News, PA State News
Oct 05, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Just two weeks ago, U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz made his most recent visit to Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood to talk ...
News
Sep 28, 2022
PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certain counties, particularly in the Appalachian region, are experiencing disproportionat...
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 27, 2022
President Joe Biden spoke too soon on the most recent “60 Minutes” when he said that the COVID-19 pandemic is “over.” Most experts say the evolving vi...
Nation, News, Round the Square
Aug 31, 2022
STIGMA: Today just so happens to be International Overdose Awareness Day, serving as a stark reminder of the harm that drugs inflict on our society — ...
News, PA State News
Jul 28, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Pennsylvanians looking to protect themselves and others from an overdose can now obtain without a prescription a form of the over...
Opinion, Сolumns
May 12, 2022
A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a friend to an opioid overdose. He was not the first person we knew who died from an overdose, but he was perha...
News, PA State News
Dec 14, 2021
HARRISBURG (TNS) — The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office has a but few more weeks to persuade as many local governments as possible to accept a s...
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 02, 2021
Pennsylvania ranks fifth among the states in overdose deaths and the overdose death rate, but legislative majorities in both houses have not detected ...
News
Aug 26, 2021
International Overdose Awareness Day is observed every Aug. 31. It is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdoses. Alcohol & Drug Abuse Servi...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 20, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic stole the spotlight in 2020, but it was not the only epidemic threatening lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
News
Jun 03, 2021
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services is providing a Narcan training for anyone interested in learning more about the nasal spray used for a known or suspecte...
Local News
Mar 24, 2021
HARRISBURG —The Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association, in partnership with The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, announced a new initiativ...
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 17, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic’s myriad effects on society and the economy have accelerated Pennsylvania’s other tragic public health emergency — deadly opioid...
Bradford, Local News, News
Jan 25, 2021
OLEAN, N.Y. — As the pandemic continues, so does the rise with stress-related issues in the community. And that includes opioid and alcohol use. At th...
Local News
Jan 19, 2021
Elk County Coroner Michelle A. Muccio shared an overview of her work in 2020, which included nearly 300 death investigations, along with volunteer wor...
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 13, 2021
It sometimes seems like the coronavirus pandemic devoured every other problem, leaving nothing in its wake. While it is hard to find a news story — wh...
Local News
Sep 26, 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Reps. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) are working...
Local News, Online Features
Feb 11, 2020
As the opioid epidemic continues to impact individuals, families and the community, Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Services Depa...
Local News
Feb 11, 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said three provisions he authored are being proposed for implementation in regulations for the Centers for M...
Crime, Local News
Jan 28, 2020
RIDGWAY — Ridgway-based state police announced that drug charges are pending against a Byrnedale man after an overdose in Jay Township. According to p...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
