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GREENSBURG — Schools in Pennsylvania can keep their school grounds litter free with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program. The...

HARRISBURG — PennDOT Deputy Secretary Kurt Myers and Pa. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Noe Ortega joined the Pa. School Bus Association on Thu...

HARRISBURG — In an effort to help address the teacher shortage facing the Commonwealth, the Senate this week approved a plan to simplify the process f...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — As a gauge against the ongoing decline of bee populations, the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners are helping to create Pennsylv...

HARRISBURG — Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), State Police, Department of Education and local education a...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The Federal Highway Administration has acknowledged the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is considering the right options ...

Members of the House on Tuesday pushed through a short-term increase to the nation’s debt limit, a move opposed by Pennsylvania Reps. Glenn Thompson a...

ERIE (TNS) — An additional $30 million in state funding for early childhood education in 2021-22 will provide early learning programs for an additiona...

The proportion of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations among vaccinated Pennsylvania residents rose sharply last month, though the shot remained b...

HARRISBURG — The governors of four northeastern states agreed Thursday to share information about firearms purchases to help detect and investigate st...

Pennsylvania’s business recovery will be hurt with federal passage of increased business taxes. As Pennsylvania climbs out of the COVID economic abyss...

The warm, wet conditions persisting into the early days of autumn could dim Pennsylvania’s chances for a great fall foliage season in the coming weeks...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson visited a congressional district in Kentucky Monday and Tuesday and met with members of the agricultural community. On Monday...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — About three-quarters of Pennsylvania long-term care providers who responded to a recent survey say they have limited the number of ...

The American bumble bee, a widespread species that appears to be in decline, is being reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for possible fede...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Republican Sen.Mike Regan, a formerU.S.marshal who spent years fighting the drug wars, is now calling for marijuana to be legalized...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania Senate hearing designed to gather input from the Department of State about potential changes to election law was over quic...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The midterm elections — usually a referendum on the sitting president and the party in power — may actually be a litmus test of Pen...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Health insurance premiums for people buying coverage for themselves in Pennsylvania for 2022 will be about the same as this year, a...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Allies of Republican Senate candidate Jeff Bartos have pressed ahead with his charged attack on GOP rival Sean Parnell, pointing to...