EYEING IRISES
Brenda Yahner, of Penn Run, checked out the iris plants at the annual May Mart event Friday. Full Story → |
| Congress gets mixed advice on drone rules |
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WASHINGTON — The growing use of unmanned surveillance “eyes in the sky” aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it. Associated Press |
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Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot |
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BOISE, Idaho — He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country. Associated Press |
| Powerball nears record |
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for today’s Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again. Associated Press |
| PREAKNESS: Orb set for second leg of run toward history |
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BALTIMORE — Orb is ready for his whirl at history. Associated Press |
Indiana News
IndianaSportsPoliceFamilyWorldOpinionsAll Indiana News
| Man charged in tot's assault |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - HEATHER ROTH |
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP — A toddler remains in critical condition at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and his mother’s husband is charged with causing his injuries, Indiana County District Attorney Patrick Dougherty said this morning. [Read More] |
| Booth-Fairman takes reins at struggling humane society |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - HEATHER ROTH |
| The Indiana County Humane Society’s interim executive director and board president both resigned last week, citing dissention with the remaining board members and differences related to how to respond to the shelter’s financial difficulties. [Read More] |
| MICHELE HUEY: Recalling camp time |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - MICHELE HUEY |
| We did a lot of camping when the kids were young enough to enjoy a week at a campground in the Pennsylvania mountains. [Read More] |
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP: Two run for supervisor |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - CHAUNCEY ROSS |
| The race for a leadership position in Burrell Township could easily be settled on Tuesday. [Read More] |
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SWEARING IN |
| 12 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Cadets took part in the IUP Army ROTC Spring Commissioning Ceremony Friday at Fisher Auditorium. [Read More] |
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EXTRA SECURITY |
| 12 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Indiana County Sheriff Robert Fyock scanned student Patrick Hunter with a metal detector Friday at Indiana Senior High School at the Grand March. [Read More] |
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CELEBRATING STEWART |
| 12 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| David Fyock, 12, of Boy Scout Troop 115 in Purchase Line, participated in a museum tour Friday as part of the Jimmy Stewart 105th Birthday Camporee. [Read More] |
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REEL NICE DAY |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - TERI ENCISO | |
| Peg Pease, of Ernest, provided shade for her 8-year-old toy poodle, “Dude,” ... [Read More] |
| IUP faces $5.8 million budget shortfall |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania President Dr. Michael Driscoll told the university’s Council of Trustees Thursday that IUP students face a possible 3 percent tuition increase from the State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors in July. [Read More] |
| YMCA to promote summer reading |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| The YMCA of Indiana County hopes to combat day campers’ summer learning loss with a new literacy initiative. [Read More] |
All Indiana Sports News
| INDIANA COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Dettorre more than a coach |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - TONY COCCAGNA |
| • EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final of an eight-part series profiling the individuals who will be inducted into the Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame. [Read More] |
| McDonald's wins Little League game |
| 12 hours ago - Indiana Gazette |
| McDonald’s defeated Delaney, 9-6, in an Indiana Little League baseball game at Indiana Regional Medical Center Field. [Read More] |
| HS BASEBALL ROUNDUP |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Saltsburg, its baseball program dormant for 54 years before last season, opened the District 6 Class A playoffs by beating Bishop Carroll, 6-5, in a first-round game Thursday. [Read More] |
| Apollo-Ridge's Martin wins WPIAL title |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| BALDWIN — It wasn’t getting to the top of the mountain that was so difficult for Reannah Martin. It was realizing she was all alone when she got there. [Read More] |
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WPIAL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Indiana will send five to state meet |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - MATTHEW BURGLUND | |
| For most schools, it’s usually feast or famine at the WPIAL track and field championships. [Read More] |
| INDIANA COUNTY HALL OF FAME: Zbur was best of best |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - BOB FULTON |
| By all rights, Chuck Zbur should’ve grown to detest the taste of ginger ale. [Read More] |
| HS LACROSSE: Indiana exits playoffs |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| LEETSDALE — Indiana bowed out of the WPIAL Division II lacrosse playoffs with a 15-9 loss at Quaker Valley on Thursday. [Read More] |
| IUP ROUNDUP: Dos Santos named IUP's sixth volleyball coach |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Aline dos Santos has been named the sixth head coach in the history of the IUP women’s volleyball program. She comes to IUP from the University of Akron, where she was the top assistant for the past five seasons. [Read More] |
| HS SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Marion Center bumped out of playoffs |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Marion Center gave up three runs over the final two innings and fell out of the District 6 Class AA softball playoffs with a 4-3 loss to Mount Union in a first-round game Thursday afternoon in Marion Center. [Read More] |
| SANDLOT BASEBALL: Trimble, Indies win in shutout |
| 2 days ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Amfire Mining pitcher Troy Trimble fired a two-hitter, and the Indies broke open a close game in the fifth inning and blanked Trendy Trades, 4-0, in an Indiana County League baseball game Thursday at Keystone Rehab Field. [Read More] |
All Police News
| Man charged in tot's assault |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette - HEATHER ROTH |
| BURRELL TOWNSHIP — A toddler remains in critical condition at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and his mother’s husband is charged with causing his injuries, Indiana County District Attorney Patrick Dougherty said this morning. [Read More] |
| POLICE LOG |
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| POLICE LOG [Read More] |
| ACCIDENTS |
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Michigan woman's tales of woe unraveling |
| 12 hours ago - Associated Press | |
| LEXINGTON, Mich. — Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape. [Read More] |
| Coffee run led to hitchhiker's arrest |
| 12 hours ago - Associated Press |
| ELIZABETH, N.J. — Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. [Read More] |
| Men charged with making false reports |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Two men who told police they were victims of an armed carjacking on May 2 created the story after a hit-and-run vehicle accident on Route 422 in White Township, state police in Indiana reported. [Read More] |
