State News
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Meuser confirms cancelation of proposed ICE detention centers in PA
Congressman Dan Meuser confirmed that federal officials are canceling plans for proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers at warehouses in Berks and Schuylkill counties.
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Are fireworks legal in Pa.? What are the rules for July 4th
Do you know the laws regarding fireworks in Pennsylvania? Here’s a crash course, along with safety tips.
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The fascinating history behind Pennsylvania’s oldest cities
With America’s 250th just around the corner, trace the roots of our country’s history by visiting some of the oldest cities in the commonwealth, each of which have fascinating origin stories.
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Longtime York City official Toni Smith, ‘a force of nature,’ has died
In 16 years of serving on City Council, Toni Smith earned a reputation as a hell raiser, someone who was going to speak her mind and take on anyone in her quest to do what she believed was right.
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Train song ‘Pennsylvania Turnpike’ is ode to Pat Monahan’s roots
Pat Monahan might have left Erie for Los Angeles to pursue his music career, but Train’s newest song and music video show that he has not forgotten his Erie roots.
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Pa. House passes “gas station heroin” ban
Tianeptine, which is legally prescribed as an antidepressant in some countries, is federally unregulated in America and sold in gas stations and head shops across the commonwealth.
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Skill games are unlawful, Pennsylvania Supreme Court finds
The decision strikes down what the commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings.
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Got $10M? This New Hope property on the Delaware River could be yours
The property at 2710 River Road sits on an eight-acre lot and features four beds and five and a half baths. Built in 2019, the house’s open-concept floor plan just beats 4,000 square feet.
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Manchester Township passes ordinance to restrict data centers
Like other municipalities, the township’s action was taken pre-emptively, assuring that residents’ concerns about the development and operation of data centers are addressed before any developer proposes building one in the township.
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A diamond, a whale bone and lots of letters: What’s inside the America 250 time capsule
The 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, and dug up 250 years later in 2276.
