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President Trump’s Twitter feed last week was filled with attacks on a number of familiar names, from Senator Chuck Schumer and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Barack Obama. But one frequent target was missing: the media. Trump last tweeted negatively about the media Feb. 26, when he slammed a new ad campaign from the “failing” New York […]

Bruce Calvin Fitzhugh, 79, of Beccaria died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Hollidaysburg Veterans Home. Born Jan. 1, 1938 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Charles W. and Ella (Quimby) Fitzhugh. He was a member of the St. Basil the Great Catholic Church, Coalport, and VFW Post 7043, Coalport.  He was a […]

CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Borough police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a wanted person. Police have identified the person as 21-year-old Joseph Scott Maines. Maines has a warrant for his arrest for possession of a controlled substance. Maines had contact with police on Oct. 24, 2016. Police said he was found in possession of […]

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Sunday that the intelligence agencies he supervised did not wiretap Donald Trump last year nor did the FBI obtain a court order through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor Trump’s phones. “For the part of the national security apparatus that I oversaw as DNI, there was […]

François Fillon’s bid for France’s presidency appears increasingly imperiled after it was announced that a “respectful exit plan” for the embattled candidate will be discussed at a party meeting on Monday. Fillon, the Republican candidate, has been heavily criticized for failing to quit the race after becoming embroiled in a parliamentary scandal over claims that […]

The number of civilians fleeing western Mosul in recent weeks has topped 57,000, an Iraqi official said Sunday. Iraqis have been leaving in large numbers since last month’s start of the military operation to take back the western part of the city from ISIS. Their ranks rose by more than 10,000 in the past two […]

House minority leader Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of using “authoritarian” tactics by claiming — without any evidence — that President Barack Obama ordered that he be wiretapped. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” Sunday, Pelosi called Trump the “deflector-in-chief — anything to change the subject.” The California […]

Explosions, bullets, evil scientists, and even a R-rating cannot stop Wolverine. “Logan,” 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men film, made an estimated $237.8 million at the worldwide box office this weekend. Roughly $85 million of that total came from the North American box office. The movie stars Hugh Jackman as the grizzled and clawed superhero Wolverine. […]

Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday that whether or not President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated assertions that President Barack Obama wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower during the presidential election are true will become clear “very quickly.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, the Florida Republican said he doesn’t know where […]

Officials have found the body of Jurgen Kantner, a German hostage beheaded by Islamist militants in the Philippines last week. Kantner’s body was retrieved Saturday in the southern province of Sulu, officials said. “We will coordinate with the appropriate offices for the disposition of the remains of the victim,” Western Mindanao Command Maj. Gen. Carlito […]

Police are searching for a gunman who allegedly walked onto a driveway in Washington state and shot a Sikh man in the arm, authorities said. The gunman allegedly told the man “Go back to your country.” Police are investigating the shooting in Kent as a possible hate crime, according to CNN affiliate KIRO. The victim […]

General Motors is expected to announce early Monday a deal to sell its money-losing European brand Opel to France’s Group PSA, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars. The agreement with PSA will include Vauxhall, Opel’s British brand. GM said last month it was talking to PSA about a sale. The companies have called a joint […]

South Korea is quadrupling its reward fee for defectors from North Korea who are willing to hand over classified information on the reclusive country’s military secrets. The Ministry of Unification announced Sunday that it would pay up to 1 billion won ($860,000) — eclipsing the previous maximum of 250 million won. A bill outlining the […]

The families of those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have launched a campaign to privately fund a search for the aircraft, which disappeared nearly three years ago. Australia, China and Malaysia announced in January that they were ending their official search for the plane. MH370 was traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, […]

Five tombstones were overturned at a historic cemetery in New York this weekend — the latest incident targeting a Jewish facility in the US. The New York Police Department is investigating the incident, which happened at a Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn. A hate-crime task force is looking into whether the damage to the granite and […]

CLEARFIELD – More than 50 people in the Clearfield Community Life-long Learning Institute (CCLLI) attended a program entitled “Arthritis: What a Pain!” on Feb. 21 at Lock Haven University Clearfield. The program was presented by Curtis Grenoble, MS, PA-C, assistant professor and Clearfield Campus coordinator of the Lock Haven University physician assistant program. The presentation explained […]

CLEARFIELD – Joseph B. Bower Jr., president and chief executive officer of CNB Bank, recently announced the promotion of Steve Shilling to executive vice president, private client solutions.  Shilling has the overall responsibility for leading the Private Client Solutions division of CNB Bank and its three divisions, ERIEBANK, FCBank and Bank on Buffalo.  Private Client […]

Members of the Knights of Columbus Houtzdale, Our Lady of the Valley 10376, and Curwensville/Grampian, St. John XXIII 16090, plate the meals for their annual barbecue chicken and rib dinner.  Funds raised go toward helping others within their communities as well as other associations with financial contributions.    Members, from left, are: Jimmy Belella, Mark […]

The GANT weekly reload gives readers a look back upon the most noteworthy stories of their work week.  It contains the big headlines, as well as a few stories you might have missed. It might even include a story or two of the lighter side. The GANT reload will be posted each weekend for your perusal. For most […]

OSCEOLA MILLS – The parents of a three-week-old infant girl have been accused after she was injured in a severe assault, according to an updated news release issued by the state police at Clearfield. On Friday Aaron J. Mills, 32, of Osceola Mills was charged with aggravated assault, F1; aggravated assault, F2; simple assault, M1; […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions got the “Saturday Night Live” treatment on Saturday night. The NBC variety series opened its latest episode with Kate McKinnon stepping in as Sessions, and turned the former senator from Alabama into the Tom Hanks’ character Forrest Gump from the 1994 hit film. “Hello, my name’s Jeff, Jeff Sessions,” McKinnon’s Sessions, […]

SHARON — Curwensville Area High School sophomore 113-pounder Blake Passarelli earned a return trip to the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships by placing fourth at the Northwest Region Tournament in Sharon High School Saturday afternoon. Two other Golden Tide hopefuls were eliminated earlier as junior heavyweight Steven McClure came out on the wrong end of overtime […]

Mexico on Saturday formally began operating centers for the defense of Mexican immigrants in its 50 consulates and embassies in the United States. The centers “are specifically designed to provide consular assistance as well as legal representation to all Mexican migrants who require support in America,” the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “This […]

ALTOONA — The third time was the charm for Bison junior Luke McGonigal in his quest for a Northwest Region AAA title. After third place finishes his freshman and sophomore seasons, McGonigal (33-1) stormed through his bracket to win the 170 pound title with a convincing 8-2 victory over the District 10 champion, Luigi Yates […]

China expects its growth engine to continue to cool off after decades of breakneck expansion. The government said Sunday that it’s targeting growth of “around 6.5% or higher if possible” in 2017. That’s below the rate of 6.7% at which the world’s second-largest economy grew last year, the slowest pace in more than a quarter […]