Stories tagged: "Harrisburg"

Transportation Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, right, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., hold a decaying piece of a rail tunnel while they speak during a news conference in New York, Monday, June 28, 2021. Buttigieg toured the century-old rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey as a long-delayed project to build a new tunnel gains steam. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Transportation Officials Push 15-Year Plan to Boost Rail in Northeast Region

A coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on Wednesday released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor.

Associated Press Associated Press July 15, 2021 5:23 pm EDT
State A snow plow drives across a road in a heavy snowfall in Morrisville, Pa., early Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Much of Pennsylvania got socked Tuesday with another snowstorm that closed schools, delayed flights and made travel difficult through parts of the state. The governor's budget address was among the events postponed. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
State Snowfall Postpones Wolf’s Budget Address a Day

Gov. Tom Wolf will move his annual budget address to Wednesday, amid a snowstorm that was prompting restrictions on highways across Pennsylvania.

Associated Press Associated Press February 2, 2021 10:58 am EST
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, speaking in front of Gov. Tom Wolf in 2019. (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
State Pennsylvania Statewide Row Officers Sworn for 4-Year Terms

In separate ceremonies at sites around Harrisburg, the attorney general, auditor general and treasurer took their oaths of office on Tuesday.

Associated Press Associated Press January 19, 2021 3:08 pm EST
Crime This booking photo provided by the Dauphin County, Pa., Prison, shows Riley June Williams. Federal authorities on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, arrested Williams, whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. (Dauphin County Prison via AP)
Crime Harrisburg Woman Accused of Stealing Pelosi’s Laptop During Attack

Federal authorities arrested a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the attack at the US Capitol.

Associated Press Associated Press January 19, 2021 12:38 pm EST
Safety A Capitol police officer stands at the front entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol building Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021, in Harrisburg, Pa. State capitols across the country are under heightened security after the siege of the U.S. Capitol last week. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Safety National Guard to Boost Security at PA Capitol

The Capitol will be closed for two days during the inauguration.

Associated Press Associated Press January 15, 2021 10:38 am EST

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Elections Aerial panorama of Allentown, Pennsylvania skyline on late sunny afternoon. Allentown is Pennsylvania's third most populous city. (Shutterstock Photo/Mihai Andritoiu)
Elections Biden’s Key to Winning Pennsylvania: Philly, the Suburbs, and Small Cities

Joe Biden won the Philadelphia suburbs and several small cities across Pennsylvania by larger margins than Hillary Clinton did in 2016, and lost other small cities by smaller margins.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 7, 2020 2:44 pm EST
Voting Cedric Humphrey asks Joe Biden a question during a town hall on ABC in early October. (Screenshot)
Voting Young Black Voters Could Be the Key to Biden Winning It All

Biden isn't guaranteed their vote, even if they're not going to vote for Trump. How does he reach them?

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla October 30, 2020 4:05 pm EDT