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Shapiro and Garrity spar over Pennsylvania SNAP funding
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, running against Josh Shapiro for Governor, believes loans can keep SNAP benefits afloat amid government shutdown. They come at a serious cost.
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‘Not feeding people is not an option’: How Pa. communities are stepping up to help SNAP recipients
Some 2 million low-income Pennsylvanians enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program won’t be receiving their benefits for November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Food banks and community organizations across the state are stepping up to help those in need.
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Talen Energy reports automatic shutdown at Luzerne County nuclear power plant
The SCRAM event was triggered by a flash fire while workers were filling a hydrogen tank, the company said.
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93.3 WMMR’s Pierre Robert found dead at home
Robert was found dead in his home Wednesday. A cause of death is still unknown but no foul play is expected.
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1962 Bristol church murder of Carol Ann Dougherty finally solved. DA reveals killer
At an afternoon news conference in Doylestown, DA Jennifer Schorn released a grand jury report alleging William Schrader raped and strangled Carol in the choir loft at St. Mark Roman Catholic Church on Oct. 22, 1962. She was 9 years old.
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Lebanon Co. DA investigating Children and Youth Services for allegedly endangering kids
The Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office has announced a formal investigation into the Lebanon County Children and Youth Services, with detectives looking into actions by caseworkers that might have resulted in the death or serious injuries of multiple children.
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Hungover in Pittsburgh? Try these 7 cures, from brunch to IV treatments
Learn how to feel better after a night of drinking in Pittsburgh.
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RFK Jr. ignores 100+ studies to push abortion pill ban—this is the mifepristone explainer you need
More than 100 peer-reviewed studies say mifepristone is safe. One fake study says it’s not. Guess which one RFK Jr. believes?
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First dinner hosted in Governor’s Residence since firebombing honors over a dozen Pennsylvanians
The honorees, eight people and two groups, were awarded the Governor’s Keystone Awards during the second State Dinner.
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State Senate Democrats pitch grant program to offset possible SNAP cuts
The Pennsylvania Food and Hunger Relief Grant Program would divert $50 million from interest earned on the commonwealth’s rainy day fund to food banks and $10 million to Meals on Wheels Pennsylvania, plus $2 million to the state Department of Agriculture.
