David Argall News Today

While lawmakers agree that Pennsylvania’s higher education system needs to change, Republicans and Democrats this month have advanced conflicting proposals on how to do it.

HARRISBURG — Affirmative yet divided votes cast in the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday advanced a pair of bills intended to address the staffing crisis facing the long-term care industry.

HARRISBURG — Affirmative yet divided votes cast in the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday advanced a pair of bills intended to address the staffing crisis facing the long-term care industry.

Over the last nearly two decades of my career with the Times News, I have covered the Carbon County community, from graduations and school board meetings, to the Senior Games and everything in between...

Northeast Pennsylvania after school programs are at risk of closing their doors after not receiving grant money from the state.Almost 2000 kids are at risk of l

Two long-standing after-school programs in Northeastern Pennsylvania with proven track records of helping students succeed could cease due to lack of grant funding. Some 25 SHINE and ACHIEVE after-sch...

Regional balloting in Tuesday’s Primary Election focused on the Republican race for the nomination in the 7th Congressional District. But voters in the Times News coverage area of Carbon, Schuylkill, ...

A light voter turnout was reported at various voting precincts throughout the Times News region. Though voters turned out to make their voices be heard, it clearly wasn’t in droves, as Tuesday’s prima...

Franklin Township has named Joseph Zutcofski from Carbon Engineering as project manager for the Department of Community and Economic Development grant for the Christman ball field. Township secretary ...

Senate and House Republican lawmakers have crafted a college affordability plan that seeks to make Pennsylvania more competitive for both in-state and out-of-state students in high-demand fields in exchange for a requirement that they remain in the state after graduation. The Grow PA proposal introduced on Wednesday also establishes a