Having received multiple bids for work that would mark the completion of ongoing renovations of the county jailhouse, the Fulton County commissioners turned over the pertinent documentation to the project architect and solicitor for additional review More...

To the dismay of train enthusiasts and local residents, officials at the East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Co. announced Friday morning they will be ceasing operation of their steam-powered trains for the 2012 season. More...

Karen Ramsburg, who is challenging five-term Congressmen Bill Shuster in November, has called on Congress to set aside partisan bickering and renegotiate the Violence Against Women Act. More...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. More...

Dane Thomas Gordon, son of Dan and Susie Gordon of Needmore, graduated with honor at Cedarville University Saturday, May 5, 2012. More...

PennDOT will partner with state and local police in a national “Click It or Ticket” seat-belt enforcement effort through June 10. More...

Marine Corps Pfc. Jebediah B. Williams, son of Carol J. Barnhardt of Warfordsburg, Pa., and Roger K. Williams, of Clearville, was recently selected as the academic honor graduate from the basic combat engineer course. More...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, and Cowans Gap State Park would like to announce the following upcoming programs: More...

Amanda Keefer of Mc- Connellsburg graduated from Shippensburg University on May 5, 2012. Keefer received a Bachelor of Science in business administration (management). More...

Magisterial District Judge Tamela Mellott Bard was again certified for service as a member of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System after successful completion recently of continuing legal education course work. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in combat in 1970 while serving as a rifleman in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. More...

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Eighth graders at Mc- Connellsburg Middle School had the opportunity to visit with two World War II survivors recently as part of studying Anne Frank and the Holocaust. More...

Forbes Road will grant diplomas to 36 seniors during its 53rd annual commencement exercises Friday, May 25. More...

The graduation ceremony for Southern Fulton will take place Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m., in the high school auditorium. The doors will open at 6 p.m. More...

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May students of the month at Forbes Road School District: first row: Riley Waters, Jenna Brumbaugh, David Knepper, Walter Snyder, Miranda Mellott; second row: Madison Hoover, Micah Peffer, Jocelyn Ba More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. More...

YORK, Pa. (AP) – Two forensic scientists have presented evidence in a murder trial that prosecutors said implicates a central Pennsylvania man in his wife's slaying. More...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – As Penn State tries to focus on the future, there are near- constant reminders about the past. More...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Authorities say a car struck three men painting a fence in northeast Philadelphia, killing one of them and injuring the others. Police said the crash happened at about 6:45 a.m. Saturday in the Bustleton section of the city. More...

McConnellsburg Elementary School is continuing its character education program this year. It is believed that character counts so each month a different character trait will be promoted. In April the character trait of respect was worked on. More...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Health authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a fox that bit a man who was visiting Bethlehem has tested positive for rabies. More...