Jan. 6 hearing promises ‘surprising’ details before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is set to unveil “surprising” details including evidence from Donald Trump’s Secret Service about the 2021 attack…
October 2022
Social Security benefits to jump by 8.7% next year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023. That’s a historic increase and welcome news…
Edge of 17: Pens’ core of Crosby, Letang, Malkin still going
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The scene was mundane only in its familiarity. Sidney Crosby working just off to the side of the net. Kris Letang circling…
Andy Warhol, Prince at center stage in Supreme Court case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from Cheerios and…
Recent Deaths 10/13/22
Lavinia Anne “Vinnie” Lehman, 100, of Oil City, died Oct. 10, 2022. MaryAnne Brent, 77, of Clarion, died Oct. 9, 2022. Mervin L. “Dude” Kahle,…
Knox donates $20,000 to ambulance service
By RODNEY L. SHERMAN Clarion News editor Setting an example it hopes other municipalities will follow, Knox Borough Council members earlier this month agreed to…
Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudis after OPEC+ cuts output
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia as the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance moves to cut oil production…
Smashing success: NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said…
Mandatory dates on ballot envelopes get new court ruling
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top-ranking state elections official said Tuesday a new U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding how rules for the state’s mail-in ballots had…
Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder She Wrote’ star, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels in the Broadway musicals “Mame” and “Gypsy” and solved endless…
PDE encourages students to apply for free aid
From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Education joined Slippery Rock University and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency to promote the PA FAFSA Go!…
A call for volunteers
From staff reports Passages Inc., the non-profit sexual violence agency providing free and confidential services in Clarion, Clearfield, and Jefferson Counties, is in desperate need…
More missiles, drones strike Ukraine, alarms keep up fear
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces strafed Ukraine with a fresh barrage of missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday, a day after widespread strikes killed at…
No quick fixes for Steelers, Tomlin during nightmarish start
PITTSBURGH (AP) — For nearly two decades the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed immune to the realities of the NFL. Seasons came, seasons went. And the Steelers…
Review: ‘Till’ grippingly reorients an American tragedy
The Associated Press Almost by default, filmmakers typically take a wide lens to historical moments like the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. In reaching…
Recent Deaths 10/11/22
Kevin “Peach” Hartle, 63, of Henryville, died Sept. 22, 2022. John L. Bashline, 91, of Lexington, S.C., died Oct. 3, 2022. Maxine E. Burford, 94,…
Clarion County jail budget on target
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The Clarion County jail is on track to finish the year under budget. Jail warden Jeff Hornberger said at Friday’s…
NKorea confirms simulated use of nukes to ‘wipe out’ enemies
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to “hit and…
Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least…
Pickett shows fire, Steelers defense sags in 38-3 loss
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Kenny Pickett showed he could take some licks and stand up for himself in his NFL starting debut. The injury-depleted…