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Dealing another crushing blow to the Pac-12, the Big Ten announced Friday it will accept Oregon and Washington as new members next August. The Big Ten...

OLD PAPERS: Wednesday morning, November 13, 1918. That’s the date of the paper that Assistant Managing Editor Marcie Schellhammer received in the mail...

SCRANTON — Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law Friday expanding the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program to nearly 175,000 more Pennsylvania seniors and doubli...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — For the first time in a long time, nuclear science is at the forefront of pop culture thanks to this summer’s long-anticipated r...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) announced that, as a result of the passed Commonwealth Budget, the maximum PA...

How we listen to music, news and other content as we drive on our daily commute or travel around the country has changed dramatically over the years. ...

Donald Trump has gotten indicted yet again, and, as usual, most of the other Republican candidates have been sympathetic, if not outright deferential,...

RIDGWAY – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Elk County Maintenance announced its Aug. 7-11 work schedule, weather permitting. PennDOT has ...

Congressional Republicans who claim to be budget and defense hawks somehow are aghast at President Joe Biden’s decision to save money while maintainin...

There are many inane and inefficient aspects of Pennsylvania’s alcohol laws, as most residents of the commonwealth know, usually from frustrating expe...

BRADDOCK — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., wrapped up a busy Senate session last week, during which he delivered several wins for farmers and the agr...

We’ve already examined every position and the Penn State offense and now it’s time to close things out by discussing the Nittany Lion defense. Let’s t...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A new era has begun for the Charlotte Hornets, raising hope that one day the struggling franchise might turn things around. Gab...

WASHINGTON — U.S Sen. Bob Casey, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the Veterans Acce...

Ahead of the big game, the 50th Annual Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic Banquet was highlighted by players and coaches coming together to celebrate t...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s overdue state budget moved closer to completion Thursday after Senate Republican leaders summoned their colleagues ba...

State lawmakers and health care executives met Thursday at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to discuss difficulties rural hospitals face, with...

RED HOUSE — Red House Beach in Allegany State Park is closed due to potentially hazardous algae in the water for the first time this season. Allegany ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., applauded the announcement that the pensions of approximately 2,400 Pennsylvania workers and retirees will be...

PITTSBURGH — The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a jury determined tha...