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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.Doylestown shop’s pride flag torn down by man saying, ‘No gay people’
| December 10, 2025
Days after a pride flag was ripped down from the porch of Evolution Candy, the shop’s owners said they'll replace and continue to display what they call “a symbol that everyone’s welcome.”Bill advances mandating bell-to-bell cellphone bans in Pa. schools
| December 10, 2025
School districts — whether public or private — across the commonwealth may be required to draft a policy prohibiting student cellphones with limited exceptions following a unanimous vote in the state Senate Education Committee Tuesday.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.Trump’s speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from ‘filthy’ countries
| December 10, 2025
The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and resort in Mount Pocono that inflation was no longer a problem and that Democrats had used the term “affordability” as a “hoax” to hurt his reputation.Fitzpatrick offers health care tax credit extension as deadline looms
| December 10, 2025
A slate of eight bipartisan Congress members, including U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has introduced a bill to extend health care tax credits.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.Taste history at Erie’s 5 longest running bakeries and markets
| December 10, 2025
These shops in Erie have been operating for generations, passing recipes and a sense of neighborhood pride down through the decades.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.Central Bucks students abused in Jamison special ed class; admins misled police: report
| December 9, 2025
A teacher and an aide at Jamison Elementary abused nonverbal students with autism, and Central Bucks administrators misled police and parents about the abuse, an independent investigation has found.Webcam shows eagles renovating Hanover nest ahead of 2026 season
| December 9, 2025
After an unsuccessful 2025 season, a pair of bald eagles have recently begun renovations at the Hanover area eagle nest featured on a popular webcam feed.
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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.Prices rise across Pennsylvania despite Trump campaign promise
| December 8, 2025
Energy and grocery prices continue to grow throughout Pennsylvania even after President Donald Trump assured voters he’d address affordability.
