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‘Some kind of closure’: Family hopes tragedy can inspire change

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The McFadden family doesn’t want anyone else to go through what they have been through since their wife and mother, Kathleen, was killed in a car crash July 6, 2024. There is anger. There is frustration with the system, but there is also a wish by the family that the life of this kind, ...

UPMC president visits lawmakers, advocates for affordable care

Health

Patti Jackson-Gehris, market president, UPMC North Central Pa., recently traveled to Washington, D.C., where she joined other rural health leaders and advocacy groups along with the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania to meet with federal lawmakers — including U.S. Rep. ...

Real estate agent awarded ‘specialist’ designation

Business

Alison Hall, Realtor with RE/MAX BRIDGES, has been awarded the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation, the premier seller agency designation in the country. According to a news release, the SRS is conferred by the Real Estate Business Institute (REBI) and is an official credential ...

Footsteps to Follow: Wrestling for all

Religion

Since my grandchildren participate in a lot of sports, I have watched more sporting events than I ever would have imagined. The seasons sometimes run together but generally go from baseball, soccer, softball, and track to football and, now, wrestling, before starting again. And, of course, the ...

Lawmaker focused on changing standard for vehicular homicide

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A state lawmaker serving Lycoming County and a part of Sullivan County has sponsored a bill adding the offense of homicide by vehicle to the state’s direct file statute to ensure that juveniles charged with this serious offense are prosecuted as adults. Known as the Kathleen McFadden Act, ...