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History provides context on just how good Pennsylvania spring turkey hunters have had it lately. During the state’s first spring turkey season in 1968...

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In January 2026, Jason Richey wasn’t considering a run for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. A Sewickley attorney and Pittsburgh-based partner with...

Bishop Lawrence T. Persico of the Erie Diocese issued a statement Friday on the recent disagreement between the Trump Administration and Pope Leo XIV....

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A Jamestown man who was already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple in Warren County, Pa. has been sentenced for the shootin...

While the governor’s race took center stage at the conservative-backed Pennsylvania Leadership Conference over the weekend, there was another statewid...

HARRISBURG – Unseating an incumbent governor is historically considered an uphill battle for any candidate, even when the party clears the primary fie...

HARRISBURG — Data center dynamics were a prime topic once again on Monday in both the state Capitol in Harrisburg and in a local municipality where re...

CAMP HILL — With spring planting underway across Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and state agencies are urging motorists to use caution and...

ERIE — With spring projects underway during National Safe Digging Month, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation is reminding homeowners and contra...

CANONSBURG — Pennsylvania’s Severe Weather Awareness Week runs April 13 to 17, and Columbia Gas reminds customers to prepare for storms and review nat...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers appear to agree the state’s $7.25 minimum wage is outdated, but the details on how far and how fast to raise it ar...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) announced that Penns...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters have spoken, and a new “Coolest Thing Made in PA” has been chosen! The Eat’n Park Smiley Cookie – an iconic bakery it...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has announced that the student application for the 2026-27 PA Student Teacher...

HARRISBURG —  Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that forms, information and other materials are available on the Office of Attorney General websi...

HERSHEY — Gov. Josh Shapiro and America250PA have announced the full lineup for the Commonwealth Concert Series, a five‑city tour featuring free conce...

BENEZETTE — One of the top outdoors-related tourism draws in the PA Wilds is its elk herd — with Benezette at the center of the traditional range of P...

During World War II, 147 service members from Elk County died in service. When they fell, many of their stories disappeared with them — including how,...