Local
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First Montco Sheetz opens across the street from rival Wawa
After years as the dominant convenience store in central and western Pennsylvania, Sheetz is slowly moving into what has historically been Wawa territory in and around Bucks County.
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Love story for the ageless: How love, and first-time marriage, came calling in their 70s
From online friendship to IRL romance. The courtship of Terry Nau and Gwen Shrift
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Are you eligible for PA rental rebate program? Here’s who qualifies
The commonwealth’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program is accepting applications through June 30, 2026, and can be applied for online through myPATH, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue tax hub.
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Pa. law now requires elementary schoolers to learn cursive writing
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro, specifies that public and private elementary school curriculum should teach “print, joined italics and cursive handwriting.”
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Palmyra school board OKs popular French reader after book ban debate
Board members voted 5-3 Feb. 12 to approve “Alice: La Liste” for use in the district classrooms. The administration recommended that it be used as a French 2 reader, for teachers to purchase as part of the district’s 2026-27 school budget and used in the spring 2027 for a French II class.
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The Valentine’s Day operation in Pittsburgh that made medical history
On Feb. 14, 1984, Dr. Thomas Starzl performed the world’s first heart-liver transplant at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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In the shadow of the Clairton Coke Works, the community’s next generation learns
Beartopia was launched at the beginning of this school year at Clairton Elementary as an initiative through nonprofit MicroSociety Inc. Clairton is the only public school district in the state that has adopted this model.
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As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
The price of powering data centers has become deeply intertwined with concerns over the cost of living, a dominant issue in the upcoming midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and governors’ offices.
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We asked, you answered: Should you be allowed to save your parking spot after a snowstorm?
We asked yinz, youse, and everyone in between about post-snowstorm parking etiquette in Pennsylvania.
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York County Olympian: ‘To be standing here heartbroken is a privilege’
Summer Britcher of the U.S., a two-time World Cup race winner this season and now a four-time Olympian.
