Firefighters are pictured spraying foam from a Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) foam on a house on Lockvale Road, Banks Township, Indiana County, that was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday. (Photo by Larry McGuire of The Spirit)

HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy has investigated the case of a sailor who didn't salute as the national anthem played at Pearl Harbor, in a protest that echoes recent moves by professional athletes to kneel during the anthem. The U.S. Pacific Fleet referred her case to her commander, who has the authority to punish the sailor, a Navy reservist. Saluting during the national anthem is a daily ritual for men and women in the military. Here's a look at the protocol behind it.

WHAT ARE THE MILITARY'S RULES ABOUT SALUTING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?: Troops learn during basic training and officer training — their first introduction to the military — about saluting when the anthem is played and the flag is raised. The ritual is referred to as the "call to colors."

Military rules obligate servicemen and women to salute when they hear the anthem if they are in uniform. Those who happen to be in an area where the flag is being raised must salute the flag. If they don't see the flag around them, they're expected to stop and salute in the direction of the music.

Those not wearing their uniforms must stand and place their hand over their hearts. A 2008 law clarified that service members may salute even in civilian dress.

WHY DO SERVICE MEMBERS DO THIS?: Carl W. Baker, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, said the ritual is about paying respect to the constitution. "One of the first things you're taught is that you have to stand at attention during colors, and look toward the flag and salute to the flag," said Baker who served 32 years in the military.

DO SERVICE MEMBERS ALWAYS HAVE TO SALUTE?: As long as they can hear the music.

"If you're driving in your car and you hear the national anthem, you have to stop and get out of your car," said Baker, who is now the director of programs at Pacific Forum CSIS, a think tank in Honolulu. Viewers of this summer's Olympics may recall U.S. athlete and Army reservist Sam Kendricks stopping in the middle of his pole vault sprint to stand at attention when the anthem began playing at the track and field stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

That wasn't surprising, said Col. Bob Taradash, the deputy to Defense Secretary Ash Carter's senior adviser for military professionalism.

"That's very typical of what you can expect of somebody who feels that it's their professional obligation to pay respect to the nation that they've sworn to defend," he said.

WHAT HAPPENS IF SERVICE MEMBERS INTENTIONALLY DON'T SALUTE?: Last month, the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Florida, got word a sailor had filmed herself while refusing to stand during the anthem. Spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Meadows said the sailor was "properly disciplined." She declined to give further details.

This month, the U.S. Pacific Fleet investigated the case of a sailor who didn't salute as the national anthem played at Pearl Harbor. The sailor, Petty Officer 2nd Class Janaye Ervin, is an intelligence specialist in the Navy Reserve who was in Hawaii for about two weeks for an exercise.

A deleted post on a Facebook page that appears to belong to Ervin explains why she chose not to stand during the National Anthem.

"On September 19, 2016, while in uniform, I made the conscious decision to not stand for the Star Spangled Banner because I feel like a hypocrite, singing about 'land of the free' when, I know that only applies to some Americans. I will gladly stand again, when ALL AMERICANS are afforded the same freedom," the Sept. 21 post said. "The Navy has decided to punish me for defending the Constitution and has taken away my equipment I need to do my Naval job. It was my pleasure serving my country, I love it dearly, that is why I must do this for you. I will keep you all posted on what happens next!"

Ervin did not respond to efforts made by The Associated Press to verify the post, including messages sent via social media and email. A working telephone number for Ervin could not be found.

IS THERE ANY HISTORICAL PRECEDENT FOR PROTESTING BY NOT SALUTING?: The African-American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, doesn't have any record of servicemen and women protesting, said Sheila Varnado, president of the museum's advisory committee.

Varnado, who retired as colonel after 27 years in the Army, said she was taught that those wearing the uniform represented not just themselves but the military and the United States. As a result, it wasn't appropriate to express personal feelings or protest while in uniform, she said. She suggested donating money to a cause or writing a newspaper opinion article instead.

African-Americans have served in the military since the birth of the United States, including at times when "this nation definitely did not even recognize African Americans as citizens or full beings," she said.

"You're striving for and agreeing with what our country says it wants to be, not necessarily what it is at any given moment in time," she said.

