State News
-
Pa. wants in on legal battle to protect SNAP data for 2 million recipients
Pennsylvania is looking to join the multi-state lawsuit against the federal government over demands to share Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients’ data, potentially protecting $461 million in benefits for two million people across the state.
-
University of Pennsylvania autism expert disputes Trump’s unfounded claims linking Tylenol and autism
President Donald Trump used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism as his administration announced a wide-ranging effort to study the causes of the complex brain disorder.
-
50th Erie CROP Hunger Walk raises money to feed the hungry. How to participate
Ten years before Band Aid sang “Feed the World,” Erie churches and groups teamed up to form the now-annual CROP Walk, which raises money to combat hunger in Erie and around the world. On Sunday, Sept. 28, it will be the 50th time they’ve done so.
-
Emotional Jimmy Kimmel says in late-night return he never intended to make light of Kirk’s killing
Viewers in 14 Pennsylvania counties were shut out of the broadcast, after Nexstar and Sinclair, the owners of ABC affiliates in Altoona, Erie, Harrisburg, and Johnstown, ordered their outlets not to air Kimmel’s return on Tuesday.
-
Where does Pennsylvania fall on the religious spectrum?
A new Pew Research Center survey found that 33% of Pennsylvania residents say religion is very important in their lives.
-
Pa. Gov. Shapiro said electric grid operator PJM needs reform to put consumers first
The organization that manages the electric grid for Pennsylvania and 12 other states has moved too slowly in response to skyrocketing energy demand and consumers are paying for it, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
-
Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
-
Pa. Gov. Shapiro says Trump admin threats to crack down on speech ‘should scare everyone’
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said during a national television interview that he’s experiencing fear and sadness over a “dangerous” moment in American public life, as he reflected on recent acts of political aggression and federal threats toward media organizations.
-
Teen becomes youngest Pennsylvania female archer to get bull elk
Samantha Bartlett, 14, of Oil City, used her crossbow to harvest a bull elk September 16 in northcentral Pennsylvania. She won one of only 16 archery bull elk tags in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s annual license drawing. Overall, only 140 elk licenses were awarded this year over three hunting seasons.
-
Former owner of Holy Hound to open first Federal Donuts & Chicken location in Central Pa.
Scott Eden, the founder and former owner of downtown York’s Holy Hound, is opening Lancaster’s first Federal Donuts & Chicken.
