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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 wants Pa. to be a ‘national leader’ on home construction

The governor’s new housing plan is a wide-ranging effort to tackle Pennsylvania's housing crisis. Row homes in Reading are shown.

Susan Angstadt for Spotlight PA

PA State News

February 16, 2026

Shapiro wants Pa. to be a ‘national leader’ on home construction

(Editor's note: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing invest...

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Leaders want to avoid another lengthy state budget impasse. Can they, with $4.3 billion budget shortfall on horizon?

By GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer

February 24, 2026

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania's top leaders want to avoid another ugly, monthslong budget standoff, showing resolve this year to begin negotiations ...

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People are moving to Pennsylvania from these states the most, Census data shows

February 24, 2026

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Pennsylvania saw modest net population growth from July 2024 to July 2025, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, bu...

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St. Bonaventure to host virtual visit March 12 with award-winning poet Brandon Shimoda

February 24, 2026

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University will host a virtual reading and conversation with poet and essayist Brandon Shimoda on March 12. The publ...

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Nation & World

FDA proposes system for approving customized drugs, therapies for rare diseases

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer

February 24, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat ...

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Police finding suspects from online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns

By MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

February 24, 2026

HARRISBURG (AP) — Criminal investigators hoping to develop suspects in difficult cases have been asking Google to reveal who searched for specific inf...

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