State News

All Pennsylvanians allowed to go maskless starting today

Monday, June 28 by wcednews

Pennsylvania – Today is the first day in more than a year that all Pennsylvanians will be allowed to go without a mask in most situations. This is regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. Besides airplane and bus travel and some hospital settings, you won't be... Read More.

Lawmakers pass state budget with no tax increase, Gov. Wolf expected to sign

Monday, June 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – PA lawmakers have passed a $40.8 billion state budget that does not raise personal or business taxes but still manages to have the largest public school funding increase in state history. Democratic lawmaker tend to be supportive of the progress the budget... Read More.

Pennsylvania will remove mask mandate Monday. June 28

Friday, June 25 by wcednews

Pennsylvania – This upcoming Monday, June 28, all Pennsylvanians regardless of vaccination status will be able to go maskless in most situations again. Besides airplane and bus travel and some hospital settings, you won't be required to wear a mask. Officials were hoping for 70 percent... Read More.

PA works to improve senior food access, hosts listening session

Friday, June 25 by wcednews

York, PA – First Lady Frances Wolf, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Aging Secretary Robert Torres joined a group of older Pennsylvanians at Crispus Attucks Active Living Center in York to hear their first-hand experiences with Pennsylvania's food assistance programs – they shared what they... Read More.

Voting Rights Protection Act passes in PA House

Thursday, June 24 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The PA House of Representatives passed an election reform bill, which Republicans say would restore confidence in Pennsylvania's elections. House Bill 1300 would require scannable voter ID, signature verification for mail-in and absentee ballots, and electronic pollbooks. It would also make changes... Read More.

Joe Kellert named new District Forester for Elk State Forest

Wednesday, June 23 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and State Forester Ellen Shultzabarger announced the appointment of Joe Kellert as the District Forester for Elk State Forest in the Pennsylvania Wilds. "Joe brings a wealth of knowledge and experience... Read More.

Clearfield Police: woman doing yoga on stranger’s porch, man with airsoft gun

Saturday, June 19 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA - In Clearfield, police officers were called to a home for an unknown woman doing yoga on someone's front porch. Officers recognized her and knew she had an active warrant, so she was arrested and taken to the jail. Clearfield Borough Police also... Read More.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate down to 6.9 percent in May

Saturday, June 19 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for May 2021. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 6.9 percent in May. The U.S. rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point... Read More.

Former PA Gov. Tom Ridge in critical but stable condition after stroke

Friday, June 18 by wcednews

Washington DC - Former PA Governor Tom Ridge suffered a stroke at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wednesday morning. He remains in critical but stable condition. A tweet from the family says the 75-year-old was conscious when he was transferred to the emergency department. Ridge... Read More.

Teen advocates emphasize vaccine safety for those 12 and older