Review: Bullock, Tatum serve up the charm in ‘The Lost City’
The Associated Press “The Lost City” is the kind of charming, star-driven, action-adventure that makes moviemaking look easy and effortless from the outside. It’s hard…
March 2022
Recent Deaths 3/24/22
William A. “Cutty” Culbertson, 66, of Clarion, died March 20, 2022. Dean E. Fair, 92, of Chicora, died March 21, 2022. Donald “Dean” Graham, 82,…
Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and…
State legislative races take shape after redistricting delay
HARRISBURG (AP) — A scramble to collect enough signatures over just a week and a half to make it onto the primary ballot began over…
Rakell debuts, Guentzel scores twice as Pens drill Columbus
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell spent a decade chasing a Stanley Cup in Anaheim. It took him less than 24 hours to jump at the…
Review: War, love, memory explored in ‘Mothering Sunday’
The Associated Press History is factual. History is chronological. History is linear. But memory? Memory is none of those things. Memory is selective, memory is…
North Clarion wins big at Science Olympiad
From staff reports North Clarion Junior and Senior High School students participated in the Northwest Region Science Olympiad held at Penn State Behrend on Wednesday,…
YMCA Constantino swim lesson fund receives donation
From staff reports A $1,000 donation from Janney Montgomery Scott is helping the YMCA’s Michael Constantino Memorial Scholarship Fund reach more kids in Clarion County….
Ukraine retakes key Kyiv suburb; battle for Mariupol rages
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said it retook a strategically important suburb of Kyiv early Tuesday, as Russian forces squeezed other areas near the capital…
Biden aides to Congress: Fund COVID aid, don’t cut budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress should provide the $22.5 billion President Joe Biden wants for continuing the battle against COVID-19 without cutting other programs to pay…
Witherspoon acquires film rights to Dolly Parton novel
NEW YORK (AP) — With some support from her friend Reese Witherspoon, Dolly Parton is looking to be a movie star again. Parton is teaming…
Recent Deaths 3/22/22
John A. “Fuzz” Rearick died March 11, 2022. Gerald W. Daugherty, 86, of Summerville, died March 18, 2022. Regis E. Huefner, 85, of Shippenville, died…
Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags Monday in…
Jackson, 1st Black female Supreme Court pick, faces senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee begins historic confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman on…
‘The Batman,’ still No. 1, crosses $300 million
The Associated Press “The Batman” is still going strong three weeks into its theatrical run, with a tight grip on the top spot at the…
Identity of Clarion Co. man found dead confirmed
From staff reports Clarion state police confirmed a missing new Bethlehem man was found dead in the Allegheny River in Armstrong County on Thursday morning….
N. Clarion looks to adjust grade weights
By RYAN S. PUGH Clarion News writer Fairness in academics is something the North Clarion High School administration is hoping to achieve in the near…
Ukraine says Russia bombs another shelter in besieged city
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Sunday that Russia’s military bombed an art school sheltering some 400 people in the embattled port city of…
Malkin, Crosby score in 3rd, Penguins beat Coyotes 4-1
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin is starting to get his game back, which means trouble for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ opponents. Malkin broke a tie…
Disney ‘regrets’ performance by visiting school drill team
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that…