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(TNS) — A recent analysis by a Florida-based real estate law firm deemed the State College area the hottest real estate market in Pennsylvania. Nation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the tragedies in Minnesota and “the incompetence of the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem,” U.S...

CUMBERLAND, Md. — The Arcadian Gallery announced that the call for entries is now open for the Appalachian Nature Art & Photography Competition & Exhi...

HARRISBURG — The state Department of Environmental Protection reported a record year for permitting in 2025, reviewing more than 40,000 applications a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Forest Service has finalized revisions to its regulation governing federal oil and gas resources on National Forest System...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday urges Pennsylvanians to be cautious as they recover from the recent storm, warning that scammers often take ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission board voted Saturday to keep the start of rifle deer hunting season to the Saturday after Thanksgi...

(The Center Square) – Widespread extreme cold is expected to restrict the production of natural gas in the U.S. in the coming days, with supply disrup...

HARRISBURG – With AI-powered data centers rapidly driving up demand for electricity, predicting future needs is essential for planning the region and ...

HARRISBURG – Publicly funded construction projects often hire workers from other states, who, rather than pay taxes for local schools and services, br...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday is co-leading a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI — the company that owns both the...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Drylands cover more than 40% of the Earth's terrestrial surface, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Union leaders at Pennsylvania Western University worry about stability and lack of faculty involvement in the state university's pl...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is urging consumers across the Commonwealth to prepare for Winter Storm Fern, which is e...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced significant progress in removing fentanyl and illegal firearms from Pennsylvania communities durin...

Pennsylvanians who still need health insurance for 2026 have until Jan. 31 to enroll through Pennie, the state’s official health insurance marketplace...

UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU was awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the development and distribution o...

(TNS) — Firefighters from different agencies in Franklin County worked together Tuesday night to rescue a cow stuck in a manure pit up to its neck in ...

(TNS) — Inadequate state funding makes running hospitals in Pennsylvania more challenging than in other states, which could contribute to the closure ...