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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Draft 2050 Freight Movement Plan (FMP), a strategic plan for moving goods throughout Pennsylvania, has opened for public comment and review. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said the plan provides information on Pennsylvania’s freight infrastructure and PennDOT’s efforts to improve the safe and efficient movement of freight statewide. The […]
Each night, JET Action News will be bringing you the top stories of the day from around northwest Pennsylvania for you to catch up on what’s going on in your community! Click the links below to learn more! JROTC cadets hold Veterans Day tribute at McDowell High School McDowell High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC […]
NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County Democrats are still riding the Election Day high after the “blue tsunami” of midterm results swept through the nation a week ago. The county, a predominately Democratic area, remained blue as many local legislators in Congress, the governor’s mansion and Pennsylvania General Assembly retained their seats. Elected officials expressed elation over the “trifecta” in Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG — Democratic challengers have declared victory in three competitive Pennsylvania House races that will help determine the size of the party’s majority during the next legislative session. Wins in those races would give the party a 13-seat advantage. In Lancaster County’s 41st House District, Brad Chambers leads Republican state Rep. Brett Miller by 30 […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Women are wanted for transportation jobs in Pennsylvania, so schools from around the state, including some from the Midstate, sent female students to a seminar held Tuesday at the Farm Show Complex. This was the 5th annual STEAM Day, which stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. The event is […]
Red Cross connects veterans and military families with support, resources and community. This Veterans Day, the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Region honors those who have served and recognizes the experiences, sacrifices and continued contributions of veterans and military families in communities across the country. Whether someone is serving today,...
The Republican Party took a beating up and down the country last week but our focus, as always, is on Pennsylvania. And in Pennsylvania — particularly in southeastern Pennsylvania — the 2026 elections were arguably an extinction-level event for Republicans. All three Republican state senators on the ballot...
Above-average temperatures are favored across Pennsylvania as Thanksgiving travel approaches.
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...
Veterans continue to be a force that unites lawmakers in Harrisburg, as several new laws passed this year to protect and support the men and women who served in our militaries. Pennsylvania passed at least three new laws dealing with active duty members and veterans. County directors of veterans affairs...
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.
Visitors to the Barnes galleries encounter a puzzling idiosyncrasy: paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso shown next to Pennsylvania German calligraphy, metalwork, and furniture. Why juxtapose “rustic” artifacts of the early Pennsylvania hinterland with masterpieces of the Parisian avant-garde? In this four-session online course, we’ll puzzle through the curious case of Dr. Albert C. Barnes’s important but often overlooked collection of Pennsylvania German material culture, including treasures from Ker-Feal, his former country estate.
U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) celebrated the launch of the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) new Erie-Allegheny Chapter, a product of conversations and partnerships cultivated at Senator McCormick’s 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit. NDIA President and CEO the Honorable David Norquist participated in the Summit, helping lay the groundwork for a permanent NDIA presence in Western Pennsylvania and new opportunities for regional defense businesses.
Pennsylvania's new Democratic majority could lead to a push for public transit funding. Governor Josh Shapiro says it's a priority. But after years of funding challenges, advocates say the Commonwealth needs a long-term solution. "Over 12,000 people a day take LANTA bus trips," Scott Slingerland says. Bradley Snyder is one...
State leaders are looking for feedback on the newly formed plan on how goods move throughout the state. It’s called the Draft 2050 Freight Movement Plan, and it’s a comprehensive look at infrastructure investments that are helping move freight in Pennsylvania. The plan is required to be done...
Powered by the second-highest-ever voter turnout for a midterm election, this November saw a blue sweep both nationally and locally. Democrats won control of the U.S. House and — for the first time since 1990 — achieved a blue trifecta in Harrisburg. But while much of the county is celebrating, local organizers say the fight has only just begun.
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania has nearly 700,000 veterans, the fifth-largest veterans’ population in the country. Some of them live with PTSD, and a local nonprofit is helping them heal through music. Guitars 4 Vets, which started in 2018, is striking a chord in two different locations: the Lebanon VA hospital and at St. Joan of Arc’s […]
ERIE, Pennsylvania — In the last week of October, fall foliage in Pennsylvania's Appalachian Mountains reached its peak, with native hardwoods and understory trees ablaze in red, orange, yellow and purple. A Democratic governor cruising to reelection had no obvious reason to travel through these rural counties, but Josh Shapiro went anyway. A lodge in coal country was one stop on a bus tour that took him and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis through 29 counties in the campaign's final 10 days. Fourteen of those counties voted against him in 2022.
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s longstanding role as a leader in energy production is entering a new chapter with the arrival of a company that is turning air into fuel. AIRCO, formerly Air Company, recently relocated from Brooklyn, N.Y. to Bucks County, Pa., to start a new hub for research, development, engineering, and manufacturing of advanced fuel technologies. Its proprietary AIRMADE technologies convert carbon dioxide into synthetic fuels – including diesel and jet fuel – which the company says could have implications for national security and global fuel supply. Although the facility will produce some fuel, its primary focus is manufacturing its MAD (Mobile, Adaptable, and Dynamic) Fuel Systems, which are designed to produce fuel near the point of use, potentially reducing dependence on vulnerable fuel supply lines. “For over a century, fuel has been produced in centralized refineries and shipped around the world. We’re changing that,” said Gregory Constantine, co-founder and CEO of AIRCO , at a ribbon-cutting event on Oct. 28. “This facility enables us to manufacture autonomous systems that produce fuel anywhere, on demand. It’s a fundamental shift from fuel as a commodity to fuel as infrastructure.” Constantine said they plan to mass manufacture modular e-fuel production
HARRISBURG — Faced with stark evidence that residents who shop for electricity suppliers pay higher bills and face more frequent shut-offs, Pennsylvania regulators approved a significant policy change sought by the state’s largest electric company. In a 3-2 vote in late October, the Public Utility Commission agreed to...
