ridge 7,...

Frustrated by state and national Republican efforts to tout mail-in voting, a conservative Pennsylvania group is launching an initiative to personally reach half a million likely GOP voters in 2024. Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania CEO Cliff Maloney, a Delaware County native and national Republican operative, on Wednesday announced the Pennsylvania...

Shannen Doherty is sharing more bad news about her eight-year cancer battle: The disease has now spread to her bones. Despite the bleak development, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” star said she still has a lot more living to do. “I don’t want to die,” the People cover star...

An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge on Wednesday said that three companies identified as having worked on the Fern Hollow Bridge prior to its collapse must turn over records for his review. Judge Philip A. Ignelzi said in an order that the documents in question — bridge problem reports, critical...

This holiday season, the municipality of Bethel Park has a new campaign to encourage shopping locally. “When community groups and organizations need donations, they often turn to small businesses for support,” said Tim Moury, Bethel Park Council president. “These local businesses are always willing to help out. They support us,...

A dispute between Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh and Coroner Timothy Warco over a fatal police shooting in the spring led to a raid on the coroner’s office Tuesday morning. Warco, who this month was reelected to a ninth term, said four detectives from the DA’s office and four...