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Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh encouraged eligible families who have not yet received their 2026 SUN Bucks benefit to apply online or by paper application by August 31. The federal Summer Electronic Benefits T

Pennsylvania is investing more than $9.1 million to purchase development rights for 2,565 acres on 34 farms in 16 counties. The investment will protect prime farmland from future residential or commercial development and help ensure that farm families hav

Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a western Pennsylvania campaign aide was sentenced to four to eight years in prison for forging signatures on nominating petitions for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. Kirk Rice, 66, of

A second daily Pennsylvanian train between New York City and Pittsburgh - via Harrisburg - will begin operating in mid-November, following close collaboration with Amtrak and Norfolk Southern. Service expansion will give more Pennsylvanians access to mode

Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-31) will host a School Property Tax Elimination Town Hall on Monday, Sept. 14, from 6-8 p.m., at the West Shore Theatre, 317 Bridge St., New Cumberland, to discuss her proposal to eliminate school property taxes and establish a fairer,

As students across Pennsylvania return to classrooms, Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20) is urging the House of Representatives to take pass her legislation to strengthen protections for children getting on and off school buses. Over the past five years, 25,136 Penns

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Pennsylvania State Police announced the implementation of Operation Yellow Jacket in highway work zones in PennDOT's District 2. The effort will include Mifflin and Juniata counties. Operation Yellow

A former priest in the Diocese of Scranton has been formally defrocked by the Vatican following substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse, a decree that permanently ends his status in the Catholic priesthood. Christopher R. Clay, 62, was dispensed f

Mechanicsburg native and Poison frontman Bret Michaels has been officially pulled off the road by his medical team, forcing the cancellation of the remainder of his 2026 "Live & Amplified" tour as he faces an extended, months-long recovery following compl

Pennsylvania's housing market remained relatively steady in July, compared to the previous month, according to the latest housing report prepared for the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Home sales fell 10%, from 13,000 in June to about 11,700 in Jul