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Nov 2025 5

8 fascinating facts about Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital city

By Kalena Thomhave | LOCAL HISTORY, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

These facts about Harrisburg prove the capital city is more than state politics and budget impasses.

For a relatively small state capital (it’s the 12th smallest in the United States), Harrisburg packs a great deal of history and local lore.

Oct 2025 30

Hungover in Pittsburgh? Try these 7 cures, from brunch to IV treatments

By Kalena Thomhave | LOCAL NEWS, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

Learn how to feel better after a night of drinking in Pittsburgh.

No matter where you choose to spend your night, if you’re drinking, there’s always the risk that you’ll wake up the next morning with a headache and a sour stomach.

Oct 2025 29

RFK Jr. ignores 100+ studies to push abortion pill ban—this is the mifepristone explainer you need

By Bonnie Fuller | HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY, Bonnie Fuller

More than 100 peer-reviewed studies say mifepristone is safe. One fake study says it’s not. Guess which one RFK Jr. believes?

Apprehensive OB-GYNs across the country are alerting Americans that Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may withdraw abortion pill mifepristone from the market.

Oct 2025 28

10 cemeteries in Pennsylvania that are reportedly haunted

By Kalena Thomhave | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

These 10 cemeteries in Pennsylvania are said to harbor ghosts, restless spirits, and even supernatural creatures.

Some cemeteries in Pennsylvania are said to harbor ghosts, restless spirits, and even supernatural creatures.

Oct 2025 27

Shooting at a historically Black university’s homecoming fest in Pennsylvania kills 1 and wounds 6

By Associated Press | CRIME AND SAFETY, COMMUNITY, Associated Press

Investigators were operating under a "strong belief" that there was more than one shooter but did not think they came to the Lincoln University campus "with a specific design to cause a mass casualty event," Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe said Sunday during a news conference.

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Oct 2025 15

The PA Turnpike: All about America’s first superhighway

By Kalena Thomhave | LOCAL NEWS, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

Now stretching 565 miles, the PA Turnpike transformed Pennsylvania and set the standard for highways nationwide.

Known simply as the PA Turnpike, the road became a model for new highways across the country and laid the foundation for what would eventually become the Interstate Highway System.

Oct 2025 7

Pennsylvania’s best haunted houses, ghost tours & spooky experiences

By Kalena Thomhave | THINGS TO DO, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

These haunted houses, ghost tours, and other spooky season activities across Pennsylvania are frightfully fun.

You’ll find Hollywood-level special effects in every corner of Pennsylvania as well as attractions based on unsettling state history.

Oct 2025 3

Pennsylvania cities rank among nation’s ‘asthma capitals’

By Public News Service | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Public News Service

In the Keystone State, Philadelphia and Allentown are among the most difficult cities U.S. for people suffering from asthma.

In the Keystone State, Philadelphia and Allentown are among the most difficult cities U.S. for people suffering from asthma.

Oct 2025 2

The Social Security Administration is no longer issuing paper checks. Here’s what you need to know

By Sam Cohen | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Sam Cohen

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has switched to electronic forms of payment. Here’s how you can set up your automatic payments with ease.

In July, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it would stop issuing paper benefit payment checks on Sept. 30, 2025.

Oct 2025 2

11 creepy facts about Pennsylvania that textbooks leave out

By Kalena Thomhave | LOCAL HISTORY, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

You may not have learned these unsettling facts about Pennsylvania in school.

Textbooks, of course, celebrate Pennsylvania’s role in American history, from the nation’s founding to its wars and industries. But these historical milestones often overshadow darker details your history teacher may not have mentioned.

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