LEWISTOWN — The Derry Township Board of Supervisors accepted a $526,620.57 bid on Monday for construction from Jay Fulkroad & Sons to replace the deficient Nolan Drive Bridge, which provides access to two local businesses. According to the Township Manager Kelly Shutes, the Nolan Drive ...
McCLURE — As the nation prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence, the McClure community will revisit a piece of its own history when a time capsule buried during the nation’s bicentennial celebration is unearthed later this month. The original 1976 McClure ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — A 3.5-meter (11-foot) shark critically injured a woman off a popular Sydney beach on Saturday, and she managed to grab onto a lifeguard's paddleboard before they made it to shore. The 35-year-old suffered serious leg and arm injuries in the attack at 11:15 a.m. off Coogee Beach, a police statement said. "I saw the shark come out of the water and just the size of it shocked me," lifeguard Charlie Verco told Sydney's The Sunday Telegraph newspaper. He was in the area on his 5.5-meter (18-foot) paddleboard and was the first rescuer to the scene. "I kept ...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday, despite a fragile ceasefire that has been described as stalled. Israel has continued to strike inside the territory despite the deal reached in ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities announced Saturday that they are investigating the homicide of a mayor in San Miguel Amatitlan, Oaxaca, in the country's latest case of political violence. Joel Bravo Martínez was gunned down Saturday, weeks after he reported that he feared for his life and requested protection from the state government, according to a statement from his party PAN. The Oaxaca state prosecutor's office said in a statement that once it learned of the killing, the institution "immediately activated the protocols for the investigation of crimes of high ...
GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million. Early results showed Swiss voters were leaning against it. The populist Swiss People's Party, which ...
