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Community · Lumberton Township, New Jersey
A pilot was injured Friday morning when a small single-engine plane went down moments after leaving Flying W Airport in Lumberton Township, Burlington County, according to several Philadelphia-area outlets. The Piper PA…
Community
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is advising Veterans, their families and caregivers to pause and verify unexpected messages that appear to come from VA, according to an October 23 article from the VA Office of In…
World
An additional year of secondary school was associated with fewer dementia diagnoses decades later, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published October 23, 2026, in the Proceedings of th…
Community
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has published a profile of the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, as part of an effort to recruit staff to serve rural veterans. The department said almost a quarter of al…
Politics & Accountability · Alaska
President Donald Trump said Friday that he directed the Justice Department to file a lawsuit that seeks to stop Alaska from certifying its U.S. Senate result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses a close race to Democrat…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. National - Hegseth Swears In Air Force General After Vaccine-Mandated Early Retirement (U.S. De…
Community
Veterans on long-term opioid therapy who showed signs of cognitive impairment had nearly six times higher risk of an opioid overdose, according to a study highlighted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of…
Markets & Money
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 23, 2026, announced the fiscal year 2027 examination priorities of its Division of Examinations, identifying areas the division believes currently present heightened risks t…
Community
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Veteran feedback is guiding changes to its homelessness programs, according to an Oct. 23, 2026 article by Shawn Liu, national homeless program manager in the VHA Homeless Pro…
World · Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine
The White House announced Friday that first lady Melania Trump has arranged a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied city in Ukraine's Kherson region, to allow humanitarian aid in a…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. Congress - HR 10873: To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry out…
Investigative · Senatobia, Mississippi
Footage from police body cameras showing a June shooting that killed a 1-year-old boy outside a Senatobia Walmart has been made public by Mississippi's public safety agency. The video came out after the state Attorney Ge…
Sports · Philadelphia, PA
Villanova University will no longer take part in Philadelphia's Big 5 college basketball series, and the other five programs plan to keep competing among themselves under a round-robin schedule, FOX 29, CBS Philadelphia …
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. Health - Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Department’s Civil Division An…
Politics & Accountability · Pemberton Township, New Jersey
The mayor of Pemberton Township, N.J., ran at a resident during a township council session on Wednesday evening before people in the room restrained him, according to 6abc Action News and NBC10 Philadelphia, which both r…
Politics & Accountability
The U.S. Department of Energy said on October 22, 2026, that it has selected 63 tribe-led projects for award negotiations totaling over $125 million. According to the department, the projects span 16 states, including Al…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. Health - Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Department’s Civil Division An…
Politics & Accountability · Sioux City, Iowa
President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally Thursday in Sioux City, Iowa, where Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ashley Hinson plans to join him, as she tries to keep the support of his backers while emphasizing he…
Sports · Philadelphia, PA
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Philadelphia 76ers forward LeBron James had disrespected the United States, after a video surfaced of James continuing his pregame routine as the anthem was performed before the te…
Investigative · Philadelphia, PA
Disclosure: Len Bagley is the founder of Bagley Enterprises, which owns True News, and deputy chief minister of PAAN Ministry, the Private Aboriginal American National Ministry. This is analysis: Part Seven of his publis…
Sports · Nashville, Tennessee
The Tennessee Titans have cut defensive tackle Jordan Elliott after he took a gun from his vehicle in the team facility's parking lot following a practice-field dispute with a teammate, coach Robert Saleh confirmed. T…
Community · Philadelphia, PA
SEPTA's real-time bus and train tracking tools were working again Thursday morning after the transit agency shut them down to install security updates tied to a newly disclosed flaw in PHP, a programming language used ac…
World · Bend, Oregon
A teacher who was critically wounded in last week's shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, said in a statement released Wednesday that she was shot before she could act and then lay still so the gunma…
Politics & Accountability · Northern District of California
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out election-related field operations in nine states until polls close on Election Day, according to the Minn…
Community · Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
A 45-year-old Walmart employee was shot and killed late Wednesday in the parking lot of the Cheltenham Township store where she worked, minutes after her shift ended, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney'…
Music & Entertainment · United States
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor whose career included roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and "M*A*S*H," died Wednesday at the age of 93, according to a Gray News report carried by WLBT, WIS, KFYR and Valley News Live. The…
Markets & Money · Atlantic City, New Jersey
South Jersey Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III, his two children and other business partners have bought the vacant oceanfront site of the former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, …
Community
Veterans' Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence and Transportation Deputy Secretary Steve Bradbury discussed transportation career opportunities for veterans in the latest episode of the VA series "At the Table," the…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. Congress - S. 3897, Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefi…
Music & Entertainment · Nashville, Tennessee
John Anderson, the country singer known for songs including "Swingin'," "Wild and Blue" and "Black Sheep," has died at 71, according to ABC7 New York and other ABC-affiliated stations. His family announced the death Wed…
Markets & Money · Washington, D.C.
