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Publisher's Weekly US best sellers

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Hardcover Fiction 1. “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 2. “Whistler” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 3. “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 4. “Our Perfect Storm” by Carley Fortune (Berkley) 5. “Rocket’s Red Glare” by Patterson/Eversmann (Little, Brown) 6. “Choke Point” by Brad Thor (Atria) 7. “Harvest Season” by Brynne Weaver (Slowburn) 8. “A Parade of Horribles” by Matt Dinniman (Ace) 9. “The Raven at the Ash Door” by K.A. Linde (Red Tower) 10. “This Inevitable Ruin” by Matt Dinniman (Ace) 11. ...

Cancer patient’s cats inspire push for pets in hospice

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WARSAW, Poland — When Ewa Lutka-Krawczyk was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, her first thought was for Gaja, a shelter dog she took in three years ago. She asked her doctor to assure her she would live a few more years so the deeply attached Gaja “wouldn’t be left behind.” But the prognosis was grim, and this month the 70-year-old was admitted to the palliative ward of a Warsaw hospital. Left at home with Lutka-Krawczyk’s husband, Gaja was barely eating. “She is waiting for me,” Lutka-Krawczyk said from her bed, where she rested with a draining tube attached to her ...

Go Fest’s price tag to be free, technically

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Despite being a free experience for the first time, Pokemon Go Fest will have a lot of trainers breaking their banks to play the event, which will undoubtedly generate hundreds of millions in revenue. In celebration of Pokemon Go’s 10-year anniversary, Go Fest is technically free this year because all trainers who log in during the July 11-12 event will receive special research awarding a Zeraora encounter and additional bonuses, such as an increased chance of encountering shiny Pokemon, at no cost. Trainers who attended any of the in-person Go Fest events in Tokyo, Chicago and/or ...

Portage barn fire

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Volunteer fire companies from Blair and Cambria counties battled a barn fire Thursday at Majestic World Lodge & Retreat at 679 Memory Lane, east of Portage. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski