By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Each deer season, as I begin to organize my pack for the upcoming hunt, I am confronted with a recurring problem. Which of my favorite hunting knives do I carry ...

After an autopsy revealed that 14-month-old Paxton Whitehead’s body was “beaten and broken” leading up to his death last October, his mother offered various excuses on how he was injured, including ...

When Patrick Radden Keefe was in high school in the early 1990s, he had a singular ambition – to write for The New Yorker. When he revealed to an English teacher that he wanted to join the staff of ...

Dr. Christopher Wydra credits the military for saving his life – literally and figuratively speaking. Wydra, coordinator of ...

It’s a topic that most people probably don’t want to contemplate, but the frequency of mass shootings in public places has prompted various police agencies in the region to team up for an educational ...

Haitian native Evency Dorzelma admitted to being somewhat surprised by the outcome of last week’s presidential election. The former police officer and popular musician in Haiti said that’s the ...

In the words of Coretta Scott King, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” At a recent meeting, some facts came to my attention that ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) Tuesday night. It was the third straight rout by ...

Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket after its lopsided loss to Mississippi. Led ...

In the Oct. 23 Observer-Reporter, I read “Pension raises for some retired Pennsylvania teachers and state workers move ahead in Legislature.” Although a 15%-to-25% pension cost-of-living raise would ...

JOHNSTOWN – Bentworth’s high-powered offense had been held to one goal or less in four straight matches before “exploding” for two goals in a 2-0 triumph over McConnellsburg Tuesday night in the ...