economics

The world is an odd place. We’ve all heard the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” And it’s true. I was recently added to a group on s...

SMETHPORT — Penn Colleges’ dual enrollment program in partnership with the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center in Port Allegany is paying big...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is five cents cheaper this week at $2.811 per gallon, according to AAA East Cen...

White-nose syndrome has killed 99 percent of most cave-bat species. Chronic wasting disease continues to spread to new parts of Pennsylvania, infectin...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — The Salamanca Rail Museum is currently holding a quilt raffle to benefit the ongoing restoration of the facility, to lay down track ...

Delicious servings of naturally grown vegetables and food prepared by a chef, relaxing live music and leisurely tours of Canticle Farm in Allegany, N....

HARRISBURG — The Wolf Administration has announced the availability of funding to help Chesapeake Bay Watershed communities reduce pollutants in local...

The alarm sounded. I groggily rolled over and tried to collect my thoughts. Man, I had been so deeply asleep, my mind was unfocused and confused. Wher...

The segment of Kennedy Street between Main Street and Boylston Street will see a reverse in direction of travel, effective Aug. 23. City Council unani...

A work session in Bradford City Council chambers Tuesday outlined proposed changes to the City of Bradford Historic Preservation Ordinance. Elise John...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to enter into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of State to accept Help America...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is six cents cheaper this week at $2.861 per gallon, according to AAA East Cent...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation doubled down last week on its opposition of the proposed 97-mile Northern Ac...

CRESSON — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Monday for a listening session on the state of dairy farm...

MOUNT JEWETT — Forty-nine years and counting for the annual Mount Jewett Swedish Festival. This festival is known for a few traditions, such as a Swed...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — On Sept. 28, the Olean Lions Club and Hamilton Court #2, Order of the Amaranth, will jointly host the inaugural Margaret A. Kenney Me...

After Debra Opferbeck’s son, Todd Briggs, died in December 2017, his friends and family held a mushball tournament in early 2018 to help pay for his f...

BROCKWAY — Owens Brockway Glass has been awarded a $2 million state grant to make major upgrades to its plant in Brockway Borough, according to Sen. J...

The Catholic Diocese of Erie continues to experience financial ramifications from the clergy sex abuse crisis, including the Pennsylvania attorney gen...

COUDERSPORT — UPMC Cole has added Nina Miller, DMD, to UPMC Cole Dental. Miller earned her doctor of medicine in dentistry from University of Pittsbur...