Mercersburg nurse challenges incumbent Shuster
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Karen Ramsburg, a nurse and mother from Mercersburg, announced Friday that she is running for the Pennsylvania 9th District seat now held by. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Hollidaysburg).
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WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) – Maryland's second highest court has upheld most of a $151,000 jury award against a man sued by his neighbors for shooting two of their pet dogs. More...
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– NIAGARA FALLS, New York (AP) – Deliberations in Canada over the future of the Maid of the Mist sightseeing boats at Niagara Falls are being closely watched in the United States, where elected and tourism officials want to avoid disrupti More...
By JONATHAN FAHEY
AP ENERGY WRITER
NEW YORK (AP) – A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines. More...
The following area students were named to the dean’s list at Penn State for the fall 2011 term: Jennifer Buterbaugh, Mc- Connellsburg, Mont Alto. Erin Chafardon, Mc- Connellsburg, Altoona. Amy Chilcote, Three Springs, Mont Alto. More...
CENTRAL FULTON Elementary Breakfast Monday, February 6: assorted cereal or egg, ham and cheese bagel, toast w/spreads, fruit or juice. Tuesday, February 7: assorted cereal or breakfast pizza, cinnamon toast w/spreads, fruit or juice, milk. More...
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Police have charged a western Pennsylvania man with attempted homicide and aggravated assault after he allegedly hit a woman in the head with a sledgehammer. Paul C. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say armed robbers got away with about $21,500 in an early morning holdup of the Greyhound bus terminal in Philadelphia. More...
Judge hands down decision following bench trial
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz
STAFF WRITER
In spite of a motion by the defense midway through Friday’s bench trial to dismiss charges, Fulton County Court of Common Pleas Judge Angela R. More...
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) – Police say a western Pennsylvania man attempted to steal several hundred feet of railroad track to sell as scrap metal. More...
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Police have charged a western Pennsylvania man with attempted homicide and aggravated assault after he allegedly hit a woman in the head with a sledgehammer. 47- year- old Paul C. More...
The board of directors of Franklin Financial Services Corp. declared a 27 cents per share regular quarterly dividend for the first quarter of 2012. More...
Forbes Road students of the month for January are pictured above. More...
Fulton County Community Christian School honor roll for the first marking period of the 2011-2012 school year is as follows: Honor Roll (A’s & B’s) Second: Quaid Brady Third: Amorelle Koontz Fourth: Clayton Avella, Garrett Bunch Sixth More...
By MARK SCOLFORO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania state lawmakers, potential candidates and political strategists find themselves needing to adapt after a bombshell decision by the state Supreme Court that threw out the new map of legislative districts. More...
HANN The family of John H. Hann wish to say thank you for prayers, food, cards, flowers, visits and phone calls. Thank you to the ambulance crew and Fulton County Medical Center emergency room. Thank you to Revs. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Health officials say six people in Pennsylvania and Maryland who consumed raw milk from the same farm have been stricken with illnesses that suggest the product may contain harmful bacteria. More...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Nurses at an Allentownarea hospital improperly programmed pumps that dispense pain medication, leading three patients to suffer overdoses in 2010 and 2011, according to the Pennsylvania Health Department. More...
Fulton County Senior Center lunch menu for the week is as follows: Monday: ham and turkey sandwich, tomato soup, wheat bread, orange, cookie. Tuesday: chicken leg, parslied potatoes, zucchini, wheat bread, pudding. More...
January 24, 2012, was the Student Kickoff for Olweus Bullying. The Interact Club, which is sponsored by the Hancock Rotary Club, put on a skit about no bullying for the student body. More...
By Peter Jackson
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A lawyer hired to represent Pennsylvania House Democrats in the early stages of a state corruption probe says long-time floor leader Bill DeWeese took decisive steps to root out illegal activity and enforce ethics rules. More...
By Kevin Begos
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Please don't feed the elk. That message doesn't come from a Rocky Mountain state, but from Pennsylvania, where elk have come roaring back from near extinction. More...
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) – A Cape Cod man who contracted rabies from a bat's bite late last year has died of the illness, the first confirmed case of human rabies in Massachusetts since 1935, according to public records and officials. More...
By KEVIN BEGOS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sen. More...
By KIM COOK
FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Although much of the country has been relatively flake-free this winter, snow removal woes are just one storm away. So here are some strategies, and the latest tools. More...
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL
AP FASHION WRITER
In the Hollywood landscape of new, new, new, what really stands out is that today’s starlets still emulate the looks of classic screen beauties, including Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth, who ruled the red carpet in the 1950s More...
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