Wiemer homers as Brewers beat Pirates 5-0
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wade Miley pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and Joey Wiemer homered for the second straight game…
June 2023
PA trooper, suspect killed in shootout; 2nd trooper seriously wounded
LEWISTOWN (AP) — A state trooper and a suspect were killed Saturday in a shootout in central Pennsylvania, hours after the suspect seriously wounded another…
DEP declares statewide drought watch
From staff reports The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared a statewide drought watch. While not required, the DEP is encouraging residents and businesses…
Rising rents, diminishing aid fueling increase in evictions in many US cities
ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and…
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman found guilty
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A truck driver who spewed hatred of Jews was convicted Friday of storming a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find…
Brewers beat Pirates 5-4, take NL Central lead and stop 6-game skid
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Wiemer homered and Blake Perkins drove in two runs as the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 5-4 win over the…
Polley set as Juneteenth speaker at PennWest-Clarion
From staff reports Jeff Polley will be the keynote speaker for PennWest Clarion’s 21st Juneteenth celebration at 11 a.m. June 16 in Still Hall on…
Family celebration day set for June 21 at Union Pool
From staff reports Clarion County Family Net will host a Family Celebration Day in Union COG Pool Park on June 21. This free event will…
Swanson sparks 6-run 6th, Cubs rally to beat Pirates 10-6
CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson started Chicago’s six-run sixth inning with a hit, then capped the rally with an RBI single as the Cubs overcame…
Closings arguments set in trial of gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Closings arguments were set to get underway Thursday in the federal trial of a truck driver who killed 11 worshippers at a…
Review: Hemsworth returns in ‘Extraction 2’
The Associated Press Tyler Rake was clinically dead when we last saw him at the end of “Extraction,” tumbling over a bridge in Bangladesh with…
Recent Deaths 6/15/23
Genevieve A. Ashbaugh, 76, of Clarion, died June 13, 2023. For complete obituaries, pick up a copy of The Clarion News for this day…
Clarion County backs renewal of 911 surcharge on telephones
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer The 911 surcharge on telephones in Pennsylvania could be going up, and Clarion County adopted a resolution urging the state…
Friends of the Clarion Free Library to host Guest Bartender Fundraiser
From staff reports The Friends of the Clarion Free Library will take over the bar of Mechanistic Brewing Co. for the return of their Guest…
Despite serious legal threat, Trump turns day in court into a campaign event
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential days of his presidency, were punctuated…
Happ’s homer, 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Pirates 11-3 after rain delay
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit a three-run, first-inning drive for his first home run since May 5, Christopher Morel added a three-run homer in…
‘Avatar 3’ pushed to 2025 and Disney sets two ‘Star Wars’ films for 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: The Way of Water” may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of “Avatar” delays isn’t…
Feds allocate $5.5M to clean abandoned wells in forest
From staff reports Allegheny National Forest will receive $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior to plug 48 old oil and gas wells,…
Stars Over Clarion event scheduled
From staff reports The Department of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at PennWest-Clarion will host Stars Over Clarion at 7 p.m. July 7 and Aug. 4…
Police: 10 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win
DENVER (AP) — Ten people were wounded in a mass shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the…