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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering a bill that would require hospitals to meet staffing minimums for nurses to improve patient c...

HARRISBURG (TNS)— Lawmakers on a stateSenatecommittee felt so good about the nomination ofMike Carrollto lead thePennsylvania Department of Transporta...

DUBOIS — U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., announced the winners of the 2023 Artistic Discovery Congressional Art Competition. Alana Pistner of Elk Cou...

The Siting and Zoning Considerations for Large-Scale Solar webinar is geared toward municipal officials considering creating and adopting zoning ordin...

CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that the next installment in its Paths to PennDOT workshop series will be held in...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is losing residents by the thousands — and wealth by the billions. More people left the state than came here in 2020, accord...

SLOW DOWN. Keep Kids Alive — Drive 25 Day is observed annually on May 1 in the U.S., according to NationalToday.com , as a day to take action to make ...

Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, is again offering area veterans the opportunity to work with a representative from the American Legion to ensure th...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The dropping price of natural gas hasn’t tanked the industry’s spirits. While the spot price of natural gas has dropped by about 70...

WASHINGTON — Less than six percent of housing is designed to be accessible, according to a 2011 study from HUD. That’s not good enough, said U.S. Sen....

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, joined fellow senators in introducing the Supporting ...

HARRISBURG — State officials previewed a 10-year master aging plan to lawmakers this week as Pennsylvania nears a looming demographics cliff. Estimate...

HARRISBURG — In his ongoing effort to provide parental control of student exposure to sexually explicit content in schools, Sen. Ryan Aument, R-Lititz...

The two congressmen who represent the Twin Tiers region of north central Pennsylvania and southwestern New York voted for a Republican bill that would...

WILCOX (TNS) — A couple in Elk County is facing charges for illegally shooting and killing two deer in a restricted area. WJAC reports that the Pennsy...

Last week, Congressman Glenn Thompson toured Otto-Eldred School District’s agriculture program. On Wednesday, he joined fellow legislators to introduc...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A state senator wants to ensure collegebound high school students don’t leave money on the table when it comes to paying higher edu...

HARRISBURG — To help remove rural barriers to higher education, accredited nonprofit and online Western Governors University (WGU) announced Tuesday t...

Pennsylvania natural gas production fell by two percentage points in 2022 as pipelines run at full capacity and future development slows. Although the...

ST. MARYS — In partnership with the Friends of Twin Lakes, St. Marys Area School District will be hosting the inaugural Dutch Derby from 8 a.m. to noo...