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Religious, philosophical vaccine exemptions on the rise in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Vaccine exemptions are on the rise. Almost 1,800 students in Allegheny County submitted medical, religious or philosophical vaccination exemptions in 2024, compared to about 1,300 in 2020. In Westmoreland County, 926 students filed for exemptions in these categories and time frame, compared to just under 400 in 2020.
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Winter weather advisory, lake-effect snow warnings issued for parts of Erie County
The weather service reports an additional 3 inches to 5 inches of snow could fall in places in northern Erie County before the advisory expires. Snowfall rate could be up to an inch per hour in the strongest bands, especially the night of Monday, Nov. 10.
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Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula
The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states. No deaths have been reported.
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Lake Effect: The real reason Erie gets so much snow
Thanks to its namesake lake, Erie gets more than 100 inches of lake effect snow each winter.
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Pennsylvania ramps up clean energy initiatives with Eos facility investment
While Pennsylvania trails behind many other states in energy efficiency, new investments and financial incentives could signal a shift toward prioritizing clean energy in the Commonwealth.
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God’s Meal Barrel has been putting food on the table to feed Hanover families since 1986
As uncertainty lingered over the future of SNAP payments to the more than 22 million households across the United States that rely on the program, the volunteers of Hanover food pantry God’s Meal Barrel remained hard at work distributing groceries to local families in need.
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Stars of ‘Friends,’ ‘Stranger Things’ working on movie about Erie pizza bomber case
Courteney Cox is helming the true crime thriller “Evil Genius,” inspired by a 2018 Netflix documentary series of the same name about the plot that led to a 2003 bank robbery and the murder of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells. Patricia Arquette and David Harbour are set to star, according to a Deadline story.
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Lebanon officials say PA state budget impasse will cost county in 2026
Officials reported to the county commissioners during their Nov. 6 meeting that if they don’t have a budget soon from state lawmakers, officials will run out of funds by the second week of January 2026.
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History reveals Joe Khan, Bucks County’s DA-in-waiting, is a political anomaly
Khan earned approximately 54% of the vote over incumbent Republican DA Jennifer Schorn with all precincts reporting, according to the county’s unofficial election results. He ran unopposed in the May 20 primary.
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Erie mariners tell the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald and its sinking 50 years ago
More than 730 feet long, the “Fitz” had been the largest ore carrier on the lakes before the 1,000-foot Stewart J. Cort — built at Erie’s Litton Industries marine division, now Donjon Shipbuilding — launched in 1972.
