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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

Pirates’ starting job at second base could be biggest battle of spring training

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Pirates’ starting job at second base could be biggest battle of spring training

KEVIN GORMAN The Tribune-Review, Greensburg/TNS

Feb 08, 2024

Ever since Adam Frazier was traded amid an All-Star season in 2021, second base has been something of a misnomer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s more...

Town hall in Cyclone, Saturday

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Town hall in Cyclone, Saturday

MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com

Feb 08, 2024

CYCLONE — A town hall meeting to address the appeals process regarding approval of a permit for an oil and gas wastewater injection well off Pithole R...

Coudersport’s Ness Fest won’t be held in 2024; organizers look to 2025

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Coudersport’s Ness Fest won’t be held in 2024; organizers look to 2025

DONNA LeSCHANDER dleschander@tiogapublishing.com

Feb 08, 2024

COUDERSPORT — Ness Fest will not take place this July, but organizers are hoping to relaunch the annual event in 2025 with new sponsorship and more vo...

Prince crushes ‘Wheel of Fortune’ appearance

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Prince crushes ‘Wheel of Fortune’ appearance

Feb 08, 2024

Anyone who missed Tuesday night’s edition of “Wheel of Fortune” might be wondering how Smethport native and Allegany-Limestone (N.Y.) teacher Jill Swa...

Refugees cost $20B in two years

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Refugees cost $20B in two years

Feb 07, 2024

The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement spent $20 billion over the last two years on “refugee and entrant assistance” for those entering the countr...

Make higher ed more affordable

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Make higher ed more affordable

Feb 07, 2024

Just how unaffordable is higher education in Pennsylvania? Let Dan Greenstein, the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, ex...

KANE: Alliance for Nonprofit Resources sets ribbon cutting, info session

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KANE: Alliance for Nonprofit Resources sets ribbon cutting, info session

Feb 07, 2024

KANE — Alliance for Nonprofit Resources (ANR), established in Butler in 2008, will hold a ribbon cutting and informational session at its new office i...

Bills would make American democracy more accessible to people with disabilities

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Bills would make American democracy more accessible to people with disabilities

Feb 07, 2024

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), chairwoman of the U.S. Sen...

U.S. Steel loses $80 million — and braces for lengthy battle in merger with Nippon

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U.S. Steel loses $80 million — and braces for lengthy battle in merger with Nippon

EVAN ROBINSON-JOHNSON Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 07, 2024

(TNS) — U.S. Steel said in a risk assessments section of its recent 10-K annual report that union grievances and other disputes could threaten its pla...

Area legislators react to Shapiro’s budget address

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Area legislators react to Shapiro’s budget address

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 07, 2024

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget may contain some laudable goals for rural Pennsylvania, but area legislators were put off by what they saw as ...

RTS: Spring, and potholes

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RTS: Spring, and potholes

Feb 07, 2024

SPRING: Spring is coming next month, and as we’ve seen already, so are the potholes. This winter’s frequent temperature swings and bitter cold snaps h...

ERC Fellow to assist PA Wilds Center in advancing outdoor recreation sector

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ERC Fellow to assist PA Wilds Center in advancing outdoor recreation sector

Feb 07, 2024

The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship has been selected as a host community for the Economic Recovery Corps (ERC), an opportunity made possible by ...

Shapiro seeks billions for schools, development in budget that envisions legal weed

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Shapiro seeks billions for schools, development in budget that envisions legal weed

BROOKE SCHULTZ and MARC LEVY Associated Press

Feb 06, 2024

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s second budget proposes significant increases to education and economic development and would regulate adult use ...

Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash

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Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash

JOSH FUNK Associated Press

Feb 06, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made a major difference, statist...

Leadership McKean offers spring workshops, register for one or both

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Leadership McKean offers spring workshops, register for one or both

Feb 06, 2024

Are you looking to improve your work team’s communication, productivity and collaboration skills? Leadership McKean (LM) will offer two half-day works...

RIDGWAY: Grow Rural PA awarded grant of $100,000

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RIDGWAY: Grow Rural PA awarded grant of $100,000

Feb 06, 2024

RIDGWAY — Grow Rural PA, an Elk County-based nonprofit, announced that it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Offi...

RTS: Candy

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Feb 06, 2024

CANDY: In Pennsylvania, we’re all about the Kisses — Hershey’s Kisses, that is. Candystore.com has released its annual list of the most popular Valent...

Gas prices climbing again

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Gas prices climbing again

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 06, 2024

The break in gas prices was good while it lasted, but analysts on Monday said prices at the pump are climbing again. In Western Pennsylvania, prices a...

Rew man charged with firearm violation

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Rew man charged with firearm violation

Feb 05, 2024

A Rew man was arraigned over the weekend on allegations stemming from an attempt to purchase a firearm in September. Robert Wallin, 30, of 1141 Summit...

Bipartisan progress in Washington

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Bipartisan progress in Washington

Feb 05, 2024

Centrists interested in what’s good for the nation — rather than their respective political parties — have long supported the idea of bipartisanship a...