Gucci digitally outfits Gen-Z in metaverse foray with Roblox
MILAN (AP) — Anyone whose virtual alter ego is wandering around the Roblox online game platform these days might run into other avatars sporting Gucci…
June 2021
Last chance to comment on CU integration
From staff reports Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education will host four public hearings in June to review the proposed integration of six universities into…
Alliance’s outdoor recreation business contest starts today
From staff reports The Oil Region Alliance’s outdoor recreation business contest is starting today. The Alliance seeks to award up to $5,000 to a business…
Global glitch: Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage
LONDON (AP) — Dozens of websites briefly went offline around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times, and Britain’s government home page, after…
Medical marijuana law changes get through PA House
HARRISBURG (AP) — The state House on Monday approved a set of revisions to Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana law, seeking to make permanent some of the…
NBCUniversal will have 7,000 hours of Tokyo Games coverage
The Associated Press NBCUniversal will present 7,000 hours of coverage of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics across eight networks and multiple digital platforms from July 20…
Recent Deaths 6/8/21
Bonnie Lou Sweitzer, 83, of Clarion, died June 5, 2021. Harold H. “Butch” Daum, Jr., 77 of Leeper, formerly of Butler, died May 29, 2021….
Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up
The East Forest National Honor Society participated in the Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up on May 27, 2021. David McCullough and Ryan Parrett (pictured), Dominic Drake, Megan…
Time ticking away, Democrats face wrenching test on agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bracing for political trouble, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Democratic colleagues that June will “test our resolve” as senators return Monday…
Lawmakers return for June with big agenda, sharp differences
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers are returning to session Monday with a big June agenda and sharp differences over the future of the state’s…
Alcantara, Marlins top Pirates 3-1 to end 8-game losing skid
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sandy Alcantara cruised through eight innings, ending the Miami Marlins’ longest losing streak in six years at eight games with a 3-1…
‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returns
The Associated Press The domestic box office is getting back to normal, with moderate wins and sizable second-weekend drops. After its triumphant first weekend, “A…
Nonprofits found ways to survive
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The COVID-19 pandemic has made things difficult for the region’s nonprofits for about the past 14 months. Some brick-and-mortar organizations…
Horsethief Days chairman: Event will take place
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Ron Best, chairman of the Knox Horsethief Committee, made a recent pledge in regard to this year’s annual…
Protest erupts again over man killed by Minnesota deputies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters faced off with officers in Minneapolis early Saturday over the shooting death of a Black man by members of a U.S….
Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp…
Stallings’ hit lifts Pirates, Marlins’ 8th loss in row
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Stallings hit a game-ending single in the 12th inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over Miami 8-7 on Saturday and extended…
Clarion park project picks up support
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The Clarion County Board of Commissioners May 25 signed a letter of support on behalf of the Clarion Blueprint Community…
‘There is stuff’: Enduring mysteries trail US report on UFOs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The blob, captured on distant, fuzzy video by Navy pilots, seems to skitter just above the ocean waves at improbable speed, with…
Rookie Hayes homers to lead Pirates to 9-2 win over Marlins
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes homered for the second game in a row since being activated from the injured list and drove in three…