State News
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Aaron Rodgers ends months-long dance with Steelers by agreeing to a 1-year deal
Aaron Rodgers, the four-time NFL MVP, ended months of speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
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Contraception is health care: Pennsylvania House passes bill to expand birth control access
With employer-provided insurance no longer required to cover birth control, many in Pennsylvania are struggling to pay for necessary medical care. The Contraceptive Access for All Act aims to change that.
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Investigation found exotic animal parts like ivory are being sold in Pa., bill may stop it
Legislation is moving through the Pennsylvania House to stop the sale of animal parts of at-risk animal species, partially because of an investigation that discovered ivory and other parts of endangered species were available for sale in 18 counties.
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Meet Sheba, the newest animal arrival at the Erie Zoo. What is a binturong?
The Erie Zoo recently announced on social media that they have welcomed a new binturong, or bearcat, to the zoo. The almost 8-year-old bearcat is named Sheba.
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Cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania would see funding cut under bill passed by the state House
A Democratic-sponsored proposal to limit per-student payments to Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools and make other changes to how they operate narrowly passed the state House over Republican objections that it would imperil the online learning programs.
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May 31, 1985: ‘I heard a noise like a train.’ Remembering the Albion-Cranesville tornado
Residents remember the night, 40 years ago, when a tornado hit Albion and Cranesville, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 300 homes and other buildings.
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Flocking to Presque Isle this summer for bird watching? What to know if you go
Presque Isle State Park is filled with multiple majestic sites and sights from sunsets to wildlife.
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Do you have a rare penny? What to do with your old coins as Treasury stops minting penny
President Donald Trump has ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies because their production cost exceeds their value.
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Pa. angler catches what he describes as the new ‘unofficial’ state record flathead catfish
Daniel Brown, 40, of South Philadelphia, was fishing the morning of June 1 in the Schuylkill River just a few blocks from his home when he caught an enormous flathead.
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Pa. bill on Sunday hunting moves forward, amendment to move first day of rifle deer fails
Bills that provide more Sunday hunting opportunities, allow out-of-state college students to purchase resident hunting licenses, and one that gives hunters the option to not answer questions asked by game wardens took one step closer to approval recently.
