Republicans Seek Votes Among the Amish, Who Rarely Cast Them, in Swing-State...
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, past a billboard...
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(WHTM) - Pennsylvania voters will have a chance to vote for their next Treasurer in 2024 with incumbent Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity facing Democrat businesswoman Erin McClelland in November....
View ArticleHow many Puerto Ricans live in Pennsylvania?
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania's growing Puerto Rican population is in the spotlight after comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during an event hosted by Donald Trump at New York's Madison Square Garden....
View ArticleKamala Harris to hold rally in Harrisburg less than a week from Election Day
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to hold her first campaign rally in Harrisburg this week. According to the event website, Harris will be in the area on Wednesday,...
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What owls can I find in Pennsylvania, and what sounds do they make?
(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) released a post showing owls you can find in Pennsylvania and included links to the sounds they make. According to a Facebook post from the PGC, owls...
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Pennsylvania man arrested after Donald Trump threats: 'Frankly, I hope...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A State College man State College man has been charged after allegedly making threats towards Donald Trump the day before his rally at the Bryce Jordan Center. Paul J...
View ArticlePennsylvania polls show close race with Election Day almost a week away
(WHTM) — The polls in Pennsylvania continue to show a tight race with nearly a week until Election Day. According to the FiveThirtyEight polling average on Monday afternoon, the race for president in...
View ArticlePennsylvania candidates, officials begin final stretch of 2024 election
(WHTM) — Candidates up and down the ballot have been running in many cases for more than a year, but the stretch run is here. Those candidates are making their final case to voters, and so is the man...
View ArticleOn this date: Antares rocket explodes
(WHTM) -- On Oct. 28, 2014, an Antares medium-lift rocket, carrying a Cygnus automated cargo spacecraft, lifted off from MARS (Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport) on a mission to resupply the...
View ArticlePennsylvania man tries to hire hitman to murder sister, DA says
(WHTM) -- A Pennsylvania man admitted to trying to hire a hitman to murder his sister earlier this year, according to officials. Peter Cute, 63, of Greensburg, pled guilty to a charge of criminal...
View ArticleYork County sent at least 421 mail-in ballots, and as many as thousands, to...
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) -- York County's election office has sent at least hundreds, and more likely thousands, of mail-in ballots to the incorrect postal addresses ahead of the Nov. 5 election. abc27 News...
View ArticlePennsylvania officials remind residents that voting is safe
(WHTM) -- The election is a week away and voting concerns remain for many Pennsylvanians. “I encourage Pennsylvania residents to check your voter registration status online at vote.pa.gov to ensure...
View ArticleErie Bluffs State Park inducted into the National 'Old-Growth Forest Network'
A celebration took place for a local park that was inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network. There are parks throughout Pennsylvania that have been inducted into the forest network but...
View ArticleNew state grant program aims to help Pennsylvania school districts reduce...
MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A new state grant program is helping school districts in Pennsylvania cut down on energy expenses. Energy is one of the biggest expenses for school districts in...
View ArticleToday: Mail-in or absentee ballot application deadline
(WHTM) — Today, Oct. 29, is the last day Pennsylvanians can apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot for the upcoming Nov. 5 General Election. Voters can apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot online or...
View ArticleRepublicans Ask US Supreme Court to Block Counting of Some Provisional...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year's election in the...
View ArticleControversy and conspiracies dominate Pennsylvania school district after...
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View ArticleLawmakers pushed a slate of bills to improve maternal health care in Pa. Why...
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View ArticleLargest unclaimed property auction in Pennsylvania Treasury history begins...
(WHTM) — The largest auction of unclaimed property in the history of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department begins this week. According to Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, the auction, which begins...
View ArticleYork County election office pressured as mail-in ballots mount, Election Day...
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The York County Election Office is feeling the pressure as mail-in ballots continue to mount and Election Day soon arrives. Tuesday was the last day Pennsylvanians could...
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