Rite Aid to close 6 additional locations in Pennsylvania, court docs say
(WJW) – Rite Aid has announced plans to close 13 additional stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The latest round of closures...
View ArticlePennsylvania bill to expand Medicaid coverage to doulas advances in House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- A bill to expand Medicaid coverage to include doulas has advanced in the State House. HB 1608, which would provide medical assistance reimbursement for doula services to...
View ArticlePennsylvania State Rep. Boyle, wanted by police, votes by proxy
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Can a State Representative wanted by police in Philadelphia continue to vote on the House floor in Harrisburg? The answer might seem obvious but, again, there are different...
View ArticleJudges orders Pennsylvania agency to produce inspection records related to...
Pennsylvania utility regulators must turn over inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board as part of the federal agency’s probe into a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory last...
View ArticlePennsylvania DCNR accepting ATV permit applications for season riding
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced Monday that permits for the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail (NRAT), formerly known as the ATV...
View ArticleWawa breaks ground in Dauphin County; shares plans for the future
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Earlier Wednesday, Wawa shared plans for their expansion into Central Pennsylvania. abc27 news previously reported last week when Wawa shared that they would be holding an...
View ArticlePhiladelphia native partaking in the Summer Olympics hopes to get the gold in...
(WHTM)-- We are 100 days from the Summer Olympics in Paris and dozens of athletes getting ready to compete in the games were in New York City this week. Including Philadelphian Liana Mutia, who is...
View ArticleBill would boost funding for preserving historic buildings in Pennsylvania
(WHTM)-- Preserving old buildings takes not only the willingness to do it but also money. The state house just passed a bill that would provide funding. It could ultimately provide grants of up to a...
View ArticleWawa president answers urban legend over Sheetz vs Wawa 'agreement'
(WHTM)-- You don't find answers to urban legends very often, if sometimes ever, but one that has caused a split in Pennsylvania for years just has been. "Sheetz or Wawa," is one of the most iconic...
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President Biden caps Pennsylvania road trip with Sheetz run
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) - President Joe Biden capped off his three day road trip across Pennsylvania the same way many in the Keystone State do, with a Sheetz run. While en route to Pittsburgh...
View ArticleApril 18, 1688: The Germantown Petition against slavery
GERMANTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) -- Francis Daniel Pastorius was one of the early movers and shakers of Pennsylvania. A German convert to Quakerism, he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683, a year after William Penn...
View ArticleShapiro aims to eliminate waiting list for services for intellectually...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro and his top human services official said Wednesday that the administration has a plan to end a waiting list of thousands of families who are considered to be...
View ArticleDispatchers facing shortages at the local, state and national level
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Dispatchers in Centre and Blair County are in need of more employees, but the issue is not limited to the local area. During the Centre County Board of Commissioners' April 16...
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'Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert' coming to Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) -- Fans of Nickelodeon's beloved "Avatar: The Last Airbender" series will have the chance to relive Aang's adventures through a two-hour live orchestral performance this year....
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Wawa opening 40 new stores in Central Pennsylvania; Here's where
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) -- Wawa has confirmed plans to open 40 new stores across Central Pennsylvania, with its first locations opening in late 2024. On Wednesday, April 17, Wawa representatives...
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Do you have a mine under your house? Pennsylvania map shows where
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — With the abundance of mine-related incidents recently between mine subsidence stress fractures in Toby Creek and a sinkhole opening up in Swoyersville, many area...
View ArticleSheetz faces lawsuit, accused of employment discrimination against people of...
BALTIMORE, Md. (WTAJ) -- Convenience store, restaurant and gas station chain Sheetz, headquartered in Altoona, Pa., is being accused of discriminating against people of color during their hiring...
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Will it be a hot summer in Pennsylvania?
(NEXSTAR) – You may want to clean out the kiddie pool and dust off the patio furniture early this year. We're in for a hot start to summer, according to a national weather outlook released Thursday by...
View ArticleMan convicted of Lancaster County robbery found dead in state prison
LABELLE, Pa. (WHTM) - A man convicted of robbery in Lancaster County has been found dead in a state prison. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says Aurelio Rivera-Lopez, 50, was found...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmaker seeking process to determine member's fitness to serve...
(WHTM) - The top Democrat in Harrisburg wants a process to determine whether or not a State Representative is fit to serve. This comes amid an investigation into State Representative Kevin Boyle...
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