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Saudi pipeline out of service

CAIRO — A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials said Monday, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized more islands along Red Sea shipping routes in a new blow to Saudi Arabia’s oil ...

McConnell returns to Senate after hiatus

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate to vote on Monday for the first time in three months, looking noticeably more frail after he was hospitalized for a June fall in his home. McConnell’s lengthy absence from the Senate generated a flood of ...

Gearing up

Kerry and Darlene Clawson of Roaring Spring prepare to take off on a bicycle ride at the Williamsburg Station of the Lower Trail on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Bellwood girls basketball team hosting fundraiser

Pink plastic flamingos are flying around Bellwood this September. In place of their regular fundraising events, the Lady Blue Devils girls basketball team is hosting a “Flamingo Flock” fund­raiser where players set up a flock of plastic flamingos on someone’s front lawn. Donors ...

Supreme Court rejects mail ballot limits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years and have accounted for nearly a third of votes cast. It represented a stark defeat for Trump on an issue he consistently has emphasized as vital to ensuring election integrity. The Supreme Court majority wrote that the administration’s push to implement the ...

Altoona High School Class of 1964 set to meet

The Altoona High School Class of 1964 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Main Street Grille, 400 Main St., Bellwood. Call or text Sue @ 814-935-7774 or Evelyn @ 814-931-5962 to RSVP. The group meets the third Thursday of the month for lunch.