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Erie airport operating as normal despite TSA funding issues, director says
The lingering dispute in Congress over funding for the Department of Homeland Security threatens to close some smaller airports if TSA agents continue to miss paychecks.
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Should Pa. workers get automatic raises if their state lawmakers do?
Pennsylvania lawmakers have set their salaries to grow on autopilot over the years through a law that ensures their pay will keep pace with the rising cost of living.
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How these 5 volunteers are making a difference in the Erie community
Volunteers aren’t just high school students looking for community service hours or retirees looking to occupy some time. They are also firefighters rushing to help people on their worst day. They are members at an animal shelter making sure homeless animals are well cared for. They serve meals at homeless shelters and help organize blood…
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Why Sesame Place’s future in Bucks County is clouded by SeaWorld tiff
Bucks County could say goodbye to Sesame Place in Middletown after the theme park owner SeaWorld was sued by Sesame Workshop to end their relationship over money.
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Pennsylvania’s outdoor economy grows to $20.4 billion
Outdoor recreation jobs grew by 9,000 in 2024 to 177,000 workers. Wages in the outdoor recreation sector now total $9.5 billion across the state. Overall, Pennsylvania’s outdoor economy in 2024 is reported to have grown by $1.5 billion to a total of $20.4 billion in economic impact.
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Who are Emir Balat & Ibrahim Kayumi? What we know about NYC suspects
A week after two Bucks County teens were charged in an an attempted terror plot, it’s still unclear how, or even if, they knew each other before authorities said they drove to Manhattan on a mission to kill.
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Erie’s oldest grocery store marks 100 years of family and community
When Dan Serafin’s grandparents founded Serafin’s Food Market in July 1926, the business at East 24th and Ash streets was one of many family-owned stores that dotted corners throughout the city of Erie.
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2026 election will decide party committees, state, federal positions
Pennsylvania’s primary election is coming. March 11 was the last day for any candidates to register for nomination for various political positions by the Republicans and the Democrats.
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Ex-mayor of Gettysburg faces child sex crime charges. What to know
Chad-Alan Carr, 48, of Gettysburg Borough, was charged in Straban Township with two felony counts of having a photograph or film on a computer depicting a child sex act, and one misdemeanor count of corruption of a minor
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In Quakertown, deep divisions follow anti-ICE walkout, violent clash
The high school walkout to protest immigration control policies ignited outrage within the school district of 38,000 residents after viral videos showed about a dozen students fighting with borough police Chief Scott McElree, who charged into the crowed dressed in plainclothes and put one student in a chokehold.
