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SMETHPORT —A free health screening day for children birth to 5-years-old will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon March 3 at the Smethport Family Center at...

A mobile home collapsed Saturday morning at 3467 W. Washington St. in Corydon Township, trapping one person. Crews were called out to assist at 9:50 a...

HARRISBURG –– The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding everyone there is still time to get immunized against the flu as the number of illnes...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to support the Department of Economic Development in submitting applications for grant mone...

Many people are just a heartbeat away from cardiac disease and do not know it. Luckily, Bradford has a renown cardiologist who does not take cardiac h...

OLEAN, N.Y. —February is American Heart Month, presenting the opportunity to raise awareness about heart disease and encourage people to take preventi...

DONOR DAY: Send your Valentine a card with a unique message, all while showing your support for a life-saving program. As Valentine’s Day coincides wi...

OLEAN, N.Y. —The first reported heroin overdose death of 2017 in Cattaraugus County was reported earlier this month in Portville. Dr. Kevin Watkins, c...

The state Senate passed legislation Wednesday updating the Abortion Control Act to prevent abortions from being performed after 20 weeks and further p...

Road to Recovery volunteer Judy LeRoy has provided rides to doctor’s appointments for cancer patients who were impoverished as well as for those finan...

When my phone began ringing late one night last week, I grabbed it, concerned it might be my elderly mother or another relative in need of something. ...

General surgeon Dr. Rabie Stephan, FACS, has joined the medical staff at Bradford Regional Medical Center and the Foothills Medical Group in Bradford....

EXHIBIT: The smiling face of a young Bradford resident will be featured in the 2017 Children’s Hospitals Photo Exhibit. The photo of Preston Taylor, s...

COUDERSPORT — Dr. Andrea Heller, DO, has received an advanced certification in hospice and palliative care from the American Board of Family Medicine....

The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in Duke Center and Ulysses later this month. Blood drives will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 23 in ...

Pitt-Bradford’s athletic department and Alpha Phi Omega chapter will host their second annual “Teal There’s a Cure” campaign during Saturday’s home ba...

Do you remember an instance when your toe poked through the worn fabric at the tip of your sock? An inguinal hernia is similar — except the “sock” in ...

When a Bradford native returned recently from a trip to provide medical care to Syrian refugees, she realized she needed to share an understanding of ...

ANE — Concern seems to be growing over what is causing the water in Kane to look and smell strange. On Sunday, Pennsylvania American Water released an...

A less-than-winter-wonderland didn’t deter folks from enjoying the local wilderness for a good cause at Saturday’s 38th annual Tony Dolan Memorial Ski...