Homeless man hailed as a hero after reporting bombs
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Lee Parker still pictures the explosion that could have happened if he had dropped the backpack he took from a garbage…
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Area fire departments receive grants
From staff reports HARRISBURG – Several local fire departments were among the 142 local volunteer fire companies across the state that were awarded more than…
Riding center to offer Silver Saddles program
From staff reports KNOX – Heavenly Gaits Therapeutic Riding Center in Ninevah will be offering its Silver Saddles program beginning Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Silver…
Protesters in police shooting injure officers, shut highway
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that left about a dozen officers injured in North Carolina’s…
Buccos double up Brew Crew, 6-3
MILWAUKEE (TNS) – Sitting in a press box conference room at Great American Ball Park shortly before the first pitch of Sunday’s game against the…
Jolie and Pitt’s romance, divorce bookended by films
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt, it started with tequila and dancing in the rain in Bogota and ended on…
Man allegedly sent explicit photos to girl
By Brett R. Whitling Staff writer CLARION – A 21-year-old Clarion man faces charges he sent sexually-explicit content to a 15-year-old girl. Brandon J. Hinderliter…
Rain doesn’t deter bicyclists from MS ride
These young volunteers distributed plastic ponchos for the riders in the Bike MS Cook Forest River Ride Sept. 17, and those ponchos were needed as…
8 new arrests in deadly France truck attack
PARIS (AP) — French authorities have made eight new arrests in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead,…
Making an impact
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The greatest tight end in Pittsburgh Steelers history is retired, off being a dad back in his native Virginia. Heath Miller’s replacement,…
Fans snap up tickets for Prince tribute concert
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fans have snapped up tickets to next month’s Prince tribute concert in St. Paul. Tickets to the Oct. 13 concert…
Recent Deaths 9/20/16
Daisy E. Ashbaugh, 96, of Clarion, died Sept. 12, 2016. Ronald E. Best, 70, of Erie, formerly of Cranberry, died Sept. 12, 2016. Sheryl B. “Fergie” Ferguson,…
Weather service confirms 1 twister, but not 2
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that Saturday’s strong storms spawned one, not two, tornadoes in western Pennsylvania. The first…
Tornadoes reported after storm in state
From staff and wire reports Reports from Saturday night claimed a tornado touched down approximately 11 miles east of Slippery Rock but the National Weather…
Help sought for care packages for soldiers
From staff reports The Veterans of the Vietnam War auxiliary organization Welcome Home committee is involved in connecting with current soldiers. The organization’s efforts to…
1 of 5 devices near train station explodes; no injuries
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A suspicious device found in a trash can near a train station exploded early Monday as a bomb squad was attempting…
Steelers clamp down on Bengals in win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t have a sack, at least a sack of consequence, through two games. They also don’t have a…
Surprises, sure things and Trump joke at Emmys
The Associated Press The Emmy Awards had its share of surprises, sure things and Donald Trump jokes. One consistent theme was the continued creative erosion…
Reflection
Tiffany Morris, of Sligo, sent in this photo of a Bald Eagle. She said the raptor landed beside her house. If you have photos to…
Autumn Leaf Festival pageant contestants named
From staff reports CLARION – Several local youths have been named as contestants in scholarship pageants to be held during Clarion’s annual Autumn Leaf Festival….