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HARRISBURG (AP) — A major Pennsylvania construction contractor was charged Thursday with stealing tens of millions of dollars from its own workers by ...

As more Americans roll up their sleeves for a potentially life-saving vaccination, we are called by moral imperative and social justice concern to ref...

Eating in a restaurant can be a celebration. It can be a relief for an exhausted mom who has just done too much to think about cooking or washing dish...

President Joe Biden’s massive American Jobs Plan is likely to come in two parts: a traditional transportation package as well as a domestic package th...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The officials at Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce have scheduled the Community-Wide Garage Sale on May 22, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m...

HARRISBURG — Recognizing the fundraising challenges fire and ambulance companies, as well as other nonprofit organizations, have faced due to COVID-19...

With the Pennsylvania trout season opening early this year, I don’t care for it falling on Easter weekend as it conflicts with so many family function...

HARRISBURG — Farmers and other conservationists are applauding legislation in the state Senate that will offer financial support that farmers in Penns...

Like much of Joe Biden’s presidency to date, the $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan he laid out last Wednesday is remarkably ambitious. Rightly so. Ame...

The second round of grants from the McKean County Community Foundation (MCCF) of COVID-19 Assistance Fund was recently distributed. Representatives fr...

SMETHPORT — Smethport Borough Council on Monday accepted the flat rate bid of $4,200 from Casella Waste Management to conduct the spring cleanup durin...

HARRISBURG — Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller joined northwest Pennsylvania officials to encourage individuals and families who pa...

ERIE — Three local businesses were cited by the state Liquor Enforcement Office during the month of March. According to the Erie-based enforcement off...

PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are two cents cheaper this week at $2.993 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report...

Here are some of the memorable moments from “Nomadland”: Chuck Stout, working at an Amazon fulfillment center as part of CamperForce — temp workers, m...

One person was displaced after a fire Friday night at Kaytee’s Family Restaurant and Marketplace in Coudersport. The Coudersport Volunteer Fire Depart...

Firefighters from four counties in Pennsylvania and from across the border in New York state battled a structure fire at Kaytee’s Family Restaurant an...

So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who portrayed himself as a moderate, old-school, bipartisan dealmaker during t...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The grand prize winner in the Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School St. Pat’s Money Madness contest was Lester Simo...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has received reports that fraudsters are creating fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine surveys for consumers to fill out...