State News
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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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Reagan Bills leads Pennsylvania over Indiana 1-0 to win Little League Softball World Series
Behind Reagan Bills’ two-way heroics, Johnstown defeated Floyds Knobs, Indiana, 1-0 on Sunday to win the state’s first Little League Softball World Series since 1978.
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Shapiro says ‘the time to act is now’ on mass transit funding as potential service cuts loom
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal included a spending package that would fund mass transit agencies across the state and increase spending for roads and bridges.
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Pa. House holds a Sunday vote on transit funding as the consequences of a late budget loom
The move to advance a standalone transit funding bill is something of a pressure tactic on the part of House Democrats.
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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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The annual Chinese Lantern Festival in Philadelphia is a symbol of summer in the city
What began as a novel summer event in 2016 has blossomed into a cherished summer tradition for Philadelphia. Now in its eighth year, the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square has become a seasonal staple for locals and tourists.
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Safety net programs are likely to be the first affected by a continued Pa. budget impasse
Advocates warn delayed state disbursements will curtail county mental health and substance abuse programs.
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Pa. House Democrats push a transit funding bill—again—as SEPTA warns of coming cuts
An estimated one million Pennsylvanians rely on mass transit each day in urban, suburban and rural regions.
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Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters’ wurst nightmare
State police said a tractor trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem on Interstate 83 a few miles north of the Maryland line as morning rush hour was wrapping up, causing it to push into a passenger vehicle.
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Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate hits a month
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania’s schools and human services will be delayed, as he and the politically divided Legislature struggle to end what is now a monthlong budget stalemate.
