The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is sounding sympathetic to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples. But in arguments Monday, liberal justices suggested that allowing that discrimination could open the door to broader refusals by businesses to serve Black, Jewish or Islamic customers, interracial couples and many others. The Colorado case is the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the high court. A case involving a Colorado baker and a wedding cake for a gay couple ended with a limited decision five years ago and is to return to the court.
NORTHUMBERLAND — The growing number of deaths by suicide among law enforcement prompted Northumberland Borough Police Chief C.L. “Butch” Kriner to introduce a wellness program for the department.
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Police chiefs and law enforcement officials from around the Valley stressed the importance of managing mental health for those tasked with enforcing the law.
NEW COLUMBIA — Nearly 350 students at White Deer Elementary School designed and created holiday cards for veterans in Hollidaysburg Veterans Home in Blair County.
SUNBURY — The owners of Boondocks Wood Fired Grill want people to come and try the food because they say customers will be pleasantly surprised.
SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Borough Council approved a tentative $1.8 million spending plan for 2023 on Monday that carries a tax increase of 1.5 mills.
SUNBURY — The Shikellamy school board will remain with Wendy Wiest as president and Lori Garman as vice president after the district held its reorganization meeting Monday night.
A single Sunbury mother of four is grateful that the Here. For Good. Campaign is helping out her family this year.
DANVILLE — The Danville Area School District Board approved the appointment of Jason Moser as assistant superintendent of the Danville Area School District starting Jan. 9, 2023, through Jan. 8, 2027, at an annual base salary of $128,000.
LEWISBURG — The Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. office and all of its senior centers will be closed Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26 in honor of Christmas; Friday, Dec. 30 and Monday, Jan. 2 in honor New Year’s.
SELINSGROVE — Geisinger is offering in-person and virtual culinary medicine classes at their new state-of-the-art teaching kitchen in Selinsgrove.
Just five months before the latest Real ID deadline, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has again extended when travelers will need to have a federally mandated identification card for domestic flights.
SUNBURY — Sunbury’s City Council will host three public meetings on Dec. 12, including the final budget meeting before the passing of a $4.5 million spending plan.
Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of Southern California are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The award given to the outstanding player in college football is determined by a vote of more than 900 sports journalists …
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Coming off an appearance in the 2A state title game back in March, Southern Columbia is back and ready for more.
Pitt will have a new starting quarterback for the 2023 season as Kedon Slovis is entering the transfer portal after one season with the Panthers.
Tens of thousands of people are bracing for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent. Across Moore County southwest of Raleigh, businesses handed out free food or coffee an…
The Kremlin claims Ukrainian drones have struck two air bases deep inside Russia. Hours later, Russia unleashed another massive missile barrage across Ukraine, striking homes and buildings and killing civilians. The targeting of the Russian air bases threatened a major escalation of the nine…
Scientists around the world warned governments who will be gathering in Montreal this week for the United Nations biodiversity summit to not repeat past mistakes and urged officials to “avoid trade-offs” between people and conservation needs in a report Monday. The study published in the One…
A serial killer known as the “Torso Killer” has admitted to killing a 23-year-old woman outside a Long Island shopping mall in 1968 and four other women decades ago. Richard Cottingham was arraigned earlier this year on a second-degree murder charge in connection with Diane Cusick’s death at…
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations.
Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act. A spokesman for Duke Energy said at a news conference with local officials on Sunday that the damage caused the night before could take days to repair. Power was out for …
An Iranian lawmaker has said that Iran’s government was “paying attention to the people’s real demands” a day after a top official suggested that the country’s unpopular morality police has been shut down following months of protests. The comment regarding the force's purported suspension or…
The head of U.S. intelligence says Russia’s war against Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces may have the upper hand in coming months. Avril Haines said Russian President Vladimir Putin “is becoming more informed of the challenges that the military faces in R…
The OPEC oil cartel and allied producers including Russia aren't changing their targets for shipping oil to the global economy. The decision Sunday comes amid uncertainty about the impact of new Western sanctions against Russia that could take significant amounts of oil off the market. Start…
