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EMPORIUM —A Penn State Extension in-person workshop will provide evidence-based training aimed at saving lives and reducing suicidal behaviors. The wo...

There is a real public health crisis among America’s young people, and it isn’t COVID-19. Every day, more than 300 of our children and loved ones are ...

This week could mark the most consequential development on the U.S.-Mexico border since January 2021, when President Joe Biden essentially opened the ...

Governor Tom Wolf announced the availability of more than $9 million in state grant funding for Single County Authorities (SCAs) to establish or expan...

PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certain counties, particularly in the Appalachian region, are experiencing disproportionat...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Roughly every 11 minutes, someone in the United States takes their own life. Let me put that in better perspective. In the time it t...

The COVID-19 pandemic’s myriad effects on society and the economy have accelerated Pennsylvania’s other tragic public health emergency — deadly opioid...

It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t the first health crisis Pennsylvania has faced in recent years. Until a never-before-seen disease ...

It sometimes seems like the coronavirus pandemic devoured every other problem, leaving nothing in its wake. While it is hard to find a news story — wh...

State Street in Bradford was closed for several hours Wednesday morning while police officers from multiple departments handled a mental health crisis...

ERIE — Crisis grants offered through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are currently available for LIHEAP eligible customers who ...

The prescription opioid crisis that has taken well over 100,000 American lives and ruined hundreds of thousands more wasn’t just an accident of time o...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court scored one for the underdog last week by dismissing a challenge to Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on evictions of tenants f...

If the COVID-19 crisis produces any positive long-term cultural changes, one is likely to be a greater appreciation for access to education. As public...

ERIE — The unemployment rate has risen to the highest level since the Great Depression, as tens of millions of jobs have vanished due to the COVID-19 ...

As the world faces uncertain economic times due to COVID-19, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is offering an online summer course that covers ...

Staying home and dealing with the stress related to COVID-19 can hit those who struggle with mental illness particularly hard. If area residents find ...

Vital to a child’s sense of well-being are parents who act competent to provide adequate provision and protection under any and all circumstances. I o...

PITTSBURGH — U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities...

The Keystone Rural Health Consortia Inc. in Emporium has been awarded funds to help with the ongoing fight against opioid addiction. On Thursday, the ...