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UNIVERSITY PARK — Pennsylvania is ranked No. 1 in the nation for tick-borne diseases. As part of Penn State Extension’s efforts to educate and share i...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is offering a new online course, Pest and Disease Management for Landscape Plants, for landscapers, horticultur...

So are we having a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. or not? University of Minnesota’s Michael Osterholm has forecast a COVID “Category...

HARRISBURG — With the new spring season here, the Wolf Administration reminds Pennsylvania residents and visitors to avoid ticks by taking precautions...

There are a hundred things I could tell you about my late mother that are more important than the disease that caught her in its grip the last few yea...

The USDA has now announced that there’s “no credible evidence” that people can get COVID-19 from touching packages in the grocery store. At first blus...

As coronavirus vaccination efforts — locally, at state levels and nationally — have stalled, even residents of the Twin Tiers considered priorities fo...

It seems a simple request from President-elect Joe Biden, given the current coronavirus situation. Commit to wearing a mask for 100 days. Everyone. St...

The prospect of a vaccine for COVID-19 reaching the Twin Tiers area is closer and closer. A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of ...

Scientists and researchers the world over have harnessed the energy of their minds and hearts to craft a weapon against the persistent and deadly COVI...

On March 20, Pennsylvania had 20 diagnosed cases of covid-19. The state was at the very beginning of measures that Gov. Tom Wolf implemented to addres...

All you need to know about Chuck Crist is that he was the guy who most every boy wants to be. An exceptional athlete at Salamanca High School, he acco...

When you listen carefully enough and long enough to a variety of epidemiologists, you can start to see that their pandemic strategies are converging —...

2020 has been a scary year. Especially for kids. They have had school canceled, endured extreme social isolation, been told visiting their grandparent...

ERIE — The American Red Cross needs people of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a blood supply as diverse as the patients who dep...

Your summer vacation this year is probably not shaping up as planned. While there’s always been health issues and risks associated with traveling, thi...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Pennsylvania is ranked No. 1 in the nation for Lyme disease cases, and as part of Penn State Extension’s efforts to educate and shar...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission and the Rural Transportation Planning Committee have distributed c...

Governor Tom Wolf updated the public on Pennsylvania’s response to the 2019 novel coronavirus. The following are his prepared remarks: “My fellow Penn...

UNIVERSITY PARK — As it has become clear that COVID-19 will be present at some level in the United States for a long time, food processing establishme...