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March turns chaotic at just about same time president arrives
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke and rubber bullets at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows. More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — As police clashed with protesters in the streets, world leaders on Thursday closed ranks on pay limits for bankers whose risky behavior contributed to the global financial meltdown. With economies on the mend, a summit mood of cautious optimism replaced last year’s fear and uncertainty. More...

Construction work in the area around Oil City’s Center Street took longer than expected this week and that has postponed a street closure until Monday. The city intends to close Center Street between Main and Seneca streets on Monday to allow Chiver’s Construction Co. to work on the stretch. The project should be completed by Friday, Oct. 2 More...

But, of course, the .. district will be paying itself and thus avoid the real pain of paying taxes.

By a strange turn of events the Valley Grove School District — which is generally tax-exempt and is the recipient of real estate tax revenues — has received a real estate tax bill for its vacant properties in Cooperstown and Sugarcreek boroughs. “We received tax bills for both of those properties,” Business Manager Tom Brink said Thursday. More...

Many are confident that after the event ends the good effects will remain.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The images seem contradictory, somehow: A town with a vibrant, textured story to tell welcomes the world — and the once-in-a-generation opportunity to raise its profile — by turning itself into a phantom-zone fortress of boarded up storefronts, roadblocks and big men with big guns. More...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Imperial Sugar Co. and managers of its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a chain of dust-fueled fireballs erupted at the plant last year and killed 14 people, investigators said in a report Thursday. More...
Motorcycle hits bear A Leeper man was injured when his motorcycle struck a bear around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Route 36 in Clarion County. Tionesta state police said William Lehnhardt, 39, was traveling north on Route 36 in Washington Township when a bear ran in front of his Yamaha motorcycle. More...
Editor: Washington, D.C., was the place to be for hundreds of thousands of conservatives on Sept. 12. More...
Oil City, looking to rebound from last Friday’s disappointing 34-21 loss to Sharon, will face the unenviable task of trying to do so against the defending PIAA Class AA state champions today when Wilmington visits the Oil Field for a 7 p.m. Region 3 football clash. More...
Dunst serves as star witness in burglary trial NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man” actress Kirsten Dunst has served as a star witness against a man charged in the theft of her designer purse from a New York City hotel suite while she was on a movie set. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Going to work may never be the same again. The Great Recession has reshaped the American workplace and work force in ways that will last years, if not longer. More...