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The last of the three defendants charged in the 2020 murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County has been sentenced to at least 22 years in state prison. ...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — PresidentJoe Bidenannounced Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death-row inmates to life in prison w...

HARRISBURG — The University of Pennsylvania is being accused of violating its own free speech policies after the school opened an investigation into a...

McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer had a lengthy response to The Era asking about wages and bonuses approved by the McKean C...

HARRISBURG — Legislators have their eyes set on 3D-printed guns like the one allegedly used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earl...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — The University of Pennsylvania is part of a group of elite universities facing a lawsuit accusing them of forming a "price-fixing...

We are blessed to live in a country with strong First Amendment freedoms. Thanks to bipartisan legislation enacted this summer, the people of Pennsylv...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — After pardoning his son Hunter, President Joe Biden, in the biggest one-day grant of clemency ever, granted pardons last week to an...

Two Bradford men were jailed Tuesday following arraignment for smashing a restaurant window and stealing a 15-pack of beer from inside. Jesse J. Lee, ...

After years in decline, the number of retail theft offenses in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed, increasing 53% statewide. The Pennsylvania Courts compile...

Faculty from two Pennsylvania universities participated in a survey on the state of free speech and self-censorship. The results reveal growing concer...

By commuting the sentences of 1,500 people who were released to home confinement during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden dr...

SMETHPORT — Today, Dec. 14, 2024, marks 131 years since the hanging of Ralph Crossmire. Several years ago, the McKean County Historical Society locate...

The City of Philadelphia recently hired three former elected officials convicted years ago in high-profile corruption cases. They will collectively ea...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Whatever else can be said about the trial ofDaniel Penny, it must be said that it was the worst advertisement for public transit s...

KANE — Area law enforcement responded Wednesday afternoon to a report of a deceased man discovered outside, in Kane. The man was noticed by another ma...

HARRISBURG — The American Tort Reform Foundation has labeled Pennsylvania as the nation’s worst “Judicial Hellhole” in a new report. “Lawsuit abuse in...

The McKean County commissioners have introduced the 2025 budget with a 10.20% increase. While none of the three commissioners immediately returned mes...

HARRISBURG — In a report issued by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, disparities in domestic violence reporting between rural and urban communities r...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — "There were a lot of very sick people tonight," said theEmergency Departmentnurse, explaining why my friend had to wait six hours t...