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PA cancer testing bill hits home for Bucks County’s Farry and family
The legislation ensures Pennsylvania law aligns with a federal recommendation issued in 2024 that will require Affordable Care Act plans to cover follow-up imaging for certain patients beginning in 2026.
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York County police warn of scam posing as cancer-prevention nonprofit
The scammers are posing as representatives of the Prevent Cancer Foundation and are sending checks to citizens by priority or certified mail, according to police and the nonprofit organization. The recipients are asked to purchase gift cards or provide information as part of the scam.
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Police in Lebanon County seek ‘owner’ of deer spray painted with ‘PET’
On Saturday, Nov. 29, an antler-less male deer wandered in the township, according to the Cornwall Borough Police Department. The deer was spray painted on both sides of his body with fluorescent orange paint of the word “PET.”
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Pennsylvania health officials warn of stronger substance sweeping the drug market
Poison control centers statewide are seeing more people suffer from overdose-like symptoms of popular drug products, and federal health officials are pressing for restrictions on how they are made.
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This Erie Santa has been spreading Christmas magic for over 30 years
Spaeder portrayed Santa the first time over 30 years ago at a family party, and he has continued to do so during the holiday season ever since.
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Chesapeake Bay council elects Gov. Shapiro to oversee new water pollution reduction agreement
Pennsylvania has been an outlier, missing goals to reduce agricultural runoff in Susquehanna River and tributaries.
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Piatt Companies breaks ground on Esplanade Project in Pittsburgh
After nearly nine years of planning, persisting through the pandemic, and market challenges, construction will begin on the long-anticipated project that officials hope will transform riverside industrial property with new energy, connectivity and economic opportunity.
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Struggling to pay heating bills? How to apply for relief this winter in Pennsylvania
The Department of Human Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is aimed to help families who are living on low incomes pay their heating bills.
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Retro candy shop to open in York with $5 candy buffet, shakes & more
Inspired by musical fantasy “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” Grandpa Joe’s founder and CEO Christopher Beers opened his first candy shop in downtown Canonsburg, right outside Pittsburgh. Now, he’s bringing his 21st location to Central Pa.
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Littlestown’s Aubrey Nicole advances to live finale of “The Voice”
Nicole, 20, performed a showstopping rendition of “Black Velvet” by Alannah Myles as she sought one of just six spots in the show’s two-episode live finale.
