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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

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Home News Shapiro charged taxpayers for luxury hotels, critics question spending

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks in Falls Township in August.

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February 16, 2026

Shapiro charged taxpayers for luxury hotels, critics question spending

By MARK STRICHERZ The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat and a likely 2028 presidentia...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Other Voices: We need hospital choice

February 23, 2026

Kaleida Health has hijacked our hospital and is holding us hostage. At the very least we desperately need the choice to be taken by ambulance to a hos...

Local News

Cash Bash to benefit Wreaths Across America

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

February 23, 2026

SMETHPORT — It began with just a few wreaths placed each year around the holidays to mark the graves of local veterans. In a few short years, the loca...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Despite ruling, tariff case not over

February 23, 2026

Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda, ruling that the White House doesn’t have th...

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Pa. doesn’t need to bend over backward for data center developers

February 23, 2026

Not since the Interstate Highway System has the United States faced a physical infrastructure issue as complex and consequential as data centers. As w...

Nation & World

Millions stuck at home amid blizzard warnings, travel shutdowns in northeast

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, CLAIRE RUSH, JULIE WALKER and ADAM GELLER - Associated Press

February 23, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home ami...

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