Lead Story
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Pennsylvania nuns honored for pushing back on false voter fraud claims
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie received an award for political courage after they pushed back on baseless claims of voter fraud by a conservative organization weeks before the 2024 election.
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Republican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid
Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state treasurer, said Monday that she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s reelection bid, setting up what could be a contest between a low-profile officeholder and a potential White House contender in 2028.
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Air quality concerns linger in the wake of steel plant explosion in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania county where an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others announced that it is stepping up air quality monitoring in the area of the sprawling facility that has a troubled environmental record.
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SEPTA moving forward with service cuts, thanks to budget stalemate
Barring a last-minute deal, the mass transit agency, which serves 800,000 riders daily in the greater Philadelphia region, will institute a 20% reduction in all services on Aug. 24, and fare increases on Sept. 1.
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Budget disagreements burst into the open at Pa. Capitol
The Senate passed a Republican-backed budget. But Gov. Shapiro said it’s ‘not a serious, long-term proposal.’
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Officials are investigating the cause of a steel plant explosion near Pittsburgh that killed 2
Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant in Clairton started late Monday morning. Officials said they had not isolated the cause of the blast that killed two and injured more than 10 others.
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Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped under rubble
An explosion at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble Monday, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue victims, officials said.
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Health insurance companies increase premiums following Trump’s ”One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
Lawmakers fear President Donald Trump’s budget is going to dramatically increase Pennsylvania’s uninsured rate.
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Pa. House Democrats push a transit funding bill—again—as SEPTA warns of coming cuts
An estimated one million Pennsylvanians rely on mass transit each day in urban, suburban and rural regions.
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Fetterman says Trump is winning the trade war as Pennsylvanians brace for impact
Pennsylvanians face higher costs for goods and services as President Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect.
