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Bradley Snyder rides LANTA buses to get to work, to go shopping, and to visit his daughter — the kind of daily reliance that has made him watch closely as Pennsylvania's public transit agencies absorbed cut after cut over the past several years. Now, with Democrats holding control of state government following the recent elections, riders and advocates across the Lehigh Valley are asking whether Harrisburg will finally deliver the long-term funding fix transit agencies have needed since the state's last major transportation funding overhaul in 2013.
For months, veterans organizations warned Harrisburg that failing to pass legislation regulating skill games would devastate their finances.
No. 7 Roman Catholic, No. 9 St. Joseph's Prep meet to decide Philadelphia Catholic League title; Southern Lehigh, Scranton Prep also playing for district titles this week
A proposed class action against Allegheny Health Network (AHN) puts patient consent practices for AI documentation tools under scrutiny. The complaint alleges that patients were told an AI tool would be used during appointments but were not told that their conversations would be transmitted to Abridge AI or could be retained for the company’s commercial purposes. It further alleges that AHN did not adequately disclose those uses. The case highlights a practical challenge for healthcare organizations adopting ambient AI: disclosure should explain what is recorded, who receives the information, and how it may be used, not simply that an AI tool is involved. The plaintiff alleges that patient encounters contributed to Abridge AI’s proprietary data and asserts claims under Pennsylvania wiretapping law, physician-patient confidentiality, privacy, implied contract, and unjust enrichment. For healthcare organizations and technology providers, this case is a reminder to review the full lifecycle of patient data used in AI documentation: what the tool captures, where data goes, how long it is retained, and whether it may be used to develop or improve products. Review patient-facing notices and consent workflows alongside vendor contracts and internal practices and make sure that any option to decline the tool is clear
Central Pennsylvanians know Rutter’s menu runs well past chips and coffee. Take, for instance, its 25 new Spam creations that rolled out this August. Here’s what Central Pennsylvanians grab at Rutter’s that out-of-staters don’t get. 1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Milk. As of 2024, Rutter’s flavored milks...
There are places in Pennsylvania that look completely unremarkable from the outside but absolutely blow your mind the moment you step through the door, and Three Rivers Karting Entertainment Park in Leetsdale is at the very top of that list. If you’ve been searching for a reason to get off...
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declined to address whether the Environmental Hearing Board properly incorporated federal consent judgment conditions into DEP well permits, dismissing the appeal as moot after the permits expired. This leaves unresolved questions about how different agencies must coordinate their Environmental Rights Amendment obligations and whether one regulator can enforce another’s conditions.
A former railroad corridor that once carried coal trains through northeastern Pennsylvania has been transformed into a recreational trail more than four decades after public money was first committed to preserving the property. The new North Pocono Trail follows 3.2 miles of the former Erie and Wyoming Railroad corridor between...
Cucumber Falls drops 30 feet over a sandstone ledge in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania, and you can walk right up to it. The water pours in a thin, veil-like sheet into a clear pool surrounded by mossy rock and thick forest. It sits inside Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette...
November 13, 2026 // Franchising.com // ATLANTA, GA – Chicken Salad Chick announced today the opening of its second restaurant in The Keystone State, located at 500 Broad Street in Collegeville. The local community is invited to celebrate this grand opening on Wednesday, November 18, when the first 100 guests in line will win free chicken salad for a year*."¯
Roberta Devers, a Pennsylvania midwife who has delivered nearly 2,000 babies over her 38-year career, has reconsidered her stance on vaccines. Her opinion changed after an outbreak devastated families in Lancaster County. Traditional midwife explains why her view on vaccines changed Devers reportedly admitted that she once struggled to determine whether vaccines offered more benefits...
A Freeze Warning is in effect for 17 counties in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland as temperatures fall to 28 degrees. The warning runs from midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Saturday for NWS Mount Holly’s area, and to 8 AM EST for NWS Baltimore/Washington’s area. Counties under the...
Cargo ship hit the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge and now it's stuck open. No injuries reported, but Route 73 and the surrounding roads are gridlocked. Pack your patience.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women’s tennis team has announced the signing of Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, native Addison Lindsay on signing day. Lindsay, who attends Central Mountain High School, won back-to-back Pennsylvania State Championships in 2025 and 2026, one in Class 2A and one in Class 3A.
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — With hunting season in full swing, safety experts are reminding more than 800,000 people who are registered to hunt in Pennsylvania about safety and the leading causes of hunting-related injuries. In 2025, the Pennsylvania Game Commission recorded 13 hunting-related shooting incidents, a more than...
HARRISBURG — This month’s election brought a massive power shift to Pennsylvania, with Democrats winning a rare trifecta to control the governor’s office and the state Senate and House. What can we learn from this win? And what will Democrats do with their new authority?. Spotlight PA...
Butler County's measles case count has climbed to five, health officials confirmed, with every single case involving someone who was not vaccinated against the virus. The jump comes as Pennsylvania's statewide outbreak surpasses 1,500 confirmed infections for the year, underscoring how the disease continues to find footholds in unvaccinated pockets of the state.
A First Alert was in effect for the entire Philadelphia region on Thursday, Nov. 12, until 7 p.m. as severe storms brought a tornado to Delaware and New Jersey as well as hail to the Pennsylvania suburbs. There were scattered storms across the region early Thursday morning. By the late...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — A Pennsylvania representative told Politico she will be "considering" making a run at Sen. John Fetterman's seat in 2028. Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat who has represented Pennsylvania in U.S. Congress since 2018, told Politico she has been concerned with Fetterman's leadership. "I have been...
Say “Giant” to a grocery shopper in Philadelphia and to one in Pittsburgh, and they’ll picture two different stores. The names sound related, and that’s where a lot of the confusion starts. Here’s why eastern Pennsylvanians shop at Giant and western Pennsylvanians swear by Giant Eagle....
