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Sixteen acres of bare boulders sit in the middle of a Pennsylvania forest, and not one tree grows among them. Some of those rocks stretch up to 26 feet long. The field is so flat and so empty of soil that it looks like someone paved a clearing with giant stones.
A powerful storm system brought a dangerous mix of severe weather to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Thursday, triggering tornado warnings near two of the nation's busiest airport in New York, promoting reports of probable tornado damage in Delaware and unleashing flash flooding and large hail across the region. John F....
Governor Josh Shapiro, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger unveiled Pennsylvania’s first-ever, 10-year Strategic Plan for Agriculture last month on a Chester County dairy farm. The plan outlines a strategy to continue the momentum the Shapiro Administration has established over the past four years, supporting farmers and investing the food system to ensure that the industry feeds and fuels Pennsylvania remains profitable and globally competitive.
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...
The U.S. issued a watch tonight.
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. As Pennsylvania deals with one of the nation’s largest measles outbreaks of the past three decades, doctors and public health experts predict that the United States will soon lose its global measles elimination status. The U.S. achieved that designation 26 years ago after the viral disease was declared eradicated following mass vaccination campaigns.
When the first cold snap hits, the heating bill is the one that keeps people up at night. Pennsylvania is now taking applications for help, with grants of up to […]
DENVER (WHP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro didn't dismiss a potential presidential run, but he said it will be a "personal decision" he and his family will make. "Well, that will be a personal decision my wife and my kids and I make," Shapiro told reporters after he spoke at the "What's Next" conference in Denver on Friday. "When we're ready to say something, we'll let you know."
Colder air arrives Thursday night, with snow possible Friday and Saturday along the state border.
Homeowners in Pennsylvania will need to reveal more information about flood risk to potential buyers beginning as soon as 2028. A new law requires that sellers disclose whether the home has flooded in the past and whether they’ve ever filed a flood insurance claim. “A few inches of water...
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...
Comcast has told Pennsylvania it will lay off 634 workers at its Philadelphia headquarters campus, and it has filed layoff notices covering hundreds more employees in Washington, New Jersey and California, with the first job losses set for Dec. 31. Pennsylvania’s WARN notice list shows the Philadelphia layoffs beginning Dec. 31, 2026. WARN notices are... The post Comcast filed layoff notices for 634 workers in Pennsylvania and more in Washington, New Jersey and California, with the first job losses set for Dec. 31 appeared first on The Financial Wire .
An industry founder’s argument — and the unchanged legal reality that no adult-use law has passed — frame the state’s next debate. Pennsylvania’s long-running marijuana legalization debate gained a new voice this week, and it came from inside the industry. In an op-ed published by Marijuana Moment on November 13, Gabe Perlow of Tri-Mountain Pure argued that if Pennsylvania legalizes adult-use cannabis, the law should be designed so smaller businesses have a realistic chance to compete — not simply so the companies already operating in the state’s medical market can serve more customers. This article reports what Perlow argued, who he is, and where Pennsylvania law actually stands. On that last point, precision matters: no adult-use legalization bill has passed in Pennsylvania. What changed, in Perlow’s account and in other recent reporting, is the political arithmetic in Harrisburg — not the law.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– History was made in Harrisburg today as Democrats in the State Senate elected their leadership team, ending a very long drought for the party. The Democratic Party last controlled the State Senate in 1993, and they will once again when the new session starts in January. This comes after the party secured […]
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...
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...
A Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play ticket worth $112,887 was sold in Venango County, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The Pennsylvania Lottery said the winning ticket carried the progressive top prize in the $5 Win It All game and was sold Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Spanky's Tobacco World Inc., 1219 Liberty St., Franklin. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro marked Veterans Day on November 11 by honoring his father, a U.S. Navy veteran, while recognizing the military service of veterans throughout the commonwealth. His message connected his family’s experience with the broader sacrifices made by Pennsylvania’s military community, as his administration continues implementing programs and legislation intended to expand access […]
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 […]
Before opening a small Turkish restaurant in Pennsylvania, its founder reportedly spent his working days driving a taxi. Today, the family business serves traditional dishes and handmade desserts in the middle of a busy downtown. The contrast makes the story memorable. Instead of navigating city streets, the kitchen now prepares...
