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2 days ago | republicanherald.com | Mark Gongloff

Weather isn’t climate, and a heat wave isn’t proof of human-induced global warming any more than a snowball disproves it. At the same time, nothing quite focuses the mind on the causes and effects of a hotter planet than Mother Nature covering half of the United States with a giant pot lid, turning up the burner and letting it boil for a while.

5 days ago | republicanherald.com | Hyun Lee

An inmate at State Correctional Institution-Mahanoy serving a murder sentence has been charged with sexual abuse after he allegedly had inappropriate contact with a minor through a series of video visits and calls. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections charged Sandy Duran, 33, after investigators reportedly found inappropriate interactions between the inmate and a 17-year-old girl, recorded through the Inmate Visitor and Visitation System (IVVS) in January and February.

6 days ago | republicanherald.com | Matthew Perschall

Stephen Zuk, while sticking his tongue out, tills the soil to prepare for chestnut tree planting on his property in Cressona, Friday, June 20, 2025. The planting is part of an effort to develop a hybrid, crossbred with a Chinese species, capable of resisting the chestnut blight fungus. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR)Pottsville competes in the tire flip during the Schuylkill United Way football challenge at North Schuylkill High School, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

6 days ago | republicanherald.com | Amy Rosenberg

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Mike Lopez was born at 17th and Jackson in South Philadelphia, the son of a tailor. The family moved to Mullica Township, N.J., when he was 8. In 1978, his mom opened Resorts Casino as a housekeeper. “They would throw us into the station wagon, eight of us, four boys, four girls, take us to Atlantic City,” Lopez said. “That’s where we got our memories.”He became an Atlantic County corrections officer. But in 2011, sitting at the inlet in A.C., he took a photo of the sunrise.

1 week ago | republicanherald.com | Doyle Dietz

Youth trap shoot registration openRegistration is open for the annual Ashland Gun Club Youth Trap Shoot, Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m., at the club, 667 Fountain Street, Fountain Springs. This free event is an age-group competition for competitors ages 8-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-16. Shooters supply their own shotgun, ammunition, hearing and eye protection and have the ability to shoot a minimum of 25 targets, Shooters age 8 and 9 must have a spotter behind them on the line.