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Motorcyclist arrested for public drunkenness LEWISTOWN — Lewistown Police Department officers found Christopher H. Zechman, 59, of Lewistown, disoriented beside his mud‑covered motorcycle on Green Avenue in Lewistown with blood on his hands and nose at 1:10 a.m. on Sept. 17, according to a release issued on Thursday. He was intoxicated and became irate when questioned about driving. With no witnesses confirming he operated the motorcycle, he was arrested for public drunkenness. His girlfriend, 61, arrived to pick him up but was also found intoxicated, failed sobriety tests and ...

A love story returns to Monument Square

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LEWISTOWN – Some love stories begin in castles and kingdoms. Others begin in places so ordinary that no one realizes they are witnessing the start of something extraordinary. The story of Doug Sherlock and Marsha Sherlock began on Monument Square in Lewistown, where a simple date at a ...

Iran's foreign minister details new offer to reopen strait

International News

Word of an offer from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program is emerging from the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Proposal to reopen strait, resume nuclear talks on the table Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade, waives oil sanctions and observes a ceasefire that includes Lebanon, under a proposal discussed by the Iranian foreign minister at a private gathering on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Trita Parsi, executive vice president ...

New Jersey governor asks her No. 2 to resign over ethics and sexual harassment violations

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New Jersey's governor called on her hand-picked lieutenant governor to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he behaved inappropriately around women. The firm's report published Wednesday found that Dale Caldwell violated the state's policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace. It said he made an advance toward a staffer's friend and when he was rebuffed, he told the staffer, "you young women are looking for young sperm." "The investigation found that the Lieutenant Governor engaged in serious, repeated violations of state policy and failed to uphold ...

Police investigating for hazing after men covered in food found in Wisconsin fraternity

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are investigating suspected hazing after about 30 partially-clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week. Madison police said some of the men, who they described as pledges to the fraternity, had signs of being physically assaulted. Police went to the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house Wednesday night after receiving an anonymous tip. Two fraternity members, both 20, were arrested on tentative misdemeanor charges of hazing and ...