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State Police are investigating a brawl that broke out Saturday at EQT Park in North Franklin Township.  According to reports, the fight, involving dozens of men and woman broke out during the Tacos and Tequila Festival.  There’s been no word on what caused the fight who or started it, but videos are running on social media, posted by festival goers.  You can see punches being thrown and people converging on one another.  There were no reports of injuries.   The festival, which occurs all across the country, is about nine hours long and features a long list of R&B and hip-hop performers.

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A woman was killed in a crash over the weekend in Fayette County.  Coroner Bob Baker says it happened along  Mill Run Road (Route 381) in Springfield Township Saturday night around 9:30 p.m.  Three vehicles were involved in the crash.  Rejeanne Menard, 65, of Youngwood, was pronounced dead at the scene.  “Please remember Rejeanne’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers as they would have been celebrating her birthday today instead of her passing,” a release from Baker’s office says.

The Powerball jackpot is still climbing!  No tickets matched all six numbers during Saturday’s drawing: 6-17-27-38-50, and the Powerball 5. There was a 3x Power Play multiplier.  While no one hit the jackpot, there were some massive prizes won Saturday. One ticket in Virginia won $2 million and five tickets across the country snagged $1 million.   According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, two players in the state earned $50,000 prizes.  Currently, the next drawing is worth an estimated $748 million with a cash value of $325.1 million.  The largest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion won by a single ticket in California on Nov. 7, 2022.  According to Powerball officials, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies. The move late Sunday follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general. A spokeswoman for Texas Sen. John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche’s nomination, confirmed the agreement. The other GOP senator, North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, did not have immediate comment. The Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Blanche is scheduled for Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has decided to hold off on ordering new strikes against Iran after discussions with Gulf allies. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the U.S. had planned a major attack but opted for diplomacy after receiving input from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made clear he preferred Trump to continue pressing for a deal over launching new strikes. Trump announced on Saturday that Mideast allies had reached the “perimeters” of a deal aimed at ending the five-month-old conflict. The proposal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing U.S. concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. Negotiations are expected to resume soon.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams. Police on Sunday credited an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots at Williams, diverting him from the restaurant. Authorities said they are confident that Williams acted alone. In all, four people died, including the gunman, and seven were injured in the shooting at a recently opened In-N-Out Burger restaurant. Authorities say two of the injured were treated at a hospital and released, three were listed in stable condition and two were in critical condition.