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Pennsylvania utilities cannot cut off gas or electric from Dec. 1 to March 31 for households at or below 250% of poverty, $82,500 for a family of four.
Losing a corporate job led one Pennsylvania woman to turn her home-baking skills into a business that now draws customers into a historic market building dating back to 1888. Her cinnamon rolls have become popular enough to attract lines outside. The journey began with homemade baked goods and a determination...
Pennsylvania LIHEAP cash grants run $200 to $1,000 through April 23, 2027. See the income limits, how to apply through COMPASS and when crisis grants arrive.
CAMP HILL — The Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals recently announced the recipients of its 2026 Chamber of the Year Awards. The Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County and the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce were recognized during the association’s awards ceremony at the Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill, as part of the 2026 PACP Chamber Professionals & Leadership Conference held Oct. 26-28, 2026.
After selling her Maryland home, Heidi Keeney moved back to Pennsylvania to build a cottage near her parents, but the project has taken far longer than she ever imagined
Christmas tree shopping in October sounds a little wild, but one Pennsylvania farm makes it official. Starting October 1st, you can claim your tree while everyone else is still debating Halloween costumes. That’s the kind of planning most of us only dream about. A different farm closes early on purpose...
Pennsylvania American Water announced Friday that it recently applied a fourth credit to water customer accounts from settlements with manufac
After again receiving high marks for client satisfaction and service, Boyer & Ritter LLC has earned ClearlyRated’s 2026 Best of Accounting 5 Year Gold Award, recognizing the firm for earning Best of Accounting honors for at least five consecutive years. Boyer & Ritter received satisfaction scores of 9 or...
HARRISBURG, Pa.- UGI Utilities will pay a $150,000 civil penalty to settle claims that one of its natural gas pipeline contractors failed to follow installation protocol at numerous job sites around the Lehigh Valley. The settlement was approved Thursday by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). It was first announced...
A Berks County company has been awarded more than $825,000 in state funding to replace diesel-powered equipment with an electric alternative as part of a statewide initiative aimed at reducing fuel costs and improving air quality. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that AMG Resources will receive $825,840...
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania farmers will soon have a little bit of relief after a freeze devastated crops across the state last spring. The Shapiro Administration announced Friday that $10 million in disaster relief grants are heading to 319 Pennsylvania fruit growers in 48 counties who lost crops covering around 18,500 acres to a freeze in […]
In the next legislative session, Democrats in Pennsylvania will not necessarily have to compromise with Republicans to pass laws. On Tuesday, voters handed both chambers in the General Assembly and the governor's office to Democratic candidates. The results were part of a nationwide "blue wave" that ousted GOP lawmakers on...
PENNSYLVANIA (WHP) — Pennsylvania's minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since 2009. Now, a proposal to raise it to $15 an hour could mean a significant change for workers - and a major expense for some small businesses. For Brian Crouse, who helps run 3C's Family Restaurant...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity just announced the reinvestment of $20 million in Israeli bonds. According to the Pennsylvania Treasury, as of November 1, their department has $64.5 million in Israel Bond investments, which includes the recent reinvestment of $20 million that was initially invested in October 2023 following the Hamas terrorist […]
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania has climbed to second in the nation for organic agricultural sales, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s 2025 National Organic Survey found the state’s organic sales increased by $20 million over the past year, rising from $1.094 billion to $1.114 billion. The number of certified […]
Sellers will be required to report whether coverage is required and whether the property has carried it before.
HUNTERSTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — An Adams County power plant is expanding. The Hunterstown Generating Station was one of three Pennsylvania projects included in the first Expedited Interconnection Track program developed by PJM Interconnection. It is a natural gas power plant northeast of Gettysburg. As planned, the expansion would update the plant and add 367 MW […]
PFAS, the long-lived “forever chemicals,” were found in farm soils treated with biosolids on nine of 10 Pennsylvania farms studied, according to research presented by Diana Oviedo-Vargas of the Stroud Water Research Center. Oviedo-Vargas measured PFAS from 2021 to 2023 on farms that applied biosolids in counties including...
Electric bills are climbing while proposed relief measures stall in the state Senate.
A Gloucester County contractor performed faulty or incomplete home improvements on properties throughout the Philadelphia region, according to a new lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania prosecutors, who are asking a judge to force the contractor to pay back the customers. The lawsuit alleges that JC Home & Construction Management, LLC and...
