Live Nativity held in Clarion
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Clarion became the biblical city of Bethlehem on Friday night, thanks to the congregation of…
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Typhoon deaths in Philippines top 100, mayors plead for food
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said Sunday at least 72 people died in the devastation wrought…
Hits ‘keep coming’: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill
DETROIT (AP) — Hospitals across the country are struggling to cope with burnout among doctors, nurses and other workers, already buffeted by a crush of…
Paul Rudd hosts ‘SNL’ sans audience, Charli XCX
NEW YORK (AP) — People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 was indeed inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging…
Homicide charges filed in double fatal Redbank crash
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor A 29-year-old Tarentum man has been charged with numerous offenses, including two counts of criminal homicide, stemming from…
Surging COVID-19 cases bring a 2020 feel to the end of 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that contributed…
Carter scores in OT as Penguins top Subban, Sabres 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Malcolm Subban made a save so spectacular, it left the Pittsburgh Penguins muttering to themselves. Not that it mattered in the end….
Hope, challenges amid surge of funds to plug abandoned wells
PITTSBURGH (AP) — State environmental regulators have spent years ringing alarms about the scourge of abandoned oil and gas wells littering Pennsylvania’s landscape. The biggest…
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ snags eye-popping $50M in previews
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” grossed $50 million in…
‘Wreaths Across America’ ceremonies set for Saturday
From staff reports The national “Wreaths Across America” program returns to Clarion County this Saturday, Dec. 18, with ceremonies at various locations. National Wreaths Across…
Clarion County schedules judicial sale
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County on Monday morning will conduct its bi-annual judicial sale, which Tax Claim Bureau Director Megan Kerr said has…
Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will likely push into the new year, as…
Schools step up security in response to threats on TikTok
The Associated Press Educators announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country…
Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘Lost Daughter’ is a stunner
The Associated Press Motherhood. It’s such a rich subject for art to ponder, you’d think we’d have already seen every kind of mother onscreen. But…
Clarion Borough OKs budget; no tax hikes planned
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Clarion Borough Council last week gave tentative approval to its 2022 general fund budget, totaling $2,508,350. The budget…
Redbank Valley Trails fundraising open through December
From staff reports Redbank Valley Trails Association (RVTA) has opened its annual December Challenge to raise funds for the upkeep of the trails. This year’s…
Biden pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to assist tornado victims
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and…
Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge
The Associated Press Pennsylvania asked the federal government on Wednesday to send health care workers to hospitals and nursing homes that are increasingly under stress…
Review: ‘Nightmare Alley’ serves up a lavish modern noir
The Associated Press A title like “ Nightmare Alley,” especially when paired with a filmmaker like Guillermo del Toro, suggests a certain kind of movie. Del…
Recent Deaths 12/16/21
Francis E. Baughman, Sr., 81, of Shippenville, died Dec. 13, 2021. Thomas James “Jim” Best, 66, of Boardman, Ohio, formerly of Lincoln Park, Mich., and…