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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...

Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program

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Supreme Court torn over Texas affirmative action program

MARK SHERMAN

Dec 09, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears torn over the use of race in college admissions and may not be ready to make a decision without more infor...

Whales entangled at alarming rate along California coast

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Whales entangled at alarming rate along California coast

GILLIAN FLACCUS

Dec 09, 2015

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An unusual warming in the Pacific Ocean may be having disastrous consequences for the majestic whales that use the waters of...

6 arraigned in kidnap of 2 college students; motive unknown

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6 arraigned in kidnap of 2 college students; motive unknown

Dec 08, 2015

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Six people were arraigned Tuesday in the kidnapping of two college students who investigators said were forcibly restrained for...

Food industry pushing halt to GMO labeling by end of year

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Food industry pushing halt to GMO labeling by end of year

MARY CLARE JALONICK

Dec 08, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Food companies are mounting an aggressive year-end push to head off mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. The food indus...

Prosecutors rest case in Freddie Gray trial

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Prosecutors rest case in Freddie Gray trial

JULIET LINDERMAN and DAVID DISHNEAU

Dec 08, 2015

BALTIMORE (AP) — The prosecution rested its case Tuesday after calling about 15 witnesses in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer char...

Syrian refugees brought to live in resistant Texas, Indiana

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Syrian refugees brought to live in resistant Texas, Indiana

NOMAAN MERCHANT and BRIAN SLODYSKO

Dec 08, 2015

DALLAS (AP) — A Syrian family has been settled in Texas and another in Indiana, the groups helping them said Tuesday, defying efforts by the governors...

Chicago mayor: Shooting brought city to ‘inflection point’

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Chicago mayor: Shooting brought city to ‘inflection point’

MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN

Dec 08, 2015

CHICAGO (AP) — With federal agents preparing to scrutinize Chicago's police practices in a wide-ranging civil rights investigation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel...

APNewsBreak: Shooting suspect asked for directions to clinic

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APNewsBreak: Shooting suspect asked for directions to clinic

SADIE GURMAN

Dec 08, 2015

DENVER (AP) — The man accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado asked at least one person in a nearby shopping center...

AP WAS THERE: John Lennon was shot 35 years ago

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AP WAS THERE: John Lennon was shot 35 years ago

RICK HAMPSON

Dec 08, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE: The death of John Lennon still reverberates as a defining moment for a generation and for the music world. A man who he...

LeBron James signs lifetime deal with Nike

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LeBron James signs lifetime deal with Nike

TOM WITHERS

Dec 07, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James has signed a lifetime contract with Nike. James has been partnered with the athletic apparel giant since he signed a $90...

Regulators move to stop Staples’ deal with Office Depot

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Regulators move to stop Staples’ deal with Office Depot

Dec 07, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it is seeking to block the proposed combination of Staples and Office Depot because the ...

Survivors return to Pearl Harbor 74 years after attack

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Survivors return to Pearl Harbor 74 years after attack

AUDREY McAVOY

Dec 07, 2015

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A few dozen elderly men who survived the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor 74 years ago gathered Monday at the site to reme...

Police: Santeria priest raided cemetery, took remains of 5

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Police: Santeria priest raided cemetery, took remains of 5

Dec 07, 2015

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man described by police as a Santeria priest caught with human remains in his home has agreed to go to Massachuse...

Keurig, maker of single-cup coffee machines, is being sold

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Keurig, maker of single-cup coffee machines, is being sold

JOSEPH PISANI

Dec 07, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — The battle over the world's coffee drinkers is getting hotter. Keurig, the maker of single-cup coffee machines sitting on millions of ...

San Bernardino county reopens for business after attacks

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San Bernardino county reopens for business after attacks

AMY TAXIN and BRIAN SKOLOFF

Dec 07, 2015

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of employees of San Bernardino County began returning to work Monday, five days after a county restaurant insp...

US Justice Department to investigate Chicago police

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US Justice Department to investigate Chicago police

DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER

Dec 07, 2015

CHICAGO (AP) — The Justice Department will investigate patterns of racial disparity in the use of force by Chicago police officers as part of a wide-r...

For 3 killed in California attack, US was refuge from fear

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For 3 killed in California attack, US was refuge from fear

CHRISTINE ARMARIO

Dec 07, 2015

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Isaac Amanios dodged bullets in Eritrea's war for independence. Bennetta Bet-Badal endured bullying and harassment for h...

Largest destroyer built for Navy headed to sea for testing

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Largest destroyer built for Navy headed to sea for testing

DAVID SHARP

Dec 07, 2015

BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy headed out to sea for the first time Monday, departing from shipbuilder Bath Iro...

Doctors: Latest brain scan is good news for Jimmy Carter

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Doctors: Latest brain scan is good news for Jimmy Carter

KATHLEEN FOODY

Dec 07, 2015

ATLANTA (AP) — A recent MRI showing no cancer on Jimmy Carter's brain is "very positive" news for the former president but will not end his medical tr...

Liftoff: 1st US shipment in months flying to space station

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Liftoff: 1st US shipment in months flying to space station

MARCIA DUNN

Dec 07, 2015

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for ...