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The complete guide to grocery shopping in Erie
| December 12, 2025
This collection brings together information meant to support smarter, more informed grocery shopping decisions in Erie.Home care workers in Pa. and other states are losing minimum wage protections — and fighting back
| December 12, 2025
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.Ryan Crosswell quit Trump’s DOJ. Now his resignation letter is part of his stump speech for Congress
| December 12, 2025
A former federal prosecutor now running for Congress, Crosswell quit in February when President Donald Trump's administration dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in return for his cooperation on immigration enforcement.‘The Voice’ finalist Aubrey Nicole to headline performance in Hanover
| December 12, 2025
The Eichelberger Performing Arts Center announced a special live performance by "The Voice" finalist Aubrey Nicole, 20, of Littlestown will be held at the center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.Penndel police officer saves residents from burning house
| December 12, 2025
Just before 5 a.m., Penndel police Officer Sean Peck spotted a house fire near the police department along Woodland Avenue and ran inside to help.Congressional health insurance tug-o-war puts Pennsylvanians in a lurch
| December 12, 2025
Premiums for state marketplace plans are expected to double in the coming year.5 takeaways from Pa. billionaire Jeffrey Yass’ Washington Post interview
| December 11, 2025
Jeffrey Yass shared a lot of his personal motivations in an interview and revealed what drives his political views.Here’s how Pa. is holding cyber charter schools accountable with important reforms
| December 11, 2025
Pennsylvania lawmakers approved substantial cyber charter school reforms when passing this year's budget. It's the first serious reform since 2002.‘Some kids don’t really have anyone to talk to or trust.’ Chill rooms fill that gap in Western Pa.
| December 11, 2025
There are 50 chill rooms in K-12 schools across Allegheny, Washington, Bedford and Erie counties — scaled up from just two when the Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Chill Project launched in 2019.Three Allegheny County police departments walk back ICE partnerships
| December 11, 2025
The agreements, signed by police departments in Munhall, Springdale and Stowe, fall under a “task force model” that effectively deputizes local police officers to operate as immigration agents, including questioning people about their citizenship and immigration status.3 Pennsylvania theme parks among top holiday events: USA Today readers
| December 11, 2025
USA Today readers also selected Philadelphia’s long-running Mummers Parade as the best holiday parade in the US.New pediatrics pod in UPMC Hanover helps keep care close to home
| December 10, 2025
A newly renovated three-bed inpatient 'Pediatrics Pod' at UPMC Hanover Hospital will help the community's youngest patients closer to home, officials said during a ribbon cutting.
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‘The Voice’ finalist Aubrey Nicole to headline performance in Hanover
| December 12, 2025
The Eichelberger Performing Arts Center announced a special live performance by "The Voice" finalist Aubrey Nicole, 20, of Littlestown will be held at the center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.Pennsylvania makes joint demand for SNAP data safeguards with D.C., 20 other states
| December 10, 2025
Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other jurisdictions say they want explicit safeguards related to immigration enforcement, artificial intelligence and more before getting involved in the federal government’s push for SNAP data.Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox discussed political violence and civility in D.C.
| December 10, 2025
The two sat down for a conversation moderated by NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to discuss partisanship, political violence, and how to respectfully engage with political opponents.New deadline for PA property tax and rent rebate comes soon
| December 10, 2025
Pennsylvania residents have been given an extension until Dec. 31 to apply for rebates on property taxes or rent paid in 2024, offering more time to claim financial relief.Penn State faculty file for largest public sector union election in state history
| December 9, 2025
Approximately 6,000 Penn State University professors and faculty members are ready to vote in the largest public sector union vote ever in Pennsylvania.The fascinating story behind these iconic York County tree sale signs
| December 9, 2025
Olsen posts about 40 signs a year. Some make it year to year. Some don’t. “Some get hit by a car and some get stolen,” he said. “A lot of times, people feel they have to take them. I don’t know why they’d want them.”Knives & insurance? Unique Erie billboards show strong brotherly bond
| December 9, 2025
The Kunick brothers have always wanted to work together, even though Case Kunick sells knives and Cale Kunick sells insurance.Regional organizations prepare for more SNAP benefit losses, holidays
| December 9, 2025
New federal work rules rolling out are expected to cut nearly 150,000 people off food assistance statewide unless they get a job, a shift that food banks say is already driving record demand.
