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ERIE — The unemployment rate has risen to the highest level since the Great Depression, as tens of millions of jobs have vanished due to the COVID-19 ...

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Friday’s status change to the yellow phase for 24 counties throughout Pennsylvania has allowed for banking institutions to make plans to re-open. Chri...

In an effort to make sure people have homes to shelter in, Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until July ...

HARRISBURG — Contractors, gig workers, self-employed individuals and other Pennsylvanians who applied for benefits through the new Pandemic Unemployme...

ST. MARYS — In response to the ongoing pandemic, the Elk County Community Foundation has established the COVID-19 Assistance Fund. The foundation anno...

McKean County will be looking for a new economic development director after the recent resignation of Sherri Geary. The director of the county agency ...

HARRISBURG — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding reminded Pennsylvanians that with spring and warm weather comes farmers market season in the common...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, member hospitals of Upper Allegheny Health System, have received a se...

As the world faces uncertain economic times due to COVID-19, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is offering an online summer course that covers ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, convened a virtual roundtable Wednesday focusing...

UNIVERSITY PARK — The novel coronavirus has changed many facets of everyday life, including how families shop for food. Many consumers are facing limi...

HARRISBURG — On Tuesday, Attorney General Josh Shapiro urged businesses to honor their promised refund policies for customers who had their trips and ...

WARREN ––The Allegheny National Forest will begin a phased reopening of campgrounds and recreation sites beginning May 8. This phased approach will pr...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The founder of Priceline will keynote the SBU Innovation Center’s “Startup Pitch” from 6-8 p.m. today. Following Jeff Hoffman’...

Creativity. Support. Community. During COVID-19 closures, the Kane community is supporting local businesses and proving that out of sight is not out o...

SMETHPORT — Conservation districts began nationwide after the Dust Bowl removed valuable top soil from farms and caused serious health and economic is...

RIDGWAY — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has announced that a $150,000 grant was awarded to North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning an...

Foster Township property owners will have a little break when it comes to paying their 2020 real estate taxes. At Monday evening’s township meeting, s...

PITTSBURGH — The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is a penny cheaper this week at $2.070 per gallon, according to AAA East Centra...