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FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults
| August 28, 2025
U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.Your 2025 guide to apple picking in Pennsylvania
| August 28, 2025
Enjoy a favorite fall pastime by going apple picking in Pennsylvania.After delaying their NFL dreams, No. 2 Penn State’s stars are chasing an elusive national title
| August 28, 2025
After No. 2 Penn State’s down-to-the-wire loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal last season, the allure of unfinished business outweighed professional prospects for the rocket-armed senior who’ll lead one of college football’s deepest and most experienced teams.U.S. Reps. Scanlon, Lee denied entry to Pa. immigration detention center
| August 28, 2025
The congresswomen were attempting oversight visits in response to detainee’s death and poor conditionsAllar’s command of Penn State’s offense is the focus in Year 2 with offensive coordinator Kotelnicki
| August 28, 2025
Drew Allar and Andy Kotelnicki have developed quite the quarterback-coach tandem in their 18 months together.Eagles poised for Super Bowl repeat try with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley
| August 28, 2025
With Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and a relatively young, locked-in, loaded and healthy roster, the Eagles have positioned themselves as Super Bowl contenders for years to come.Get a taste of the PA Wilds in your pasta sauce
| August 27, 2025
Punxsutawney-based Stello Foods teamed up with the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship on a new line of pasta sauces featuring wild boar, venison, and elk meat.Pennsylvania to phase in Sunday hunting in state parks with three dates this fall
| August 27, 2025
With Pennsylvania’s expansion of Sunday hunting taking effect next month, state park and forestry officials announced a “phased approach” to opening public land this fall on days previously off limits to hunters.Allegheny County officials call on UPMC to end anti-union campaign and bargain with nurses
| August 27, 2025
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses unionized citing safe staffing ratios and wanting more time with their patients.The Little League World Series generated nearly $40 million for Lycoming County’s economy
| August 27, 2025
With the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, and the FIFA World Cup, March Madness, and MLB's All-Star Game taking place in Philadelphia, major sporting events could bring even bigger bucks to Pa. in 2026.
5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
| August 27, 2025
Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society.Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role
| August 27, 2025
A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
| August 27, 2025
Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society.Pennsylvania must stop throwing out mail ballots over date errors, court rules
| August 27, 2025
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn't write an accurate date on the return envelope.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged
| August 26, 2025
In a joint post on Instagram, the superstar singer from Berks County and football player revealed their engagement, the fairytale culmination of a courtship that for two years has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world, but especially Swifties, the pop star’s enormous and ardent fan base.
Erie, Pennsylvania, nuns who stood up to claims of election fraud win national award
| August 26, 2025
After a conservative activist’s social media post suggested that they were up to something, the Benedictine Sisters went public and ‘contested the falsehood immediately.’Best dog-friendly spots in every part of PA
| August 25, 2025
Mark National Dog Day on August 26 by bringing your best friend to these dog-friendly haunts in Pennsylvania.No singing in the bathtub? A look at Pennsylvania’s weirdest laws
| August 25, 2025
From purchasing vehicles on Sundays to whistling on the streets in certain towns, Pennsylvania has some weird, obscure laws still on the books.Railroad companies failed to join safety program after toxic derailment that impacted western Pa.
| August 25, 2025
Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio and western Pa., none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent accidents.9 wacky traditions Pennsylvania colleges keep alive
| August 25, 2025
From throwing slices of bread to screaming away the stress, here are nine weird Pennsylvania college traditions that help area universities build community.
