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OLEAN, N.Y. — Olean police are still seeking a suspect in connection to a public shooting in broad daylight Tuesday evening. Police announced Wednesda...

HARRISBURG — A squabble between Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick over nursing homes reveals wider problems in the commonwea...

Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for these vit...

HARRISBURG – First responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder may soon qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania. The s...

Port Allegany Town Wide Yard Sales kick off at 8 a.m. May 18. Langston Reed takes a break from clearing out the garage to pose with a few of the bikes...

DuBOIS — March 9 started out as just a normal day at work in the gas well industry for 47-year-old Timothy Richmond. However, his day turned out anyth...

Brett Butler is the new chief of the Bradford City Fire Department, chosen from a field of six applicants. Bradford City Council made the appointment ...

STATE COLLEGE — Nittany MinitMart announced its fifth annual “Fuel the Cause” Fire Company Fundraiser is running now through June 2. The State College...

Bradford Township held a Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful-registered cleanup day Saturday. Approximately 20 volunteers and township employees – also volunt...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro and his top human services official said Wednesday that the administration has a plan to end a waiting list of tho...

TURTLEPOINT — There will be a volunteer cleanup in the Turtlepoint Park beginning at 10 a.m. April 20. The event is to prepare the park for summer eve...

GALETON — Fine Wine & Good Spirits (FW&GS) at 15 West St. will temporarily close beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday to accommodate renovations. The Galeton ...

SMETHPORT — Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of McKean County will hold an informational session from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hamlin Memorial Li...

COUDERSPORT — Potter County Department of Emergency Services (DES) will host a Skywarn™ training class at 6 p.m. April 25 at the Gunzburger Building, ...

SMETHPORT — What do safe digging, public safety telecommunicators, libraries and child abuse prevention have in common? All four community initiatives...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories, “Headwater Heroes,” by Emily Shosh with Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper . The series showcases...

BRISTOL, Va. (TNS) — In the small Appalachian city of Bristol, City Council member Neal Osborne left a meeting on the morning of Jan. 3 and rushed him...

KANE — Want to help wildlife? Members of the Upland Bird Hunt and Allegheny Chapters of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) are seeking volunteers to assi...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College now offers three new microcredential programs that provide required training and education for dire...

SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held April 9 at the church for McKean Co...