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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A person facing eviction opened fire from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday and was later pronounced dead after a siege that lasted...

HARRISBURG — A group of state House lawmakers representing primarily rural areas of the Commonwealth has introduced a package of six bills aimed at ho...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Have you ever thought about opening your home to a child in need? Would you like to change the life of a child in your community? If you...

A Potter County Commissioner has been named to four leadership positions with the National Association of Counties, according to an announcement by NA...

A rogue reptile seen in and around the Kiski River is still on the loose in the Apollo area. Volunteers and Kiski Township officials are continuing th...

NORRISTOWN — Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh and Pennie Executive Director Devon Trolley joined representati...

Police officers know that each time they put on their uniform, they are taking on risks to protect others. In order to show each officer we respect th...

The vital services provided by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies in the region are at a crisis point. Ambulance services, whether voluntee...

SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held on Aug. 8 at St. Elizabeth Chur...

SMETHPORT — A meeting of the EMS Task Force was held Thursday evening at the McKean County 9-1-1 Center. Convened by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey, D-Pa., led his colleagues Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Budget Com...

HARRISBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development in Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that the USDA is awardin...

Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched to 65 Hillside Ave. at 8:45 p.m. Monday for a vacant house on fire. As a column of smoke from the fire wa...

FIRE: A century ago, July 21, 1923, an enormous and devastating fire ravaged the Salamanca, N.Y., business district on Main Street. It was the most di...

HARRISBURG — Counties in Pennsylvania are preparing to get by without payments for some of the social services they carry out as a state budget stalem...

SMETHPORT — Continuing the effort to find solutions to the state’s growing EMS crisis, Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, will convene a meeting of th...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners approved several money related measures at Tuesday’s meeting. Drawing the board’s attention were applicati...

On June 15, Abbie Strait of Troop 512 earned Eagle Scout status — the highest achievement/rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program. On October 11, 20...

COUDERSPORT — Potter County Commissioners have contracted MCM Consulting Group Inc. to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the county’s emergency co...

Volunteers throughout Upper Allegheny Health System gathered together on the dreary morning of June 23 to host a chicken BBQ fundraiser just outside t...