$1.537 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lottery officials say someone bought a ticket in South Carolina to win the Mega Millions jackpot with a final total of…
Crosby lifts Penguins to 6-5 OT win over Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sidney Crosby isn’t about to let the younger stars of the game pass him by. It was vintage Crosby on Tuesday…
Taylor Swift donates to fan struggling with medical bills
OREM, Utah (AP) — Taylor Swift has donated $15,500 to a GoFundMe account of a fan whose family is struggling with medical bills. Sadie Bartell’s…
Pet of the day 10/23/18
Name: Doug Breed: Beagle Mix Gender: Male Size: Small Color: Brown/ White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Doug can be found at Venango County Humane Society.
Local Halloween events set
From staff reports The following Halloween parades, trick-or-treat times, and other Halloween activities have been announced by various boroughs, townships and organizations in Clarion County:…
Coat giveaway set for Wednesday
From staff reports Service Access and Management, Inc. will be hosting a coat giveaway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at…
Clarion firms express interest in Ag Department relocations
From staff reports U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has received 136 expressions of interest from parties…
Trump sends CIA director to Turkey to review Khashoggi case
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump dispatched the director of the CIA to Turkey in a quest to get more information about the death of…
Bye week boost: Steelers suddenly atop topsy-turvy AFC North
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Bud Dupree spent a rare fall weekend off watching the rest of the AFC North falter, one by…
PBS docuseries ‘Native America’ recreates cultures pre-1492
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The story of Native America taught in U.S. public schools usually begins at contact with European explorers. Children then get lessons…
Recent Deaths 10/23/18
Jack L. Callen, 78, of Mayport, Limestone Township, died Oct. 19, 2018. Irene F. DeBacco, 90, of Rimersburg, died Oct. 17, 2018. Stephanie Ann Gorham,…
Pet of the day 10/22/18
Reuben is a handsome male kitten. He is current on vaccines and will be neutered. He can be found at Venango County Humane Society.
Walk to School Day
Students from from East and West Forest schools participated in the National Walk to School Day. The teachers worked together and set aside 15 minutes…
Police: Woman shot by trooper after allegedly pointing gun
SLIPPERY ROCK (AP) — State police say a trooper shot and wounded a woman authorities allege pointed a gun firearm at troopers at her western…
Growing caravan of migrants pushes deeper into Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches and public plazas in the southern…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets a top award for comedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a 35-year acting career and with two iconic television characters to her name — Elaine Benes of “Seinfeld” and foul-mouthed Vice-President…
‘Stay as Dead as You Are’
The Clarion Community Theatre will put on performances of “Stay as Dead as You Are,” a mystery dinner theater, written by Lee Mueller, at 7…
‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ a long, long, strange trip into spookiness
For much of its titanic length, “The Haunting of Hill House,” which premiered Friday on Netflix, does interesting things with character and atmosphere and maintains…
Detroit police find 63 fetuses in funeral home amid probe
DETROIT (AP) — Police removed the remains of 63 fetuses from a Detroit funeral home and regulators shuttered the business amid a widening investigation of…
2nd suspect sought in murders of man, woman, girl, 10
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — A second suspect is being sought in the murders of a man, a woman and her 10-year-old daughter earlier in…