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Court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions

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A Pennsylvania court said that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion while striking down a decades-long law banning the use of state Medicaid funds to cover abortion costs. The ruling by a divided seven-judge panel of the appellate-level Commonwealth Court is a major victory ...

Jamestown man sentenced in death of 8-month-old

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MAYVILLE, N.Y. – Two years ago Sean Thomas was watching an 8-month-old Aniyah Turk when he apparently became frustrated and ended up strangling the infant to death. Prosecutors don’t see him as someone who is “purely evil” but rather as someone who didn’t have the proper maturity to ...

State lawmakers eye new app worker protections

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Three Democrats are proposing legislation they say will better protect app-based gig workers for companies like DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber and Lyft, among others. Reps. Rick Krajewski, D-Philadelphia, Aerion Abney, D-Pittsburgh, and Jessica Benham, D-Carrick, D-Philadelphia are circulating a ...

WAHS senior leaves mark in musical, theatrical community

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This article is part of the “Meet Your Neighbor Monday” series, highlighting the stories of individuals who make Warren County a special place to live. If you have a suggestion for a person to profile, email jrex@timesobserver.com. Aydin Anthony, Warren High School senior, has made his ...

WCSD board to discuss window safety improvements

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The Warren County School District will touch on several topics including the approval of the proposed estimates with FastSigns for the window film safety project at Youngsville Elementary Middle School, as well as Sheffield Area Elementary middle school. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, ...

Naming application, ordinance OK’d by Planning Commission

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The Warren Planning Commission held a brief meeting Wednesday morning, unanimously approving both a naming application and ordinance framework aimed at guiding how public spaces are named and dedicated. The primary focus of the meeting centered on the long-developing application process and ...