Pennsylvania news
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Pennsylvania under rare Code Purple Air Quality Alert due to wildfires
Pennsylvanians are encouraged to take precautions on Friday due to the poor air quality stemming from the Canadian wildfires.
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Giant Eagle lowers prices on popular grocery items for summer 2026
Giant Eagle Inc. is not letting its impending sale to Kroger stop it from celebrating the summer.
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Pennsylvania doubles dollars devoted to rape crisis centers
The move bolsters many centers that were devastated by last year’s 135-day budget impasse.
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Erie couple weds in hospital ICU so bride’s dying father can attend
Linda Majczyk and her fiancé, Michael Pennington, had been planning their wedding for nearly two years. Those plans suddenly shifted, however, as her father’s health declined.
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Longtime Wawa president and CEO Richard Wood Jr. has died
“Dick Wood was our true Lead Goose who was the guiding heart and soul of the company,” Wawa said in a statement after the passing of the convenience store chain’s longtime president and CEO.
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Remember the $5B data center planned in Peach Bottom? It could be dead
Constellation, the largest private-sector power producer in the United States that acquired the York Energy Center in January, said in a written statement that the company “is reevaluating the technical and commercial feasibility of a potential center at that site.”
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How did Pennsylvania up its rainy day fund in this year’s budget?
Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro approved a $50.8 billion state budget over the weekend that did not raid the state’s rainy day fund, instead adding nearly $1 billion to it.
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This weekend in Pa.: Celebrate UFO sightings, pickles, and horses
Whether you’re a fan of the briny pickle, the superfood that is blueberries, or the equine, there’s a festival for you this weekend in Pennsylvania.
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Hate daylight saving time? New bipartisan House bill would repeal it
Tired of changing your clocks twice a year? A new House bill would end daylight saving time and keep the country on permanent standard time. H.R. 9638, dubbed the “Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026,” introduced July 9 by Democratic Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and Republican North Carolina Rep. Pat Harrigan, would end…
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In wake of record-breaking heat waves in Pa., experts reflect on preparing for the future
In the days preceding Independence Day storms, areas across Pa. as well as the Northeast saw back-to-back days above 100.
