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The Stroller, Nov. 3, 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. Sponsors needed for holiday...
Pat Benatar and Bryan Adams rock it old school at PPG Paints Arena
Walking into PPG Paints Arena on Sunday night, I heard a woman behind me say, “This isn’t like going to a show in your 20s, it’s going to a show in your 50s. It’s a different vibe.” That was a pretty good thesis statement for a concert that included icons...
Letter to the editor: Congress must help protect puppy mill dogs
Congress must pass Goldie’s Act (HR 349) to fix the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s persistent failure to protect dogs in puppy mills. The Animal Welfare Act already requires commercial breeders to provide basic care, but the USDA has largely stopped enforcing it. Inspections of licensed facilities are often infrequent, and...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 3
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 3....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 3
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 3....
At the library: A roundup of events at Northern Tier Library
NORTHERN TIER LIBRARY Northland Tier Library is located at 4015 Dickey Road in Richland. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and closed Sundays. The library can be reached at 724-449-2665 or northerntierlibrary.org. The library will close at 4...
In brief: Happenings across the Pine Creek Journal area
Outreach looking to restock cereal, safety items North Hills Community Outreach is seeking help to restock items for its Safety for Seniors program and its supply of cereal. The Safety for Seniors program helps people 60 and older remain safe in the home of their choosing. Items needed include nonslip...
In brief: Happenings across the Hampton Journal area
5K to boost efforts of nonprofit for troops The 20th annual Operation Troop Appreciation Veterans Day 5K Race will be held Nov. 9 in Hampton Community Park, 3101 McCully Road. The race helps Operation Troop Appreciation provide holiday care packages to deployed troops. It supplies comfort and support to those...
Larson’s 3rd-place finish enough to edge Hamlin for NASCAR title
Riding a winless streak since early May, Kyle Larson did not need to pass Ryan Blaney at the end Sunday to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Blaney won a two-lap overtime shootout to take the final NASCAR checkered flag at Phoenix Raceway, and Larson’s third-place finish was enough...
High school sports schedules for Nov. 3, 2025
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s schedule Manheim Township (12-8-2) at Villa Maria (20-2), 3 p.m.; Downingtown West at Mechanicsburg (17-4-1), Memorial Park Stadium, 6 p.m.; Avon Grove (21-1) at Wyoming Valley West (9-8), 4 p.m.; Garnet Valley (16-7) at Emmaus (24-1); Penn Manor (19-4-1)...
Dodgers still can’t believe what happened in all-time World Series Game 7
TORONTO — Game 7 was so insane, so compelling, so breathtaking, so dramatic, that when the final out was made early Sunday morning, Dodgers three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw looked at his teammates in disbelief. “What, we just won?” Kershaw said. “‘Really? Are you sure?’ I was warming up....
Trump held ‘Great Gatsby’-themed Halloween party as SNAP benefits were due to be cut off
President Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsy-themed party at Mar-A-Lago on Oct. 31, as multiple federal judges ruled the administration could not stop funding food aid amid the ongoing government shutdown. The party was labeled “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” according to multiple media attendees. The title was drawn...
Flacco throws for career-high 470 yards, but Bengals defense folds as Bears rally for wild win
CINCINNATI — Caleb Williams found Colston Loveland with 17 seconds left for a 58-yard touchdown Sunday to vault the Chicago Bears to a wild 47-42 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Loveland caught the pass inside the Cincinnati 40 and broke Jordan Battle’s tackle attempt and outraced the Cincinnati secondary for...
Jaguars kicker Little sets NFL mark with 68-yard field goal vs. RaidersVideo
Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little broke the NFL record for longest field goal with a 68-yard kick to close out the first half of Sunday’s road game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The 22-year-old Little, who hit a 70-yard field goal in the preseason against the Steelers, took the record...
Democrats feared Republican efforts to oust Pa. Supreme Court justices. They spent significantly more on the race
The three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices on the ballot this year, and the Democratic-leaning groups supporting them, appear to have raised and spent exponentially more money than the Republican-backed groups working to oust them. As of Oct. 20, more than $14 million had been raised in the retention race by...
U.S. not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says
WASHINGTON — The nuclear weapons testing ordered by President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday. “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests,” Wright said in an interview with Fox News. “These are not nuclear...
Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m representing 13 million Pennsylvanians, not just Democrats’Video
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman noted Saturday night on Fox News Channel’s “My View with Lara Trump,” hosted by the president’s daughter-in-law, that he’ll “get grief” for sitting down with her. Still, he said, having conversations is “really important.” “We can’t ever collectively turn our back to others and people are...
PIAA releases 1st round schedule for field hockey, soccer, girls volleyball playoffs
The PIAA playoffs will begin Tuesday for field hockey, boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball. The PIAA released the brackets on Sunday. Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s schedule Manheim Township (12-8-2) at Villa Maria (20-2), 3 p.m.; Downingtown West at Mechanicsburg (17-4-1), Memorial Park Stadium,...
Best, worst of college football Week 10: ACC turmoil, American gets wild, blackoutsVideo
The ACC was able to get two teams in the College Football Playoff last season. In an instant, it’s looking like it won’t be able to get multiple bids again. While it was fun for the sport, Saturday, Nov. 1 couldn’t have been any worse for the Atlantic Coast with...
November’s closest Supermoon to appear even grander. Here’s what to know
A super close Supermoon will occur this week. The moon will be as close to Earth as it can get this month, fully illuminated for skywatchers, according to the Earth Sky, a science website that provides daily news and information on astronomy and space. The supermoon is set to rise...
‘SNL’ spoofs Trump’s ballroom and White House East Wing demolition
“Saturday Night Live” is taking on the White House’s new look. A pre-recorded sketch on the show’s Nov. 1 episode parodied President Donald Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The sketch depicted a “very special episode” of HGTV’s...
Obama tells Democrats to push back against Trump’s ‘lawlessness and recklessness’
Former President Barack Obama touted Democratic candidates for governor in two states at campaign rallies on Saturday, urging voters in next week’s election to reject what he called the “lawlessness and recklessness” of President Donald Trump’s administration. Obama, the two-term president still highly popular among Democrats, laid out a biting...
Nigeria says U.S. help against Islamist insurgents must respect its sovereignty
ABUJA — Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, responding to threats of military action by President Donald Trump over what he said was the ill-treatment of Christians in the West African country. Trump said on...
Springdale grad Bri Ross picks up at Penn State Behrend where she left off in high school
After a senior season that included 42 goals, a WPIAL Class A title and recognition as the Valley News Dispatch Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Springdale’s Bri Ross certainly had nothing left to prove at the high school level. But like all incoming college freshmen, Ross had to prove...
Saint Vincent basketball teams return veteran squads with championship aspirations
The Saint Vincent men’s and women’s basketball teams return veteran rosters and have high aspirations for the 2025-26 season, which opens Friday for the women and Saturday for the men. The women’s team is under the direction of Kam Gissendanner, the former Clairton and Penn State standout who coached La...
