Conservancy receives award for efforts in Allegheny Forest
From staff reports The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program was awarded the U.S. Forest Service’s Partnership Award at the National Rise to the Future…
June 2023
Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across…
Padres’ skid reaches 5 as Davis’ 3rd hit of game lifts Pirates to 5-4 win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego’s first half couldn’t have been much more disappointing. The Padres wasted a four-run lead in a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh…
Review: Ford gets swashbuckling sendoff in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
The Associated Press Goodbyes don’t tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn’t a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors….
Public meeting set on Tionesta Lake master plan revision
From staff reports The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting a public meeting and public comment period to kick off the Tionesta…
Lucinda St. Joseph gears up for July 4th celebration
From staff reports St. Joseph Parish in Lucinda will host its annual 4th of July celebration from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday on the…
Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here’s why you’d better get used to it
The Associated Press The only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smok e from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts…
Police release video of officer killing gunman, ending mass shooting at Texas mall
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police released video footage on Wednesday of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman, quickly ending a mass shooting that left eight…
Keller cruises through 6, Pirates score 5 times in 7th to beat Padres 7-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored five times in the seventh to rout the San…
Recent Deaths 6/29/23
Joyce E. Girts, 78, of Strattanville, died June 26, 2023. Mary S. Mensch, 75, of Coudersport, formerly of Marienville, died June 19, 2023. For…
Man already facing many charges accused of stealing motorcycle
By KARA O’NEIL Staff writer A Rimersburg man who is facing charges in five counties has been accused of stealing a motorcycle from a business…
Clarion County withholds money from Great Outdoors tourist agency
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Clarion County commissioner Ted Tharan said Tuesday the county is withholding funds from the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors tourist promotion agency…
State trooper killed in ambush is lauded as a hero during funeral service
ERIE (AP) — A Pennsylvania state trooper who was shot and killed earlier this month when he went to work on his day off after…
Rookie Gonzales homers, triples in his home debut; Pirates beat Padres 9-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates used the seventh overall pick in the 2020 draft on Nick Gonzales in part because of the power he’s…
Seacrest will host ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after Sajak retires next year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement…
State gets $1.16B for internet expansion
From staff reports Pennsylvania will receive $1,161,778,272 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand high-speech internet access across the state, according to a…
Clarion EMS task force forms steering committee
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer An ad hoc steering committee was formed Monday for the Clarion County Emergency Medical Services Task Force. The purpose of…
In an audio recording Trump discusses a ‘highly confidential’ document
WASHINGTON (AP) — An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an interviewer appears to…
States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock
HARRISBURG (AP) — Spurred on by train derailments, some states with busy criss-crossing freight railroads are pursuing their own safety remedies rather than wait for…
Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman argue he is mentally ill
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman convicted in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history had psychotic, delusional and paranoid symptoms that made him unable to…