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Federal judge won’t make disgraced clerk pay $600K

COLUMBIA, S.C (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Alex Murdaugh seeking $600,000 in legal fees by the former court clerk whose misconduct led his murder convictions to be overturned on appeal. Murdaugh sued Becky Hill in May saying she violated his right to a fair trial in ...

Summer Fest takes over Heritage on Saturday

LEWISTOWN — The Honorary Wrestling Federation’s biggest event of the year will be held at the Heritage Volunteer Fire Co., located at 218 S. Main St., Lewistown, on Saturday as Summer Fest takes center stage. Doors open at 5 p.m. with the first bell ringing at 6 p.m. See Frazier vs. Ace, ...

State College man killed in I-99 crash

From the Altoona Mirror ALTOONA — A 40-year-old State College man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on I-99 in Antis Township shortly after midnight Tuesday. According to state police and the Blair County Coroner’s Office, Joshua Russell Brown was driving a 2020 Toyota Tundra pickup truck north in the left, southbound lane of I-99 near mile marker 42.6. The Toyota crashed head-on into a southbound tractor-trailer about 12:37 a.m. Police said the driver of the tractor-trailer attempted to avoid the crash, but was unable to do so. Brown was killed in the accident, the ...

Outdoors calendar

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman’s Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap shoots. Decatur ...

AG charges six in alleged identity theft ring

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against six people accused of operating an organized identity theft and fraud ring that allegedly targeted dozens of victims by stealing identification documents and personal information. According to the Office of Attorney General, the group — which allegedly referred to itself as “All Money Counts,” or “AMC” — was led by 30-year-old Brandon J. Greisser. Investigators allege the organization used stolen driver’s licenses, passports and other personal information to impersonate victims and carry ...