Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The year’s most played artist on Spotify? Globally speaking: Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platform’s most-streamed artist…
2020
Tri-county area has nearly 60 new coronavirus cases
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Monday announced 59 new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the tri-county area, and Butler Health…
Erie food bank receives 15,000 pound donation
From staff reports For the fourth year in a row, Walmart, Bimbo Bakeries USA and Tyson Foods have joined forces to help end hunger across…
Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving
The Associated Press Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening…
Ravens-Steelers rescheduled again by COVID-19 to Wednesday
The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens’ struggle to contain an extended outbreak of the coronavirus forced their rescheduled game Tuesday night against the unbeaten Pittsburgh…
‘I’m Your Woman’ puts a fresh spin on 1970s crime drama
The Associated Press Director Julia Hart couldn’t stop thinking about Tuesday Weld. She had just watched Michael Mann’s 1981 thriller “Thief” and Weld’s character Jessie…
Recent Deaths 12/1/20
Terry W. Aites, 58, of Lucinda, died Nov. 24, 2020. Helen Burris, 90, formerly of West Freedom (Parker), died Nov. 24, 2020. A. J. Deitz,…
Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill’s main players are returning for one final, perhaps futile, attempt…
Steelers optimistic but wary as COVID-19 rearranges schedule
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t add any players to the team’s expanding reserve/COVID-19 list on Sunday, but coach Mike Tomlin isn’t exactly ready…
Testing new release strategy, ‘The Croods’ opens to $14.2M
NEW YORK (AP) — Testing a novel release strategy, Universal Pictures’ animated sequel “The Croods: A New Age” had one of the best opening weekends…
Taxes will remain same in Clarion budget
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County commissioners on Wednesday adopted a “flat” preliminary budget for 2021. The spending plan doesn’t call for a tax…
Pennsylvania high court rejects lawsuit challenging election
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Saturday night threw out a lower court’s order preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests on its…
Ravaged by COVID-19, Ravens face issues beyond new schedule
The Associated Press With reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson under quarantine as part of an outbreak of COVID-19 that has ravaged the Baltimore Ravens, the…
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars”…
72 tri-county virus cases reported
From staff reports The state Department of Health on Friday announced Clarion County reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 (10 confirmed and 28 probable), Venango…
Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online
NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in…
COVID-19 outbreak pushes Steelers-Ravens to Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens’ bout with a COVID-19 outbreak has forced the NFL to postpone the team’s trip to Pittsburgh for a…
A new doc peeks inside the USPS’s Operation Santa program
The Associated Press Filmmaker Dana Nachman wanted to make a documentary about the United States Postal Service’s Operation Santa program for years, but it never seemed like…
US colleges mull new virus protocols for students’ return
COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — St. Michael’s College managed to keep coronavirus cases at bay for almost two months this fall with students tested upon arrival…
Ravens-Steelers game moved from Thursday night to Sunday
The Thanksgiving night game between the Ravens and Steelers has been switched to Sunday afternoon because of coronavirus issues with Baltimore. The NFL announced the…