Sigel News

Elk County District Attorney Bradley Kraus and members of the Ridgway-based state police are seeking help from the public in solving what they are calling "a suspicious death" in Millstone Township.

A Sigel woman was injured and transported to Brookville Hospital after a one-vehicle accident around 11:50 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Blue Ridge Road and Back Street in Forest County.

Volunteers are being invited to participate in next month's Clarion River Annual Litter Cleanup event.

Between May 30 and June 6, a known woman wrote four checks totaling $170 to Leyo's Supermarket that were returned for insufficient funds.

Mr. Witherite slowed to pull his vehicle off the roadway when Mr. Johnston's vehicle struck the back of it.

The vehicle will have front end and windshield damage. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 857-3800. Lawrence Township Reports have been received of tractor-trailer traffic on a township road ...

For nearly seven years, the large crane about a half-mile from the Flight 93 crash site has been part of the experience for visitors.

“When a health-care provider demands excessive and unwarranted compensation increases, we cannot agree, because such out-of-line increases will unfairly drive up our customers' premiums”

Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s two hospitals in the region - Hahnemann University Hospital and St. via Philly.com

“Senator Obama has proven to us that he has the leadership to lead our country, not just out of this war, but to make sure veterans”

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner today endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president. via The Valley Herald

This week, Pennsylvania became the much-analyzed Land of the Cling-ons - and Philadelphia the temporary capital of Colbert Nation. via Philly.com

“I am proud to endorse Derek Walker for Congress and I urge all Republicans to join me in voting for him on Tuesday, April 22”

Republican Congressional Candidate Derek Walker received another endorsement Thursday in his bid for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania's Fifth District. via GantDaily.com

“Unfortunately, for the last eight years there has been no vision in America”

Sen. Barack Obama speaks during a town hall-style meeting with veterans at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pa., on Tuesday. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.”

Pennsylvania's presidential primary is rapidly approaching, and because of the dynamics of this year's campaign to determine the Democrat Party's nominee, Pennsylvania's vote is very much in play. via The Lebanon Daily News

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the Allegheny County Democratic Committee's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner. via The York Daily Record

“All we're asking is the state, under public welfare and public programs, verify citizenship, verify that those receiving public benefits are American citizens, are here legally and entitled to these benefits”

People who want public benefits from unemployment compensation to admission to a state-subsidized university would have to prove they are U.S. citizens or legal residents under a bill approved Wednesday by the ... via The York Daily Record

“The program will feature both lectures and activities”

Grade school teachers can refresh or expand their knowledge about ecology and the environment by attending the Forest Resources Institute for Teachers, June 30 - July 1, 2008. via Tri State Observer

Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information on a thwarted burglary in Fawn Township. via The York Daily Record

Bill Clinton took a verbal jab at critics of his wife's bid for the Democratic nomination for president. via The Tribune-Democrat

“We expect and hope the House will take up the bill they have and send it to Gov. Rendell so health care providers can have predictability”

A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed Monday, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an impasse ... via The York Daily Record

“Neither the patient nor I had any emotional support.”

In a recent column I described my experience dealing with a severe illness in a health care system that was often devoid of the compassion I needed but rarely received. via Philly.com