This Charming Pennsylvania Town Is So Affordable, Retirees Say Social Security Covers Everything

There’s a town in northwestern Pennsylvania where your retirement money doesn’t disappear the moment you open your wallet, and its name is Titusville. If you haven’t heard of it, that’s not your fault, but it is your loss, and today you’re fixing that. Titusville sits...

Built to Last: The Architecture & Engineering of Crawford County

250 Years. 12 Stories. One County. A county’s history isn’t found only in books, archives, or museum collections. Sometimes, it’s standing right in front of us. It’s in the brick walls of a market house that has welcomed generations of shoppers. In the iron framework of a bridge built when horses and wagons traveled the roads. And in the winding paths of a cemetery designed as carefully as any public park.

Gifts With a Story: A Crawford County Holiday Guide

The holiday season has a way of sneaking up on us. One minute we’re enjoying the last of the fall colors, and the next we’re making lists and wondering what to get the people who seem to have everything. Some of the most thoughtful gifts are closer than...

Pack Your Bags For This Pennsylvania Town Where $1,300 A Month Covers Absolutely Everything

There’s a city in northwestern Pennsylvania that has a genuine stone castle, the most famous candy store in the region, a river running through its downtown, and rent that costs less than what most people spend on car payments and groceries combined. That city is Sharon, Pennsylvania, and it’s...

UPMC responds to Sharon Regional operational pause, emergency room closure

UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson have responded to Sharon Regional’s decision to suspend hospital services. UPMC said in a statement that, amid Sharon Regional’s closure, they are here to care for Mercer County through their emergency departments in Farrell, Greenville and New Castle. Sharon Regional announced Wednesday evening...

Sharon Regional Medical Center suspends all hospital services after state revokes license

Effective immediately, Sharon Regional Medical Center is beginning the process of suspending hospital services.

R. Lee James Wins Reelection in 64th District

FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) — Republican state Rep. R. Lee James won reelection to Pennsylvania’s 64th Legislative District seat Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Amanda Shaffer, according to unofficial districtwide results. James received 14,714 votes to Shaffer’s 6,635 , as of 7:09 a.m. Wednesday, November 4. The district includes...

New $21 million movie theater planned for Grove City

Something new is coming to Grove City, where the Guthrie Theatre now stands.

Burghill’s Holiday in the Pines event returns for third year

3,000 people are expected to converge this weekend on the small Trumbull County community of Burghill to be part of what's becoming an annual holiday event.

City Looking to Replace Damaged Trees

Trumbull County will have no hospital labor and delivery unit after St. Joseph move

Mercy Health is closing the labor and delivery unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Warren, moving deliveries to St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital in Youngstown. Labor and delivery will move out of St. Joseph by early December and will be replaced by a 25-bed inpatient unit. The move leaves Trumbull County without a labor and delivery unit.

Emergency leaders lessen ‘doomsday’ worries

It's a comfort knowing local agencies are always prepared for the worst, but that doesn't mean we all can't take that extra step to make sure we're equipped.

Hydetown swears in new council member, discusses many topics

Hydetown Borough Council welcomed new council member, Chris Sterling during the Monday, Nov. 2, meeting. Sterling will be fulfilling a one-year term through Dec. 2027. Council will be appointing one more member to fill a vacant seat after reviewing applications. The council discussed merging with Oil Creek Township. A merger...

Sharon (PA) Regional Moving ER Patients as Hospital Begins Closing Process

SHARON — Sharon Regional Health System’s time as an operating hospital is dwindling. Frank Jannetti, Mercer County director of public safety, told The Herald he was informed the embattled Sharon hospital would close at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The lights at the hospital went out just before 7 p.m.

AHN Grove City hiring event supports former Sharon Regional employees

GROVE CITY - After they heard about Sharon Regional’s closure, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Grove City planned a career fair, on Friday prospective employees were able to speak with recruiters and potentially receive a same-day offer. The hospital shared they saw the impact and wanted the community to know...

Erie VA holds groundbreaking ceremony for Ashtabula location

A new veterans’ affairs clinic is one step closer to becoming a reality in Ashtabula, Ohio. The Erie VA Healthcare System held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for the new Ashtabula County outpatient clinic. The new facility will replace the existing clinic on Lambros Lane, providing a new location for veterans to receive health care […]

GECAC Celebrates 61 Years of Service with Keynote Speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones

The Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) is celebrating more than 60 years of making a difference in Erie County. The organization hosted its 61st Annual Meeting this evening at the Bayfront Convention Center, bringing together community leaders, partners and supporters to recognize its impact and continued commitment to local families.

Wesleyville and Union City Join Erie County Opportunity Zones

Erie County has received federal approval for an expanded Qualified Opportunity Zones map that covers nine census tracts across the county. County Executive Christina Vogel announced today that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service approved Pennsylvania’s expanded map for the second round of the program. Erie County’s approved tracts include communities in the City of Erie, Wesleyville, Union City and rural areas.

Pennsylvania deals with measles outbreaks

From 2000 to 2024, 4,745 confirmed measles cases were documented in the U.S. according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure represents a 98.77% decrease from 1963 where there were 385,156 confirmed cases in that year alone. The decrease in cases directly correlates with the...