Pet of the day 7/25/17
Whispurr is an absolutely beautiful long haired female cat. She is 1 year old, current on vaccines, negative for fiv and feline leukemia. Whispurr can…
Heavenly Gaits saddles up for Horses for Heroes
From staff reports With fond childhood memories of farm life and a gift for teaching, Monique Nellis began the Heavenly Gaits Therapeutic Riding Center a…
Cheese sale raises $10,000 for Wounded Warriors
By WILLIAM STEVENS Staff writer When Fairview Swiss Cheese in Mercer County became the unwitting recipient of an 11,000-gallon milk order, owner Rick Koller decided…
McCutchen’s 3-run homer powers Pirates past Giants 10-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates kept clearing the fences, and the San Francisco Giants were left arguing plate umpire Chris Conroy’s tough strike…
Pressure mounts to curtail surgery on intersex children
NEW YORK (AP) — Children whose sexual characteristics don’t neatly align with the norm have for decades faced surgery to rearrange their anatomy to resemble…
Backstreet Boys, Florida Georgia Line back together on CMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Backstreet Boys got their first hit country song this year on a collaboration with country duo Florida Georgia and now the…
Recent Deaths 7/25/17
Tristan D. Hopkins, 5, of Emlenton, died July 18, 2017. Carl Wesley Lipford, 84, of Clarington, died July 21, 2017. Brian D. “Bubba” Short, 35, of New…
Washington Twp. DUI
Pet of the day 7/24/17
Name: Trigger Breed: Terrier, Pit Bull Mix Age: 2 years Size: Medium Gender: Male Color: Tan/ White Declawed: No House-trained: Unknown Trigger can be found…
3 people dead in shooting near Erie
From staff and wire reports Three people are dead following what police say was a double-murder suicide in North East Township. The shooting happened in…
Princess and Brave Pageant contestants sought for festival
From staff reports Contestants are needed for the Princess and Brave Pageant, which will be held Tuesday, Aug. 15, as part of the annual Tionesta…
Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul kills 24 people
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into a bus carrying government employees in the Afghan capital early on…
Phelps loses by 2 seconds to simulated shark
The Associated Press Michael Phelps has finally met his match in the water: a “great white shark.” The Olympic champion swimmer was bested Sunday night…
I-80 Crash
8 people found dead in truck in ‘human trafficking crime’
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Eight people were found dead in a tractor-trailer loaded with at least 30 others outside a Walmart store in Texas’ stifling…
Actor John Heard, of ‘Home Alone’ movies, dies at 71
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor John Heard, whose many roles included the father in the “Home Alone” series and a corrupt detective in “The Sopranos,”…
Marquez, Rockies beat Pirates 7-3 after benches empty
DENVER (AP) — In the midst of a dominating outing, German Marquez had one wayward pitch that fueled a near brawl. Marquez matched a career…
Scotch Hill Vendors and Crafters Day is July 29
LEEPER — The eighth annual Scotch Hill Vendors and Crafters Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at the…
Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner says Sansa is ‘woke now’
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sansa Stark is woke now, Alfie Allen has a cute dog and everyone got sick of answering all those questions about…
Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after quake
KOS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake killed…
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