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• Updated: 10:06 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2006

Olympics Sweepstakes

If you're the winner, you and a companion could be jetting off to the Italian Alps as a guest of NBC to experience the most compelling sports competitions half-a-world away! Trip package includes round-trip airfare, Olympic game event tickets with passes to the Closing Ceremony, three consecutive nights of accommodations ...

• Updated: 1:11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

The Snack Shack

Freeze It ARCTIC ORANGES 4 oranges 4 cups orange juice 4 cherries Cut the tops off the oranges in a zigzag pattern. Hollow out the insides, remove the seeds and combine in a blender with the juice. Set the rinds in a muffin tin and fill with the mixture. Drop ...

• Updated: 10:47 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Smart Choices ... Tips for Healthy Eating

Need some good ideas for a dessert that won't make you feel too guilty? Try angel food cake topped with fresh berries, frozen low-fat yogurt, graham crackers, or pudding made with 1% milk. You should try not to snack in between meals. But if you do, try to eat slowly ...

• Updated: 10:31 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Coal Company Damaged

Indiana State Police are looking for an unknown suspect or suspects that caused $50,000 worth of damage to a local coal company. Police say sometime over the past six months, vandals broke into three buildings at the McIntire Coal yard in Armstrong Township. According to police, the vandals damaged property ...

• Updated: 8:38 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Mining Changes Expected In Wake Of Deaths

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin announced he'll introduce legislation that will mandate faster rescues as well as tracking devices and extra oxygen supplies that might give trapped miners a fighting chance. In Washington, the first of what's expected to be a series of hearings will kick off on Capitol Hill. ...

• Updated: 7:43 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Arson Destroys Home

The State Police Fire Marshall is investigating an arson that destroyed a Clearfield County home. The fire took place around 10:30 Saturday night in Chester Hill borough. Route 53, near Gertrude Street, was temporarily closed as four different fire departments battled the blaze. No one was home at the time ...

• Updated: 12:12 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Ruling Expected Soon In State Police Shooting

Beginning on New Year's Eve and ending New Year's Day, in Berlin, Somerset County, police say prison guard Bill Leister took a female friend hostage, shot a Good Samaritan, and opened fire on police, shooting one officer and wounding a bystander. Police say one of their sharp shooters then returned ...

• Updated: 7:53 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

New Buildings May Be Coming To Local Jail

According to the Bedford Gazette, the Bedford County Prison Board is looking at adding a new building at the jail to increase some revenue from other counties. The Bedford County Prison Board will travel to Clinton County this March to learn more about its modular unit for housing inmates. The ...

• Updated: 8:03 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Popcorn And Your Health

Looking for an easy way to get your kids to eat more whole grain foods? Easy. Give them popcorn! But experts from the Good Housekeeping Nutrition department say there are some dos and donts to get the maximum benefit of this fun food. You may not think of popcorn as ...

• Updated: 4:36 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006

Best Frozen Breads

Fresh or Frozen? Can you tell the difference in baked bread? Thats what the food experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute wanted to find out in a recent test. The introduction of quality frozen breads and rolls to the supermarkets nationwide has been a long time coming," says Debby Goldsmith, ...

• Updated: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006

Best Home Shredders

Many people hesitate to make purchases online because they fear falling victim to identity theft. But some crooks still get personal information the old fashioned way...out of your trash can. Buy a shredder," says Michael Emmerman, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman. "All those things we get in the mail offering credit-, ...

• Updated: 4:24 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006

Best New Food Processors

Next time youre cooking up a meal, put away the knives, graters and whisks. Kitchen prep can be breeze with some of the new food processors tested by the Good Housekeeping Institute. Food Processors can be time-savers in the kitchen, when they perform well. So The Good Housekeeping Institute just ...

• Updated: 4:17 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006

Fire Closes Road

Fire crews are working on a house fire in Chester Hill Borough in Clearfield County. Two crews from Clearfield County and two from Centre County are on the scene of the blaze. Route 53 has been closed in the area of Gertrude Street. The fire started just after 10:30 P.M. ...

• Updated: 8:07 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Kidney Screening Hopes To Save Lives

After a kidney screening revealed a majority of participants needed medical attention, officials at Memorial Medical Center, in Johnstown, held a second screening. Over one-hundred people came to the hospital for the free screening, sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. Screening results are to be released in a few weeks. ...

• Updated: 8:16 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Murder Suspect Killed

According to Baltimore police, a man wanted in the shooting of five people in Baltimore shot himself to death in our region. 34-year-old James Ray was wanted for an early morning shooting in Baltimore that killed his girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter. Police say after being spotted in his vehicle, Ray bailed ...

• Updated: 8:22 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006

Man Honors Steelers With Name Change

The Steelers are officially in Denver tonight, getting some rest before they take on the Broncos tomorrow afternoon. But elsewhere in Colorado lives a true Steelers fanatic. Although he's never been to the Burgh, he embodies Steelers tradition. His name used to be Derrick Stevens, however back in 1999 he ...

• Updated: 12:08 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006

Two More Miners Die In W.V.

Relatives and friends were at a nearby church when they received the devastating news. This is the second tragic mine accident this month in West Virginia and the governor says things have to change. The suffering, the pain, that everyone has endured is more than any state should have to ...

• Updated: 12:07 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006

Windy Weather Brings Down An 80 Foot Tree

The 80 foot tree fell around 12:30 Saturday afternoon onto the roof of Lincoln Township, Somerset County home, proving high winds can be damaging and dangerous. Fortunately, no one was hurt when the tree collapsed, but it did do some damage. David Miller's roof now has holes in it. The ...

• Updated: 6:11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006

Clearfield Man Facing Theft Charges After Fatal Fire

A Cleafield County man is behind bars and state police continue to investigate the mysterious fire that killed a man and destroyed his house earlier this week. Police have arrested Jeffrey Stiner. They have also identified the body of the dead man that was found inside the house on Old ...

• Updated: 6:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2006