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PennDOT temporarily prohibits truck travel on Route 6

December 26, 2025

Due to the severity of Friday's winter storm, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is temporarily prohibiting trucks heavier than 1...

Home Sports Ravens and Steelers meet for AFC North title. This time, both coaches are under scrutiny

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin calls a timeout during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Cleveland.

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Football, National Sports, PA State Sports, Sports

January 2, 2026

Ravens and Steelers meet for AFC North title. This time, both coaches are under scrutiny

By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have spent nearly two decades staring across the side...

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Penguins Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell named to Sweden’s 2026 Olympic team

King Jemison Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

January 2, 2026

(TNS) —There's going to be a heavy Penguins presence in Italy for the Winter Olympics. Defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Rickard Rakell were named ...

Hockey, National Sports

Penguins showcase resiliency in overtime win vs. Red Wings

By KING JEMISON, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

January 2, 2026

The Penguins began Thursday's game against the Red Wings with incredible energy, and it carried them to a 2-0 lead thanks to a pair of Sidney Crosby g...

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Bills prep for playoffs, host Jets in possible Highmark finale

By JOHN WAWROW - AP Sports Writer

January 2, 2026

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Bills coach Sean McDermott finds his focus being pulled in different directions ahead of Buffalo's season finale. He must decide ...

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Commissioners OK ’26 budget with no tax increase

Reorganize for 2026

Sara Furlong

January 2, 2026

SMETHPORT — McKean County commissioners wished residents a happy new year this week both literally, and figuratively, by approving the 2026 budget wit...

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Warm hearts help Warm It Forward

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

January 2, 2026

The annual Warm It Forward initiative has returned to Bradford, offering residents free winter hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and other accessories fr...

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