PA State News

HARRISBURG — The PA Chamber Foundation announced the application period is now open for middle school students to begin submitting essays for the 2026...

HARRISBURG – America’s colleges are not faring well when it comes to their handling of free speech issues on campus – in fact, most deserve a grade of...

HARRISBURG — In Pennsylvania, home care can cost families and the state less than half of what it costs to stay in a nursing facility or hospital sett...

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HARRISBURG – Lawmakers and industry leaders to continue to spread awareness about hunger across the commonwealth. Sen. Elder Vogel Jr., R-New Sewickle...

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania not only experienced a record number of outages last year, but most of its electric distribution companies also struggled to...

(TNS) — An anti-hazing transparency report shows Penn State has investigated 31 instances of hazing over the past five years, with about half of them ...

(TNS) — The Ferguson Township Supervisors voted last week to send a letter of support to the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau for an effort that would ma...

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PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. has officially closed a $2.4 billion deal to acquire Foot Locker, one of the world's largest shoe retail...

(TNS) — The Dauphin County commissioners will vote Wednesday, Sept. 10, on a resolution that would prevent county employees and federal immigration en...

(TNS) — Pennsylvania's plan to give every home and business a speedy internet connection was submitted to the federal government for funding by Friday...

NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Financial said Monday that it plans to buy Colorado-based FirstBank for $4.1 billion, giving PNC a substantial presence in the Col...

HARRISBURG — Another day in Pennsylvania means another rally for SEPTA as the state’s budget impasse drags on. Delaware County legislators met Friday ...

HARRISBURG — Mentored hunters under age 7 would get big-game harvest tags with their permits if a proposal before the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commi...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity urged farmers and first responders, including volunteer fire companies, ambulance providers and resc...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Despite months of public input and internal review, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says it is still evaluating whether to cl...

DUNCANNON — As students head back to school across the commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Acting Secretary Dr. Carrie Rowe and t...

(TNS) — Winter is still a few months away, but it may be a cold one. Not long after a big-picture overview of what winter may bring us, the 2026 Old F...

People are cleaning up their favorite shared public spaces through Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania program, supporting the Ocean Co...