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HARRISBURG — Lt. Governor Austin Davis, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and other Shapiro Administration cabinet officials were joined by U.S. S...

UNIVERSITY PARK — To ensure safe and effective pesticide handling, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture oversees and regulates pesticide applica...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s a new year but the same old mess in Congress. Instead of a fresh start, lawmakers return next week to their stale, dead-end ar...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — As the fighting in Ukraine continues, some representatives in Congress, primarily Republicans, oppose additional financial and mili...

Led by Jake Franz’ air raid of shots from beyond the arc, the Bradford boys basketball team was able to explode for their first District 9 League win ...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Cameron County boy’s basketball team moved up to second place in the North Tier League standings with a 59-31 road win over Port A...

(TNS) — A state lawmaker wants to prevent Pennsylvania municipalities and counties from designating themselves as “sanctuary cities” for undocumented ...

(TNS) — College professor Melissa Marks only has to recall a recent conversation she had with a student to know what Pennsylvania’s new student teache...

(TNS) — If you use a lot of postage stamps you should stock up now to avoid a price increase later this month. A Forever stamp is good — forever. The ...

(TNS) — Spangler Candy Co. is embracing the blurry in relationships and candy. The brand will launch its “Situationship” boxes of iconic conversation ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Honey yields in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, with honey producers and scientists unsure why, but a new study by Pen...

When the pandemic hit, state and federal governments upped financial aid to the public with more welfare benefits, stimulus checks and loans. That aid...

Communication has come a long way from the days of stopping at a phone booth to make a call. McKean County has taken a leap forward, announcing all em...

Of the $325 billion given to states and local governments to help cover costs stemming from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, less than half of th...

(TNS) — An innovative plan to help Pennsylvanians with crippling medical debt is delayed but not dead, supporters say. The plan calls for using state ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Rep. Glenn Thompson returned from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday even more convinced that Congress needed to act to sto...

PITTSBURGH — When the Pirates exited PNC Park for the final time of the 2023 regular season this past October, there was a reasonable amount of optimi...

STATE COLLEGE — In November, Nittany MinitMart, a convenience store chain with locations throughout Central and Northcentral PA, raised over $18,000 f...

Want to snuggle a baby goat? See a unique mural made entirely of Pennsylvania apples? View a 1,000-pound butter sculpture? Get the highest state award...

Last year was amazing for local and regional Wreaths Across America remembrance initiative coordinators; hundreds of volunteers gathered at cemeteries...