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Winning Pa. Lottery ticket sold in New Kensington
A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $180,566 for the Suite Winnings game from the Pennsylvania Lottery was sold Wednesday the Giant Eagle on Tarentum Bridge Road, New Kensington. Suite Winnings is $10 Fast Play game that offers progressive top prizes starting at $125,000. Fast Play games print on-demand from a...
Veteran wide receiver Liam Clifford brings ‘secret sauce’ to Penn State’s offense
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s situation at quarterback is dire. Redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer has done a commendable job handling the huddle — albeit on a struggling unit as a whole — while relieving the injured Drew Allar. In trying to find a spark with two-quarterback sets, redshirt sophomore Jaxon...
Trump expands U.S. critical minerals list to include copper, metallurgical coal
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a new list of critical minerals it deems essential to the U.S. economy and national security, adding copper, which is vital to electric vehicles, power grids, and data centers, as well as metallurgical coal, which is used to make coke. The Interior Department’s list...
Cross-filing backfires for some Allegheny County judicial candidates
Call it the curse of cross-filing. As election results were pouring in Tuesday night, political pundit Joseph Sabino Mistick noticed a trend emerging in the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court race. While all 13 candidates for judge were Democrats, those who were cross-filed — listed on the ballot as both...
David Williams: Pennsylvania lawmakers should reject ill-advised online gaming tax increase
Pennsylvania recently surpassed stalwarts like Nevada and New Jersey to become the national leader in online gaming. But now, Keystone State lawmakers are proposing a tax increase that could reverse that growth and drive the industry underground into the black market. With tax rates of 36% for sports betting and...
U.S. judge approves DOJ decision to drop Boeing criminal case
WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing in a deal that allowed the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people but harshly criticized the...
Trump gets new review of New York criminal hush money case
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court Thursday said President Donald Trump deserves another chance to show his New York state hush money criminal case belonged in federal court, providing a fresh opportunity for the U.S. president to try to erase his conviction. Trump has argued that presidents are immune...
Letter to the editor: Don’t pay, or reelect, legislators involved in shutdown
Kudos to the writer of the letter ”Shutdown would end if legislators’ pay stopped” (Nov. 2, TribLive), which eloquently stated a solution to the shutdown. Also, remember these congressional members when elections roll around, and boot them out. Monica Yuhas Smock...
Through the Years: 40 years ago, Jeff Christy sparked big Freeport comeback
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic legacy. After falling behind 17-0 in the first quarter, Freeport rallied for a 21-17 victory in the opening round of the 1985 Class 2A...
Texas seeks to block Kenvue dividend amid Tylenol lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday asked a state judge to block Kenvue from paying a nearly $400 million shareholder dividend this month, after suing the drugmaker for allegedly concealing risks to children from the use of Tylenol by pregnant women. The Oct. 28 lawsuit against Kenvue and its...
U.S. airlines scramble to rework schedules as government orders flight cuts
U.S. airlines were scrambling on Thursday to rework schedules and fielding a flood of customer queries after the U.S. ordered flight cuts at some of the nation’s busiest airports, the latest travel disruption from the prolonged government shutdown. On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he would order steep cuts...
Groping of Mexico’s president puts violence against women in spotlight
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she filed a complaint against a man who groped her and tried to kiss her as she walked between meetings in the capital city, a day after a video of the incident went viral. “If this happens to the president, where...
France says EU must investigate Shein over sex dolls, weapons
PARIS — The European Union must take action against Shein, French government officials said on Thursday, saying the Chinese online retailer was in breach of the bloc’s regulations due to the sale of child-like sex dolls and banned weapons on its marketplace. France moved to ban Shein over the illicit...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, internal documents show
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show. A cache of previously unreported documents reviewed by Reuters also shows that the social-media giant for...
U.S. military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say
AMMAN/DAMASCUS — The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The U.S. plans for the presence in the Syrian capital, which...
Letter to the editor: Immigration the right way
I recently completed nine weeks of hospitality service at the Texas/Mexico border. I learned this. Immigration “the right way”: Open our hearts. Pray for the suffering. Do what we can! In the early 1900s, immigration was a paperless system. Buy a ticket and get on a boat. At Ellis Island,...
Editorial: High turnout shows Pennsylvania voters are engaged
It isn’t really a surprise when people don’t turn out for an election the year after a president is selected. Especially in Pennsylvania. As a perennial swing state, Pennsylvania is lobbied hard during a presidential year. The ads are everywhere — on TV, on the radio, online and in mailboxes,...
Chicago takes fans back through the decades at UPMC Events Center show
Few rock bands can brag about still touring with original members after nearly six decades, a cavalcade of personnel changes, more than two dozen albums and 20 Top 10 singles. Chicago can. Now in their 58th year, the Windy City band blew through Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday night to deliver...
2025 Veterans Day Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Celebrate Veterans Day Tuesday is Veterans Day. Each and every one of us knows someone who served or is serving in our armed forces. One way to show your thanks is to attend a Veterans Day event in your community. Here is a list of events in the Alle-Kiski Valley...
The Stroller, Nov. 6, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Seminar to discuss dementia,...
Westmoreland happenings: Gingerbread house contest, omelet breakfast, craft show, more
Art • The Greensburg Art Center will host its next exhibition, “The Art of Gifting – Merry and Bright,” through Dec. 20 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. Handcrafted art, sculptures, jewelry, pottery, vases, dishes and more will be on display. Fundraisers • The Holy Name Society of...
Letter to the editor: FDA must reform to help adults quit cigarettes
Ryan Spak’s op-ed “FDA must do better for smokers trying to quit” (Sept. 16, TribLive) is a compelling and urgent call for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rethink its approach to helping smokers leave cigarettes behind for good. As someone deeply concerned about public health, I wholeheartedly applaud...
Federal judge in Chicago orders clean toilets, access to lawyers for immigration detainees
CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago ordered federal officials to improve conditions for detainees at a suburban Chicago immigration facility, including access to clean toilets, after a lawsuit alleged the conditions were unconstitutional and inhumane. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman granted the detainees’ request for a temporary restraining order...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 6, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Villa Maria (21-2) vs. Mechanicsburg (18-4-1) at Exeter Township, 2 p.m.; Avon Grove (22-1) vs. Garnet Valley (17-7) at Perkiomen Valley, 2 p.m.; Penn Manor (20-4-1) vs. Parkland (18-6) at Exeter Township, 4 p.m.; Central Bucs West (18-4-1) vs....
Toyota recalling over a million U.S. vehicles over rear camera flaw
WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor said Wednesday it is recalling 1.02 million vehicles in the United States because of a flaw that may cause a rear-view camera to fail, boosting the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain 2022 through 2026 Toyota and Lexus model year vehicles — including Camry,...
