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Ordinary Pennsylvanians who performed extraordinary acts of kindness in 2025
| December 19, 2025
Meet the everyday people making a real difference in Pennsylvania.Mifflin county hospital workers deliver Christmas cards and flowers to avert strike
| December 18, 2025
Geisinger hospital workers, tired of making $15.30 an hour, delivered Christmas cards and flowers to executives in order to avert a strike and win better wages.Penn State players are encouraged by their first impressions of new coach Matt Campbell
| December 18, 2025
Campbell was introduced last week as Penn State’s 17th head coach.US Energy Secretary says Three Mile Island restart delivers on Trump administration promises
| December 18, 2025
The nuclear plant near Harrisburg is slated to restart by 2027 to power Microsoft data centers.Paris stepping down as Pennsylvania State Police commissioner
| December 18, 2025
Paris’ last day as commissioner will be Jan. 2, 2026, marking the end of a 26-year career with the state police. He was nominated by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Jan. 19, 2023, and unanimously confirmed by the state Senate almost two months later.Pa. Republican seeks to recoup $1M spent on security at Shapiro’s home
| December 18, 2025
As questions mount about public spending on Shapiro's home security, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill released a Dec. 16 legislative proposal she argues will make sure these investments are fiscally responsible. The wording of the bill — which she's calling "the Safeguard Act" — hasn't yet been released, but she outlined its broad strokes in the memorandum.Meet Bucks County’s king of Christmas cookies. This year he’ll bake over 2,000
| December 18, 2025
As of the first week of December, Bahmueller had baked nearly 2,000 cookies, enough to nearly fill the two regular size freezer compartments and a mini fridge in the basement.A Chicago-based investment group is nearing a deal to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins
| December 18, 2025
Multiple outlets, including Victory Sports and ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported that the Hoffmann Family of Companies is nearing the final stages of an agreement to purchase one of the league's marquee franchises. Any purchase would need to be approved by the NHL's Board of Governors3 Pennsylvania Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
| December 18, 2025
The stunning move came the same day that House Republican leaders pushed to passage a health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums that millions of people will soon endure. Those premium hikes will occur because the tax credits for those who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act expire at year’s end.Pennsylvanians end 2025 with less money thanks to Trump’s economic policies
| December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pennsylvania to tout their economic agenda, but in reality, Pennsylvanians paid more in 2025 thanks to inflation, tariffs and budget cuts.Pittsburgh ministry among small US groups chipping away at historic levels of social isolation
| December 18, 2025
A Pittsburgh ministry pursuing “trauma-informed community development” is one of many small groups across the US working to restore community connections amid an epidemic of loneliness and isolation.Pennsylvania’s most heartwarming news stories of 2025
| December 18, 2025
The news isn’t always depressing, and these 10 stories prove it.
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Ordinary Pennsylvanians who performed extraordinary acts of kindness in 2025
| December 19, 2025
Meet the everyday people making a real difference in Pennsylvania.Mifflin county hospital workers deliver Christmas cards and flowers to avert strike
| December 18, 2025
Geisinger hospital workers, tired of making $15.30 an hour, delivered Christmas cards and flowers to executives in order to avert a strike and win better wages.US Energy Secretary says Three Mile Island restart delivers on Trump administration promises
| December 18, 2025
The nuclear plant near Harrisburg is slated to restart by 2027 to power Microsoft data centers.Pa. Republican seeks to recoup $1M spent on security at Shapiro’s home
| December 18, 2025
As questions mount about public spending on Shapiro's home security, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill released a Dec. 16 legislative proposal she argues will make sure these investments are fiscally responsible. The wording of the bill — which she's calling "the Safeguard Act" — hasn't yet been released, but she outlined its broad strokes in the memorandum.Pennsylvanians end 2025 with less money thanks to Trump’s economic policies
| December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pennsylvania to tout their economic agenda, but in reality, Pennsylvanians paid more in 2025 thanks to inflation, tariffs and budget cuts.Pennsylvania’s most heartwarming news stories of 2025
| December 18, 2025
The news isn’t always depressing, and these 10 stories prove it.When the ball just won’t do: The wacky things Pennsylvania drops on New Year’s Eve
| December 17, 2025
The abundance of hometown pride is evident in the different New Year’s Eve celebrations across the state, when weird things start dropping at midnight.To find living donors for kidney transplants, a Pennsylvania pilot program turns to social networks
| December 17, 2025
A pilot program with 15 patients that began in May at three Pennsylvania hospitals is testing whether motivated, volunteer strangers can help improve the chances of finding a life-saving match for a new kidney—particularly for people with limited social networks.
