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Lost boy wandering elevated monorail line in Hersheypark is saved by another parkgoer
While park employees were searching for him, the boy entered a secured area leading to the monorail ride. It was closed and “safeguarded by a chained closure at the entrance and barricaded turnstile at the platform,” according to the park.
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8 extreme Pennsylvania weather events that were caught on tape
From tornadoes to blizzards, watch the wild Pennsylvania weather events that were captured on film.
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Court decision clears path for lawsuit over Pa. Liquor Control Board’s special order handling fees
The lawyer for a Lancaster County restaurant leading the case said damages for businesses and individuals could exceed $50 million.
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Pennsylvania must stop throwing out mail ballots over date errors, court rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope.
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Erie, Pennsylvania, nuns who stood up to claims of election fraud win national award
After a conservative activist’s social media post suggested that they were up to something, the Benedictine Sisters went public and ‘contested the falsehood immediately.’
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Railroad companies failed to join safety program after toxic derailment that impacted western Pa.
Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio and western Pa., none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent accidents.
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Shapiro administration cuts unemployment backlog, slashes call waits to 10 minutes
Pennsylvania has cleared its unemployment backlog, and average call waits are down to just 10 minutes—the fastest in six years.
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Pa. AG Dave Sunday signs letter calling on DEA to ban ‘designer Xanax’
Bromazolam is increasingly contributing to overdose deaths in the state.
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SEPTA funding crisis could affect central Pennsylvania’s Amtrak service, congressman warns
Rep. Brendan Boyle said the national passenger rail agency would lose $71 million if transit funding crisis persists
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Pennsylvania nurses get union election despite Trump’s delays at labor board
Contentious campaign prompted local officials to collect union-busting reports. Voting starts August 19.
