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

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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...

Pa. Senators’ bill ensures health care for vets exposed to PFAS

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Pa. Senators’ bill ensures health care for vets exposed to PFAS

Marcie

Jul 18, 2023

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senators, Bob Casey and John Fetterman, introduced the Veterans Exposed to Toxic (VET) PFAS Act to require...

RTS – Heterochromia Day

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RTS – Heterochromia Day

Jul 12, 2023

ONE: Only one percent of lucky individuals have the highly sought-after trait of heterochromia iridum, a term which describes the variation in color t...

RTS – July Fourth (2 of 2)

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RTS – July Fourth (2 of 2)

Daniella Langianese

Jun 30, 2023

FOURTH Continued. This year, America celebrates its 247th birthday as an independent nation, after securing that independence by winning the Revolutio...

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions; Biden ‘strongly’ disagrees

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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions; Biden ‘strongly’ disagrees

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

Jun 29, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institu...

Fetterman, Casey react to anniversary of overturning of Roe v Wade

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Fetterman, Casey react to anniversary of overturning of Roe v Wade

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Jun 26, 2023

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. senators both spoke out over the weekend with reactions to the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Co...

Under the canopy: Penn State researchers study beech leaf disease in Pa. forests

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Under the canopy: Penn State researchers study beech leaf disease in Pa. forests

Daniella Langianese

Jun 24, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the woods of the northeastern U.S., a strange disease is creeping through the canopies. Spreading quickly, it causes leaves ...

Penn State Extension mapping project key to securing federal broadband funding

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Penn State Extension mapping project key to securing federal broadband funding

Daniella Langianese

Jun 23, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the federal government in the coming weeks prepares to announce the allocation of funding to expand broadband internet infra...

Penn State dairy cattle geneticist finds mutant gene threatening Holstein calves

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Penn State dairy cattle geneticist finds mutant gene threatening Holstein calves

Daniella Langianese

Jun 23, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the fall of 2020, when Chad Dechow got a call from veterinarians in New York describing a strange condition affecting Holste...

Pa. House passes bill to recruit more educators by offering $10K stipends

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Pa. House passes bill to recruit more educators by offering $10K stipends

Marcie

Jun 22, 2023

HARRISBURG (AP) — Faced with a rising number of Pennsylvania teachers leaving the profession, state House lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to recru...

The pilot and 4 passengers of the Titan submersible are dead, US Coast Guard says

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The pilot and 4 passengers of the Titan submersible are dead, US Coast Guard says

PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press

Jun 22, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Coast Guard officials sai...

Hunter Biden will plead guilty in tax and gun case in deal that likely averts jail time

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Hunter Biden will plead guilty in tax and gun case in deal that likely averts jail time

LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Jun 20, 2023

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with ...

RTS – June Holidays cont.

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RTS – June Holidays cont.

Jun 10, 2023

SOLSTICE. In Friday’s edition of ‘Round the Square, the days of celebration in June were discussed — however, in June there are quite a few, so today ...

Casey, Fetterman train derailment bill advances in Senate

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Casey, Fetterman train derailment bill advances in Senate

Marcie

May 11, 2023

WASHINGTON — Legislation to prevent future train derailments, introduced by Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman, has advan...

Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm

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Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm

AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press

May 08, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — LaJoia Broughton, a 41-year-old small-business owner, considers herself a fan of President Joe Biden. He’s provided opportunitie...

Biden trails Trump as his approval rating hits low in ABC poll

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Biden trails Trump as his approval rating hits low in ABC poll

ANGELA CULLEN Bloomberg News

May 07, 2023

President Joe Biden’s approval slid to a career low in the latest opinion poll for ABC News and the Washington Post that also showed the US leader lag...

Highlights of Trump’s civil rape trial as jury prepares to deliberate

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Highlights of Trump’s civil rape trial as jury prepares to deliberate

MOLLY CRANE-NEWMAN New York Daily News

May 07, 2023

NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury is slated to start deliberating E. Jean Carroll’s civil rape and defamation case against Donald Trump this week — more tha...

‘Heavy decision’ looms over jury selection in the synagogue shooting trial

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‘Heavy decision’ looms over jury selection in the synagogue shooting trial

MEGAN GUZA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 07, 2023

PITTSBURGH — One after another, more than 100 potential jurors sat front and center in an ornate courtroom on the eighth floor of the federal courthou...

Tennis, or terriers? US Open’s home hosts famed dog show

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Tennis, or terriers? US Open’s home hosts famed dog show

JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

May 07, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — They’re at the top of their sport. They’re primed to run down tennis balls. So perhaps it’s perfectly natural that about 3,000 top-fli...

Federal agency to implement Casey-led STURDY Act

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Federal agency to implement Casey-led STURDY Act

Marcie

May 05, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is applauding the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s adoption of furniture safety standards, a critical ste...

Casey bill would help grandparents raising children live in safe housing

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Casey bill would help grandparents raising children live in safe housing

Marcie

May 05, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, as well as Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sherr...