economics

In his book, “A Magician Among the Spirits,” Harry Houdini relates the story of the life and career of a sketchy spiritualist named Daniel Dunglas Hom...

Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania have announced 28 new badges focused on entrepreneurship, math in nature, and digital leadership. “A girl’s interests...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — New ideas can be scary, especially new ideas from government that have the potential to cost you money. But I hope we can set aside ...

Extreme weather events across the U.S. and the globe have increased in frequency and severity over the last two decades. Congressional Democrats want ...

PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are steady this week at $3.305 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The avera...

American health care is too expensive. Exhibit A is a new study of Americans’ medical debt published in the Journal of the American Medical Associatio...

BEES: The decline of bees and other pollinator populations threatens our global food security. Pollinators contribute to ecosystem health and a sustai...

After a year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Ridgway Heritage Council will be returning with its annual Tasting in the Wilds event from noon until 8 p...

ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its annual adjustment to gas supply charges to...

HARRISBURG — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced that the department is accepting appl...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission has partnered with Atlas Community Studios, a firm specializing ...

The last year or so has been some big trouble for small businesses. It wasn’t unexpected. When stay-at-home orders were issued and capacity restrictio...

Last week, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s longtime CEO and the wealthiest human on the planet, decided to treat himself to an extraordinary journey beyond the K...

WARREN — The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is conducting a Recreation Site Analysis (RSA) of the developed recreation sites in the Alle...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany School District announced that it will offer Project Lead The Way’s (PLTW) PreK-5 program, PLTW Launch. The opportun...

For those who will sit down at the kitchen table this week, ready to easily reconcile household bills versus income, imagine this: The electric bill h...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is launching a streamlined application portal to allow borrowers with Paycheck Protection Pr...

It’s impossible to calculate the full impact of the opioid addiction crisis. But it is necessary to put a price on some pharmaceutical manufacturers’ ...

PITTSBURGH — New research finds drivers should not rely too heavily on in-dash fuel economy displays. In-dash fuel economy displays estimate the numbe...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners approved two requests Tuesday to the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program for use of fund...