Beginning in December, Bedford County will expand its Treatment Court program with the addition of a new Impaired Driving Court, designed to address repeat DUI offenses and improve public safety. The new court will operate as a separate docket alongside Bedford County’s existing Drug ...
HARRISBURG — For more than a year, Spotlight PA has been covering an emotionally charged and hotly debated issue in Pennsylvania: whether and how to prosecute people who supply the drugs that caused a fatal overdose. It’s a timely topic, even as overdose deaths decline. These cases — ...
BEDFORD — When Jennifer Marsh succeeded Bette Slayton as president/CEO of Bedford County Development Association in 2025, she was told she had big shoes to fill. “Everyone said I had big shoes to fill; the woman was a force for 35 years. I say I have a new set of shoes. I was fortunate ...
Pennsylvania ranks in the bottom third of states overall in educational freedom, according to a new report. The Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card ranked the commonwealth 36th overall, down six places from 2025, with declines in three of five categories: education choice, teacher freedom, and transparency; and in return on investment and civics education. The rankings combine policies and statistics from multiple years, including 2020-21 school spending, 2024 national assessment results, and more recent information on education choice and teacher ...
Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre Inc. has partnered with Lanager’s Tree Farm for a holiday fundraiser, offering the community a chance to decorate for the season while supporting the local theater. The fundraiser features fresh evergreen wreaths, swags, centerpieces and other holiday ...
Pennsylvania-based company Intruder Films used real snowfall, terrain and high winds in both Blair and Bedford counties while filming their upcoming psychological horror movie, “A Cold Season.” “The location is one of the main characters of the film,” writer and director Christian ...
