EMPORIUM –– The Pennsylvania Humanities Council has partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and The Orton Family Foundation to support Cameron County along the path to becoming a stronger, healthier and more vibrant community through a humanities-base…
The students sat as patiently as their second-grade bodies would allow while their George G. Blaisdell Elementary School teacher, Patricia Grady, laboriously opened a tightly sealed cardboard box containing surprises for each of them.
CLEARFIELD — CNB Bank has become the first banking institution in Pennsylvania to offer Gradifi’s Student Loan Paydown (SLP) as a benefit to full-time employees in an effort to help reduce the financial burden of student loans.
COUDERSPORT — It’s never easy for a team to come back from a heartbreaking defeat, especially one rife with inexperience.
DUBOIS — The Lady Owls fell back to .500 with a three-set defeat (16-25, 16-25, 17-25) to DuBois in D-9 Laurel League play on Tuesday.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Hannah Lary took first place with a time of 22:32 at Tuesday’s tri-meet with Punxsutawney and Brookville, but the Bradford Lady Owls couldn’t secure the victory.
PUNXSUTAWNEY — Bradford’s boys cross country team pulled out two close victories over Punxsutawney and Brookville in a tri-meet on Wednesday afternoon.
He hasn’t been back in over 30 years, but when Steve Housler heads to Butte, Montana later this week all of the memories from his stellar football career will come rushing back.
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EMPORIUM (EC) — At Cameron County Return Day proceedings Tuesday in Emporium, several defendants appeared on charges related to methamphetamine possession.
KANE — A Port Allegany man is in McKean County Jail for allegedly assaulting a woman after she questioned him about suspected drug use.
A Bradford woman was arraigned Friday on allegations that she mistreated, malnourished and threatened to beat her 2-year-old son if police or social workers didn’t “do something” with him.
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SMETHPORT — A Rixford man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy will serve 25 to 50 years in state prison.
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SMETHPORT — A Kane man accused of accepting thousands of dollars to perform home improvements that he never completed will served a term in McKean County Jail.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A receptionist who used a child's booster seat to fight off a pit bull that was attacking a 12-year-old boy is one of 16 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism.
High pressure will continue to influence the weather in the state today bringing fair weather and light winds. A cold front will push through the commonwealth late tomorrow evening through the overnight hours bringing the chance for rain and thunderstorms. High pressure will move in for the weekend.
The Progress is happy to announce the birthdays of area residents, but many times the information is received too late for publication. Names and birthdays must be received at least two days before the birthday.
A Clearfield man accused of “body-slamming” a woman in an argument over dog feces had all charges bound over to court following a preliminary hearing yesterday at Centralized Court held at the Clearfield County Jail.
Clearfield Municipal Authority will not be fined for recent discharges of sewage into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River caused by heavy rains last week, reported CMA Manager John Williams at Tuesday’s meeting.
Ryan Anderson is considered one of the smartest players in Wake Forest’s football program. He’s a redshirt senior who, as the team’s center, is largely responsible for identifying defensive sets before the snap and making calls to the rest of the offensive line and quarterback Sam Hartman.
An in-depth preview of the Michigan Wolverines, with a breakdown of their coach, offense, defense and more.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston's division-clinching celeb…
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason Kipnis hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 4-1 win over the Chicago White on Wednesday night.
Sawyer Smith understands he has an important role to play in the Troy offense.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to nominate former Federal Reserve economist Nellie Liang to the central bank's board of governors.
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A U.S. lawmaker says foreign government hackers continue to target the personal accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and that the Senate's security office won't help defend them.
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Major U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Wednesday as gains in banks were offset by losses elsewhere in the market.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:
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SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government will test and implement a new system to capture and destroy dangerous vapors released at the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site as part of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday.
Jonathan “Jon” Levitt spent the last years of his promising young life battling the grips of a merciless addiction to opioids. Jon was an attractive and athletic young man. He excelled in sports, particularly hockey, was academically successful throughout his high school years, with a particular fondness for history, and was a gifted artist. By all accounts, Jon was the son most people dream of raising.
Flavorings used in e-cigarettes harm blood vessel cells in a way that could trigger future heart damage, according to a study published recently in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
The dilemma is all too familiar: It’s Monday morning, and you walk into your office to see someone has left a big box of donuts in the break room. Then, your coworker tells you there will be cake later, for yet another birthday celebration.
SPEAK OUT!® and LOUD Crowd® therapy program for individuals with Parkinson’s disease now at Thompson
Since he was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2002, Dr. John Paul has done whatever he can to assure others in the community have the knowledge and resources they need to deal with the progressive neurological disease.
Research shows certain risk factors can increase the chances of developing cancer. Some of these factors, such as tobacco use, can be controlled. Others, like age and family history, are beyond our control, so F.F. Thompson Hospital is now offering cancer genetic testing to empower patients in minimizing risk.
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Mayor John Allhands talks about the purpose of the meeting and what the council is hoping to accomplish.
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(20 Sep 2018) Scientists are noticing fewer flying insects that aren't really pests, like moths, fireflies and butterflies. A variety of reasons are suspected but they all lead back to what humans are doing do the environment, especially landscapes.
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say they still don't know why a Wisconsin software company employee went to his office with a pistol and extra ammunition and opened fire on his colleagues, seriously injuring several before he was fatally shot by police.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence is still wearing out the Carolinas, where residents have endured an agonizing week of violent winds, torrential rain, widespread flooding, power outages and death.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are warning that time is running out for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser to tell Congress about her claim he sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers, even as President Donald Trump called the woman's allegation hard to believe in one of the GOP's sharpest atta…
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors will continue to present evidence in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke who is charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — There is no more sacred place in North Korea than Mount Paektu, and getting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to such a spot is a propaganda coup unlike any other. The still active volcano is considered to be the spiritual epicenter of the North Korean revoluti…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Disabled and elderly people were discharged from overwhelmed hospitals with bedsores that led to fatal infections. Medical oxygen ran out. People caught lung infections in sweltering private nursing homes and state facilities. Kidney patients got abbreviated trea…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police and Malaysia's anti-graft agency say detained former Prime Minister Najib Razak will face at least two dozen fresh charges of abuse of power and money laundering over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
HONG KONG (AP) — An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong.
Last week, The Era lost one of its family.
It’s an absolute fact that natural gas development continues to be an economic and environmental winner for our region. But a letter to the editor (“Rural Pennsylvania Needs a New Voice”) shares misleading and downright false information regarding this important, job-creating, economic drive…
Many years back — sometime in the 1990s — syndicated columnist George Will wrote about a survey taken in newsrooms at major newspapers and TV networks. The survey found that more than 90 percent of the staffers of said newsrooms identified themselves as Democrats, single digits as Republicans.
When I was young, one of the highlights of my week was Sunday school.
