Safety
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PSEA backs phone-free policy to boost student learning
As a growing number of states move to restrict student cellphone use in classrooms, the Pennsylvania State Education Association is advocating for legislation which would mandate strict limits on use of mobile devices in schools.
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Petition urges UPMC to boost security after attacks on medical staffers, including in York
Nurses and healthcare employees have launched a statewide petition seeking better staffing and security measures at UPMC and other healthcare facilities after attacks on workers, including a deadly shooting during a hostage siege at a York hospital.
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9/11 anniversary services set in Bucks County to honor those lost in terror attacks
Eighteen Bucks County residents and the thousands of other victims who perished in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 will be remembered in a Thursday morning service at the Garden of Reflection in Lower Makefield.
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CDC shakeups have made COVID-19 shots hard to get in Pa. — for now.
Lawmakers, advocates, and Gov. Shapiro are considering moves to bypass the CDC’s new MAHA vaccine commission.
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8 extreme Pennsylvania weather events that were caught on tape
From tornadoes to blizzards, watch the wild Pennsylvania weather events that were captured on film.
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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
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9 Pa. residents confirmed with West Nile virus: Here’s how to protect yourself
The current West Nile virus risk in the state is “very high,” according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, with mosquitoes testing positive for the disease in all but 10 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
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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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Wounded Pennsylvania troopers recovering after chaotic shooting that left gunman, neighbor dead
A man fatally shot his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania and then unleashed a hail of gunfire on first responders, wounding two state troopers, running an EMT off the road and sniping a police drone from the sky.
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Mosquitoes in Pa. are carrying West Nile Virus: What you need to know
Mosquitoes have tested positive for the disease in more than half of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which categorized the current West Nile Virus risk in the state as “high.”
