Penn State trustees agree to legal training, improved transparency in settlement with Spotlight PA
The more than $700 billion in proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to Pennsylvania’s hospitals, health care experts and advocates continue to warn. Major cuts to Medicaid funding could significantly increase uncompensated care, potentially leading to reduced services and staffing, or hospital closures, especially in rural areas. More than 3.1 million Pennsylvanians –- roughly 21% of the state’s population, including people in long-term facilities, children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities – are covered by Medicaid, the public health insurance that also connects patients to everything from school-based health screenings to addiction treatment and mental ...
The former director of finance of Fay-Penn Economic Development Council is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next week on charges that she stole almost $17,000 from the nonprofit. State police accused Melony Reed, 49, of Morgantown, W. Va., of using Fay-Penn’s credit cards to pay for ...
When looking at the rates of autism diagnoses, it is clear that significantly more people are being diagnosed with the disorder. For Dr. Rueben Brock, being diagnosed in his 40s offers a clear example of how people can misunderstand those climbing rates. The National Institute of Mental ...
In Southwestern Pennsylvania, a subtle yet persistent transformation is underway as the "gig economy" — a sector characterized by short-term, flexible, on-demand jobs — continues to reshape local employment patterns. This shift reflects a broader nationwide trend toward flexible work ...
It was now or never for California’s Lee Qualk. The senior was down to his last attempt in the long jump on May 23 during the PIAA Individual Track & Field Championships at Seth Grove Stadium on the campus of Shippensburg University. Despite a pouring rain that left him drenched ...
As a cross country runner, Emma Larkin has built up her stamina, but not even the miles that she puts in during the fall could have prepared her for what transpired on May 24 during the PIAA Individual Track & Field Championships at Seth Grove Stadium on the campus of Shippensburg ...
Candace John helped the Laurel Highlands girls basketball team reach heights it had never achieved before and wound up as the Fillies’ all-time leading scorer with 1,734 points. The 1999 LH graduate is a member of the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 and isn’t shy when ...
On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is restoring the aquatic life of Dunkard Creek, from the bottom up. At its Union City Aquatic Conservation Center in Erie County, PFBC biologists are raising thousands of native freshwater mussels, spawned by a few individuals captured in ...
