economics

“Go ahead! Put the money in the slot.” Nana, sensing the shyness of a nine-year-old boy, nudged me ahead. I inched forward to drop her half-dollar int...

Almost a decade ago, Bradford area first responders — the City of Bradford police and fire departments, put their heads together to come up with a cha...

Fortunately, Santa Claus doesn’t fly commercial. But this time of year, millions of travelers trying to get home for the holidays aren’t so lucky. Ana...

If there’s one thing the last three years have taught American parents, it’s that they need to take control of their children’s education. Despite mas...

Shopping for the perfect holiday gift for an outdoors enthusiast can often be an adventure, since most hunters, anglers, hikers and bikers have certai...

RIDGWAY — Although the 2022 Kettle-Thon fell short of its goal of $2,000, Elk County Salvation Army Service Center director Hope Weichman considered i...

UNIVERSITY PARK (TNS) — Four Penn State University football players will be driving Teslas around campus as part of a Name-Image-Likeness deal signed ...

It takes some doing in this country to be more than about 25 miles from a production of “The Nutcracker” during the Christmas season. The ballet has b...

Gas in Bradford is averaging $3.895 a gallon, while the state average is $3.66 per gallon, according to GasBuddy on Monday. The average in Brookville ...

Just because political graft is obvious doesn’t mean it’s any less odious. Earlier this month, President Joe Biden announced a $36 billion bailout for...

There’s good news and bad news when it comes to teen drug and alcohol use. The good news is that fewer teens are drinking, a trend that has been stead...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — For the first time in over a decade, the school employees’ pension system board delivered some good news to Pennsylvania taxpayers....

Federal prosecutors and regulators lowered the boom this week on Sam Bankman-Fried, the architect of the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of the FT...

WHITINGHAM, Vt. — Organic dairy and other livestock farmers are seeking emergency federal aid as they grapple with skyrocketing organic feed costs, st...

One of the reasons the public is obsessed with Harry and Meghan is that they represent an important economic trend that resonates well beyond the Brit...

There were a couple firsts for Bradford’s City Council during the Tuesday evening monthly meeting — most notably Bradford City Council has a new membe...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — I’m sure I’m not the only one who scrambles to the window every time I hear a truck rumble up the street and screech to a halt on my...

Bradford motorists are seeing a break at the gas pump, but are still paying 55 cents a gallon more than the national average, and 16 cents more a gall...

The State of Children’s Health report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children shows that the number of uninsured children in the state decreased dur...

CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay state and local governments a combined total of more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids...