Conservancy plans Allegheny River cleanup
From staff reports The Allegheny Valley Conservancy is planning its 2019 Allegheny River cleanup and is looking for volunteers to help. The conservancy and its…
Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration says, declaring it will begin enforcing a new…
Mikolas, O’Neill lead Cardinals to 7-0 win over Pirates
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas scuffled in the first half of the season and wanted a fresh start after the All-Star game. His got…
Graphic suicide scene edited out of ’13 Reasons Why’ finale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix has decided to remove a graphic suicide scene from the Season 1 finale of its show “13 Reasons Why” as…
Recent Deaths 7/16/19
Pamela S. Burns, 66, of Cook Forest/Leeper, died July 9, 2019. Janet Lee Decker, 80, of Denver, Colorado, formerly of Clarion, died July 4, 2019….
EU seeks to deescalate Persian Gulf tensions
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations were looking to deescalate tensions in the Persian Gulf area on Monday and call on Iran to stick to…
Cubs beat Pirates 8-3 to complete 3-game sweep
CHICAGO (AP) — After struggling prior to the All-Star break, the Chicago Cubs have started the second half clicking on all cylinders. Jason Heyward, Albert…
‘Spider-Man’ does victory lap over ‘Crawl,’ ‘Stuber’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is celebrating another weekend at No. 1, but non-franchise fare continues to struggle at the box office….
Homicide by vehicle charge filed in Clarion County
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer A Clarion man is facing homicide by vehicle and other charges in connection with a fatal accident in May that…
Discovery leads to story about how Vietnam era soldier died
By RANDY BARTLEY Staff writer Oil City resident Steven Klinger was cleaning out the basement of a home in Oil City that he was remodeling…
Gulf Coast keeps guard up as Barry continues drenching
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Weakened but still potent, Barry inundated the Gulf Coast as it continued its slow advance Sunday morning, bringing fresh fears of…
Lester homers, drives in 3, pitches Cubs past Pirates 10-4
CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester showed he still has got it all going on in his 14th major league season. Lester homered, tied a career…
No lights, big city: Power outage KOs Broadway, Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — A power outage crippled the tourist-filled heart of Manhattan just as Saturday night Broadway shows were set to go on, sending…
Some Clarion farmers market vouchers available
From staff reports The Clarion Area Agency on Aging has a limited number of farmers market vouchers available. The vouchers will be distributed to Clarion…
Reports: Facebook faces $5B FTC fine, largest ever in tech
The Associated Press At $5 billion, the fine the FTC is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it’s given to a…
Cubs edge Pirates 4-3 on Heyward’s hit, Bryant’s baserunning
CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant rescued the Chicago Cubs with a clutch swing and some nifty baserunning. Heyward hit a tiebreaking RBI…
Barbie goes glam rock to honor David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she’s dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of…
Restraining order against Perkins franchisee on hold
From staff reports A court order in Memphis, Tennessee, raised concern in Clarion, as a federal judge granted Perkins & Marie Callender’s LLC a temporary…
Clarion University holds line on fees, housing costs
From staff reports Clarion University announced Thursday that the cost of fees will not increase next school year and, in collaboration with the Clarion University…
Tropical Storm Barry threatens a long, slow drenching
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Building toward hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Barry began hitting Louisiana with wind and rain Friday as it closed in for what…