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Saint Joseph’s College suspending all academic activities after 2017 spring semester

RENSSELAER, Ind. – Saint Joseph’s College is suspending all classes and activities on its Rensselaer campus at the end of the 2017 spring semester. The college said in a release Friday the board of trustees explored multiple options over several months to overcome significant financial challenges. Last month, Saint Joseph’s College President Robert A. Pastoor said $100 million would be

Betsy DeVos Senate questionnaire appears to include plagiarized quotes

Watch Video WASHINGTON — Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s Education Secretary nominee, appears to have lifted quotes in at least two instances in written answers submitted to the Senate committee tasked with approving her nomination. After DeVos’ confirmation hearing was limited to one round of questions by Sen. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions,

Scholarship program recognizes 25 students overcoming obstacles

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– Twenty-five area high school seniors inspired countless families with their courage to overcome hardships and tragedies Friday. Their tales were shared at the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis’ 42nd Annual Abe Lincoln Scholarship Awards Banquet. The students were nominated by their high schools for facing challenges ranging from mental health issues to sudden tragedy and crime. “I put a

Early morning fire displaces 5 people in Lancaster County

Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa — Early morning fire displaces two adults and three children on Old Philadelphia Pike in East Lampeter Township. Chief of Witmer Fire Fire Protection Association, Chris Kauffman says they responded to the call on 2310 Old Philadelphia Pike around 12:30 Saturday morning. It took crews about 30 minutes

President Trump’s administration files notice to appeal ruling blocking travel ban

President Donald Trump’s administration lawyers filed a notice to appeal a Maryland federal judge’s ruling that halted a key portion of the revised travel ban earlier this week. In a decision published Thursday morning, US District Court Judge Theodore Chuang imposed a nationwide halt to the portion of the President’s executive order that barred foreign nationals from six majority-Muslim nations

Family charged after son leads police on a chase

LITITZ BOROUGH, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A family is charged after a teen leads police on a pursuit Wednesday morning. According to Lititz Borough Police, Bailey Stauffer, 18 of Lititz was driving through the intersection of North Cedar Street and Leaman Street just after midnight when police tried to stop him for a traffic violation. Stauffer refused to stop for

Republican health care plan creates budget problems for GOP

WASHINGTON — Republicans intent on scrapping Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act have a budget problem. As it turns out, repealing and replacing the law they hate so much won’t save nearly as much money as getting rid of it entirely, the goal they’ve been campaigning on for seven years. That means trouble for the federal deficit and for Congress’ fiscal

Government seeks designs for ‘physically imposing’ border wall

Watch Video WASHINGTON — It should be tall, climb-resistant, difficult to penetrate and blend into the landscape. Those are among the requirements for the US-Mexico border wall released by the federal government late Friday, kicking off a bidding process that will lead to one of the largest government construction projects in US history. “The wall design shall be physically imposing

Sacramento Man Arrested in Deadly Hit and Run

Wilfredo Cortez (Courtesy: Sacramento Police Department) SACRAMENTO — A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run near Hagginwood Park, Sacramento Police announced Saturday. Investigators say a man was riding a bicycle near Marysville and Las Robles Boulevard when he was struck by what appeared to be a blue work truck. The driver fled and the

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