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In the 2016-17 academic year, seniors in art classes at New Castle Area Senior High School will help address one of the world’s major health problems:...

In May, Union Area School District, in New Castle, celebrated its 10th annual Relay for Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society. More than 650 pa...

Judging by the name, Girls on the Run may simply sound like a running group, but the organization and its mission go far beyond running. The 12-week a...

It might seem counterintuitive, but we need fat to be healthy. Fat is essential for normal growth and development. Dietary fat also protects our organ...

Times have changed since you were in school. Kindergarten runs all day and technology takes center stage. But some things never change. Kids still wan...

It’s Monday morning. Summer is over, and the kids are filing into the school building after being out for three months. For many of these students, it...

In November 2010, Amy Richmond, first grade teacher with Wheatland-Chili Central School District, was reassuring her older sister Kris that her sister...

Each morning when you wake up, your body’s fuel supply is low. You’re running on reserves, and you need to replenish your muscles and brain for optima...

ST. MARYS — St. Marys City Police will now carry Narcan in patrol vehicles to be prepared for opioid overdoses. Most times, EMS arrives first to calls...

OLEAN — As local statistics show an increase in the use of heroin overdose medication, the Cattaraugus County Heroin/Opioid Task Force met Friday morn...

SMETHPORT — Lakeview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center has named Brittany Raabe, RN, as the facility’s new director of nursing. A native of Bradford,...

A multi-county board is proposing the creation of a local first-responder high school training program intended to add to the declining ranks of emerg...

(Editor’s note: Two stories on today’s web edition of The Era profile an individual — Bill Walb — and organization — YWCA Bradford — that are among ma...

Heroin and opioid abuse is making headlines in northcentral Pennsylvania, and counties across the state are dealing with the repercussions of overdose...

During last year’s Swizzy’s Cause fundraiser, organizer Barbara Sweitzer was thanked by several people for raising awareness about mental illness in t...

RIDGWAY — Heidi Thomas of Ridgway has been appointed as Dickinson Center’s chief executive officer. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Fran Roebu...

No matter if there’s an increase or not in Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes across the state, local health officials say much more money is n...

ANGELICA — Taking a break from the livestock and funnel cake, officials hoped to use one of the Allegany County Fair’s busiest venues to bring focus t...

Southern Tier farmers are already feeling the effects of the current drought, with areas of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties getting up to 8 fewer in...

OLEAN — Kids were munching on fresh, crunchy vegetables as if they were candy during Wednesday’s Veggie Mobile visit to Alder Court. The weekly event,...