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HARRISBURG — "We all just need a little break. It’s been a tough hearing,” said Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen toward the end of her t...

DEAR RUSTY: I have reached my full retirement age (66 plus 8 months) and plan to apply for Social Security this month, but I’ve seen articles that say...

HARRISBURG — State Rep. Mike Armanini, R-DuBois, shared that more than $230,000 in Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grants were awarded to ...

Pennsylvania State Police declined to comment Wednesday on reports that an individual had jumped off Kinzua Bridge at the state park in Mount Jewett, ...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy DeFoor announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters' relief associations in Germania and Shi...

Applications for scholarships through both the Elk County and McKean County community foundations are now open for high school seniors as well as non-...

DuBOIS — Seven students recently graduated from the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) course at Penn Highlands Healthcare. The rigorous six-week course inclu...

OLEAN, N.Y. — HomeCare & Hospice recently established an agency fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to support the mission, programmin...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College recently entered a partnership with CareerStep, an online educational organization that provides tr...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is surveying septic system owners or users to learn more about septic system operation and maintenance practice...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — HomeCare & Hospice Foundation is calling on local businesses, schools, and organizations to join in the mission of supporting compass...

More than $19 million in low-interest Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) loans will benefit two major water infrastructure pr...

DuBOIS — The use of telemedicine dates back to the late 1950s and 1960s when NASA developed telemedicine technology to monitor the health of astronaut...

The injection of private equity into the health care industry is disastrous for patients and the communities that depend on rural hospitals. Amidst pr...

The looming possibility of federal cuts to Medicaid would hit rural areas in the region particularly hard, according to a study by the Georgetown Univ...

Kaleida Health officials have denied a rumor that Bradford Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department would be the next service shuttered at the f...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) As Pennsylvania residents began 2025, several new laws took effect, including expanded access to health care and pay raises for top...

DEAR RUSTY: I'm 72 years old with 20 years of military service. I am retired collecting Social Security, my military pension and state retirement bene...

Gage and Emy Brinsky know, when mom and dad aren’t there, it’s most likely because they’re busy helping others. Leah and Robbie Brinsky, parents to Ga...

HARRISBURG (TNS)— The new year is here, and it looks like there is bad news on the way for folks who will do a lot of business with the United States ...