Panama News

Hawaii's intrepid "samurai sub" hunters will look this weekend for two Japanese World War II submarines that have eluded previous searches in a graveyard of military debris south of Oahu.

Luther Edson Whitmore, 70, of 35 E. Chadakoin Ave., Celoron, died at 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Anthony Sali, son of Pamela and William Sali of Ashville and a student at Hamilton College, has been elected to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honor society in the country.

Erika A. Colby, 22, of Jamestown was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and running a red light Sunday.

You didn't have to be a Panama alumni to experience the pride felt by the past Panama football players and other alumni during the homecoming game against Clymer on Oct.

Salamanca School Superintendent Douglas Hay presented a $100 check to the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County, after his school lost a friendly competition with Panama Central School, where his wife, Carol, is superintendent.

Elmer ''Dutch'' E. Vanderkooi of Sherman, N.Y., died Monday evening, Oct. 26 2009, at St.

Margaret Sophie Pedersen Carlson, 94, of Heritage Green Nursing Home, Greenhurst, N.Y., went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, October 23, 2009, at 10:25 p.m. surrounded by loved ones.

Two south suburban men face up to 25 years in prison after allegedly being snared in an offshore sports betting ring that was centered in New York but stretched to Nevada, Florida, Illinois and Panama.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Former First Lady Laura Bush will be the keynote speaker at the 11th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced today.

Thirty people and a corporation were indicted in Queens in connection with an offshore sports betting operation with links to organized crime that took in a "staggering" half-billion dollars in wagers, New York authorities said on Wednesday.

Ricardo Martinelli, the president of Panama, will be initiating a session at the country's National Assembly within the next few weeks to complete legislation granting the area of the diamond exchange a free zone status.

The Kiantone Republican Party is endorsing the following candidates, for the up coming election on November 3, 2009.

An international delegation of diamond industry leaders met with Panama President Ricardo Martinelli earlier this week, in an attempt to promote the diamond trade in the Central America nation.

PEOPLE over 65 should buy a Medigap policy, consumer advocates say, but picking a Medigap plan can be difficult, and at least one important health care bill heading for a vote in the Senate could make it even harder.

Ivan P. Wood, 85, of 45 Panama-Bear Lake Road, Panama, N.Y., died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, Oct.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivered a rambling speech Wednesday before the U.N. General Assembly, criticizing both the organization and the United States.

The United States is signing onto an international plan to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, committing itself to a leadership role to protect one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

The growing relationship between Venezuela and Iran is stoking the nuclear ambitions of both countries and needs to be more carefully tracked by U.S. authorities, a veteran New York prosecutor said Tuesday.

Labor Day weekend will feature two events at Stateline Speedway with a $4,000-to-win Super Late Model event being held Saturday along with Super Sportsman King of the Hill qualifying, and the second event on Monday with the annual Demolition Derby.