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Pennsylvania retirees go decades without pension increase
| March 24, 2026
Tens of thousands of retired teachers, support professionals, and state employees face uncertainty in their day-to-day lives after going decades without a pension increase.Your guide to protesting in Pennsylvania
| March 24, 2026
Here’s what to know about keeping yourself safe while making your voice heard by protesting in Pennsylvania.ICE agents arrive at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh airports as TSA workers go unpaid
| March 24, 2026
President Trump has sent in ICE officers to assist at security checkpoints at more than a dozen US airports, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as Transportation Security Administration airport workers remain on the job without pay.Fetterman one of two Democrats to join GOP senators to confirms Mullin as next Homeland Security boss
| March 24, 2026
Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico backed Mullin’s confirmation.No, the Adams County, Pa., sheriff did not raid Afroman’s home
| March 24, 2026
In a statement on the sheriff's official page, Adams County, Pa., sheriff Joshua Fitting shared that his department has received calls in recent days after Joseph Foreman, known as the rapper Afroman, won a trial against a different Adams County sheriff's office - located not in Pennsylvania, but in Ohio.This volunteer firefighter comes from generations of service
| March 24, 2026
Jeff Hawryliw from Harborcreek is a fourth-generation volunteer firefighter at Fairfield Hose Company. He follows in the family business of firefighting and is now the assistant chief.What is the Sharia Free America Caucus, and who from Pa. joined?
| March 24, 2026
Since its formation late last year, more than 50 House Republicans have joined the Sharia-Free America Caucus, which its founders say was created to "save Western Civilization and fight back against the threat of Sharia."Central Pa. school board policy bans books that offend ‘good taste or propriety’
| March 24, 2026
The language of the policy, adopted unanimously by members of the all-conservative board, is nearly identical to policies adopted by several other far-right school boards, including Pequea Valley in Lancaster County.Watch: Houlahan says she’s had more success with GOP senator than Fetterman
| March 23, 2026
WATCH US House Rep. Chrissy Houlahan take a swipe at US Sen. John Fetterman during a town hall meeting in Carlisle on Thursday.Watch: Central Pa. Trump voter crashes out over high gas prices
| March 23, 2026
Amanda Robbins, a Dauphin County resident who voted for President Donald Trump three times, didn’t hold back in criticizing the president over high gas prices.Watch: Opponents of universal health care ‘are seriously lacking in empathy’
| March 23, 2026
“It was like a godsend.” Those are the words of Lynn Weidner of Allentown, explaining the impact that the Affordable Care Act—signed into law 16 years ago on March 23, 2010—has had on her life. Go to the link below to learn more about how being able to obtain insurance through an ACA marketplace helped Weidner, and how nearly 85,000 Pennsylvanians previously enrolled in the state’s ACA marketplace plan, Pennie, have dropped their coverage due to rising premiums. Learn more: https://keystonenewsroom.com/2026/03/23/i-would-be-dead-without-it-what-the-aca-still-means-16-years-later/Watch: Where pizza meets the past: A 90-year old Pa. shop celebrates coal region roots
| March 23, 2026
From its display of coal region artifacts to the potato pizza, Ferri’s Pizza in Moscow, Lackawanna County, is one of the most unique pizzerias anywhere. Watch the video to learn all about this NEPA treasure. And if you want to learn about more great Pennsylvania pizzerias, go to the link below and sign up for our newsletter, Pizzavania. Sign up: https://keystonenewsroom.com/pizzavania-newsletter/
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Your guide to protesting in Pennsylvania
| March 24, 2026
Here’s what to know about keeping yourself safe while making your voice heard by protesting in Pennsylvania.No, the Adams County, Pa., sheriff did not raid Afroman’s home
| March 24, 2026
In a statement on the sheriff's official page, Adams County, Pa., sheriff Joshua Fitting shared that his department has received calls in recent days after Joseph Foreman, known as the rapper Afroman, won a trial against a different Adams County sheriff's office - located not in Pennsylvania, but in Ohio.This volunteer firefighter comes from generations of service
| March 24, 2026
Jeff Hawryliw from Harborcreek is a fourth-generation volunteer firefighter at Fairfield Hose Company. He follows in the family business of firefighting and is now the assistant chief.Pa. joins lawsuit against Trump’s greenhouse gas restriction rollbacks
| March 23, 2026
Under President Donald Trump, officials in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have ended the endangerment finding, a longstanding rule that deemed six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, a risk to "both the public health and the public welfare of current and future generations.”Noah Wyle tells hearing that ‘The Pitt’ shows TV and film production in the US can be revived
| March 23, 2026
“The Pitt” has won praise — and a gurney full of Emmys — for bringing a dose of classic episodic TV to the prestige streaming era.Ever wonder why Scranton is called the Electric City?
| March 23, 2026
The “Electric City” moniker is thanks to an electrical innovation Scranton was among the first to adopt.After almost 50 years, King’s Rook is ‘The coolest venue I’ve been in’
| March 20, 2026
In July, one of Erie’s oldest clubs—the one with a yellow school bus upstairs—will celebrate its 50th anniversary.What’s the ‘Coolest Thing Made in PA’ in 2026? You can have a say here
| March 20, 2026
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry has kicked off its annual "Coolest Thing Made in PA" bracket. This bracket highlights and promotes Pennsylvania-made products.