Punxsutawney Area High School’s senior class recently elected six senior girls — Anna Heitzenrater, Amber Huffman, Michaela Johnston, Kaitlyn Ray, Morgan VanLeer and Ashley Vite — to the 2016 Homecoming Queen’s Court.

The queen and princess will be crowned at halftime of tonight’s football game, as the Chucks take on the St. Marys Flying Dutchmen at Jack LaMarca Stadium.

Read about members of the Queen's Court in Friday's print edition of The Spirit.

The 2016 PAHS Homecoming Queen and Princess, as voted by this year’s senior class, were crowned during halftime of Friday night’s varsity football game against the St. Marys Flying Dutchmen. This year’s court included (from left) Morgan VanLeer and escort Sammy Gigliotti, Ashley Vite and escort Nick Constant, Michaela Johnston and escort Trenton Stouffer, Anna Heitzenrater and escort Jacob Horner, Amber Huffman and escort Lucas Ambler and Kaitlyn Ray and escort Brady Young. Heitzenrater was crowned Homecoming Queen, and Johnston was crowned Princess. (Photo by Eddie Armstrong of The Spirit)

Firefighters from the Punxsutawney Fire Department were out and about delivering Chief pizzas as part of the 15th annual Punxsy Pizza and Prevention on Saturday. All of the profits from the event benefit the Punxsutawney Fire Department. (Left photo) Pictured (from left) are Cody Craft, lieutenant in the Punxsutawney Fire Department; Rebecca Welder; Chloe Welder; and Josh McAfoos, captain in the Punxsutawney Fire Department. Approximately 4,400 pizzas and coupon cards were sold during the one-day fundraiser. Punxsy Pizza owner Scott Anthony and the Punxsutawney Fire Department would like to acknowledge the community for its continued support of this important fundraiser. (Photo by Larry McGuire of The Spirit)

Thad Montgomery has opened his store and office for Ventor, LLC, with an official ribbon cutting. The store offers a little bit of convenience for the locals in Glen Campbell. Ventor offers a variety of goods in its convenience store, as well as movie rentals. Ventor also has an energy arm that provides chimney sweep services, as well as sales, service and installation of solar, wind, thermal and traditional energy units from heating to air-conditioning. Thad also has a publishing business that aid authors in seeing their works published. Montgomery can be contacted at 724-388-9744, or visit www.VentorLLC.org. Pictured (from left) are Thad Montgomery; Jim Cassidy of the Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce; Sara Beatty, local AmeriCorps/Vista volunteer; Chris White, mayor of Glen Campbell; China Montgomery, Thad's wife; and Stacy Long. The special ribbon cutters are Thatcher and Thrasius Montgomery, sons of China and Thad. (Photo submitted)

One of the members of the Chuck Daly Foundation recently returned from a visit with the late former Punxsutawney High School basketball coach Chuck Daly's wife.

George C. "Butch" White (’60) donates his time as founder of the non-profit organization, along with Dyrk Couser (’56) as the finance director, and Nance Finley (’60) as the project director.

Butch's wife, Karen, recently visited Chuck Daly’s widow, Terry, in Florida.

Read the full story in Wednesday's print edition of The Spirit.

Jefferson County 4-H held its annual awards program on Monday evening at the Roseville Grange. Pictured here, 4-H educator Susan Alexander (left) recognized Lois Pifer for reaching 45 years as a 4-H volunteer. For more photos and full results from the program, grab a copy of Thursday's edition of The Spirit!

UPDATE: Brockett has been located and returned to his guardians.

(The original story appears below.)

State police in DuBois are seeking assistance from the public in finding a missing Sykesville juvenile.

According to the DuBois-based Pennsylvania State Police, Kenneth Jeremy Brockett Jr., 17, of Sykesville, was observed exiting his school bus and walking on South Brady Street, DuBois, toward Subway at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Brockett was then observed at the skate park at approximately 6 p.m.

Brockett is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches and 140 pounds. He has short red hair and blue eyes. He has a goatee and a pierced left ear.

Brockett was last seen wearing a back Aeropostale shirt, a camouflage hat and gray DC sneakers. He was carrying a backpack with flames.

Anyone with information about Brockett or his whereabouts is urged to contact police at (814) 371-4652.

