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Employers offer health care plans that could cut premiums
Workers may need to do more homework when they evaluate their health coverage options this fall. This year, more employers may include a new type of plan that can chop premium payments by nearly 20 percent and give consumers a tax break. More...

Two Clarion County men died recently in a fishing accident while on a hunting trip in a remote area of Canada, according to reports. George Bunch, 81, of Knox, and James Selker, 78, of Shippenville, were reportedly moose hunting at Caesar’s Lodge in Parent, Canada, at the time of the accident. Additional information was not available Sunday night. More...

Fears about the bill’s effect on using coal for energy grow in the region.

SUGARCREEK, Ohio (AP) — Nestled in Ohio’s Amish country, Bill Belden’s 124-year-old family-owned brick company has thrived on the region’s rich red clay and shale, and cheap energy from abundant coal. Which he’s convinced that a climate bill being considered in Congress will end. More...

Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward goes over Detroit Lions safety Marquand Manuel to score in the second quarter of Sunday’s game. More...

Winning numbers Saturday and Sunday in the Pennsylvania Lottery: Sunday Night Daily Number: 5-0-3; Big 4: 4-5-7-6; Quinto: 5-1-1-7-4; Cash 5: 15-26-34-39- 41 Sunday Midday More...
Today Barbertones — Venango County chapter; 7 p.m., Salvation Army, corner of 13th and Elk streets, Franklin; barbershop harmony; Rus Moore, 677-4375. Campus Life — 7 to 9 p.m., YFC Center, Seneca; grades 8 to 12; 677-7013. More...
Five area residents were injured in a three-vehicle crash around 10 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Route 257 and Education Drive in Cranberry Township. State police said Richard Parson, 81, of Rouseville, was traveling south on Route 257 when he failed to see two vehicles stopped for a red light at the intersection. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against gays. More...
Central Court District Judges Douglas Gerwick and Douglas Dinberg presiding More...
Editor: As I read the newspaper each day and focus on the national news, I am amazed at how fast events are exploding and threaten the very existence of our country. More...
KANE — Union posted an unbeaten record in pool play Saturday before winning a pair of playoff matches to claim the title in the eightteam Kane Volleyball Invitational at Kane High School. Coach Barry Divins' Golden Damsels defeated Cranberry in the finals, 9-15, 15-9, 15-10. More...
Vladimir Guerrero hits a two-out, tworun single in the ninth inning.
BOSTON (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero and the Los Angeles Angels shrugged off their postseason failures and swept the Boston Red Sox out of the playoffs. More...