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TWO-CAR CRASH |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| An Armagh man was flown to Memorial Medical Center after suffering serious injuries in a vehicle accident Thursday on Route 22 at Clyde Road, East Wheatfield Township, state police in Indiana reported. [Read More] |
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COOLING UNIT FIRE |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette - TOM PEEL | |
| A compressor on a cooling unit at Hills of Home Farms in Rayne Township exploded Thursday morning, catching the roof of the farm building on fire, Marion Center fire Chief Rich Lydic said. [Read More] |
| POLICE LOG |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| State police in Indiana reported Jessyka Renteria, 19, of Clymer, received harassing text messages between 1:10 and 8:47 p.m. Wednesday at a residence on Sherman Street, according to police reports. [Read More] |
| ACCIDENTS |
| 1 day ago - Indiana Gazette |
| Vehicles driven by Violet A. Luketic, 52, of Templeton, and Michael W. Behune, 42, of Home, collided at 6:26 p.m. Wednesday on Oakland Avenue at Plaza Road, state police in Indiana reported. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Matt Ryan |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Matt Ryan was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School Lion’s Club Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Joshua Lamonde |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Joshua Lamonde was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School Rotary Club Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Kassidy Wyman |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Kassidy Wyman was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School citizenship Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Devon Martin |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Devon Martin was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School vocational Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Heather McCreery |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Heather McCreery was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School academic Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Jackie Berry |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Jackie Berry was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School athletic Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Madison McLaughlin |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Madison McLaughlin was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School athletic Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Ty Ferlin |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Ty Ferlin was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School athletic Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Dylan Jackman |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Dylan Jackman was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School Athletic Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
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STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Hailey Umbaugh |
| 11 hours ago - Indiana Gazette | |
| Hailey Umbaugh was recently named the Ligonier Valley High School BPW Student of the Month for April. [Read More] |
All World News
| North Korea fired three missles, South Korea says |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters today, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. [Read More] |
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60 injured in train collision |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press | |
| FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. [Read More] |
| Bike-trail link unofficially opens |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| The missing link in a bicycle trail connecting the Pittsburgh area to Washington, D.C., has quietly opened, though it still won’t be formally dedicated until a June 15 ceremony. [Read More] |
| Visitors report bedbug bites |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Several people in a group of 40 chaperones and students visiting Penn State’s main campus said they came home with bedbug bites. [Read More] |
| Highmark fined $50,000 by state |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| Highmark Inc. has been fined $50,000 by the state Insurance Department for minor violations relating to denying claims. [Read More] |
| Bacteria found at veterans clinic |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall has been closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease. [Read More] |
| PSU report reviews women's status |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Women at Penn State either haven’t made progress or have lost ground when it comes to being represented in several key areas, including leadership positions and enrollment, according to report from a university commission. [Read More] |
| State jobless rate drops |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate declined slightly last month, but remains above the national rate. [Read More] |
| AG Kane: Marijuana a gateway drug |
| 11 hours ago - Associated Press |
| HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane told a gathering of newspaper editors Friday that she opposes legislation to legalize marijuana because users often move on to harder drugs. [Read More] |
| Birth of anteater puzzles zoo staff |
| 12 hours ago - Associated Press |
| An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. [Read More] |
All Reader Letters and Gazette Editorials
| JANICE DEMBOSKY: Quote erroneously attributed to Franklin |
| 2 days ago - Submitted |
| In his May 1 letter, McClellan Blair doesn’t cite the source for the words he attributes to Ben Franklin because they are bogus (Popik, “Lunches with Wolves,” the fake quote by Franklin on democracy). [Read More] |
| CARLY (SCOTT) BAIRD: Cast votes for Effective Schools candidates |
| 2 days ago - Submitted |
| Having an elementary-age child in the Indiana Area School District, I will be voting for the school board candidates endorsed by Citizens for Effective Schools: ... [Read More] |
| THOMAS R. HARLEY: IASD board has shown strong leadership |
| 4 days ago - Submitted |
| Leadership: The board of IASD has exceptional leaders and I am pleased to be associated with them. [Read More] |
| BEVERLY KUNDLA: Confidentiality: It's a matter of respect |
| 4 days ago - Submitted |
| Confidentiality. It’s what some make every effort to practice; it’s what others never take into consideration. [Read More] |
| TIMOTHY KALUS: 2nd Amendments enumerates natural right |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| In response to the May 2 letter on “Sanity and the Second Amendment,” I offer the following: [Read More] |
| AMY OPLINGER: Racial discrimination still a problem |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Racism: the elephant in the room no one wants to mention. [Read More] |
| IT'S HAPPENING HERE ... |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| All events in It’s Happening Here occur in Indiana unless otherwise noted. [Read More] |
| VERA BONNET: Democrat hopefuls bring unique skills |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| I would like to thank The Indiana Gazette for its excellent coverage of the countywide primary candidates. [Read More] |
| PATRICIA EVANKO: Levine endorsed |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| I offer my highest possible endorsement for Barbara Levine for White Township tax collector. [Read More] |
| LESLIE YOUNT: Effective Schools' candidates backed |
| 1 week ago - Submitted |
| Having children in the Indiana Area School District, I will be supporting the Citizens for Effective Schools-endorsed candidates for school board. These endorsed candidates of Doug Steve, John Uccellini, Deborah Clawson, Diana Paccapaniccia and John Barbor should be on everyone’s list to vote for. [Read More] |
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