The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers.
OIL CITY (TNS) — The search for a missing Oil City woman turned into a homicide investigation after her body was found along a bike trail, according to reports from WTAE and Erie News Now.
HARRISBURG — The latest U.S. Census data shows the counties encompassing Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were among the top 10 nationwide that shrank in population last year.
PHILADELPHIA — The race is underway to fill a Pennsylvania House vacancy in Delaware County created by Rep. Mike Zabel's resignation earlier this month, putting Democrats' one-seat majority on the line.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, has introduced two bills to support senior economic security across the nation, including protections from workplace age discrimination and increased access to healthy, affordable meals for older…
SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by Saint Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at Saint Elizabeth Church in Smethport for McKean county residents who fall within the financial guidelines.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.
CINCINNATI — Ji Hwan Bae was surprised to see his name in the Opening Day lineup at second base for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Canaan Smith-Njigba wasn’t surprised at all to be starting in right field.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that John Sherry has been recognized by the NIAAA as a Certified Athletic Adm…
BROCKWAY — The Bradford High baseball team fell behind early and was unable to mount a significant comeback, losing its first game of the season, 9-4, to Brockway.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz homered shortly after being helped by a pitch clock violation and later hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates opened the seas…
Horse racing’s new anti-doping program has been put on hold for 30 days. A federal judge in Texas ordered the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to stop enforcing its rules involving medications and illegal drugs until May 1. The National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and the state of Texas had sought an emergency injunction. Those groups argued that typically there's a 30-day waiting period before new rules are implemented. U.S. District Court Judge James Wesley Hendrix agreed. HISA had begun enforcing the new rules this week, but now must hold off.
A slow start to the NASCAR Cup Series season — two crashes and an engine failure through six races — has Bubba Wallace looking internally for the steadiness he needs to pull himself out of thi…
CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock. And it’s no small deal for the right-hander.
HOUSTON (AP) — One short year ago, college basketball was getting ready for the game of a lifetime: North Carolina vs. Duke at the Final Four.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Before every home game, UConn’s hype man gets on his microphone and greets the crowd with, “Welcome to the basketball capital of the Wooooorrrrld!”
OIL CITY (TNS) — The search for a missing Oil City woman turned into a homicide investigation after her body was found along a bike trail, according to reports from WTAE and Erie News Now.
GALETON — A Coudersport man will face a preliminary hearing next week on rape allegations.
An Eldred man has been fired from his employment with the City of Bradford, and is facing theft-related charges for allegedly using a city credit card to buy gas for his personal vehicle.
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Convicted killer Edward Kindt was released on parole in an undisclosed location in Dutchess County, about two hours north of New York City in the Hudson Valley.
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — Convicted killer Edward Kindt’s release from state prison on parole has been momentarily delayed due to concerns over his placement.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania law makes a variety of tax credits available to businesses as a strategy to grow the economy.
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania will work with Ohio to start testing tissue from animals that might have been affected by environmental fallout from last month's Norfolk Southern train derailment.
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will dedicate its new $24.5 million George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building in a ceremony March 31.
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford opened its new George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building in January, and industry leaders have been touring and been impressed by it ever since.
Pennsylvania’s natural gas production fell for the first time in a decade last year.
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Israel was on the brink, but stepped away from the cliff's edge at the last moment. Though this development is welcome, the nation's spate of problems have only been put on hold and could well resurface.
The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals…
OIL CITY (TNS) — The search for a missing Oil City woman turned into a homicide investigation after her body was found along a bike trail, according to reports from WTAE and Erie News Now.
HARRISBURG — The latest U.S. Census data shows the counties encompassing Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were among the top 10 nationwide that shrank in population last year.
PHILADELPHIA — The race is underway to fill a Pennsylvania House vacancy in Delaware County created by Rep. Mike Zabel's resignation earlier this month, putting Democrats' one-seat majority on…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, has introduced two bills to support senior economic security across the nation, including prote…
