Suicide prevention training webinars aimed at saving lives

November 1, 2025

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension webinars provide evidence-based training aimed at saving lives and reducing suicidal behaviors. Trainings are scheduled for the following dates: — Nov. 17, 2025, from 1 to 3 p.m. — Dec. 15, 2025, from 1 to 3 p.m. — Jan. 20, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. Penn State Extension educators will lead this webinar training, “Question, Persuade and Refer,” developed by the QPR Institute. Participants can learn to recognize warning signs of suicide in friends, coworkers, family members or neighbors in need. Designed for all people, regardless ...

Americans staying put: US home turnover rate at lowest level in decades as housing slump drags on

November 1, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of U.S. homes that typically change hands as people relocate for work, retire or trade-up for more living space hasn’t been this low in nearly 30 years. About 28 out of every 1,000 homes changed hands between January and September, the lowest U.S. home ...

Don’t toss your Halloween pumpkin — bake, compost or feed it to farm animals instead

November 1, 2025

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November. More than 1 billion pounds (454 million kilograms) of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy. Yours doesn’t have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can ...

AIDS Resource Alliance, Inc. receives grant from AstraZeneca Foundation to advance health equity in north central Pennsylvania

October 25, 2025

WILLIAMSPORT — AIDS Resource Alliance, Inc. has been awarded a third year grant of $249,949 from the AstraZeneca Foundation’s Creating Health Access for Next Generation Equity (CHANGE) program, which aims to improve access to quality healthcare for populations experiencing health disparities This funding will provide critical support to their primary care clinic, AR Health and enable staff to share best practices and lessons learned with other organizations similarly committed to advancing community health through a white paper. AR Health aims to reduce health disparities and ...

Wedding etiquette includes being mindful of how much it costs guests to attend

October 25, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Weddings are meant to be celebrations of love. They also may require invited guests to make a financial commitment that brings them stress. Whether it’s paying for hotels and flights to attend a destination wedding or different outfits and gifts for multiple pre-wedding ...

During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

October 25, 2025

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young. A recent study confirmed what ...