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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...

Biden bows to Putin, climate radicals

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Biden bows to Putin, climate radicals

Feb 05, 2024

President Joe Biden just sent an early Valentine’s Day gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin and radical environmentalists. That’s going to cause h...

Democrats in Pa. House hold bipartisan reforms hostage

Opinion, Сolumns

Democrats in Pa. House hold bipartisan reforms hostage

JENNIFER STEFANO

Feb 05, 2024

HARRISBURG — In the last two years, tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians have fled the state. This trend is not new. For 12 of the past 13 years, more ...

Kids shouldn’t be on social media at all

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Kids shouldn’t be on social media at all

RICH LOWRY

Feb 05, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg is very sorry. His apology at a Senate hearing to the families of victims of online child sex abuse was dramatic, and the human thing ...

Penn State finding could improve food safety

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Penn State finding could improve food safety

Feb 05, 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK — An estimated 1,600 people in the U.S. contract a serious infection from Listeria bacteria in food each year, and of those individual...

Pa. residents back taxing skill games, imposing fee on EV owners, legalizing marijuana: poll

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Pa. residents back taxing skill games, imposing fee on EV owners, legalizing marijuana: poll

J.D. PROSE pennlive.com

Feb 03, 2024

(TNS) — Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly think video gaming machines should be taxed and not banned, an annual fee should be imposed on electric vehicle ...

Pitt students launch textbook affordability campaign

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Pitt students launch textbook affordability campaign

MADDIE AIKEN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 03, 2024

(TNS) — When textbook costs hit, they can hit “really hard,” reflected Clara Gilles, a student at the University of Pittsburgh. Gilles paid $300 for a...

Another FAFSA delay means colleges won’t receive students’ financial aid information until March

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Another FAFSA delay means colleges won’t receive students’ financial aid information until March

MADDIE AIKEN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 03, 2024

(TNS) — Hiccups during the launch of the simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid persist. On Tuesday, the Department of Education announce...

Recent cyberattacks draw legislative attention

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Recent cyberattacks draw legislative attention

CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

Feb 03, 2024

Pennsylvania lawmakers focused this week on protecting municipal governments from cyberattacks that threaten communities statewide. The joint hearing,...

Talks to lower Medicare drug prices for 450K Pennsylvanians began Thursday

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Talks to lower Medicare drug prices for 450K Pennsylvanians began Thursday

Feb 03, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Biden administration on Thursday began the first-ever negotiations over the price of 10 drugs in an effort to lower Medicare co...

PA Insurance Department recovers millions in 2023, helped locate over $144 million in lost policy benefits

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PA Insurance Department recovers millions in 2023, helped locate over $144 million in lost policy benefits

Feb 02, 2024

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) announced more than $10 million was recovered in 2023 for consumers who had funds stolen, pay...

Caught in the crosshairs of a cost-of-living crisis

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Caught in the crosshairs of a cost-of-living crisis

E.J. ANTONI

Feb 02, 2024

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden recently took to a stage in North Carolina to tout his economic agenda, which includes bringing high-speed inte...

National Fuel lowers gas supply charges

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National Fuel lowers gas supply charges

Feb 02, 2024

ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its quarterly adjustment to gas supply charges...

Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out crowds, big ratings even on road. She says ‘it’s crazy’

Basketball, College Sports, National Sports

Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out crowds, big ratings even on road. She says ‘it’s crazy’

DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer

Feb 02, 2024

Caitlin Clark has been a must-see attraction all season, with sold-out arenas where some tickets have gone for thousands of dollars on the secondary m...

NFL players steadily have used more mental health resources since the pandemic, league and union say

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NFL players steadily have used more mental health resources since the pandemic, league and union say

LARRY LAGE Associated Press

Feb 02, 2024

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Former NFL offensive lineman T.J. Lang said no one discussed mental health 15 years ago at the start of his career. “When you...

Causer to host EMS Task Force meeting

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Causer to host EMS Task Force meeting

Feb 02, 2024

HARRISBURG — Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, announced he will convene a meeting of the EMS Task Force at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at the McKean County Depar...

Pa. senators voice concerns with LGN pause

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Pa. senators voice concerns with LGN pause

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 02, 2024

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s Democratic senators are voicing their concerns with the Biden Administration’s pause on pending approvals of liquefied nat...

Keystone Research Center pushes for raise to minimum wage

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Keystone Research Center pushes for raise to minimum wage

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Feb 02, 2024

Pennsylvania’s legislators get annual raises tied to the Consumer Price Index, but minimum wage in the state has been frozen at $7.25 per hour since 2...

DCNR urges landowners seeking to treat for spongy moth caterpillars to act now

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DCNR urges landowners seeking to treat for spongy moth caterpillars to act now

Feb 02, 2024

HARRISBURG — The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is urging forest managers and woodlot owners who are seeking to treat for spon...

Northwest names Jonathan Smith head of SBA lending

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Northwest names Jonathan Smith head of SBA lending

Feb 01, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Bringing nearly 20 years of commercial finance experience, Jonathan Smith joins Northwest Bank as executive vice president, head of S...

LNG moratorium is latest energy mistake

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LNG moratorium is latest energy mistake

TED GARRISH RealClearPolitics

Feb 01, 2024

The Biden administration is putting a moratorium on permitting for future liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects seeking approval, in a major blow to th...