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FREEBURG — More than $1.3 million in state grants have been approved to pay for infrastructure, public safety and community projects in the Valley.

SUNBURY — The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to $1.5 billion for the next drawing, on Saturday night, after no ticket won the grand prize in Wednesday night’s drawing.

MIDDLEBURG — Midd-West High School student Jaci Mae Moyer has raised $1,765 for Mostly Mutts over the past five years.

Editor’s Note: While high school students still grind away at the three Rs during a school day, there are many non-traditional classes being offered. Today, The Daily Item begins a series on unique opportunities available to Valley students in 21st Century Classrooms, including foods of the world, adulting and health careers.

(The Hill) -- UFC fighter Sean Strickland said Friday that he will not participate in the White House fight next year, citing the Trump administration’s controversy around the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I think I’d wanna do the White House… if there was some kind of inclusion for fans,” Strickland told video streamer [...]

The retailer says access to its app and website has been restored after an outage Friday morning disrupted online shopping ahead of Christmas.

The woman seen embracing her boss on a Coldplay Jumbotron describes the viral backlash, harassment and career fallout in her first public interview.

Even when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard time affording the drugs they’ve been prescribed.

(KTLA) - Nick Reiner, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia and was being treated by a psychiatrist in the weeks leading up to his parents’ murders. On Dec. 14, Rob, 78, and Michele, 70, were found stabbed to death inside their Brentwood home. Their bodies [...]

(WHTM) - Nearly 100,000 checks worth more than $22 million have been mailed to Pennsylvania residents. The checks are part of the inaugural year of Pennsylvania's Money Match program, which returns unclaimed cash to residents. Hundreds of thousands of letters have been issued this year to people who had dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, forgotten [...]