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If you’re not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news organizations are taking sides i...

What a time to be alive. In a world in which seemingly anything is possible, people may be limited only by the extent of their imagination. An unendin...

Irony alert: A judge last week ruled that the Harris-Biden administration’s erstwhile “misinformation czar” was herself dealing in misinformation. The...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

KANE — Northwest Charitable Foundation recently presented The Lutheran Home at Kane with a $10,000 grant toward The Lutheran Home at Kane’s capital ca...

The McKean County Community Foundation (MCCF) will award grants from the McKean County Community Development Fund, an unrestricted fund administered b...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — In the midst of trying to nail down an overdue state budget, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a bill 10 years in the making, aimed at ...

The Hazel Hurst Post Office, 309 Main St., will close its doors July 26 — hopefully temporarily. During the closure, residents will have to travel to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social med...

In 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miranda vs. Arizona that criminal defendants were entitled to say nothing so as to not incriminate themselves...

In 2010, the Supreme Court issued its Citizens United decision, leading to an explosion in political spending and the rise of dark money groups thatex...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Award-winning former broadcast journalist, news anchor and producer Kate Welshofer has joined the National Comedy Center, the United...

The Pennsylvania House Education Committee this week approved school funding legislation that, if passed into law, would mean local districts would pa...

ST. MARYS — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), a non-profit organization and affiliate of Journey Health System, announced a $5,000 donation from Nichols Po...

RIDGWAY — North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission APEX Accelerator will co-sponsor a webinar on PA COSTARS, the state’...

New reports from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) reveal the lengths to which Pennsylvania’s plaintiffs’ attorneys will go to tilt the scal...

ST. MARYS — Dickinson Center Inc., a non-profit organization and affiliate of Journey Health System, announced a $15,000 donation toward its St. Marys...

Though some politicians treat recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania as an inevitability, others remain skeptical. They warn that the social costs of ...

A recent court ruling highlights the dangers of forcing taxpayers to fund political campaigns. Progressives pushing such schemes under the guise of el...

This week, May 19-25, marks the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week. It’s a time to show our gratitude toward EMTs, paramedics, and first responders...