Woodruff dominates, Brewers beat Pirates for 3-game sweep
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched hitless ball into the sixth inning, Rowdy Tellez homered for the second straight day and the Milwaukee Brewers beat…
April 2022
New Mexico fines film company over Alec Baldwin shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company…
Recent Deaths 4/21/22
Donn Alan Davis, 70, of Cape Coral, Fla., died April 16, 2022. Roberta J. “Jeannie” Kapp, 59, of Seneca, died April 18, 2022. Daniel M….
PennDOT says fill dirt will be available
From staff reports Spring road maintenance season will be underway soon, and PennDOT’s Venango County maintenance office expects waste fill dirt will be available as…
Russia pressures Mariupol as it focuses on Ukraine’s east
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pressured a stubborn pocket of resistance in Mariupol amid renewed hopes Wednesday for an evacuation of thousands of civilians…
Burnes earns 1st win of season as Brewers beat Pirates 5-2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three hits were all the Milwaukee Brewers needed to get reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes his first win of…
Review: ‘The Northman’ an ambitious, but lean revenge tale
The Associated Press The first sign that not everyone in Robert Eggers’ 10th-century Viking revenge tale “The Northman” has their priorities entirely straight comes early…
New Cook Forest park office, visitor center opens
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer After nearly a two-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new office at Cook Forest State Park was officially…
New Bethlehem Civic Club to host blood screening program
From staff reports A blood screening program will be held from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Redbank Valley High School cafeteria…
Cheers and fears as US ends mask mandates for travel
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also…
Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland on Tuesday, intensifying assaults on cities and towns along…
Mass shooting wave rattles communities large and small in US
The Associated Press Three mass shootings in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend capped a monthlong spate of gun violence that has touched both big…
Yelich’s slam sparks Brewers to 6-1 triumph over Pirates
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers’ hopes of making the playoffs for a fifth straight season depend at least in part on whether Christian Yelich can…
For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series, a case of diminishing returns
The Associated Press “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” got off to a less than magical start in its first weekend in U.S. and Canadian…
Recent Deaths 4/19/22
Carole Johnston Barrett, 89, died April 12, 2022. Lois Ruth (Powers) Boyer, of New Bethlehem, died April 12, 2022. Holly Christine Cole Joe, 37, of…
Pittsburgh officials finding that barring parties at Airbnb rentals is a difficult task, despite strict ban
PITTSBURGH — Some properties rented through Airbnb can be so easy to acquire and inexpensive that they can be used for one-night parties and other…
Olofsson, Thompson each score twice, Sabres beat Flyers 5-3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday to sweep a…
2 minors dead, 8 wounded in shooting at Pittsburgh party
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh left two 17-year-olds dead and at least eight more people wounded. The…
Anti-toll group plans Harrisburg protest
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The No P3 Bridge Tolls Coalition has announced plans for a rally in Harrisburg to reiterate its opposition to the…
Young Knox sisters make a case for their chicken coop
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Eight-year-old Susannah Wolfe didn’t hesitate when the public comment portion of the Knox Borough Council meeting came around…