Lewistown fire ruled homicide; arson charges filed after woman dies

LEWISTOWN — Authorities have charged a Lewistown man after a fire that killed one woman and seriously injured two others was intentionally set late Wednesday night in Lewistown Borough. Emergency crews responded to a residential fire at 208 Bratton Avenue at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, according to Lewistown police and the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office. On Friday, Mifflin County Coroner Andrea Alcalde identified the victim as Brandy Phillippe, 44, of Lewistown. Preliminary findings indicate Phillippe attempted to escape the residence during the fire but was unable to do so. She was ...

Huskies drop Rams, 5-2

HARRISBURG — Mifflin County scored all five of their runs in a 5-2 victory in the final three frames against Central Dauphin on Friday afternoon. The Huskies ...

Baby Pens end Bears’ season, 4-1

HERSHEY — The Hershey Bears (3-3) saw their 2025-26 season come to an end following a 4-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (3-1) in ...

Bruins knock off Lions, 6-1

Wray helps Burnham to a 14-1 win

Lady Lions earn All-Big Ten honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Penn State softball program saw four student-athletes secure postseason All-Big Ten accolades, with the Nittany Lions landing one First Team ...

Bruins knock off Lions, 6-1

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Penn State softball’s run in the 2026 Big Ten Tournament presented by Allstate came to a close on Thursday night, with ...

Penn State battles Washington in final home series

Oneacre named finalist for Freshman of the Year

Francis Arthur ‘Pete’ Searer

Irene R. McCardle

Irene R. McCardle, 102, of Lewistown, PA, passed away Friday, May1, 2026, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Florida. Born August 8, ...

Darrin ‘Deke’ Keith Yoder II

Brandon Lee Whorley

State needs to ban ‘gas station heroin’

The colorful packaging bears trippy names like ZaZa, Neptune’s Fix, Pegasus and Purple Magic. Sold as an elixir or in pill form, the products promise feelings of ...

Losing Spirit is bananas for Latrobe airport

New treatment for heart issue requires thought

Local infantryman died in WWII assault on Italy’s Monte Adone

BOLOGNA, Italy — Franklin James Dukes was a local husband and father who joined the Army a year after his wedding and sacrificed his life during the Fifth Army’s ...

Centers in Motion plans sweet spring getaway to Hershey

No pet left behind: Operation Foster reaches milestone across all 50 states

New set of ‘pipes’: Let the music flow

Jonah and the Whale

Joy: The attitude of strong faith

Fitzgerald earns appointment to PA FFA State Officer Nominating Committee

LEWISTOWN — Most FFA members spend their high school years learning the fundamentals of leadership, service and agricultural education. Very few, however, are ever ...