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FAA investigates incident that forced a Delta flight to abort landing

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights that were in danger of colliding Saturday morning at Boston Logan International Airport. A Delta Air Lines flight from Dallas had to execute a go-around, or aborted landing, to avoid an American Airlines plane departing from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA and flight logs. The crew of Delta flight 2351 coordinated with air traffic control to perform the go-around, an airline spokesperson said. The plane, which had 129 passengers and six crew members on board, landed safely ...

Local titleholders shine at Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant

YORK, Pa. — Under the lights of the historic Apollo Theatre on Saturday night, four young women with ties to the Juniata Valley walked onto the Miss Pennsylvania stage carrying the hopes of their communities. By the end of the evening, they had done far more than represent their titles — they made their mark on one of the state’s most competitive scholarship stages. The Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition held its finals Saturday following preliminary rounds on Friday, and local contestants delivered one of the strongest collective showings the region has seen in ...

Vance meets top Iranian officials as US looks to prod Iran to 'turn over a new leaf'

OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to "turn over a new leaf" with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and ...

QUITE A CATCH

Jordan Lovejoy, of Annapolis Md., captured a sweep with a Triple Crown title at the Juniata Regatta in the Juniata River Valley’s Kayak Adventure Series this past weekend. The event was hosted by the Juniata River Valley Tourism Bureau. Jordan won the KastKing Individual Division, the Toyo Tires Team Division with his partner Jimmy Entwistle and the New Primal Next Up Division and won an extra $500 for winning the “county bounty,” which is the top placing angler who lodged in Mifflin County. His winning smallmouth bass measured 94.50 inches.

Renovations at Lewistown Station underway by Amtrak

LEWISTOWN — One of the oldest passenger rail depots in the nation is about to enter a new era. Amtrak is preparing to launch a major renovation of the Lewistown Junction Train Station, a project that will modernize the historic depot while preserving its character and improving ...

Local titleholders shine at Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant

YORK, Pa. — Under the lights of the historic Apollo Theatre on Saturday night, four young women with ties to the Juniata Valley walked onto the Miss Pennsylvania stage carrying the hopes of their communities. By the end of the evening, they had done far more than represent their titles — they made their mark on one of the state’s most competitive scholarship stages. The Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Competition held its finals Saturday following preliminary rounds on Friday, and local contestants delivered one of the strongest collective showings the region has seen in ...