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(TNS) — If you’ve felt like the weather recently has been uncomfortably frigid, even for winter, you’re on to something. The abnormally cold weather h...

(TNS) — It’s not exactly luxury living but a Cold War-era bunker in rural Pennsylvania is listed as an “exceptionally rare opportunity.” Built in 1968...

HARRISBURG — In recognition of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week, observed this week, Attorney General Dave Sunday is honoring Pennsylvania's v...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Fall 2025 Unclaimed Property Auction generated more than $523,000 in sales, according to the state Treasury Department. Mo...

(TNS) — A police sergeant who hit a naked, unarmed man with his vehicle last week is now facing charges. According to a press release from Montgomery ...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — The U.S. House in race in Centre County features two champion high school athletes, but one of them finds himself in an unfavora...

HARRISBURG – Despite strong laws against it, animal fighting – most commonly dogfighting and cockfighting – continues to surface in Pennsylvania and a...

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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is asking residents to complete an online survey on traffic safety and driving behaviors. T...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D‑Pa., led a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to extend the fe...

UNIVERSITY PARK — New research led by Penn State suggests that pairing continuous cover crops with anaerobic digestion — an approach the team calls “G...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Education is seeking organizations to help provide free meals to children in low‑income areas through this...

HARRISBURG – The clock is ticking for seniors and veterans on fixed incomes living in manufactured home communities in Pennsylvania. Legislation inten...

HARRISBURG – Positioning the commonwealth as a national leader in energy and data center development while keeping power reliable and affordable is a ...

SMETHPORT — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, making a stop Monday at the Smethport VFW in her campaign for governor, said she sometimes has to sp...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A young Hampton mom decided she wanted to donate one of her kidneys to a Shaler Area High School senior she's never met. She happen...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Congressional Scouting Caucus, led by U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., and Pete Sessions, R-...