PORT ROYAL – There’s nothing quite like the food, the rides and the racing at the Juniata County Fair, which opens Saturday at the Juniata County Fairgrounds in Port Royal. The 172nd edition of the fair runs through Sept. 12. The Juniata County Fair is dedicated to preserving and ...
(The Center Square) – Details remain sparse about the second measles-associated death reported in Lancaster County, including whether it’s the same case identified by the Department of Health on Aug. 25. In multiple media reports, Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the investigation into the death remains ongoing. The Center Square has been unable to reach Diamantoni to independently confirm the information. Josh Parsons, a Lancaster County commissioner, told The Center Square he’s still waiting for more transparency from the state about the cases. “And the ...
LONDON (AP) — Britain's sweltering summer of successive heat waves was the hottest on record, the national weather service said Tuesday. The season, marked by extreme heat, little rainfall, destructive wildfires and water restrictions, snapped the record set only a year earlier, the Met Office said, citing provisional data recorded since 1884. The mean average temperature of 16.5 Celsius (61.7 Fahrenheit) surpassed the 16.1 C (61 F) from 2025. Last year's record beat the 15.7 C (60.2 F) mark set in 2018. "These records are now breaking with increasing frequency, reflecting the ...
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north. Schools and municipal offices were closed, residents were told to stay home and a news station captured a water rescue of a family. Some areas northwest of Beaumont, where the center of the storm passed Tuesday, received between 10 inches (25 centimeters) and 21 inches (53 centimeters) of rain in a matter of hours, the National Weather Service and emergency ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — When a wall of water, rocks and mud tore through her remote village in Nepal last week, Pema Tamang and her neighbors fled uphill to a Buddhist shrine that had been rebuilt the previous year after a 2015 earthquake. The steep mountain folds of the Himalayas, already ...
PORT MATILDA — The Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund will host its “Night at the Races” fundraiser Oct. 3 at Good Shepherd Parish Hall in Port Matilda, with proceeds benefiting area cancer patients. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with racing beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature recorded horse races called by a live professional announcer, with guests able to place wagers on the races. Tickets are $50 per person and include a buffet-style dinner and drinks. Tables may be reserved for groups of six, eight or 10. Participants may also purchase and name a racehorse for ...
