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Gov. Shapiro critical of ICE escalation in Minneapolis and other cities
The governor spoke at a book tour launch event while demonstrators protested his inaction amid growing fears about federal immigration enforcement tactics.
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Art exhibit in West York pays tribute to fallen Officer Andrew Duarte
An art gallery has opened in the West York borough building in memory of fallen police Officer Andrew Duarte, and one of his photographs from a trip to Portugal is included in the collection.
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Pa. GOP lawmaker says “good riddance” to slavery signage at Independence Mall
At President Donald Trump’s instruction, the National Park Service removed panels offering slavery history on Independence Mall.
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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” in displays at the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks.
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Somerset County’s Blooms of Hope 2026 campaign launched
The daffodil, as the first flower of spring, has become the perennial symbol of hope for those facing a cancer diagnosis. This year, as information packets have been sent to local churches, schools and organizations, Somerset County will celebrate its 13th annual Blooms of Hope.
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Liberal group announces plan to target Pennsylvania state elections in 2026
The liberal Political Action Committee EMILYs List announced plans to spend $15 million supporting state-level candidates in nine states, including Pennsylvania.
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Pa. Supreme Court upholds Philadelphia judge suspension over partisan Facebook posts
In the decision, the justices adopted a new standard for determining limits on speech by sitting judges.
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Fatal Bucks County nursing home explosion a month later: ‘I feel totally forgotten’
A nursing home explosion claimed the lives of three people, and another 19 were injured. Residents and employees were displaced, ripped from the familiar and thrust into the unknown by an explosion that rocked the neighborhood between Bath Road and Veterans Highway, just feet from Lower Bucks Hospital.
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Pa. lawmakers and doctors push back against RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started the new year changing childhood vaccine schedules despite pushback from the medical community.
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ICE pushback in a key Pa. congressional district after unpaid rent allegation
Controller Mark Pinsley said the agency hasn’t paid for space it rents in a Lehigh County government building.