The Punxsutawney Beta Sorority recently donated $500 to the construction of the new Mahoning Valley VFW 2076 building. Pictured (from left) are Shirley Smith and Phyllis Gretz, Punxsutawney Beta Sorority members; Bob Lott, quartermaster/adjutant, Mahoning Valley VFW Post 2076; and Peggy Yenzi, Kay Dinger and Connie Powers, Beta Sorority members. Read more about the Beta Sorority's current projects on Friday's print edition of The Spirit. (Photo by Larry McGuire/The Punxsutawney Spirit)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President George H.W. Bush conspicuously checked his watch. Al Gore got too close for comfort. Mitt Romney strode across stage to confront President Barack Obama face to face.

For presidential candidates, a town hall debate is a test of stagecraft as much as substance. When Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet Sunday night in St. Louis, they'll be fielding questions from undecided voters seated nearby. In an added dose of unpredictability, the format allows the candidates to move around the stage, putting them in unusually close proximity.

"There's a lot more interaction, physical interaction," says Judd Gregg, the former New Hampshire senator who helped President George W. Bush prepare for debates. He said a candidate who is too aggressive in a town hall, either with the voters or a rival, "can come across looking really chippy, not looking presidential."

After an uneven showing in his first debate, Trump's candidacy may rise or fall on his ability to avoid falling into that trap. The Republican repeatedly interrupted Clinton in their opening contest and grew defensive as she challenged his business record and recited his demeaning comments about women.

The GOP nominee has reviewed video of this year's first presidential debate, and his aides have stressed a need to stay calm and not let Clinton attacks get under his skin in the second of three contests. The campaign has built in more rehearsal time ahead of Sunday's showdown in St. Louis.

Trump, who prefers drawing big crowds to rallies, has done only sporadic town halls and has rarely been challenged by voters face to face, except when his rallies are interrupted by protesters. In a nod to the challenge posed by Sunday's format, he agreed to advisers' suggestion that he get in some practice at a real town hall Thursday night in New Hampshire — but then publicly pushed back on the idea that he needed to rehearse.

"This isn't practice, this has nothing to do with Sunday — this isn't practice, we just wanted to be here," Trump told a small, invitation-only crowd in Sandown. He was joined by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who excelled at the town hall format during his failed presidential run and is helping coach Trump.

While the event had some of the trappings of what Trump will face Sunday, including a two-minute countdown clock on answers, it was hardly a rigorous rehearsal.

Trump didn't actually interact with the audience, instead only conversing with a friendly moderator who read the questions — which were nearly all softballs.

Presidential town hall debates, meanwhile, are typically serious affairs and lack the liveliness of campaign trail events.

Clinton is far more practiced in the format and prefers smaller events with more direct voter engagement. Aides said she won't shy away from raising recent revelations about Trump's tax history or reminding voters of his pre-dawn Twitter attacks on a Miss Universe winner, but will aim to keep her focus more on the voters sitting on stage.

Seeking to raise the bar for the businessman, Clinton advisers said they do expect Trump to be more measured than in the last debate.

"But even if he does show up a little more disciplined than last time, I don't think he'll get a second chance to make a first impression," Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon said of the town hall format.

The first town hall debate was held during the 1992 election and featured incumbent President George H.W. Bush and challenger Bill Clinton, along with third-party candidate Ross Perot. As a voter stood to ask Bush about the national debt, the president glanced down at his watch — a fleeting moment but one that seemed to reinforce criticism that he didn't have empathy for Americans.

The wild card in the town hall debate is the physical choreography on stage. Candidates are seated but with no lectern or table to hide behind. They're given hand-held microphones and are free to roam the stage to answer questions or challenge each other.

Four years ago, Obama and Romney circled each other on stage throughout the night. During one particularly heated exchange, Romney kept moving toward the standing president until they were arguing with just a few feet between them.

During the 2000 election, George W. Bush was answering a question on leadership when Vice President Gore stood up from his chair and walked unnaturally close to his Republican rival. Bush turned to Gore, and with a slightly puzzled look on his face, gave him a nod and smile. The audience broke into laughter.

That seemingly natural Bush reaction? It was well-rehearsed, according to Gregg, who played the role of Gore in Bush's debate prep. Gregg said he'd expected Gore would try to intimidate the Texas governor, so he practiced walking close to him during their mock debates.

