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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro chided the speculative nature of data center proposals on Tuesday, criticizing developers for pushing projects onto communities that he said would never be built
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP, July 28, 2026) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just...
The state legislature has trimmed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed spending plans each year since he took office. But funding public safety has remained a priority in Harrisburg as the Pennsylvania State Polic...
The Harrisburg Woodies jumped out to an early lead on the way to a decisive win of 10-3 against the Yankton Lakers in the opening round of the South Dakota
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HARRISBURG — Four people have been charged with neglecting a care-dependent resident who was later found dead at Hickory Creek Home Care in Warren County, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced. Gregory St...
HARRISBURG — While it's been nearly two months since a bill banning PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products passed the House, the Senate has yet to take any action on the proposal, maki...
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HARRISBURG — Ridgway and St. Marys will receive a combined $200,920 through Pennsylvania’s Green Light-Go Program to modernize traffic signals at several intersections. Ridgway Borough was awarded $100,1...
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HARRISBURG — County officials across Pennsylvania completed annual routine maintenance to voter rolls ahead of the fall election, according to the Department of State, as Democrats and Republicans each saw
HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court recently denied the Allegheny County district attorney's request to extend a stay on a ruling that declared unconstitutional language in the state's second-d...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has taken the unprecedented step of temporarily decommissioning one of the state’s 52 county agencies that protect older adults from abuse and neglect af...
HARRISBURG — Investor Education and Consumer Outreach staff from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) will host a series of free educational events across Pennsylvania in August to...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied a district attorney’s petition to extend the now-expired stay on its ruling earlier this year that upended sentencing on a second-degree murder conviction.
After the Pennsylvania Insurance Department released proposals for healthcare rate increases, workers were in Harrisburg advocating for themselves and their patients.
HARRISBURG — While still in its early stages, legislation to conduct a study of mental health treatment in Pennsylvania's county jails has been proposed with bipartisan support. Sponsored by Democrati...
HARRISBURG — A broadband grant program that the Trump administration abruptly canceled last year can be restored without language that allowed race to be used as a factor in awarding funding, a federal jud...
HARRISBURG — A former strength and conditioning coach at Bucknell who was charged in connection with the death of a Bucknell University football player nearly two years ago is scheduled
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced Wednesday that it has launched a new, free online resource for the families of loved ones with substance
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania General Assembly has missed the deadline set for it by the state Supreme Court without passing a legislative solution...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania hunting and trapping licenses remain on sale, with antlerless deer licenses going on sale to nonresidents on Monday, July 13.
HARRISBURG –The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for particulate matter (PM2.5) for Friday, July 17, 2026. Wildfire smoke fro...