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BISMARCK, N.D. — The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline missed a year-end deadline to plant thousands of trees along the pipeline corridor in North Dakota, but the company said it was still complying with a settlement of allegations it violated state rules during construction. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners,...

PASADENA, Calif. — Floral floats and marching bands took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 130th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day and millions more watched on TV. Among the fanciful floats was an award-winning entry from the UPS Store...

More than 2,100 people in New Kensington lost power early Tuesday morning after a truck crashed into a utility pole on Freeport Road. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reports the unidentified driver hit several parked cars around 2:40 a.m. Authorities told WPXI the driver attempted to flee the scene but was...

ATLANTA — Georgia’s outdated election system has drawn criticism from cybersecurity experts and voting integrity advocates, and now a commission tasked with examining potential replacements is preparing to make recommendations to lawmakers. The paperless system was closely scrutinized during last year’s nationally watched gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and...

LAUREL, Md. — The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto opened the new year at an even more distant world, a billion miles beyond. Flight controllers said everything looked good for New Horizons’ flyby of the tiny, icy object at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday. Confirmation was not...

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including in the realms of politics, trade, alliances and religion. A look at how...

With 2018 behind us, it’s time to look ahead at some significant Alle-Kiski Valley stories that figure to develop in 2019. Pittsburgh Mills mall The new year will see some new life at the Pittsburgh Mills mall, but it remains to be seen if new owner Mason Asset Management will...

Blood drives • American Red Cross blood drives: — 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Westmoreland County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, 2 N. Main St., Greensburg — 12:30- 5 p.m. Thursday, Excela Square at Latrobe, 100 Excela Health Drive — Noon- 4:30 p.m. Friday, Excela Square at Frick, 508 S. Church St., Mt....

If you plan to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, remember to throw some extra cash in your wallet for the rising toll rates that take effect Sunday . Motorists will pay about 6 percent more to drive the turnpike, whether they pay cash or use the E-ZPass system. The Pennsylvania...

I’m going to get right to the point: since May, I’ve lost about 65 pounds. My weight fell from 235 to around 170. How? Simply by changing my eating habits and walking in my neighborhood. That’s it. Yeah, it surprised the heck out of me, too. I had no idea...

An argument over who was looking at whom at a Downtown Pittsburgh bus stop Tuesday ended with one man shot in the neck and both in jail, according to charges filed against the two men. Port Authority police found Rodney Culberson and Joseph Thomas wrestling near the rear of the...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Officials say a child has been injured as a result of falling into the rhinoceros exhibit at a Florida zoo. Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said on Twitter that the boy was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children on Tuesday afternoon in nearby Orlando. The mother...

One lucky winner in New York matched all the numbers in the Jan. 1 Mega Millions jackpot worth $425 million. According to CNN, the ticket was sold at Brookville Auto Service in Oyster Bay on Long Island. One ticket worth $4 million was sold in Pennsylvania and six others sold...

A man missing for nearly two weeks was found dead at a home in Dormont, according to Allegheny County police. Michael McDonald, 30, was discovered on Jan. 1 in a home along the 1300 block of Illinois Avenue, according to a medical examiner’s report. Police issued a lookout for McDonald...