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<b>A Lakeshore Flood Advisory is in effect along the coastlines of Monroe and Wayne Counties until 10:00 p.m. ET, today. </b>

One Southern Tier county is marking a positive milestone in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tri-County Independent PIKE COUNTY -Voter turnout was quite low in Pike County on May 18, with mostly municipal elections on the ballot and few of them being contested. Even the four statewide referendums failed to stimulate much interest. The overall turnout was 18.75%, with 8075 people voting from a total registration of 43,056, according to data released by the Pike County Election Office. Republicans showed the most zeal, with a 22.69% turnout but also with more contested elections than the...

The most important reason for the Memorial Day weekend is to remember and honor those who served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice.

Hurricane Zeta upgraded to Category 3 in post-season report In a post-season report by the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Zeta has been upgraded from a Category 2 to a Category 3. (Source: National Hurricane Center) By Lindsay Knowles | May 11, 2021 at 1:26 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 4:16 PM BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Hurricane Zeta caused over $4 billion in damage last October when it made landfall in parts of Louisiana and South Mississippi. Now, in a post-season report by the Nation...

A Fair Transition for Midwest Coal Counties Don Barrett/Flickr James Gignac, lead Midwest energy analyst | May 4, 2021, 6:00 am EDT Across the country, including here in the Midwest, we are transitioning away from coal as a fuel source. While this brings important emission reductions and new opportunities for clean energy development, we still don’t do a great job supporting communities and workers who directly affected by the ...

Apr. 16—WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) on Friday joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), as well as Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), to urge President Biden to approve Governor Justice's request for a federal disaster declaration for the severe winter weather that affected areas of West Virginia's Third ...

W.Va. delegation urges president to approve disaster declaration… Mason Co. winter storm damage included Staff Report Miller WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) on Friday joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), as well as Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), to urge President Biden to approve Governor Justice’s request for a federal disaster declaration for the severe winter weather that affected areas of West Virg...

Share this article Michigan-based Lake Superior State University (LSSU) made headlines back in 2019 when it established the nation’s first cannabis-focused chemistry program, The Cannabis Center of Excellence. The school now finds itself back on the front pages of the news after announcing a cannabis chemistry scholarship, marking the first of its kind across the country. In an official statement, the university revealed that Steadfast Labs, a safe cannabis medicine research facility also bas...

Health disparities in Pennsylvania have become more pronounced during COVID-19, shows report A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel Universitys College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to health care services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Disrupting Disparities in Pennsylvania: Retooling for Geographic, Racial and E...