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PennDOT will name bridge to honor fallen employees

Saturday, December 7

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced a statewide effort today to memorialize fallen employees with bridge dedications. The department is in the initial stages of an effort to name bridges after... Read More.

PA Gov. Wolf commutes life sentences of 8 more prisoners

Saturday, December 7

Harrisburg, PA - Gov. Tom Wolf is commuting the life sentences of eight more people in prison, bringing the total to 19 since he took office in 2015. Wolf's office said Thursday all eight have... Read More.

“Super load” will travel from Erie to Lock Haven, causing traffic delays

Thursday, December 5

Clearfield, PA – A giant industrial-size dryer will be traveling from Erie to Lock Haven over the next week, a journey of more than 300 miles, causing some traffic along the way.

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PA will review frequent lottery winners during Revenue Dept audit

Thursday, December 5

Harrisburg, PA – The government is ready to go after people who are trying to somehow cheat the state lottery. Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said his new performance audit of the state Department of... Read More.

Gov. Wolf urges MLB to keep minor league teams in PA

Tuesday, December 3

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor wants Major League Baseball to rethink a restructuring plan that would affect three minor league teams in the state. Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday wrote to baseball commissioner... Read More.

Gov. Wolf signs tobacco, rural health, and hunting bills into law

Sunday, December 1

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 97 and Senate Bill 473, which amends tobacco legislation to prohibit the sale of any tobacco, nicotine or related item to anyone under... Read More.

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau reacts to Sunday hunting and purple paint bills

Saturday, November 30

Camp Hill, PA – Although Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) took a neutral position on Senate Bill 147, which allows three additional days of hunting on Sundays in the state, the Commonwealth’s largest farm organization... Read More.

PA’s bear harvest got slow start; totals still being tallied

Thursday, November 28

Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania's bear harvest got off to a slow start, but the numbers are higher than what they were in 2018. The full results haven't been announced yet, but at the midway... Read More.

Pennsylvania’s roads, rails and airports ready for holiday

Thursday, November 28

Philadelphia (AP) — Travelers are urged to pack some patience as they use Pennsylvania’s roads, rails and airports over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Pennsylvania Turnpike predicts 3.6 million cars and trucks will use the... Read More.

Pennsylvania overhauls child sexual abuse laws

Wednesday, November 27

Reading, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania overhauled its child sexual abuse laws Tuesday, more than a year after a landmark grand jury report showed the cover-up of hundreds of cases of abuse in most of... Read More.