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(Editor's note: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds p...

CLEARFIELD – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Mike Carroll announced the department will invest $212 million this year in...

Introduced in October, Senate Bill 1014 awaits House approval for its statewide “bell-to-bell” ban on cell phones during school hours. For concerned p...

With warmer weather bringing more riders onto Pennsylvania roads, state officials are reminding both motorcyclists and drivers to share the road and m...

Data center developers are increasingly targeting agricultural land for new projects, and residents in affected communities are mounting opposition, c...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dave McCormick, R-Pa., announced the launch of a Pennsylvania Youth Essay Contest in celebration of America’s 250th annivers...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released $600 million in funding owe...

The race for Pennsylvania governor is set between Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity. Shapiro and Garrity were the only candidates fo...

While energy policy debates continue in Harrisburg, with some lawmakers prioritizing a push toward clean energy, PJM’s latest interconnection queue sh...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania government has a $5.7 billion problem, and close observers of those running the state don't anticipate seeing a full solutio...

HARRISBURG – Artificial intelligence is bringing about "the most consequential moment of change in human history" and Pennsylvania is well positioned ...

Pennsylvania voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, all 17 U.S. House seats, all 203 state ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — New Penn State research shows that some invasive shrubs can survive — and even resprout — after low‑intensity burns, offering mixed ...

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick voted on Wednesday against an effort to limit President Donald Trump’s...

The vast extent of the Pennsylvania data center boom and the intense opposition to it were apparent during a virtual Town Hall Wednesday night, when i...

Pennsylvania high school seniors planning to pursue environmental careers can apply for one of three $1,000 Environmental Education Scholarships offer...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is inviting middle schools, high schools and career and technical centers to host new Heavy Highway Industry Career Days beg...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned Americans Tuesday that fentanyl is increasingly mixed with a dangerous array of synthetic substances t...