Pennsylvania hunters took more than 400,000 deer in 2022-23 season
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania hunters bagged thousands of bucks last season, almost breaking a recent record. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission's annual legislative report, an estimated 422,960...
View Articleabc27 to host 103rd District House of Representatives Democratic debate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - abc27 will host the Democratic Party candidates for the 103rd District House of Representatives for a debate on March 27. The debate will take place in the abc27 studio at 12...
View ArticleHow could population changes impact upcoming elections in Pennsylvania: Report
(WHTM) -- As the march towards the 2024 presidential election continues, many eyes are on the battleground state of Pennsylvania. In a report released Thursday, the Franklin and Marshall University...
View ArticleKadin Black vanished in 2022, police say foul play possible
Go behind the headlines as NewNation’s “Missing” investigates missing person cases from across the country, from cold cases to the latest developing stories. Tune into our latest case’s livestream...
View ArticleIn Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Casey puts ‘greedflation’ and corporations on...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania leaned into the podium, almost past the microphone, to make his point to the union crowd about how mad corporate leaders are at him....
View ArticlePennsylvania bill would give tax benefit to living organ donors
(WHTM) - Two Pennsylvania lawmakers want to provide a tax benefit to living organ donors. State Senators Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Columbia, Luzerne, Montour,...
View ArticlePennsylvania house fire kills man, 4 children as 3 other family members are...
JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — Investigators were searching Thursday for the cause of a fire that tore through a house in the Pittsburgh suburbs, killing a man and four children and spreading to another house...
View ArticlePennsylvania state prison reports two inmate deaths within six hours
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— An inmate serving time for first-degree murder was found unresponsive in his cell and later pronounced dead at a hospital in Luzerne County. Prison officials say...
View ArticleWhat is a Pennsylvania 'barn star'?
(WTAJ) -- In rural Pennsylvania, it can be common to spot a barn star hanging from the side of a house or a barn. Does this decor have a meaning or is it just meant to be a nice piece of artwork? Barn...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmaker 'in a war with my daughter' over ingredients wants to...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- How hard is it to keep your kids from eating ingredients you don't want them to eat? Very hard, says Rep. Natalie Mihalek (R-Allegheny/Washington), who began paying close...
View ArticleYork County veteran honored by Pennsylvania lawmakers
(WHTM)-- We introduced you to him on the occasion of his 100th birthday, now, more honors for a man people call a hero, even if he shuns that label. Quentin Stambaugh has now been honored on the floor...
View ArticleCensus: How is the Midstate's population changing?
(WHTM) -- More counties across the country saw population growth last year, according to U.S. Census Data released earlier this month. Despite this, Pennsylvania was one of only eight states to see a...
View ArticleMidstate counties at high risk for wildfires
(WHTM) -- Nearly all of the Midstate is at a high risk of wildfires today. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton,...
View ArticleState Reps. introducing bill supporting small businesses impacted by natural...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- A State House Representative will soon introduce a bipartisan bill that is designed to assist small businesses that are impacted by natural disasters. According to the...
View ArticlePennsylvania borough the most polluted place in the US, air quality study finds
(NEXSTAR) — Air quality was a top concern for many across the country during the summer of 2023, when many cities and entire states were blanketed in smokey Canadian wildfire skies. As it turns out,...
View ArticleJason Aldean's new Pennsylvania restaurant & bar now open
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WHTM) -- Country Music Artist of the Decade, Jason Aldean, in conjunction with TC Restaurant Group, officially opened their new Pittsburgh-based bar and restaurant. The new Jason...
View ArticleCasey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only eligible names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvania's April primary after a ruling Friday by...
View ArticleEscaped Pennsylvania inmate arrested in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WTAJ) – After almost four months on the run, escaped Blair County inmate Isaiah Tilghman has been arrested. The U.S. Marshals Service in Philadelphia announced on X that they caught...
View ArticleRamp closures for the Pennsylvania Turnpike for pavement testing; Here's where
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)-- PennDOT is alerting drivers to planned ramp closures on the Pennsylvania Turnpike as crews will be performing overnight pavement testing. The testing will cause closures...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers push to find out causes of death for older adults in...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect...
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