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President Donald Trump presents an obvious scapegoat for why Republicans lost in local, state, and federal elections across the nation in last week’s midterms. Still, Pennsylvania Republicans have some commonwealth specific observations on their races, and the future. Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity lost, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro...
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for 4 counties in northern Pennsylvania as the first snow of the season arrives Thursday night. NWS State College says Potter, Tioga, northern Lycoming and Sullivan counties could see up to 2 inches of snow, with locally up to 4 inches. Timing and...
Today, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that it will distribute approximately $12.9 million in Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding to 29 municipalities statewide to fund 33 safety projects. This investment, which supports the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to safer, more connected communities, brings the total dollars awarded under the Shapiro Administration to over $87 million, supporting 205 safety projects.
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...
A night at the movies can cost a small fortune these days, but a slice of homemade pie at a Pennsylvania diner is still a pretty easy win. Across the state, small-town counters and roadside dining rooms keep turning out cream pies, fruit pies, and old Pennsylvania Dutch favorites at prices that feel friendly.
Pennsylvania is headed for its first taste of winter this week. A strengthening coastal storm will spread rain across the state from Wednesday night into today, before colder air changes rain to snow in parts of the state tonight. Forecasters say it does not look like a blockbuster snowstorm for most of the state.
ARLINGTON, Va. (WHTM) — Rain or shine, day and night, with or without an audience, members of the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment, or the Old Guard, stand guard beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. At 20 years old, Army specialists Joshua Beckman and Cole Ortman say their jobs, the precise […]
Eli Lilly breaks ground on a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to produce next-generation obesity treatments like retatrutide. Eli Lilly and Company broke ground on a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. The site joins nine other new U.S. manufacturing sites Eli Lilly has announced since...
Sit in a diner off US-220 near Williamsport and you’ll probably hear it from the next booth: the rigs are busy again. After a couple of slow years, drilling crews are back on pads across Lycoming and Bradford counties. Each pad needs steel, mats and machinery hauled up roads mostly built for milk trucks and school buses.
Three million donuts a year roll out of one grocery store bakery. That number alone made me stop and reread it. Then I learned the same store sells antelope, camel, and ostrich. The building covers roughly 130,000 square feet of shopping space in Pennsylvania. That’s not a quick milk run....
Sixteen teams from District 1 and District 12 will be competing on Saturday for a chance to move one step closer to playing for a PIAA state championship at the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. At least one local team is already guaranteed a spot in the semifinals: Springfield Township...
A pile of crunchy maple leaves can be perfectly legal to burn in one town and against the rules a few miles away. That patchwork surprised me the first time I looked into it. State environmental rules in Pennsylvania focus heavily on smoke, and some valley regions face much tighter limits than rural hillsides.
As temperatures drop and heating bills climb, help is available for Pennsylvanians struggling to keep their homes warm. Applications are open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP. Through April, eligible households can apply for a one-time cash grant to help cover heating costs. Grants...
DANVILLE — Geisinger honored military veterans with nearly 3,500 free meals during appreciation dinners held across Pennsylvania last week. Geisinger says the annual drive-through event took place at 12 locations, including Danville, Bloomsburg, Shamokin, Muncy and Jersey Shore. Geisinger executives, employees and volunteers helped distribute meals to veterans and...
Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced mortgage payoffs for 30 Gold Star families on Veterans Day, part of its goal to deliver 343 homes in 2026.
This story comes from our partners at WPSU. Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is unveiling a new climate action plan for the state, with varying deadlines for goals between 2030 and 2050. Several DCNR officials spoke Tuesday at the Mira Lloyd Dock Resource Conservation Center, formerly known...
In an election dominated by concerns about affordability, voters across the country overwhelmingly agreed to raise taxes to preserve or expand public transit. Out of 27 ballot measures supporting transit, 22 passed on November 3, representing $27.4 billion in funding to rescue faltering systems and expand or build new ones. Some of the biggest wins of the night included voters in the San Francisco Bay Area staving off enormous cuts to Bay Area Rapid Transit and other regional systems, Coloradans backing new regional rail, and residents of Seattle and nearby Pierce County favoring expanded bus service.
“He’s seen a lot of bills come up and I think that he’ll do what he thinks is best," said state Sen. Devlin Robinson, a Republican. “I think he’s a pragmatic person and he’ll be pragmatic in whatever office he possesses.” The post After 30 years in the minority, Jay Costa steps into Senate spotlight appeared first on Pittsburgh's Public Source . PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
Primanti Bros.’ first customers were the workers unloading produce in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Pennsylvanians know the story. Out-of-staters still go looking for a side of fries. Here’s what Pennsylvanians know about Primanti Bros. that out-of-staters get wrong. 1. Cart Before Storefront. Primanti Bros. started out as a...
Pennsylvania veterans who paid a Florida-based company for help getting federal veterans benefits should consider filing claims after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Attorney General Dave Sunday said. A release from Sunday’s office says Trajector Holdings, LLC, Trajector Medical, LLC and related entities filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy...
