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The Supreme Court just acted to get rid of decades-long practices at colleges and universities that have been an illegal, unconstitutional, unprincipl...

A meeting has been set for July 20 in Port Allegany to hear from local residents about broadband internet — even if you don’t have it. The federal gov...

SEATTLE (AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. holds a plethora of titles, especially in this part of the country. Hall of Famer. Cultural icon. The guy who made base...

SMETHPORT — After quite some time inactive, the McKean County Raceway will soon once again hold various races on the 1/3 mile dirt oval. Kurt Stebbins...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service announced that Monday, the Hamilton Stewardship Timber Sale roadwork will begin on Forest Road 154, Farnsworth Road, ...

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream wants the United States to return the Blacks Hills to the Lakota. Which raises the question: Once this transfer takes place, w...

DUBOIS — In the U.S., addiction affects millions of people, including thousands in Pennsylvania. Addiction, also known as substance abuse disorder, is...

HARRISBURG — The Lead-Free Promise Project issued the following statement in response to the final 2023-24 Pennsylvania budget passed Wednesday night:...

NEW YORK (TNS) — America’s armed services are failing to meet their recruiting goals, with the Army in particular suffering the worst shortfalls in fi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In his first year as chair of the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson is the center of attention on Capitol Hill....

A new poll found that less than two-thirds of young adults in Pennsylvania feel national pride. The results from a recent survey — conducted by the Bu...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Four recent area graduates received this year’s Laurie Anzivine Memorial Scholarship awards, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Experiencing traumatic events such as natural disasters may have long-term consequences for the academic progress and future food se...

In the wake of recent inner-city crime waves, including Philadelphia’s record-setting homicide rates the last few years, Pennsylvanians were treated t...

How fitting that the Congressional Budget Office released its long-term fiscal projections Wednesday, the same day that President Joe Biden began his ...

In honor of the nation’s 247th birthday, here are some quotations about patriotism and citizenship to consider over the holiday with our wishes for a ...

BOSTON (TNS) — The campaign against affirmative action has reduced the complicated process of college admissions to a simple and highly inaccurate sou...

SALAMANCA, N.Y. — What do fireflies and pickles have a lot in common? They both are a big “DILL” and everyone loves them. To celebrate the start of fi...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s affirmative action case achieved instant legendary status in certain quarters. Vice Pre...

The Supreme Court has spoken, invalidating racial preferences in college admissions as was widely anticipated. The six-justice conservative majority d...