Pennsylvania lawmakers rally for supplying feminine hygiene products
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Should Pennsylvania pay to put feminine hygiene products in every school? Governor Josh Shapiro called for it in his budget and it's now a question for the legislature. "Let's...
View ArticleDefrocked in 2004 for same-sex relationship, a faithful Methodist is...
Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor after telling her Philadelphia congregation that she was in a committed same-sex relationship. On Tuesday night, less...
View ArticleLancaster's 2.6% unemployment rate is lowest in all of Pennsylvania; here's...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- No metropolitan area in all of Pennsylvania's is as low as Lancaster's. That's the conclusion of an abc27 analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for March,...
View ArticleEver heard of a brain transplant? Why strokes are different from most other...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- With other kinds of medical issues -- even serious ones -- Josh Erdman and Lacey McGuire, a paramedic and advanced EMT with LifeTeam, aren't focused only on getting a patient...
View Article2 dead, 3 injured at Pennsylvania business shooting, suspect in custody
Two people are dead and three others are injured after a disgruntled former employee opened fire at a linen company in Chester, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to officials. Officials say the...
View ArticleNFL Draft to be held in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WHTM) - The 2026 NFL Draft will be held in Pittsburgh, which is expected to bring thousands of visitors to Pennsylvania for the three-day event. The draft will incorporate elements of...
View ArticleSen. John Fetterman to receive global leadership award for Israel support
(WHTM) -- U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) will soon be awarded Yeshiva University's Presidential Medallion for his leadership and support of Israel. According to Yeshiva University, Sen. Fetterman...
View ArticleLawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania’s juvenile...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dozens of children who were sent to juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes, according to...
View ArticleState Police seek public's help in finding fugitive
MOUNT AETNA, Pa. (WHTM) - State troopers are searching for a man they say led them on a police chase Tuesday and are seeking the public's assistance. The Pennsylvania State Police at Jonestown said a...
View ArticleHistoric Huntingdon County clock ticks again following restoration
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A historic clock in Huntingdon County has been restored and now it's being used for something more than just telling time. The ticking of the clock mechanism hasn't...
View ArticleGame Commission in House committee's crosshairs
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission did not testify before a house hearing, but it was very much in the crosshairs of lawmakers frustrated on a number of fronts. Some seeking...
View ArticlePennDOT encouraging drivers to use zipper merging on roadways
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Even though construction season is well underway, PennDOT is seeing more congestion on I-99 than usual. An engineer from the transportation agency said that it's not because...
View ArticleYork County logistics service business laying off more than 60 employees
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A logistics service facility in York County recently submitted a WARN Notice to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and will be laying off more than 60...
View ArticleJustice Dept. and 30 states sue Live Nation, Ticketmaster for allegedly...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly...
View ArticlePennsylvania reminds everyone not to take turtles home
(WHTM) -- Today is World Turtle Day, and in 'shellebration' of this special day, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission shared a few things to keep in mind if you happen to see a turtle out in the...
View ArticlePennsylvania joins Department of Justice, 29 other states in Live Nation,...
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania, along with the Department of Justice and 29 other states, is suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster for allegedly monopolizing the live entertainment industry and engaging in...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers question secrecy around how abuse or neglect of older...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers want Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Department of Aging to disclose more about the shortcomings it finds when it evaluates whether county-level agencies are properly...
View ArticlePennsylvania Rep. Dwight Evans says he’s recovering from a minor stroke
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans of Philadelphia said Thursday that he is in a rehabilitation facility recovering from a minor stroke, and plans to return to voting in Washington in about...
View ArticlePennsylvania Treasurer candidate pledges to "fight" school vouchers
(WHTM) - Erin McClelland, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's nominee for Treasurer, says if elected she'll "fight" against school vouchers all the way to the state's highest court. McClelland's...
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Permanent lanes on I-95 in Philadelphia reopened a year after fire
(WHTM)-- All permanent lanes of I-95 in northeast Philadelphia have now reopened. All eight lanes were destroyed a year ago by a massive fire. Philadelphia, PA. Pennsylvania Department of...
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