"His reaction was the exact same with Al Gore as it was with me — to look at me with a bemused smile and move on to his answer," Gregg said. "We practiced."

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

1. HURRICANE MATTHEW MENACES FLORIDA: Some 2 million people are warned to flee inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in over a decade.

2. WHERE HURRICANE DEATH TOLL JUMPS SHARPLY: Haitian officials say at least 283 are dead as they finally begin to reach corners of the country that had been cut off by the rampaging storm.

3. WHAT U.S. PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL DEBATE WILL TEST: The Sunday showdown will require Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to demonstrate both stagecraft and substance.

4. SYRIA AFLAME ON SEVERAL FRONTS: Outside Aleppo, opposition forces are on the offensive in the country's center and are battling the Islamic State group in the northwest, while to the east government forces are weathering an IS siege.

5. WHERE LAWMAKERS ARE CRACKING DOWN ON HONOR KILLINGS: In Pakistan, where more than 1,000 women were killed last year, many by fathers, brothers or husbands. Legislators passed a law that stiffens the penalty for such killers and closed a loophole that often allowed them to go free.

6. WHO TOPS NOBEL PEACE BETS: Bookies are putting their money on this year's prize going to Greek islanders who have opened their homes to hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Other favorites include Syria's White Helmets rescue group and Pope Francis.

7. U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL FORMALLY NOMINATES NEW CHIEF: Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres, who was the top U.N. refugee official for a decade, says he faces "huge challenges" and hopes to see unity and consensus during his term.

8. COLOMBIA PEACE DEAL HINGES ON EX-PRESIDENT: Hardliner Alvaro Uribe fanned resentment of FARC rebels as he crisscrossed the country, trying to convince voters against appeasing "terrorists." The historic accord is now in limbo following its shock defeat in a national referendum.

9. BARELY HALF OF ILLEGAL US-MEXICO BORDER CROSSINGS CAUGHT: That's according to an internal U.S. Department of Homeland Security report obtained by The Associated Press, which offers one of the most sweeping, detailed assessments of border security ever. The capture rate is well below the figure that the government publishes using a different counting method.

10. STUDY SAYS APES THINK LIKE HUMANS: Scientists find that some of our primitive relatives can understand someone else's point of view even when they know that point of view is dead wrong.

CBS Sports NFL analysts discuss which NFL stadium they think is the best in the league.

It didn't take long for one of the newest members of the Jeff Tech staff to become popular with the students.

Jessica Schwabenbauer is the 9th- and 10th-grade guidance counselor. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in special education, as well as a master's degree in education school counseling K-12.

She said she did all of her schooling at Slippery Rock University, which is referred to as "The Rock."

Read the full story in Saturday's print edition of The Spirit.

Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police recovered a stolen vehicle from Illinois while it was stopped during a traffic stop at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Pine Street and North Gilpin Street in Punxsutawney.

According to police, the incident occurred as they conducted a traffic stop on the suspected stolen vehicle.

Police said it was determined that the vehicle — a black Ford F-150 — was stolen from the state of Illinois.

According to police, the accused, Edward Andrew Karklis, 46, of Punxsutawney, allegedly was the operator of the vehicle at the time of the stop.

Karklis was subsequently placed under arrest for receiving stolen property and related traffic offenses.

A three-vehicle accident occurred at 2:54 p.m. Saturday on Route 119 in Henderson Township.

According to the Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police, a three-vehicle crash occurred as a 1998 International Harvester Eagle, driven by Stephen D. Basinger, 40, Waterloo, New York; a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado, driven by Jeffrey Deturk, 51, West Newton; and a 2012 Ford Fiesta, driven by Cynthia A. Reiter, 60, Stump Creek, were traveling north on Route 119.

Reiter attempted to complete a left-hand turn onto Kramer Road while Deturk's vehicle and Basinger's vehicle were approaching from the rear.

According to police, Basinger's vehicle was following too close and unable to slow down enough to let Reiter complete her turn and struck Deturk's vehicle, which then struck the rear of Reiter's vehicle.

All three vehicles came to final rest immediately after impact.

Basinger was not injured. Deturk suffered minor injuries, and Reiter sustained minor injuries and was transported to Penn Highlands ER.

