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Gov. Tom Wolf joined state lawmakers and a Montgomery County business on Thursday to call on the Legislature to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced funds for a McKean County project aimed at cleaning up water in the McK...

Pennsylvania is less than four months away from the 2022 primary. The ballots will include one U.S. Senate seat. Right now, that is the only legislati...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A decades-long trend of declining participation in hunting ended abruptly in 2020, when the sport saw a 25% increase fueled largely...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — The Democratic push to change voting laws fizzled in Washington this month, but Pennsylvania is about to see its own battle on th...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and other Pennsylvania members of Congress are seeking an in-person meeting with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to d...

When Jason Richey is asked how he can stand out in a crowded Republican field seeking nomination to run for governor, he offers a simple answer. “Beca...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvaniaon Monday deployed a ‘strike team’ to help aBucks Countyhospital overcome staffing shortages. The team, which includes ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ask voters to decide whether Pennsylvania government should get out of the l...

Cameron, Potter and McKean counties are among those in the state with the cleanest streams and rivers, according to a new state study, while Elk Count...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — An infection rate higher than any previously recorded anywhere in the country for “the dangerous and rare” deer tick virus has been...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — President Joe Biden nominated a Philadelphia attorney who if confirmed, would become the first Black American woman to serve on the...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — For weeks, there was talk that former Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai was toying with the idea of jumping into the crowded f...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Impact fees from Pennsylvania’s shale gas wells are projected to bounce back this year from last year’s record low to the highest c...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The chickadee is the most commonly seen backyard bird in the Northeast, including Pennsylvania, according to Project FeederWatch, a...

HARRISBURG — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Robert Sweeney to manage Chapman...

MOUNT ALTON — Glenn Thompson said he doesn’t want to get too far ahead of himself, but he admits to eagerly looking ahead to the 2022 midterm election...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Pennsylvania has the second most bridges in poor condition and will receive an additional $1.63 billion in federal funds over the n...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — As Pennsylvania is expected to loom large in upcoming midterm elections, its residents who voted in the 2020 election are still shar...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The University of Pittsburgh says it has “disenrolled” a number of students from classes for failing to comply with a universitywid...