social issues

RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), an affiliate of Journey Health System (JHS), welcomed Dr. Vikram Panwar to their team of psychiatric care provi...

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced legislation that would direct the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay off all ou...

SMETHPORT — Commissioners announced McKean County is one of five recipients statewide to receive a $3 million grant to establish an Emergency Behavior...

International Women’s Day, March 8, is a time to honor the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world. Zonta Inte...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., Don Davis NC-01, Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., and Jimmy Panetta, R-Calif., introduced the Simplifyi...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Jessica Tucker, a 38-year-old mother living in Brookline, started feeling depressed when she was 20 weeks pregnant. Tucker spoke to...

An art teacher at School Street Elementary School has been cited by Punxsutawney-based state police for allegedly slapping a 10-year-old student. Rebe...

The United Way of the Bradford Area has awarded the first round of Quarterly Impact funding. Agencies receiving first-quarter funding are the McKean C...

WASHINGTON — Women’s sports advocates suffered a loss Monday night when all Democratic senators present voted against a bill that would ban males who ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Trump gives, and Trump takes away. That is the sentiment felt by many conservative Catholics after the president announced a...

From the success of My Bike, Variety created two other adaptive equipment programs after listening to parents explain the critical needs of their kids...

Editor's note: The following is a letter from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Chief Medical Officers Consortium in reaction to a shooting incident a...

A Bradford man will face charges in McKean County Court for assault and for allegedly calling 911 on the police who were at his residence. Adam Priest...

HARRISBURG — Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones joined the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Pennsylvania Gaming ...

SMETHPORT — Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of McKean County is seeking community members willing to advocate for abused and neglected childr...

The Quehanna Boot Camp, located in Clearfield County, opened in 1992 as the first military-motivational boot camp in Pennsylvania for both men and wom...

Ethnic cleansing refers to the deliberate and systematic forced removal, displacement or persecution of a particular ethnic, religious or cultural gro...

HARRISBURG - As the housing crisis continues in Pennsylvania and homelessness continues to rise, policymakers are considering strategies to reduce bar...

COUDERSPORT — A Way Out will host its Chocolate Lovers Extravaganza fundraiser 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at American Legion Post 192, 2 Buffalo St. Ther...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court to charges involving the rape of a child. Andrew Wegemer-Silsby, 36, formerl...