Basinger's vehicle was towed from the scene by Blooms Towing, and Deturk's vehicle was towed by Rebuck's South Side Service.

State police were assisted at the scene by the Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company and Jefferson County EMS.

Community members came out to meet and greet new Punxsutawney Area School District Superintendent Dr. Thomas A. Lesniewski and his wife on Monday at Jack LaMarca Stadium. Pictured (from left) are Patty Lesniewski, the new superintendent's wife; Lesniewski; and Jeff and Kim Curtis. For more from the meet-and-greet, see Tuesday's print edition of The Spirit. (Photo by Larry McGuire of The Spirit)

If you've been checking out your winter wardrobe and see that it's woefully inadequate — and you're low on cash — then you might want to check out Free Clothing Days at the First Church of God in Punxsutawney.

Shelley Rowan, the free clothing guru in Punxsutawney, has continued to try new ideas and improve the clothing drive that is held twice a year at FCOG.

Rowan said the fall clothing giveaway will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 14, and from 9 to 11 a.m. this Saturday, Oct. 15.

Read the full story in Wednesday's print edition of The Spirit.

The Mahoning Valley VFW Post and Auxiliary 2076 will be holding Poppy Days this Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, at Punxsy SHOP n’ SAVE, Walmart, Tractor Supply and the Hampton Avenue S&T Bank. All proceeds from the poppies are used for veterans projects. Pictured here preparing for the poppy fundraiser (from left) are Pat Rougeux, VFW 2076 Auxiliary secretary; Debbie Rougeux, VFW 2076 Auxiliary president; Jim Dunlap, VFW 2076 commander; Raymond Depp, VFW 2076 chaplain; and Eleanor Depp, VFW 2076 Auxiliary junior vice president. (Photo by Larry McGuire of The Spirit)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A flight instructor and a student pilot had an altercation inside the cockpit of a small plane, and the instructor was unable to regain control from the trainee before the plane crashed near the headquarters of a military jet engine manufacturer, killing the student, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation into what happened said Wednesday.

The crash appeared to have been a suicide attempt by the student, and terrorism was ruled out, the official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

The Piper PA-34 Seneca crashed with the two men aboard during a training flight Tuesday in East Hartford near the headquarters of Pratt & Whitney while returning to Brainard Airport in Hartford, authorities said. The flight instructor was badly burned but survived.

The instructor described the student pilot as disgruntled about learning to be a pilot, the U.S. official said.

The flight instructor is Arian Prevalla, and the student was Feras Freitekh, said a law enforcement official, who wasn't authorized to disclose the information and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Prevalla's social media pages indicate he's president of the American Flight Academy and a managing member of the Hartford Jet Center, both based in Hartford. The pages say he is from Albania and lives in Hartford.

On LinkedIn, Prevalla said he received a bachelor's degree in aviation science from Mountain State University, a now-defunct university in Beckley, West Virginia.

Public records show Freitekh received a private pilot certificate last year from the Federal Aviation Administration. They also indicate he lived in the Chicago suburb of Orland Hills since 2013, but authorities there said that there was no record he ever lived in the village but that he received mail there at the home of a friend of his father, who worked for a container company in a nearby town.

Safety officials said the FBI was taking over as lead investigator of the crash because of indications it was an intentional act. The National Transportation Safety Board said its initial investigation indicated the crash was deliberate.

The survivor told police detectives it was not an accident, Democratic Mayor Marcia Leclerc said.

"It's troubling," Leclerc said. "But I also know that stories change and information can be skewed. We're waiting for the facts to come out."

Authorities said the student and the instructor were about to land at Brainard Airport when the plane struck a utility pole and crashed onto a road Tuesday afternoon, bursting into flames. The crash site is a short distance from the airport, across the Connecticut River and in line with the runway.

Police Chief Scott Sansom said the path the plane took "could have been much worse."

"So we're very fortunate in that sense," he said.

The police chief initially asked the FBI to assist in the investigation because it happened so close to Pratt & Whitney. The company said its operations weren't affected by the crash and none of its employees was involved.

Police said Prevalla was hospitalized with serious burns and is expected to live. The medical examiner's office was expected to perform an autopsy on Freitekh.