economics

The unemployment rate dropped from April to May in all four local counties, according to the Pennsylvania civilian labor force data released Tuesday b...

Oil titan John D. Rockefeller, the epitome in the late 1800s of the term “robber baron,” was one of the early victims of the Bradford treatment. Rocke...

Linda Ackley has been dedicated to providing care to residents at Bradford Ecumenical Home as a certified nursing assistant for 32 years. BEH administ...

A per diem is an amount of money that an employer will give someone to cover expenses for a business-related trip. Unless you have a very specific job...

For three consecutive years (2018-2020), the Medicare trustees have formally warned that the program has become excessively dependent on general reven...

Without more funding, Potter County residents will lose some important services. The board of directors for Coudersport Volunteer Ambulance Associatio...

The 50th annual Swedish Festival is scheduled for Aug. 13 — 15. With a mix of old favorites and new fun planned, the festival will be ready to welcome...

SMETHPORT — Three northern New Jersey high school classmates who are riding bikes across the United States in support of a good cause camped Thursday ...

After a monthslong residence in the bohemian heart of Los Angeles — Venice Beach — the artist known as Hunter Biden has moved somewhere “up the coast....

WARREN — The Rainbow Family of Living Light has chosen the Allegheny National Forest for a regional gathering. The gathering is taking place in the vi...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced $460,000 in funds for eight projects that will increase market opportunities and competit...

Honduras’ president is accused of stealing money from government coffers and taking bribes from narco-traffickers. Guatemala’s head is known for handi...

More than 600 acres in a wooded area of Sergeant Township will be the future home of an Amazon solar farm. The giant Seattle-based e-commerce company ...

School is out for the summer, but funding is a year-round topic. School district officials shared the various ways recent federal funding was put to u...

COUDERSPORT — Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the P...

The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has left millions of people struggling to make ends meet. Massive government spending, especially the stimu...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — I hate it when people steal my lines. As I considered how to address one of the latest save-the-bars proposals by our esteemed state...

The purpose of the Community Foundation is to connect people who care with causes that matter. To that end, the Jeff & Sonya Marzella Fund, a donor-ad...

Less than a penny a day. That’s the proposed increase on a dog license that would allow the state’s Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement to continue handling...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced the release of an audit report for the volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) fo...