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Rival PASHEE Universities Clarion, Edinboro, Cal to Become One School

HARRISBURG, Pa. - From rivals to partners. On Tuesday, July 14, the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) unanimously...

Come Find Him: First Forest County Bigfoot Festival Set for this Weekend in Marienville

MARIENVILLE, Pa. - Bigfoot is coming to Marienville. (Bigfoot is busy working out, getting ready for his big festival this weekend in Forest County....

Multimodal Transit Facility Opens in Oil City

OIL CITY, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Venango County, and the Crawford Area Transportation Authority (CATA) Monday marked the opening of...

Prescribed Burns on ANF Set for Week of May 10

WARREN, Pa. — During the week of May 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service plans to conduct prescribed fires (also called prescribed...

Youngsville Borough Holding Clean-up Day For Residents; Scrap Metal Collection for Everyone Saturday, May 8

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. - Youngsville Borough will be holding its annual Clean-Up Day from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 8. The event, which is open...

Opinion

Guest Column: Shea’s Lessons Extend Far Beyond the Playing Field

By JOHN WHITE Back on Aug. 26, 2017, my late father and I attended the Tribute to Toby Shea banquet at St. Joseph Educational Center...

All Boats Rise in High Tides

I've never been what you would call a "boat person." Even with four new kayaks (thanks Allegheny Outfitters!), my wife contends I'm not all...

Op-Ed: Over 400 PA School Districts Unite Calling for Charter School Funding Reform

By: Art Levinowitz, Ph.D., President of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) Just last month, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) announced that more than...

The Bobcat Incident

A bobcat ran in front of my car last Wednesday as I was leaving Kane. Just past the hospital, headed North on Fraley where it...

Think of This Like Summer Camp

I was recently compelled to create a metaphor for my parenting style. After a serious think, illustrated by the geometric degree of the corners of...

Obits

Adam Colby English

Adam Colby English, 35, of Warren, Pa., died Saturday, July 24, 2021, as a result of an automobile accident. Adam was born Dec. 23,...

Nancimay ‘Nanci’ Rossiter

Nancimay “Nanci” Rossiter, 82, a resident of Tidioute, Pa went to her eternal rest at the Warren Manor early Wednesday morning, July 28, 2021....

Mary L. Tucker

Mary L. Tucker, 92, of Warren, PA, passed away at her home on Friday, June 25, 2021. Born on November 30, 1928, in Reynoldsville,...

Franklin C. Meals Jr.

Franklin C. Meals, Jr., 19, of Marienville, died July 25, 2021. Born on June 11, 2002 in Warren, Pa., he was the son of...

Shirley L. Bennett

Shirley L. Bennett, 89, of Warren, PA, died on July 1, 2021, at her home following a lengthy illness. Shirley was born August 13,...

Spotlight PA

Tracking Pa.’s Pandemic Spending by the Numbers

Spotlight PA’s tallying of Pennsylvania’s pandemic-related spending led us to the state’s emergency procurement program — a faster and, critics say, less transparent way...

A Police Killing in Philadelphia Could Change Pa. Use-Of-Force Cases Forever

HARRISBURG — Philadelphia’s district attorney is challenging Pennsylvania’s use-of-force law ahead of a former police officer’s landmark murder trial, and the outcome could raise...

‘Human Error,’ Lack of Oversight Led to Multimillion-Dollar Unemployment Mistake, Wolf Admin Discloses

By Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration completed its internal investigation into a multimillion-dollar unemployment mistake in mid-2017 but...