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Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in an overnight Senate vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday, cementing the command of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer at a Department of Justice that Trump has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already been leading the department in an acting capacity, his confirmation could free him to ...

Today is Buyers & Livestock Day at the Clinton County Fair

MACKEYVILLE — There’s a full day of action today — everything from a horseshoe tournament and a tractor pulling event, the annual Livestock Sale and the 4-H and FFA awards program, to a tribute to country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette — as the 2026 Clinton County Fair ...

Flood gate exercise Planned for Aug. 12; Jay St. Bridge to be closed 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

LOCK HAVEN — Motorists traveling from Woodward Township into the City of Lock Haven on Aug. 12 should expect a detour. The city’s Public Works Department will be performing a routine closure of its flood gate at the Jay Street bridge next Wednesday, leading to its closure from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. that day. Traffic to the bridge will be detoured across the Constitution Bridge in Dunnstown, according to a release from city staff. Water Street will remain open during the exercise, but staff ask motorists and pedestrians to avoid its intersection with Jay Street as a large amount ...

Lonoconus addresses plant removal at Bucktail

MILL HALL — Keystone Central School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Alan Lonconus and staff are working to address the removal of portions of the Bucktail’s landscaping — some of which were memorials to graduates and students at the school. Lonconus previously addressed this ...