Proposed bill would require Pennsylvania employees to return to in-person...
(WHTM) — A new bill proposed by State Senator Doug Mastriano (R) would require state employees to return to their designated in-person workplaces. According to its memo, the State Employees Return to...
View Article'Still Open, Still Awesome': DCNR highlights open state campgrounds
(WTAJ) — Some campgrounds could remain closed this summer due to the federal hiring freeze, including three sites at Raystown Lake. But in response, Pennsylvania has launched a new campaign letting...
View ArticleIsett Heritage Museum being donated to Juniata College
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Isett Heritage Museum is donating land and a collection of 40,000 historical artifacts to Juniata College. Located on Stone Creek Ridge Road in Huntingdon, the...
View ArticleThis Week in Pennsylvania: Tariffs, games of skill, special election reaction
(WHTM) - On This Week in Pennsylvania, James Crummel recaps all the big stories in Pennsylvania politics from last week. Among the topics dominating the conversation in Harrisburg are the effect...
View ArticleRaystown Lake sees 'extraordinary' spike in reservations ahead of summer
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- If you're planning to visit local lakes and state parks, you might want to hurry up and book your reservations ahead of a "record-breaking" summer in Pennsylvania. The...
View ArticlePennsylvania police officer shot; SWAT team responds
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) -- A Pennsylvania police officer was shot and a suspect was sought after an incident Sunday evening. A Pottstown Borough police officer was shot during an incident in the...
View ArticleMan charged in connection to Amish robbery
LACKAWANNOCK Twp., Pa. (WKBN) — A West Middlesex man has been charged in connection to an alleged armed robbery on an Amish man in Mercer County. The first victim said that while he was in his buggy...
View ArticleRing Pop factory now open in Pennsylvania
MOOSIC, Pa. (WHTM) -- A new Ring Pop production factory officially opened its doors right here in Pennsylvania. Last week, the candy company called Bazooka Brands announced the official opening of...
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'Honest mistake': Pirates exec says MLB park will restore outfield sign after...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have reversed course after angering the family of the late Roberto Clemente by removing a sign honoring the franchise icon on the right-field wall at PNC Park....
View ArticleLottery scratch-off ticket worth $1 million sold in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — A lottery scratch-off ticket worth $1 million was sold in Pennsylvania. According to the PA Lottery, a retailer in Allegheny County sold a $1 million-winning 200X the Cash Scratch-Off ticket....
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Campaign cash flowed to key Pennsylvania lawmakers as hunters launched an...
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View ArticlePennsylvania police officer shot, suspect killed in shootout
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) -- A Pennsylvania police officer was shot, and a suspect was killed during a stand-off in Pottstown on Sunday night. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney's...
View Article3 adults and 3 juveniles charged after alleged poaching
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three adults and three juveniles are facing charges after the alleged illegal poaching of seven deer, a raccoon, and the attempted killing of four additional deer....
View ArticlePennsylvania lawsuit claims Elon Musk failed to make promised payments over...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than...
View ArticlePennsylvania bill proposes limiting politicians from taking gifts, cash above...
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a gift ban bill and trumpeted the need for good government and public trust, but the bill disappeared and was never passed. That "rinse and repeat" cycle...
View ArticleState lawmakers re-launch "Fire and EMS Caucus"
(WHTM) — State lawmakers have re-launched the bipartisan "Fire and EMS Caucus." The goals of the caucus are to address safety, personnel, equipment, and funding challenges. Close Thanks for signing...
View ArticleAnother gambling option in Pennsylvania has officials discussing
(WHTM) -- While lawmakers grapple with taxing and regulating those skills games, another type of gray-area gambling has popped up. It's called Sweeps Coins Casinos, and they are online, using virtual...
View ArticleProposed bill would let Pennsylvania homeowners get better access to radon data
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- A bill that would allow Pennsylvania homeowners to check out past radon data is advancing. The legislation, House Bill 448, sponsored by State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon),...
View ArticleEmails between Pennsylvania lawmakers and lobbyists will remain hidden from...
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View ArticleUS Steel Rises for a 2nd Day After Trump Orders New Security Review Nippon...
Shares of U.S. Steel are rising ahead of the bell after President Donald Trump ordered a new national security review of Nippon Steel's proposed bid to buy U.S. Steel for nearly $15 billion. President...
View ArticleBill proposes limiting student use of mobile devices in Pennsylvania classrooms
(WHTM) — A bill proposed in the State House would limit the student use of mobile devices in Pennsylvania K-12 classrooms. The bill, proposed by Reps. Barbara Gleim (R-199) and Valerie Gaydos (R-44),...
View ArticleScratch-off Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $3 million sold
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania lottery scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was recently sold in the Midstate. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, a Franklin County retailer sold a $3...
View ArticleShocking video: Pennsylvania driver escapes after tree smashes car
(WPHL)-- Surveillance video captured the moment that a massive tree fell onto a car in Chester County as the woman involved avoided what could've been a near-death experience. It happened Monday just...
View ArticlePennsylvania could be getting an official state reptile
(WHTM) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker proposed a bill that would make the Eastern Box Turtle Pennsylvania's official state reptile. House Bill 401, created by Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Juniata), would...
View ArticleRep. Dan Meuser hosting telephone town hall
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) announced he will be hosting a telephone town hall for his constituents in the 9th congressional district. According to an April 7 press...
