Keystone News of the Day

Plus: We’re paying $1.50 more for gas since the war began Share with a friend As I’ve stated before, one of the best parts about my job (aside from getting to eat a lot of pizza) is learning about our state’s history. And I learned a lot from this story about the Molly Maguires, a…

Plus: Is your pet the cutest in Pennsylvania? Share with a friend As I’m sure you’re well aware, a trip to the grocery store is more expensive now than it has been in years. Prices have risen about 2% since March 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture, up more than 31% since 2019. Nearly…

Plus: Celebrating May Day in Pa. Share with a friend Welcome to May, Pennsylvania. And happy May Day. (More on that below). Two things I learned Thursday while on assignment in the Lehigh Valley for my newsletter dedicated to highlighting the best in Pennsylvania pizza, Pizzavania (subscribe here, and feel free to tell all your…

Plus: Bill to block whites-only communities barely passes Pa. House. Share with a friend I wish it was a third straight week of good news (relatively speaking, of course) about gas prices in Pa. But after dropping for two straight weeks, they have hit the highest point since the start of the war in Iran.…

Plus: Steelers draft a hay bale toss champion Share with a friend When we asked you earlier this year about the stories you’d like us to cover in 2026, the issue that drew the greatest response was the impact of Pennsylvania’s data center boom on local communities. With 52 active data centers and about 50…

Plus: Here’s why Pa. is a pretzel paradise Share with a friend National Pretzel Day is Sunday, and Pennsylvania is a most appropriate place to celebrate, when you consider:  🥨 The commonwealth had a strong hand in the popularization of the modern pretzel in North America, thanks to the Pennsylvania Dutch, who brought the twisty…

Plus: Pa. gas prices down for 2nd straight week Share with a friend Good news: gas prices are down again this week in Pa., from $4.13 to $4.10 a gallon Bad news: that’s still higher than the national average of $4.10 a gallon, and nearly a dollar more than the $3.12 a gallon Pennsylvanians were…

Plus: What is your family doing to save money? Share with a friend Seeing as it’s 4/20—the official pot smokers’ holiday that, according to legend, began in the 1970s when a group of California teenagers would meet up after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke—it’s a good time to take stock of where things stand…

Plus: The world’s largest rubber duck comes to PGH Share with a friend The weekend is here and the weather looks pretty nice across the commonwealth, so I hope you’ve got something fun planned. If you don’t have any plans yet and are looking for something to do (bacon fest, anyone?), we’ve got some ideas…

Plus: News on data center development in Pa. Share with a friend Good news: the average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania has dropped over the last week. Bad news: It’s still higher than the national average; higher than any time since the spring and summer of 2022, when gas surpassed $5 per…