Many Slippery Rock University students will take advantage of an opportunity beginning Wednesday to get ahead and stay ahead. Nearly 150 classes will be offered as part of SRU’s Winter Sessi... Read more
The Pennsylvania State Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit school districts from requiring a COVID vaccine mandate. Republican Senator Michele Brooks of northwestern PA says the bil... Read more
Gas prices have remained mostly steady this week both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of... Read more
Christmas is less than two weeks away and a local organization plans to celebrate with a special dinner Tuesday. The Harmony Museum is holding their annual Holiday Potluck Dinner beginning a... Read more
Four more people have died locally over the past several days as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms at Butler Memorial Hospital. The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the stat... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health is resigning. Governor Tom Wolf announced Monday morning that Alison Beam will leave at the end of the year. She was nominated to the post in Januar... Read more
Thinking about giving the gift of food for the holidays? Penn State Ag leaders are offering a few tips to make sure you’re not giving foodborne illnesses instead. They say to stick with item... Read more
Local districts are making adjustments to their masking policy following a Supreme Court decision last week. On Friday, the court said the statewide school mask mandate was unconstitutional.... Read more
Health leaders say the pandemic has made the nursing shortage into a growing crisis for the state. Jeffrey Bechtel is a senior vice president for the Hospital and Healthcare Association of P... Read more
Flu cases were at extraordinary levels last year, but the state is seeing a rise in cases this winter. So far, there are more than 5,000 lab confirmed flu cases and two flu-associated deaths... Read more