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State watchdog’s elder abuse probe kept secret

HARRISBURG — For nearly two years, the Shapiro administration has refused to say whether a state watchdog under the governor’s jurisdiction investigated Pennsylvania’s network of agencies that are supposed to help older adults who are abused and neglected. However, records show state ...

Ebensburg Borough Council OKs increase in parking rates

EBENSBURG — During Monday’s Ebensburg Borough Council meeting, officials approved increases in hourly parking rates and overtime parking fines, which are expected to take effect later this year, after a part-time parking enforcement officer is hired and trained for the vacant ...

Bedford native David Bradley reflects on creative writing career

Bedford native David Bradley believes that there is a story behind everything. “In order to tell a story, to really tell a story opposed to making a statement, is to embrace a different kind of logic,” he said. That approach fueled Bradley’s journey as a creative writer, as he ...

Number of uninsured kids to rise in Pennsylvania as Medicaid cuts loom

HARRISBURG — Upcoming changes to Medicaid are poised to increase Pennsylvania’s number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide health care to poor families in the state, advocates warn. Last year, Congress and the Trump administration approved legislation creating ...

Patton fire

Patton, Carrolltown, Hastings and Ashville volunteer fire companies and Hastings and Carrolltown ambulances were dispatched to a house fire at 709 Palmer Ave. in Patton at 12:03 p.m. on Sunday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski