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The region saw a drop in percent positivity for all four counties, according to COVID-19 data released Monday. The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s...

The most recent COVID-19 relief package extended an 11th-hour national moratorium on evictions for certain tenants until Jan. 31. That announcement ar...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — State environmental officials cited Dimes Energy in 2020 for several violations involving the drilling of oil and gas wells in the We...

HARRISBURG — Small business owners in Pennsylvania who have been economically impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for assistance with their utility b...

The American Cancer Society is once again ready to say goodbye to winter with the return of its annual Daffodil Days. This colorful first flower of sp...

Is President-elect Joe Biden’s economic plan a necessary step to recovery, or a “colossal waste” and a bad idea? It depends on who you ask. U.S. Sen. ...

Settlement discussions are underway between the Securities and Exchange Commission and local brothers Shane and Sean Hvizdzak, accused of defrauding i...

Over the course of this month and next, my travels will take me to a secluded hollow free from interruptions. A place to unwind some may say, yet whil...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that the fourth quarter of 2020 was the busiest in the history of the Pennsylvania Instant Check ...

HARRISBURG — Taking action to address the findings of its recently released statewide study of financial exploitation of older adults, the Pennsylvani...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County planning commission will recommend to the county commissioners that three bridge projects in Liberty and Hamlin township...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration has already forgiven more than 1.1 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for more than $...

DUKE CENTER — A mobile food pantry sponsored by the Duke Center United Methodist Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern PA in Erie will b...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners on Tuesday approved the acceptance of $3 million in funding from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Prog...

Many people have had their eyes on Washington, D.C., in recent days. But folks watching the nation’s capital from their television sets can’t see this...

SAVING : We’re into January a bit, and wondering how those New Year’s resolutions are going. Here’s a few tips to help with a common one — saving mone...

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is nine cents higher this week at $2.605 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Pri...

WARREN — Following the January monthly meeting of the board of trustees, the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College announced the appointment of four ...

McKean County winters can be brutal. That’s why this year, for the sixth year in a row, the Warm It Forward outreach will provide the small comfort of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Small Business Administration continues implementation of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues...