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From symptoms to solutions: How to recognize and treat kidney stones

Health September 11, 2026

Kidney stones are hard, solid deposits of minerals and salts that form inside the kidneys, affecting millions of adults each year. These painful structures develop when urine becomes overly concentrated, allowing substances like calcium, oxalate, uric acid and cystine to crystallize. Over time, these tiny crystals bind together to create stones that range in size from tiny sand grains to larger, obstructive masses. While smaller stones can pass through the urinary tract completely unnoticed, larger deposits can trap urine and cause physical discomfort and health complications if left ...

Sept. 11 ranks among the most historic events in many Americans’ lifetimes, polling shows

Local news September 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll. A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended ...

Pa. lawmakers eye limits, outright ban on Flock cameras as they prepare for fall return

Local news September 11, 2026

HARRISBURG — A bipartisan backlash against Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers is mounting in Pennsylvania, with lawmakers introducing bans and restrictions and both candidates for governor coming out against them. The cameras, installed on both public and private property and roads, capture images, then use AI to determine vehicles’ plate numbers, makes, and models. That data can then be used to create a searchable vehicle location database accessible to law enforcement. The technology has existed for years, but has been under increased scrutiny due to its ...

FCC approves transfer of WPSU to WHYY

Local news September 11, 2026

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the transfer of WPSU to WHYY, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for a transaction designed to secure the future of public media in northern and central Pennsylvania. After the transaction closes, WHYY will officially become WPSU’s owner and operator. The FCC’s action affirms a path forward that will allow WPSU to continue serving audiences throughout northern and central Pennsylvania while building on its longstanding legacy of public service. For more than 70 years, WPSU has informed, educated and ...

One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years later

Local news September 10, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on that sunny September morning 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City, rural western Pennsylvania and just outside Washington, D.C. They radiated through every part of the United ...

Around the Town

Community September 10, 2026

Good Day and Happy Birthday to Tracy Foster, of Mill Hall; Calvin “Sonny” Stover, of Lock Haven; Joseph Lavallee; and Mitchell Holden, 25, of Howard! Word of the Day Expeditious — adj. — Describing someone acting in a quick or efficient manner. Quote of the Day “Work hard, be kind and amazing things will happen.” — Conan O’Brien Veterans distribution Clinton County Veterans Affairs MilitaryShare distribution is Thursday, Sept. 17, from 9-11 a.m., at the Castanea Fire Co. picnic grounds. For more info call the CCVA office at 570-893-4339. Military Share ...