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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...

Free night sky program Friday

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Free night sky program Friday

Sep 30, 2024

WARREN — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will offer a free, interpretive night sky program in the Allegheny National Forest, from 8 t...

$1M USDA grant to perfect weed killing method in organic crop production

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$1M USDA grant to perfect weed killing method in organic crop production

Sep 29, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — Weeds are a major factor limiting yield in organic vegetable and other horticultural crop systems, and the lack of effective biologi...

HAPPENINGS IN HISTORY: Bradford’s darkest day

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HAPPENINGS IN HISTORY: Bradford’s darkest day

SALLY COSTIK Curator, Bradford Landmark Society

Sep 28, 2024

On the early afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 24, 1950, the bright autumn day began to take on a strange cast, as though night was arriving early. At first,...

Leaf peepers prepare, fall foliage is sure to dazzle

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Leaf peepers prepare, fall foliage is sure to dazzle

Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com

Sep 27, 2024

Mother nature is gearing up to put on one of her most vibrant shows all year — the changing of the autumn leaves. Leaf peepers will want to get their ...

Coffee prices rising — wake up and smell the climate change

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Coffee prices rising — wake up and smell the climate change

LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times

Sep 27, 2024

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pa...

‘Round the Square: State parks story

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‘Round the Square: State parks story

Sep 25, 2024

PARKS: The story of Pennsylvania’s state parks has a little bit of everything, like a glacial lake bed, flood control dams and a place where the carp ...

Celebrating 16 years of keeping the Allegheny clean

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Celebrating 16 years of keeping the Allegheny clean

Sep 11, 2024

Allegheny River and Watershed Cleanup celebrates its sweet 16 this year. For more than a decade and a half, family, friends and the community have gat...

Mine land cleanup in Appalachia faces federal delays, capacity limits

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Mine land cleanup in Appalachia faces federal delays, capacity limits

ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square

Sep 09, 2024

HARRISBURG — Even though federal money to reclaim mine lands in Appalachia has been slow to arrive, some states have made progress on improvement plan...

Grant to fund team studying environmental DNA fate in streams

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Grant to fund team studying environmental DNA fate in streams

Sep 08, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — A bottle of water sampled from a lake or river can reveal what fish, amphibians, insects and bacteria are present, thanks to environ...

USDA grant to fund project developing AI-powered database on water quality

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USDA grant to fund project developing AI-powered database on water quality

Sep 08, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nitrate, a common chemical compound that occurs naturally and is found in plants, water and soil, but it can break down into molecul...

Forest Service seeking comment on North Kane project

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Forest Service seeking comment on North Kane project

Sep 02, 2024

MARIENVILLE — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is accepting public review and comment for the North Kane vegetation management project...

Weather looks to get its act together for Labor Day holiday

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Weather looks to get its act together for Labor Day holiday

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

Aug 30, 2024

As far as holiday weekends go this one will get off to a slow start, at least weather-wise. Today was expected to be mostly cloudy with a light breeze...

‘Super alien’: New beach-dwelling species discovered in Bay Area

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‘Super alien’: New beach-dwelling species discovered in Bay Area

Aug 28, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO - Maddy Frey set out before sunrise to catch the low tide, scanning the darkened shoreline of Horseshoe Cove in Bodega Bay with a trowel...

‘Round the Square: To catch a raptor

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‘Round the Square: To catch a raptor

Aug 26, 2024

RAPTORS: Ever wondered where to go to have a good chance of seeing eagles or osprey? Lucky for us, there are a lot of places along the Allegheny River...

On the Westward Way: Goats and glacier in Montana

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On the Westward Way: Goats and glacier in Montana

HUNTER O. LYLE

Aug 23, 2024

WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Far off in the distance, we heard a rumbling boom. The sky was dark as we rode through the rolling hills of yellow grasslands, t...

Forest Service seeks input on tar sites cleanup

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Forest Service seeks input on tar sites cleanup

Aug 22, 2024

MARIENVILLE — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service announced that public comments are being accepted on the remedial action selection for ...

Grants available for forest restoration projects

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Grants available for forest restoration projects

Aug 21, 2024

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region is now accepting applications for grants that support forest restoration work on non-federal lands. La...

Forest Service accepting comments on stream habitat project

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Forest Service accepting comments on stream habitat project

Aug 19, 2024

MARIENVILLE — The USDA Forest Service is accepting public comments on a proposal to improve stream habitat along 65 miles of streams in Highland, Ridg...

On the Westward Way: Rounding the corner in Washington

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On the Westward Way: Rounding the corner in Washington

HUNTER O. LYLE

Aug 16, 2024

OLYMPIC, Wash. — As the final rays of sun disappeared behind the treetops, the valley plunging into a deep, dark shade of 9 o’clock blue, a mother bla...

Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change

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Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change

TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press

Aug 15, 2024

MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water’s surface, faces turned toward the morning sun. Bright yellow warblers...