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Pennsylvania’s statewide phone ban is claimed to help reduce student distraction and help students improve their grades. Many adults believe phones interfere with learning, but phones don’t solve the full issue. Lawmakers are focusing on the wrong problem or purposefully blaming phones as an easy way out so it looks like they’re doing something. All they are doing is putting band-aids on bullet holes. It might cover the issues, but it doesn’t repair the damage left underneath.
(WHTM) — Fittingly, just days before Veterans Day, the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has announced updated regulations that will “expand access to critical benefit programs.” The DMVA says that the changes represent “the most extensive changes to Pennsylvania veterans’ benefits in 35 years,” which include broadening and clarifying eligibility requirements, changing […]
Pennsylvania’s Buc-ee’s rumors have something in common with the California sign that appeared to be a prank: the excitement got ahead of the evidence. In Pennsylvania’s case, a letter that…
State environmental officials say an earthquake struck Allegheny Township last month, but it was so small it’s likely no one but seismologists noticed. On Oct. 4, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was alerted to a seismic event near EQT’s Porter well pad in Allegheny Township off Willowbrook Road.
Advocates, officials and lawmakers gathered in the Capitol Tuesday to honor transgender and gender-diverse victims of violence ahead of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is widely recognized on Nov. 20.
It’s an advantage Pennsylvania progressives haven’t seen in more than three decades. Come Jan. 5, when the newly elected officials are sworn in, Democrats will have control of the state Senate, an expanded majority in the state House and Gov. Josh Shapiro will be entering his second term.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is giving back to current and former service members this Veterans Day with free hot coffee at each of its 17 service plazas. Eligible customers can show their military ID to redeem a medium coffee at the plazas’ Starbucks or Dunkin’ locations. “Supporting veterans...
(WHTM) – A blue tsunami struck Pennsylvania on Election Day, as State Democrats secured their first legislative trifecta in over three decades and four Republican Congressmen were ousted. “I did not think it was going to be as bad as it was,” said Greg Rothman, the State’s Republican Party Chairman and a State Senator who […]
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Rep. Eric Nelson (R-57) announced that $76,960.42 in unclaimed property was returned following Nelson’s Veterans Picnic at Youngwood Area Park and Pool in Westmoreland County. The Youngwood Sportsman Association received $75,549.49. Picnic attendees received the remaining $1,410.93. Treasury holds more than $5 billion in...
The squonk, a cryptid said to be found in northern Pennsylvania's hemlock forests, will be featured on an upcoming U.S. Postal Service stamp set of mythical creatures. On Monday, USPS announced 15 new stamp sets for 2027, including Black Heritage, Year of the Goat and Cure Childhood Cancers. Proceeds will fund childhood cancer research at the National Institutes of Health, according to a USPS release.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced on Tuesday that over 99% of businesses across the Commonwealth have complied with the removal of skill games since Oct. 14. Since the deadline to remove skill games, PSP said it has removed machines from 12,134 locations, at a 99.4%...
Millcreek Township supervisors voted this morning to distribute Pennsylvania Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association funds equally among the township's four designated fire departments. Belle Valley, Kearsarge, West Lake and West Ridge will each receive about $68,628.80 from the $274,515.21 the township received this year, according to background information included with a...
Measles cases in the U.S. just hit a 35-year high. In the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, some health officials are taking a quiet approach to fighting the outbreak. This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Tiffany Vera Castro and Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams.
Measles continues to spread in northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania as international health officials meet to decide if the United States will lose its measles-free status. When the Pan American Health Organization meets this week, it’s expected to decide whether the U.S. will retain the measles elimination status it earned in 2000 or, as many observers expect, it will be revoked after more than a year of continuous measles transmission.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania will receive nearly $191 million as part of the next round of funding in the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). U.S Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) announced the latest round of funding Monday, Nov. 9, which follows nearly $193 million that the state secured last year. Pennsylvania is seeking to secure […]
WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania firefighter union leader unseated a sitting congressman in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, one of several wins the International Association of Fire Fighters is claiming for candidates and ballot measures it backed across the country. The union, which represents firefighters and emergency medical workers in...
(WHTM) — One Pennsylvania veteran was driven to the brink. He is now helping to lead the way for other veterans in mental health crises. Zacheriah Taylor grew up knowing members of his family fought in every American war. He had no intention of breaking that tradition. While proud of his service, he suffers. “Before […]
Pennsylvania homeowners paid thousands of dollars to improve their properties, only to face unfinished projects and costly damage, according to a new state lawsuit. One bathroom renovation reportedly ended with a ceiling collapsing in another room. The complaints have now led to legal action against JC Home & Construction Management, LLC, and its owner, Julian...
Pennsylvania grocery chains and national retailers such as Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Aldi are offering free turkeys and discounted holiday meal bundles to help consumers save money on their Thanksgiving feasts.
Butler County is the latest county in Western Pennsylvania to confirm measles infections among its residents as the statewide outbreak of the highly contagious disease tops 1,500 cases. Data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health updated Monday shows five confirmed cases in the county north of Pittsburgh. The health department...
