Pennsylvania Department of Corrections drops hiring age minimum
(WHTM) - The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says the minimum age to be a Corrections Officer Trainee is being lowered to 18 years old. Previously, applicants needed to be 21 years old to be...
View ArticleAllegheny River chosen as Pennsylvania's 2024 River of the Year: DCNR
(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) -- The results are in! A western Pennsylvania river has been named the 2024 River of the Year, according to a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) release....
View ArticleScratch-off ticket worth $5 million sold in Pennsylvania
KUTZTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) -- A Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-off ticket worth $5 million was sold in Berks County. The big-winning MONOPOLY Own It All ticket was sold at the Weis Markets, located at 15260...
View ArticlePennsylvania high court revives case challenging limits on Medicaid coverage...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court said Monday that a lower court must hear a challenge to the constitutionality of a decades-old state law that limits the use of Medicaid dollars to...
View ArticleWorld War II soldier from Pennsylvania now accounted for
WASHINGTON (WHTM) -- The Defense Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that a Pennsylvania Soldier from World War II has been accounted for. Twenty-three-year-old...
View ArticleBest public colleges in Pennsylvania
(STACKER) -- If you're going to go to college—or send your child to college—you want to choose the best one. But what exactly that means is different for each person. There are a lot of factors,...
View ArticleOne person shot after dispute in Mifflin County
MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Lewistown Police Department has announced that one person was shot at least twice after a domestic dispute. According to a Facebook post, on Sunday, Jan. 28 the...
View ArticleSome Pennsylvania lawmakers want to help Texas tackle the border crisis,...
(WHTM)-- It is 1,361 miles from Harrisburg to Austin, Texas, and further still to the crisis on the southern border, but Republican lawmakers in Pa. are saying to Texans, "You've got a friend in...
View ArticleMidstate man accused of burning down workplace, starting shed fire
(WHTM)-- A local man is facing multiple charges after he was accused of burning down his workplace in Montgomery County and starting another fire in December. Sean Gahagan, 56, of Lebanon, is accused...
View ArticleEffort to change Pennsylvania gaming law, allow more cashless payments
(WHTM) -- Some state lawmakers are trying to change PA's gaming laws to let some fire companies and other groups accept more cashless payments. Some groups rely on fundraisers like raffles to fund...
View ArticlePennDOT to invest $13 million in traffic safety improvements
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- PennDOT has announced that it will be distributing $13 million in Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding to 35 municipalities statewide to fund 39 safety projects....
View Article'You're going to have to kill me': Philly man charged in Scranton drug bust
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Scranton Police say a drug investigation led to the seizure of one ounce of methamphetamine and a bag of fentanyl. On Saturday, the Scranton City Police...
View ArticlePennsylvania county's technology infrastructure suffers "critical incident"
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) - Washington County in western Pennsylvania suffered a "critical incident, rendering significant segments of the technology infrastructure in the County to be...
View ArticlePennsylvania company recalling dried mango due to undeclared allergen
(WHTM) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that a brand of dried mango is being recalled due to an undeclared allergen. Truong Giang Distributors Corp of Philadelphia is recalling...
View ArticleHow to file taxes for free in Pa.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The tax season is upon us and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is offering a free way for taxpayers to file their tax returns. Through myPATH, Pennsylvanians can submit their 2023...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s governor to push for millions in funds for economic...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to devote millions of dollars to creating a 10-year economic development plan, including developing commercial and industrial sites,...
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You can stay in a PEEPS-themed hotel room: Here's how
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WHTM) -- PEEPS has announced that they will be kicking off the Easter season with a brand new sweet experience. The PEEPS team has partnered with Home2Suites by Hilton Easton to...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers propose bill to ban PFAS in certain products
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Three Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed a bill that would prohibit the use of Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) in certain products. Representatives Greg Scott...
View ArticlePennsylvania bill would allow returning mail-in ballots to polling places
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania lawmakers say they will introduce a bill that allows voters to return their mail-in ballots to polling places. Currently, voters who receive a mail or absentee ballot can only...
View ArticleUS Steel agrees to $42M in improvements and fines over air pollution...
(AP) - U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws by operating plants without its desulfurization controls for more than...
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