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The May primary election is coming up fast. Only those who are registered can vote. But, residents must be registered before May 1 in order to take pa...

RIDGWAY — The fifth annual Mountain Fest will offer more than 100 vendors March 3-5 at the old Tannery complex in Ridgway. Julee Marzella, president o...

HARRISBURG — Lawmakers in Pennsylvania want to clear the way for new solar technologies they say will lower utility bills, add income sources and crea...

CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Highway Safety Network partnered with pizzerias in several counties to ur...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators were thrilled with Tuesday’s State of the Union address by President Joe Biden. Both Democrats, Sen. Bob Cas...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman Tuesday held meetings with groups representing colleges across the Commonwealth to discuss acces...

Area senior citizens in need of assistance with filing for their 2022 property tax or rent rebates are invited to one of several upcoming Property Tax...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that the state’s system of funding public schools falls woefully short and violates students’ constitution...

SCAM HEARTS — Local residents should be on alert as romance scams are expected to escalate due to Valentine’s Day. In 2021, a record of $547 million w...

HARRISBURG — While senators on both sides of the aisle worry about the future of public assistance programs in Pennsylvania, the reforms under conside...

HARRISBURG — The federal government's pandemic-era prohibition against kicking people off Medicaid is ending, meaning that hundreds of thousands of pe...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of State has announced the availability of an online application and registration portal for notaries sta...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania collaborated on a School Recycling...

HARRISBURG — Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry and her Office’s Bureau of Consumer Protection issued a warning Friday to Pennsylvanians to be ale...

Fire and emergency response organizations in Cameron, McKean and Potter counties have been awarded more than $425,000 in grants from the state, Rep. M...

QUINCY, Mass. — The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging the public to use added caution when heating their homes during the winter m...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Since the spotted lanternfly’s unwelcome arrival in Berks County in 2014, researchers have been working tirelessly to learn more abo...

HARRISBURG — A federal program aimed at replacing lead piping that poses health risks in disadvantaged communities opened to Pennsylvania and three ot...

PUNXSUTAWNEY (AP) — A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. ...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission is hosting a Transportation Funding Opportunities Round Table on...