Workers with job-based health insurance are paying noticeably more toward their premiums this year, as the overall average cost of those plans grew about 5%, West Virginia Watch reported, citing an annual survey from KFF…
Sports · Philadelphia, PA
The NFL is open to an investigation of how the Philadelphia Eagles medically handled quarterback Jalen Hurts' blood clots, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, though he insisted the league's protocols had been fol…
Sports · Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia 76ers were set to play their first home game of the season Thursday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving newly added stars LeBron James and Jaylen Brown their first regular-season appearance bef…
Markets & Money
U.S. refineries ran at higher-than-normal rates in 2026, with utilization averaging more than 95% of capacity between May and September, the highest for those months since 1998, according to the U.S. Energy Information A…
Community
A Tullahoma, Tennessee, man has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for arson and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the Justice Department said. Regan Darby Prater, 28, was al…
Community
A Phoenix, Arizona, man was sentenced to four months in prison and his company was ordered to cease operations and forfeit $1.8 million in connection with the illegal sale of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs…
Politics & Accountability · Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down the Trump administration's emergency request to put into effect a policy ending gender-affirming medical care for transgender people held in federal prisons, according to M…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. Health - Leading Employers Back Expansion of Electronic Prior Authorization to Self-Funded Heal…
Politics & Accountability · Washington, D.C.
Senior Democrats in Congress have gone to federal court to try to stop President Donald Trump's administration from what they call unlawful meddling in state-run elections, two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms, LAist rep…
World · Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV will not need more treatment for lung cancer, his medical team said Wednesday in a Vatican statement, after follow-up testing found the disease had stayed confined to where it began. Dr. Luigi Carbone, who …
Community
The Alaska VA Healthcare System will move from its current health record system to the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system on Oct. 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said. To prepare Veterans, t…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. Health - Leading Employers Back Expansion of Electronic Prior Authorization to Self-Funded Heal…
Music & Entertainment · United States
Olivia and Noah are once again the most common names for girls and boys on BabyCenter's newly released 2026 list, according to a Gray News report carried by KWCH 12, AZFamily, WALB and Alaska's News Source. The upper ti…
Politics & Accountability · Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Childcare costs are shaping the choices of some undecided voters in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, a closely contested Lehigh Valley seat that could help decide which party controls the U.S. House, according …
Community · Odenton, MD
Safirion Technologies is a Black-owned technology business based in Odenton, Maryland. Led by owner KJ Wilson, the company works as an information technology managed service provider for small businesses and offices. Th…
Community
Dustin Stover Bowles, 42, of West Virginia, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, the Justice Department said on October 19, 2026. According to the department,…
Community · Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia said goodbye Tuesday to Police Officer Shane Seiber, the 40-year-old who was shot and killed on Oct. 10 while answering a call in West Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that services were plan…
From the Street · Las Vegas, Nevada
A Nevada jury on Monday convicted a Canadian man of animal cruelty for removing a flamingo named Peachy from its habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in March, according to ABC7 New York and Boston 25 News.…
From the Street · Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
A member of the National Guard was shot in the leg late Sunday after guard members stepped in to stop a street fight in Washington's Capitol Hill neighborhood, according to a Gray DC report carried by Dakota News Now, WI…
World · San Francisco, California
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to keep a former OpenAI engineer jailed until trial. They accuse him of hiding a listening device in a company meeting room and argue that his connections to Saudi Arabia make him l…
From the Street · North Philadelphia, PA
Gunfire at a North Philadelphia residence wounded three people Wednesday morning, police said. The home sits on the 2800 block of North 20th Street, and most outlets reported that a 49-year-old woman hit 11 times was lef…
Community · Philadelphia, PA
Zurn Mechanical LLC is a Black-owned heating, cooling and refrigeration company based in Philadelphia, PA. Owner Eric Martin and his team serve residential and commercial customers in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Maryland a…
World · St. Petersburg, Russia
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old Michigan man who spent more than four years in Russian custody over allegations that he fought for Ukraine, was freed on Wednesday while U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with President V…
Community
VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System launched a primary care campaign in July 2026 to make brief conversations about stress a routine part of Veteran care, the Department of Veterans Affairs said. According t…
Community
A guest post published by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on its VA News site profiles Navy veteran Nick Hernandez-Sepper, who opened Oklahoma's first PAINT CORPS franchise in early April 2026. The post was writt…
Community · Philadelphia, PA
A SEPTA bus driver and four riders were hurt Wednesday morning when a Route 125 bus slammed into a concrete barrier on the westbound Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia, several local outlets reported. All five were sa…
From the Street · Middle District of Florida, United States
A 40-year-old Florida man who has served time for bank robbery has been federally charged with robbing two banks this year while disguised in a mask resembling an elderly man, according to reports from ABC-owned stations…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. World - WHO supports Nigeria after first Ebola case confirmed (UN News) - Sudan conflict: Peace…
Politics & Accountability · Park City, Kansas
President Donald Trump used a term widely regarded as an antisemitic slur during a Monday night rally in Park City, Kansas, a Wichita suburb, while defending Republican Sen. Roger Marshall against criticism of his past d…
Community · Unconfirmed
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement. World - Global warming will breach 1.5°C – but deep, fast cuts can still bring it back (UN News…
