Vaccine exemptions are on the rise. Almost 1,800 students in Allegheny County submitted medical, religious or philosophical vaccination exemptions in 2024, compared to about 1,300 in 2020. In Westmoreland County, 926 students filed for exemptions in these categories and time frame, compared to just under 400 in 2020.
The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states. No deaths have been reported.
As uncertainty lingered over the future of SNAP payments to the more than 22 million households across the United States that rely on the program, the volunteers of Hanover food pantry God's Meal Barrel remained hard at work distributing groceries to local families in need.
Courteney Cox is helming the true crime thriller "Evil Genius," inspired by a 2018 Netflix documentary series of the same name about the plot that led to a 2003 bank robbery and the murder of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells. Patricia Arquette and David Harbour are set to star, according to a Deadline story.
Officials reported to the county commissioners during their Nov. 6 meeting that if they don't have a budget soon from state lawmakers, officials will run out of funds by the second week of January 2026.
Khan earned approximately 54% of the vote over incumbent Republican DA Jennifer Schorn with all precincts reporting, according to the county's unofficial election results. He ran unopposed in the May 20 primary.
More than 730 feet long, the "Fitz" had been the largest ore carrier on the lakes before the 1,000-foot Stewart J. Cort — built at Erie's Litton Industries marine division, now Donjon Shipbuilding — launched in 1972.
Republican lawmakers have staunchly opposed the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as an economic burden.
Enjoy the crisp air and beautiful views that define fall hiking in Pennsylvania.
NEPA’s “twin cities” have some interesting history — and a pizza mecca between them.
