PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean Peterson Estime was outside playing soccer when his home pancaked in last week’s earthquake and killed his parents and five sisters. Now he sleeps with thousands in a Portau Prince park and forages in rubble for food and goods he can sell to survive. More...

Oil City Council took care of several people-related items during its work session this week. Eyeing a number of vacancies on various city panels, council members want people interested in serving in those empty slots to send letters of interest to city manager Ryan Eggleston at city hall by Jan. 28. More...

An area man was arrested Tuesday at his Camp Coffman Road home after he allegedly robbed two women in Franklin. Franklin police said Ethan Andrew Hannold, 19, was charged with three counts of felony strong armed robbery. Police said Hannold struck a woman with his vehicle around 4:13 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of United Brethren Church on Atlantic Avenue. More...

Feds reportedly to decide soon on I-80 tolls WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation say they been told that the U.S. Transportation Department will decide “very soon” on the state’s proposal to turn Interstate 80 into a toll road to raise more money for roads and bridges. More...

Editor: As the new year begins, many people make resolutions with the hopes of quitting bad habits or to make good habits. Perhaps this is a year when we can break a bad habit and start a good habit, both at the same time. More...

Franklin employed a fullcourt, man-to-man press on defense and pushed the tempo on nearly every possession on offense, hoping to wear down a shorthanded Hickory team Tuesday night at The Castle. More...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with three goals and Sidney Crosby scored twice while figuring in every Pittsburgh goal as the Penguins recovered after blowing a three-goal lead to beat the Islanders 6-4 on Tuesday, ending New York’s four-game winning streak. More...

BOSTON (AP) — Robert B. Parker, the blunt and beloved crime novelist who helped revive and modernize the hard-boiled genre and branded a tough guy of his own through his “Spenser” series, has died. He was 77. More...

BEIJING (AP) — Google on Tuesday postponed the launch of its mobile phone in China, adding to the potential commercial fallout of its dispute with Beijing over Internet censorship and e-mail hacking. More...