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Home care workers in Pa. and other states are losing minimum wage protections — and fighting back
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.
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‘The Voice’ finalist Aubrey Nicole to headline performance in Hanover
The Eichelberger Performing Arts Center announced a special live performance by “The Voice” finalist Aubrey Nicole, 20, of Littlestown will be held at the center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.
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Penndel police officer saves residents from burning house
Just before 5 a.m., Penndel police Officer Sean Peck spotted a house fire near the police department along Woodland Avenue and ran inside to help.
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Congressional health insurance tug-o-war puts Pennsylvanians in a lurch
Premiums for state marketplace plans are expected to double in the coming year.
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‘Some kids don’t really have anyone to talk to or trust.’ Chill rooms fill that gap in Western Pa.
There are 50 chill rooms in K-12 schools across Allegheny, Washington, Bedford and Erie counties — scaled up from just two when the Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Chill Project launched in 2019.
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Three Allegheny County police departments walk back ICE partnerships
The agreements, signed by police departments in Munhall, Springdale and Stowe, fall under a “task force model” that effectively deputizes local police officers to operate as immigration agents, including questioning people about their citizenship and immigration status.
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3 Pennsylvania theme parks among top holiday events: USA Today readers
USA Today readers also selected Philadelphia’s long-running Mummers Parade as the best holiday parade in the US.
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New pediatrics pod in UPMC Hanover helps keep care close to home
A newly renovated three-bed inpatient ‘Pediatrics Pod’ at UPMC Hanover Hospital will help the community’s youngest patients closer to home, officials said during a ribbon cutting.
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Doylestown shop’s pride flag torn down by man saying, ‘No gay people’
Days after a pride flag was ripped down from the porch of Evolution Candy, the shop’s owners said they’ll replace and continue to display what they call “a symbol that everyone’s welcome.”
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Pennsylvania makes joint demand for SNAP data safeguards with D.C., 20 other states
Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other jurisdictions say they want explicit safeguards related to immigration enforcement, artificial intelligence and more before getting involved in the federal government’s push for SNAP data.
