Game break: 10 Super Bowl ads to watch Sunday
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Super Bowl ads are designed to entertain and go down easy, as Stella Artois brings back Carrie Bradshaw and…
2019
Pet of the day 2/1/19
Name: Romeo Breed: Domestic Shorthair Mix Age: 5 years Gender: Male Size: Small Color: Grey/ White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Romeo can be found at…
‘It’s too cold!’ Mr. Hot Dog says no school in South Dakota
PARKER, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota school district is using a talking hot dog to announce closures due to the extreme cold. In a video posted to…
Knox man accused of raping 2 children
From staff reports A Knox man is facing multiple felony charges for the repeated rape of two children. Timothy Ray Bell, 43, is accused of…
National Fuel customers to see rate increase
From staff reports National Fuel customers will see an increase in their latest natural gas heating bills. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. announced Thursday that…
Clarion Forest VNA Hospice seeks volunteers
From staff reports The Clarion Forest VNA Hospice Program is in search of volunteers to provide companionship to patients, support to family members and caregivers,…
US border agency says it’s made biggest-ever fentanyl bust
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of…
Review: ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ a gloriously gory art-world satire
The Associated Press The art installation, so often a playground in the contemporary art museum, is in Dan Gilroy’s gloriously gory satire “Velvet Buzzsaw” a…
Pet of the day 1/31/19
Mary Alice is an adult, female, Basset Hound mix that came to the rescue as a stray. No one came forward to claim Mary Alice…
State awards $3.1 million for Lucinda sewer project
From staff reports More than $3.1 million in state funding has been awarded to the Knox Township Sewer Authority to help finance a sanitary sewer…
Strattanville seeks to re-launch homecoming weekend
From staff reports A group of Strattanville residents is hoping to re-establish the town’s annual “homecoming” celebration in 2019. The event which has included borough-wide…
Wolf to ask lawmakers for new $4.5B capital program
HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is planning to ask lawmakers to approve a multibillion-dollar plan to borrow money for a wide range of…
Letang, Penguins jump out early, top Lightning 4-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — After a baffling loss to a last-place team and with a visit from the NHL’s best club looming, the Pittsburgh Penguins called…
Marvel’s Stan Lee gets hero worship at Hollywood memorial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Army bugler played a mournful “Taps” at a Hollywood memorial for Stan Lee, and military bagpipers sent a solemn “Amazing…
Recent Deaths 1/31/19
Marylu (Anderson) Fielder, 91, of Clarington, died Jan. 26, 2019. Betty May Greenawalt, 80, of Clarion, died Jan. 27, 2019. Julia Jane “Judy” Brinkman (nee…
Washington Twp. theft
Pet of the day 1/30/19
Name: Tango Breed: Retriever, Lab/Spaniel, English Springer Age: 3 years Gender: Male Size: Large Color: Yellow Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Tango can be found at…
Brookville police charge man for trying to buy girl
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A Luzerne County man has been charged with trying to buy a 15 year-old girl in Brookville. Brookville police have…
FBI finds no specific motive in Vegas attack that killed 58
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history sought notoriety in the attack but left his…
‘Empire’ cast member alleges homophobic attack in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A cast member on the hit television show “Empire” alleged he was physically attacked by men in Chicago who shouted racial and…
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