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Annual Pittsburgh airport auction returns as online event

Online bidding has started for Pittsburgh International Airport’s annual auction. Thousands of items are available, including used airport maintenance equipment, decommissioned vehicles, jewelry, electronics, and more. To view the lots available and to make a bid, visit https://bid.joerpyleauctions.com/ui/auctions/149124. Bidding ends on Monday beginning at 5 p.m., with one to three lots closing every three minutes. All sales are final. There will be no exchanges or refunds. This year’s auction will be online only. Over 1,000 items will be auctioned – including a Cartier women’s watch, Louis Vuitton hat, PlayStation 4, Toca hand percussion drum, jewelry, sunglasses, ...

Southpointe business honored by National American Legion

Martin Beichner, who is owner and CEO of Southpointe-based AccuTrex Products Inc., was honored during the Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday after his company received the 2025 Employee Veterans Award from the National American Legion earlier this year for his support of ...

Pennsylvania SNAP benefits halted as government shutdown continues

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians who depend on food assistance will not receive their November SNAP payments due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced that benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would ...

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Letang reaches 600 career assists as Penguins breeze past Canucks

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night. Crosby beat Kevin Lankinen from the slot in the later stages of the second ...

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Girls soccer: Goal by freshman gives Waynesburg upset win

Waynesburg freshman Ella Kincer scored the only goal of the game, with 20:31 remaining, and goalkeeper Payton Cowell stopped every shot she faced as the 11th-seeded Raiders upset sixth-seeded Winchester Thurston in the opening round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Tuesday night at Norwin High ...

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Steelers lose special teams ace Killebrew for season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miles Killebrew's season is over. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Killebrew is done for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler as a special teamer and a 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee in a victory over Cleveland ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

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Treatments for Parkinson’s disease are advancing

Parkinson's disease currently affects nearly one million Americans with no specific known cause and no cure. Treatments have come a long way over the past few decades focusing on managing symptoms and improving quality of life through medication, surgical options like deep brain stimulation, ...

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