social issues

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Pennsylvania colleges have had a tough time competing for a shrinking pool of high school graduates in recent years, and new data...

HARRISBURG — In a report issued by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, disparities in domestic violence reporting between rural and urban communities r...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, announced a new Biden Administration proposed rule th...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — "There were a lot of very sick people tonight," said theEmergency Departmentnurse, explaining why my friend had to wait six hours t...

RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center’s Employment Support Services celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Michelle Pastore earned...

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — The board of directors of the National Fuel Gas Co.y Foundation, the charitable giving arm of National Fuel, announced recently ...

HARRISBURG — For Pennsylvanians, there are a few days left to complete the Maternal Health Strategic Plan Survey, part of the Shapiro administration’s...

A recent report by thePennsylvania Institutional Law Project(PILP) has highlighted major improvements to addiction treatments in jails and prisons acr...

Beginning this week, the Zonta Club of Bradford will recognize 16 Days of Activism. The event kicked off Monday, which was also the International Day ...

HARRISBURG — The state of Pennsylvania’s updated guidelines for teacher preparation and professional development has toned down its focus on racial bi...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials raided two prominent cultural venues — a popular art gallery and a publishing house — questioning workers about their ...

The success of every community across Pennsylvania depends on the health and well-being of its people. At U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Develop...

OLEAN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College recently received approval to offer credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor training for ...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has hired Luis Olivas to lead its new Office of Inclusion and Belonging, which has its goal of making all stu...

Erie News Now and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania will host the 24th Annual Erie News Now Food Drive on Wednesday at 13 locations t...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Advocates for homeless youth are asking Pennsylvania to begin putting state money into a federally funded program that helps K-12 s...

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HARRISBURG — Nearly 3,000 additional Pennsylvania seniors will benefit from the Senior Food Box Program under new income guidelines announced by the U...

RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), an affiliate of Journey Health System, added Stephanie Hetrick, board-certified registered nurse practitioner (...

Concerned citizens came away from the Bradford Area School District Board of Education meeting Monday evening pleased with the results, but the board ...