American agriculture is responsible for providing the necessities of everyday life ... food, fiber, clothing and even fuel. That’s the message of National Ag Day, which is celebrated March 8, 2012. More...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A former Philadelphia police officer who shot an unarmed neighbor during a drunken melee outside a baby shower will spend his life in prison after being convicted Thursday of firstdegree murder. More...

After hearing the pros and possible pitfalls of the proposed state education budget released by Gov. Tom Corbett, the Southern Fulton School Board decided to take action last Tuesday in the formation of a Governmental Relations Committee. More...

A McConnellsburg man will complete two years probation after having entered a guilty plea to the indecent assault of a local woman. More...

Four Southern Fulton High School students appeared alongside special education director Diane Younker last Tuesday to share their experiences with the school board in attending a college preparatory class through Allegany College of Maryland’s More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Windy weather in western Pennsylvania has led to power outages for thousands of customers and forced the early closure of a shopping center. More...

All A Honor Roll Grade nine: Victoria Chatley, Kearstin Feagley, Hannah Ott, Abagael Peck, Nathan Peters, Kirsten Wilford. Grade ten: Tierra Lake, Jessica Miller, Matthew Snyder, Aaron Strait, Sara Winegardner. More...

PITTSBURGH ( AP) –Surgeons in Pittsburgh have successfully implanted the region’s first total artificial heart, Allegheny General Hospital announced Thursday. More...

Judge Douglas W. Herman of the 39th Judicial District and the Fulton/Franklin County Court of Common Pleas presided over a court session held at the Fulton County Courthouse on Tuesday, February 21. More...

The National FFA Organization (FFA) announced that Katie Anderson of Three Springs was selected to receive a Career Pathways grant in the amount of $1,000 to initiate or improve Katie’s career development experience known as a Supervised Agricu More...

H. Wesley Mellott Jr., Mc Connellsburg, has been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association ® for having one registered Angus cow included in the association’s 2012 Pathfinder® Report. More...

CALIFORNIA, Pa. (AP) – Prosecutors have filed juvenile charges against a western Pennsylvania high school basketball player over an oncourt punch during a weekend league playoff game. More...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A former Penn State University professor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, false statements and money laundering in connection with $3 million in federal research grants. More...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – State officials say a bullet broke a window in the Pennsylvania Capitol and passed into the Senate dining room. The Department of General Services says the bullet was found Tuesday morning. More...

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) – A dog that fatally bit a newborn baby last week has been seized from the Pittsburgharea man who adopted it and could be euthanized. More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Officials say a Pittsburgh girl is dead after a television fell on top of her. The Allegheny County Coroner's Office says 4-yearold Shaniya Darby- Sims died Wednesday night at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. More...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – After blocking similar efforts by Democrats in recent years, Republicans in Harrisburg now want to chip away at a couple of state tax provisions that benefit businesses. More...

CARBONDALE, Pa. (AP) – Pen pal-ing was all the rage when Mary Ann Black of Carbondale sent her first letter to Britt Wenemark of Eslov, Sweden, 52 years ago. More...