View ArticleTrump 'walked into a buzz saw' on tariffs: Toomey
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey (R) said President Trump has “walked into a buzz saw” with sweeping tariffs being rolled out this week, and he contended the new trade policy will lead to U.S....
View ArticlePennsylvania farmers, Governor discuss bird flu, tariff concerns
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Farmers in Pennsylvania met with state lawmakers to discuss their growing concerns about tariffs from DC and bird flu outbreaks across the state. Agriculture is one of...
View ArticlePennsylvania's toothless 'child advocate' position should be replaced by...
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View ArticlePenn State responds after international students' visas revoked
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WTAJ) — Penn State offered guidance to international students Tuesday after several had their visas revoked by the government. In a letter, Penn State Global Interim Vice Provost...
View ArticlePennsylvania investing in Hitachi Energy expansion project
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Earlier today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced an investment of more than $300,000 to support the expansion of Hitachi Energy in southwester Pennsylvania. According to the...
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Men charged after Pennsylvania teen sex trafficked, sexually assaulted
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Kentucky man was charged with sex trafficking a Pennsylvania girl for allegedly coercing her to engage in sex with two Pennsylvania men last year. Zachary Lee McCauley,...
View ArticleRite Aid considers second bankruptcy; Will Walgreens expand in its place in...
(WHTM) — Is there a chance the Rite Aid Pharmacy chain won't survive, after all? The Wall Street Journal reported the company might be considering a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The company...
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3 arrested in sex trafficking case involving 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl: DA
(WPHL) -- A Kentucky man was charged with sex trafficking a 13-year-old Bucks County girl, coercing her through fear by threatening her mother. Two men from Pennsylvania are also facing charges in the...
View ArticleState Rep. brings feline friend to Capitol in support of declawing bill
(WHTM) — An animal rights activist at the State Capitol on Tuesday is a cat. Re-paw-sentative Ravi Benham comes to work with Representative Jessica Benham.Today was his 9th birthday party and a...
View ArticleSome central Pennsylvania watershed projects get funding
(WHTM) --Funding is going toward projects that are aiming to grow watersheds in the central Pennsylvania area. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced that $75,000 is going towards five...
View ArticleShapiro Administration launches program to recruit bilingual workers through...
(WHTM)-- The Shapiro Administration is launching a pilot program to help recruit more bilingual workers in Pennsylvania. The Office of Administration Secretary Neil Weaver and Department of Labor and...
View ArticleProposed bill would require Pennsylvania public schools to pay 'living wages'
(WHTM) — New legislation has been proposed that would require Pennsylvania public schools to pay their staff higher wages. The bill, circulated by Sen. Lindsey Williams (D-38), would require public...
View ArticleMassive cicada brood to emerge soon in Central Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — One of the largest broods of cicadas will soon come up from the ground in areas around the eastern United States, including Central Pennsylvania. Periodical cicada Brood XIV (14), which...
View ArticlePennsylvania dispatchers could soon be classified as first responders
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- If you are in an emergency and call 911, the first people you talk to are dispatchers, who then patch through the service you need. That profession isn't currently considered...
View ArticleProposed bill would move Pennsylvania to a popular vote system
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a bill to the Pennsylvania House that would move the state to a popular vote system. State Representatives Christopher Rabb (D-200) and Heather Boyd (D-163)...
View ArticleNJ woman charged after attempting to hire hitman to kill Philly officer...
(WPHL)-- A New Jersey woman has been arrested and charged after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill a Philadelphia Police Officer and his daughter. According to the Camden County Prosecutor's...
View ArticleNTSB releases final report, recommendations after Pennsylvania chocolate...
WEST READING, Pa. (WHTM) -- The National Transportation Safety Board released their final report this week on a deadly explosion at a Berks County chocolate factory in 2023. The explosion rocked the...
View ArticleMan charged with carjacking Pennsylvania veteran, stealing dog
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) - A man has been charged for allegedly stealing a car and dog belonging to a veteran in Pennsylvania last year. The Westmoreland County District Attorney's office says...
View ArticleFetterman using weight-loss drug, asks Trump Administration to expand coverage
(WHTM) — Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) revealed he's using a weight loss drug and is now asking the Trump Administration to make it easier for others to use it too. In a New York Times op-ed piece,...
View ArticleStrong Minds, Bright Futures advocates for improving mental health systems
(WHTM) — A newly formed coalition wants to make Pennsylvania's mental health system better and ultimately save lives. Strong Minds, Bright Futures is made up of 65 members who already provide...
View ArticleObtaining Real IDs proving to be a real pain for some Pennsylvanians
(WHTM) — Only 26% of Pennsylvanians have obtained Real IDs. For many, it's been a really easy process, but for lots of others, especially women, getting a real ID has been a real pain. We're inside a...
View ArticleLegislators propose changes following explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Two state senators are proposing legislation that would implement changes recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the wake of an explosion at a...
View ArticleHearing looks at rules for evidence and other details in Bryan Kohberger's...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors and attorneys for a man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022 argued some of the final ground rules they want for Bryan Kohberger's trial...
View ArticleBill would let homeless children in Pennsylvania get driver's license for free
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Homeless children old enough to legally drive may be able to get their licenses for free soon. House Bill 472, which passed the House with bipartisan support, would get rid...
View ArticleFormer West Chester University president named PASSHE Chancellor
(WHTM) - Former West Chester University President and current interim chancellor Dr. Christopher Fiorentino has been selected as the System Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher...
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