Legislation would allow nonprofits to accept electronic payments for raffle tickets
Dine and donate A Mon Valley Paws dine and donate event will take place throughout the entire month of October (Thursday-Sunday) at Felicia’s Restaurant, 450 Schoonmaker Ave., Monessen. The spaghetti dinner includes salad, bread, meatballs and coffee or a soft drink. Call 724-314-6571 to purchase tickets. Tickets are also available at the MVP Office located in the Pet Supplies Plus-Belle Vernon store. For additional information, please visit our website, monvalleypaws.com. Herbs of the Bible From cilantro to saffron, discover how herbs and spices shaped cuisine, remedies and rituals from ancient times to today. The "Herbs and Spices of the Bible" presentation will explore how ...
A Monessen woman pleaded guilty in federal court last week in Pittsburgh to bank fraud for a nearly $1.9 million check-cashing scheme over more than a decade in North Strabane Township. Emily Roberts, 55, pleaded guilty to the scheme while providing cleaning services at a home, where she repeatedly stole checks from the victim’s checkbook, wrote the checks out to cash and forged a signature on the checks before depositing the money into her own personal bank account. Investigators said Roberts obtained $1.89 million through the deposit of 636 checks from January 2014 to March 2026. U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy scheduled sentencing for Feb. 10. The FBI and North Strabane ...
Officials from the city of Washington are working to develop and implement an “action plan” to clean up remaining damage and, hopefully, prevent future flooding, according to Mayor JoJo Burgess. Burgess detailed ongoing efforts during a Thursday night City Council meeting following two ...
A Westmoreland County man was charged Thursday with striking and killing a pedestrian on Interstate 70 in Canton Township in March, and accused of continuing to drive another 46 miles back to his house near Irwin without stopping or notifying authorities. State police said Anthony Joseph ...
A round of “a-paws” goes to Jason Dunkle of Washington and his 11-year-old Italian Greyhound, Greyson, for the 2027 Old West calendar featuring the local celebrity pooch as Mad Dog Greyson, the treat-smuggling bandit. Photographed at Wild Gals Old Time Photo in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., the ...
Each Monday we’ll look back at the highlights of the week that was in local high school football. This week saw history for Canon-McMillan, Fort Cherry dominate its rival, a special night for an Avella duo, South Fayette claim the “Battle of the Bridge” and Beth-Center become the last of ...
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Aiden Flora accounted for five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:57 left, and Iowa State held off West Virginia 45-42 Saturday in a wild game in which the teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense. Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) came from behind twice in ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chase Briscoe held off a last-lap charge from points leader Kyle Larson to win the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Briscoe swept all three stages on the 1.5-mile track to earn maximum playoff points. Larson lost control on the final stretch and ...
As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...
