Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia, Russia extend oil cut through December
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year,…
September 2023
Woodruff pitches 7 scoreless innings to lift Brewers over Pirates 7-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched seven shutout innings and Mark Canha’s two-run single capped a six-run fifth inning as the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers…
Fall Movie Preview: Hollywood readies for season with stars on sidelines
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is at a standstill. Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies…
Clarion man dies in Lycoming County crash
From staff reports A Clarion man died after a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. Montoursville state police said Tyler J. Parks, 29, was driving south on…
CCRC hosting picnic Sept. 7
From staff reports The Clarion County Republican committee will be holding their annual fall picnic on Thursday, September 7, at 6 p.m. at Clarion Oaks…
Congress returns to try to prevent shutdown; GOP weighs an impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of struggling to find agreement on just about anything in a divided Congress, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to…
Hayes, Suwinski homer as Pirates send Brewers to 2nd straight loss
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have spent the better part of a decade being relegated to the role of spoiler when September rolls around….
‘Equalizer 3’ cleans up, while ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ score new records
The Associated Press The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio…
Recent Deaths 9/5/23
Fr. William A. Rice, 90, of Fryburg, died Aug. 28, 2023. Brenda Kay (Hilliard) Porter, 60, of Sigel, died Aug. 30, 2023. For complete…
Clarion warden Hornberger sits in on last meeting
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Friday’s Clarion County Jail Inspection Board meeting was the last one for jail warden Jeff Hornberger, who has announced his…
Russia attacks a Ukrainian port before key grain deal talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were hospitalized following a 3½-hour Russian drone barrage on a port in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Sunday, officials said….
Palacios’ pinch hit home run in 9th lifts Pirates over Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Palacios hit a pinch hit home run off Drew VerHagen in the top of the ninth inning to help the…
Clarion Cancer Center to mark 20th anniversary
From staff reports The Cancer Center at Clarion Hospital, part of Independence Health System, reaches a 20-year milestone this month. In celebration, as well as…
Plans set to implement Irwin Run Culvert removal
From staff reports The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is planning to implement the 2022 decision to remove a large culvert on Irwin Run…
Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school
The Associated Press They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names and tie their…
Pirates beat Cardinals 4-2 and extend win streak to 4 games
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew McCutchen came off the bench and knocked in the go-ahead run on an error in the 10th inning, helping the…
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing…
Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to…
State will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers
HARRISBURG (AP) — For nearly 30 years, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have approved millions of taxpayer dollars for an anti-abortion program. Now the…
‘Walking Dead’ spinoffs, ‘Interview With the Vampire’ can resume with actors’ union approval
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of spinoffs of “The Walking Dead” and the next season of “Interview With the Vampire” can resume production despite…