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Yes, You Can Refinish (Some) Furniture in One Day. These Are the Steps and Supplies to Do It.

Yes, You Can Refinish (Some) Furniture in One Day. These Are the Steps and Supplies to Do It.

If you research furniture refinishing or restoration, you’re going to get a lot of conflicting information. Advice is going to run the gamut, from following intense multi-step processes to applying a simple coat of latex paint. In most cases,...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Shirley Jackson, Jordan Peele and More: 15 Terrifying Books to Read This Halloween By Carly Tagen-Dye and Lizz Schumer
Instant withdrawal and fast payout casino sites USA 2025

Instant withdrawal and fast payout casino sites USA 2025

Speed has become the defining factor in online casino satisfaction. In 2025, players no longer accept the three-to-five-day withdrawal windows that were once industry standard. The best casino sites now process payouts within hours, not days,...

Owner:  The Strickland Foundation
NATIONAL Trans student’s death, HIV-prevention drug, Stonewall Museum, conversion-therapy suit  

NATIONAL Trans student’s death, HIV-prevention drug, Stonewall Museum, conversion-therapy suit  

NOTE: This week’s column mentions suicide. If you or someone you know needs mental health resources and support, please call, text, or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for 24/7 access to free and confidential...

Owner:  Tracy Baim
Fermi Orders Four Big Nuclear Reactors in Texas

Fermi Orders Four Big Nuclear Reactors in Texas

Fermi Inc. has signed deals to begin production of four big nuclear-power reactors that would be used for a private data center grid campus in the Texas Panhandle. Shares rose as much as 9% after the announcement and a slew of buy ratings...

Owner:  Wells Media Group Employees
Dr. George E. Bagley, 92

Dr. George E. Bagley, 92

Dr. George E. Bagley, a resident of Trillium Place, Lancaster Pa., made his triumphant journey home with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct. 27, 2025. He was born Feb. 14, 1933, in Corry, Pa. He was the son of the late Gerald Lewis Bagley and...

Owner:  George “Scoop” Sample
Mechanicsburg leaders, residents rally for inclusion after hate group spreads fliers

Mechanicsburg leaders, residents rally for inclusion after hate group spreads fliers

MECHANICSBURG – Around 400 people filled a city block Wednesday night to decry a hate group that distributed fliers earlier in the month. Led by local religious leaders and members of the Mechanicsburg Borough Council, the event was part sermon to...

Owner:  Steinman Family
Traffic blocked on I-83 following crash in York County

Traffic blocked on I-83 following crash in York County

Traffic blocked on I-83 following crash in York County CHRISTINE WILL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS. SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO THAT. GOOD MORNING. IT’S 430 ON MATT BARCARO. I’M KATELYN SMITH. ALL RIGHT CHRISTINE, BREAK IT DOWN FOR US. WE HAVE RAIN THIS...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Father of 2 falls to his death on popular…
Cumberland County's first Costco Wholesale makes debut

Cumberland County's first Costco Wholesale makes debut

Cumberland County's first Costco Wholesale makes debut CHRISTINE WILL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS. SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO THAT. GOOD MORNING. IT’S 430 ON MATT BARCARO. I’M KATELYN SMITH. ALL RIGHT CHRISTINE, BREAK IT DOWN FOR US. WE HAVE RAIN THIS...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Shape-shifting coral that goes from soft to stiff in seconds to redefine robotics

Shape-shifting coral that goes from soft to stiff in seconds to redefine robotics

Scientists in the US have just made a fascinating discovery that can transform the design of robots, surgical tools, and smart materials after they found a Pacific soft coral that can shift from soft to solid when needed. The University of...

Owner:  Hüseyin Kilic
EDUCAUSE ’25: Federal Policies Spell Big Change for Higher Ed

EDUCAUSE ’25: Federal Policies Spell Big Change for Higher Ed

NASHVILLE — Higher education leaders have found their institutions at the center of political battles at the national level in recent months, from a reconciliation bill that reshapes student loans and institutional accountability to the ongoing...

Owner:  Jeffrey T Leeds & Robert Bernstein Sr
Illinois’ Most Mispronounced Word of 2025 Is a Popular Beer Name

Illinois’ Most Mispronounced Word of 2025 Is a Popular Beer Name

I’ll give you a hint—it’s a word Illinois drinkers say a lot but still can’t quite get right. It’s not paczki, and it’s not Des Plaines (though that one deserves an honorable mention). It’s the name of something cold, crisp, and available at just...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
Reading Housing Authority awarded $13,500 grant to upgrade security

Reading Housing Authority awarded $13,500 grant to upgrade security

The Reading Housing Authority has been selected to receive a $13,500 grant to improve safety and prevent property losses. The authority said the grant, awarded by the Housing and Redevelopment Insurance Exchange, will fund upgrades to four...

Owner:  Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Sheetz among planned tenants in proposed Ogle View Development along Route 19 in Cranberry Township

Sheetz among planned tenants in proposed Ogle View Development along Route 19 in Cranberry Township

Cranberry Township’s planning commission on Monday, Oct. 27, recommended approval for the Ogle View Development — a 19-acre project slated for the corner of Ogle View Road and Route 19. A public hearing to consider preliminary land development and...

Owner:  Wise Family
In the heart of the rainforest

In the heart of the rainforest

Features Newsday 3 Hrs Ago Asa Wright House in 2009. - Pat Ganase Dr Anjani Ganase remembers Asa Wright Nature Centre as the timeless tropical place central to her explorations of Trinidad’s Northern Range rainforest As an undergraduate student to...

Owner:  Daily News Ltd
Blowin' in the wind: The turbulent timeline of offshore wind in New Jersey

Blowin' in the wind: The turbulent timeline of offshore wind in New Jersey

December 2004: Gov. Richard Codey issues an executive order creating the Blue Ribbon Panel on Development of Offshore Wind Turbine Facilities in New Jersey. kAmkDEC@?8mpAC:= a__eik^DEC@?8m %96 A2?6= :DDF6D :ED C6A@CE[ 7:?5:?8 E92E }6H y6CD6J 7246D...

Owner:  Lee Enterprises
Police seek to identify suspects accused of using counterfeit $100 bills at multiple stores

Police seek to identify suspects accused of using counterfeit $100 bills at multiple stores

Police seek to identify suspects accused of using counterfeit $100 bills at multiple stores in Lancaster County CHRISTINE WILL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS. SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO THAT. GOOD MORNING. IT’S 430 ON MATT BARCARO. I’M KATELYN SMITH. ALL RIGHT...

Owner:  Hearst Family
'No Hate Here' event held in Mechanicsburg after KKK recruitment card was given to child

'No Hate Here' event held in Mechanicsburg after KKK recruitment card was given to child

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Faith leaders, school officials and civic members joined the Mechanicsburg community for a “No Hate Here” event after recruitment cards seemingly promoting the Women for the Ku Klux Klan were found at a Halloween...

Owner:  Smith Family
Schools briefly placed on 'secure' status after individuals fled nearby crash in Dauphin County

Schools briefly placed on 'secure' status after individuals fled nearby crash in Dauphin County

Schools briefly placed on 'secure' status after individuals fled nearby crash in Dauphin County CHRISTINE WILL HAVE THE FULL DETAILS. SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO THAT. GOOD MORNING. IT’S 430 ON MATT BARCARO. I’M KATELYN SMITH. ALL RIGHT CHRISTINE, BREAK...

Owner:  Hearst Family

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