social issues

SMETHPORT — Operation Green Light visited McKean County again this November, bathing the county courthouse in green each night to show support for Ame...

CANONSBURG — Pennsylvania households facing higher energy bills this winter may be eligible for assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistan...

PITTSBURGH — Adagio Health announced the launch of its new “Closing the Gap: Health Equity for Women Veterans in Rural PA” project, an initiative desi...

William Blake once wrote, “Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease and builds a Heaven in hell...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Clinical team members at Olean General Hospital (OGH), a Kaleida Health Facility, were recently recognized on a larger stage through pub...

(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...

HARRISBURG — Finding placement for vulnerable youth suffering from difficult combinations of physical, mental and behavioral challenges has become an ...

As the election nears, I in all my years cannot remember one that has been so brutally battled. It seems that it is a “popularity” contest instead of ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Two former Penn State football players facing felony rape charges are free on bond while they await their next hearing. Kave...

RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center’s Employment Support Services is recognizing Elk County Foods at the 2024 Employment Support Services Business of the Year,...

ST. MARYS — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), a non-profit organization and affiliate of Journey Health System, announced a $2,500 donation from Hamlin Ban...

(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...

For years, free-market think tanks such as the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute have emphasized the link between economic freedom and prosperit...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A historic child care crisis is leaving thousands of Pennsylvania kids without access to critical early learning programs. And, acc...

Last week, 14 state attorneys general , including New York AG Tish James , sued the social media platform TikTok for allegedly damaging young users’ m...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians and professionals in the field agree: the mental health crisis throughout the state has reached a critical point. Data sho...

KANE — A Rixford woman has been charged with allegedly making threats against another person at her residence Monday. Megan Gulack, 39, of 1778 Looker...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced bipartisan legislation to give millions of Americans a “clean slate” by sea...

STATES: Every state excels at something. That’s the idea behind the US News & World Report’s Best States list. The list noted: “Pennsylvania is famous...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service announced that Allegheny National Forest officials are extending the public outreach period to fill committee member ...