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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State researchers have developed a drone-based method that could provide a faster, less expensive way to assess the health of d...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., has joined three Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation intended to strengthen mental h...

DuBOIS — As measles cases continue to increase across Pennsylvania, public health officials are reminding families that vaccination remains the best p...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a competition offering up to $20 million to small businesses capable of expanding dom...

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LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP — Two Bradford men are among 11 defendants facing charges following a state police investigation into alleged prostitution at a for...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a 15-state coalition seeking records and accountability from OpenAI following a secu...

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(The Center Square) – U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are teaming up to introduce legislation they say will protect farms and strengthen ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – Taxpayers have covered millions of dollars in fraudulent homecare charges to Medicaid and Medicare since pandemic-era grants flo...

HARRISBURG — With a mid-October time frame in mind, law enforcement leaders in Pennsylvania are pondering the fate of an estimated 70,000 so-called "s...

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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Treasury Department has launched an online Financial Education Hub offering resources to help residents strengthen their...

Student loan forgiveness may be on the way for young farmers and ranchers across the country. Republican Pennsylvania U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, c...

ANNVILLE — Pennsylvania has increased funding for a program that helps eligible children of veterans pay for college, trade school or an apprenticeshi...

HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court recently denied the Allegheny County district attorney's request to extend a stay on a ruling that declared uncon...

HARRISBURG — The State Museum of Pennsylvania closed its doors on Sunday to begin its largest renovation to date with $79.73 million in state funding....