A former inmate at the Cambria County Prison was sentenced in federal court to 24 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conducting and participating in the affairs of an enterprise through racketeering activity.

Oklahoma executed a death row inmate Thursday morning. He had been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old baby in 2007.

The lawsuit accuses the White County Commissioners and the county sheriff of failing to reasonably care for the welfare of jail inmates after a former correctional officer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her.

The Second Step Program is held at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Urbana United Methodist Church. For more information, residents can call 937-508-1691. A new program that began in Champaign County last week will help former inmates get back on their feet by ...