State police here will sponsor a child passenger safety seat check event Friday, May 23 at the UPMC Cole parking lot, 1001 East 2nd Street. The goal is to increase safety belt/child safety seat use rates throughout the Commonwealth. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and should tak…

Recent Obituaries

Those who preregister for the Laurel Festival 10K Foot Race by Friday, May 30 and pay the entry fee will receive a free event T-shirt on race day and be entered in the 21 “Early Bird Drawing” …

“It’s all about a circular economy,” said Luca Pandolfi, founder of Woodland Biomass Innovations—a company that is developing a process to “run your car on wood” by transforming woody biomass …

The Thursday night decision by Penn State University’s Board of Trustees to close seven of the institution’s Commonwealth campuses, including nearby centers in DuBois, Uniontown and New Kensington, drew a reserved reaction from the state senator for the district including the New Kensington campus.

“It’s all about a circular economy,” said Luca Pandolfi, founder of Woodland Biomass Innovations—a company that is developing a process to “run your car on wood” by transforming woody biomass into 87 octane gasoline.

As the weather warms, the Community Blood Bank is inviting donors to “paddle into summer” by giving blood in May. From May 1-31, every blood donor will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a pair of kayaks.

UPMC’s three regional critical access hospitals, UPMC Muncy, UPMC Wellsboro, and UPMC Cole, have been named among the cleanest hospitals in the United States by earning 5-star ratings from Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and …

UPMC’s three regional critical access hospitals, UPMC Muncy, UPMC Wellsboro and UPMC Cole, have been named among the cleanest hospitals in the United States with 5-star ratings for cleanliness from Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provi…

UPMC Health Plan has announced that it has earned seven Stevie awards for 2025 —including Customer Service Award of the Year—Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Related Industries category.