Stars rally past Penguins 3-2, snapping 10-game win streak
DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski scored 1:15 apart late in the third period and the Dallas Stars stopped Pittsburgh’s winning streak at…
January 2022
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
The Associated Press Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began, according to…
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a…
Ravens to host Steelers in Roethlisberger’s likely finale
The Associated Press The past week has been a whirlwind for Ben Roethlisberger. The fans in Pittsburgh gave their quarterback quite a retirement send-off, and the emotions…
‘Jeopardy!’ champ hits $1 million; talks fame, trans rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider is adding to her list of bragging rights and admirers. Already the highest-earning female contestant in the…
Fairmount City man injured in hunting accident
From staff reports A Fairmount City man was shot in his right leg in a hunting accident Dec. 31 in a wooded area along Kemmer…
Keystone students win writing contest
From staff reports The Clarion Veterans of Foreign Wars is pleased to announce that Kiara Phillips, an eighth-grade student from Keystone High School, is the…
Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a…
Ten-Guins! Pens win 10th straight, 6-2 over Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Oh sure, leave it to Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel to carry Pittsburgh’s top line. Try four goals and an assist between…
Review: A solid if by-the-numbers spy thriller in ‘The 355’
The Associated Press It’s always a little suspect when too much is made of a big action movie being “female-fronted.” Unfortunately, Hollywood has decided lately…
Recent Deaths 1/7/22
Thomas Hugh Callen, 90, of Center Valley, died Jan. 1, 2022. Lynn L. Baker, 77, of Emlenton, died Jan. 4, 2022. Jane McElhattan, 66, of…
Jennifer Garner named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Jennifer Garner has been named Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, based not just on her career…
Cowboys, Eagles gear up for playoffs with little at stake
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Not much gets the competitive juices flowing in Philadelphia like the Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys. Eagles wideout Greg Ward called it…
Cause undetermined in Philadelphia house fire that killed 12
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators worked Thursday to determine the cause of a fire that tore through a Philadelphia rowhome, killing 12 people, including two sisters…
Scientists explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier
A team of scientists is sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better figure out how…
Clarion Co. commissioners’ meeting ends in strange fashion
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer At the close of the Clarion County commissioners’ Tuesday morning reorganizational meeting, during which the commissioners were elected to individual…
Many Clarion officials take oath of office
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County Judge Sarah Seidle-Patton conducted a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for elected county and municipal officials, school board members, and…
Biden urges concern but not alarm as omicron rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration…
Big Ben leaving Steelers in good hands with Watt, Harris
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger clasped hands with his wife Ashley, surrounded himself with the couple’s three children and disappeared into the inner recesses of…
Fire damages Blue Streak roller coaster
CONNEAUT LAKE (AP) — A fire at a northwestern Pennsylvania amusement park has damaged a wooden roller coaster built more than eight decades ago. WICU-TV…