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Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some strangers mistake the pest-control company manager for Latino, he said, and he fears ...

JHS student faces weapons charges

After an incident Friday involving a gun at Jamestown High School, Jamestown Public Schools District officials will implement the use of a weapons detection system at JHS. On Jan. 30 at approximately 11 a.m., the Jamestown High School Resource Officer, along with a Jamestown High School ...

Senator eyes study of Medicaid fraud

The Commonwealth Foundation report shined a spotlight on Medicaid fraud in Pennsylvania earlier this week. Now, two days after the report’s release, state Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, is proposing a study of the Medicaid program with an eye toward reducing fraud in the program. “In ...

Here’s when you’ll get your tax refund from the IRS

NEW YORK (AP) — Tax filing season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15. The average refund last year was $3,167. This year, analysts have projected it could be $1,000 higher, thanks to changes in tax law. More than 165 million individual income ...

Warren man sentenced to prison

A Warren man has been sentenced to 30 to 60 months of confinement after pleading no contest to three of the 138 charges that had been filed against him. Nolan D.R. Nudd of Warren was sentenced recently by Judge Todd Woodin in the Court of Common Pleas to 20 to 40 months to satisfy a no ...