State News

House Repubs start investigation into Wolf’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes

Tuesday, March 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – House Republicans will be starting an investigation into the Wolf administration’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read below for the full press release sent by House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff. *** Harrisburg, PA – House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) announced... Read More.

PA will allow schools to postpone academic achievement tests until fall

Monday, March 1 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Acting Education Secretary Noe Ortega announced that the department has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) confirming that Pennsylvania will allow public schools the option to postpone federally-required academic achievement and English learner proficiency... Read More.

Privileged or legal mail to state prisons must now have qualified control number

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – For added security, any mail received at state prison that is supposed to be treated as "privileged" must now control a control number given to only qualified senders, such as mail that comes from the court system for inmates. Regular mail can... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: PA has administered more than 2.2 million vaccines so far

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - More than 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Pennsylvania so far. There are 1,962 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 421 patients are in the intensive care unit with COVID-19. The trend in the 14-day moving average number of hospitalized... Read More.

Farmers who lost crops to 2020 drought can get disaster relief loan

Saturday, February 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Farmers in our area that were affected by last year's drought can get some disaster relief funding. For farmers in Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, and Clarion Counties who lost crops due to the drought between June and November of 2020, loans have been... Read More.

Congratulations to 27 new Game Warden officers in PA

Friday, February 26 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Twenty-seven new game wardens have been assigned to districts in Pennsylvania. They had 45 weeks of intensive training, much of which presented new challenges this year with COVID-19. Of those 27 graduates, Alex DiCicco, originally from New Kensington, has been assigned to northern... Read More.

Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania linked to small pet turtles

Friday, February 26 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) advised Pennsylvanians of an outbreak of Salmonella linked to small pet turtles purchased from roadside or street vendors. “While we continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of this investigation,... Read More.

PennDOT extends deadline for commercial driver licenses to March 31

Thursday, February 25 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and commercial learner's permits will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. This will be the final extension for the following products' expiration dates: ... Read More.

More than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine given in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, February 24 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., February 23, there were 2,830 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 917,848. There are 1,963 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that number, 418 patients are in the intensive... Read More.

Gov. Wolf unveils “Back to Work PA” plan to bolster economy

Wednesday, February 24 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly affected Pennsylvania workers, businesses and communities. Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing a "Back to Work PA" plan that he says will bolster economic recovery efforts and position Pennsylvania for economic growth. The program would be funded... Read More.

House Repubs start investigation into Wolf’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes

PA will allow schools to postpone academic achievement tests until fall

Privileged or legal mail to state prisons must now have qualified control number

COVID-19 Update: PA has administered more than 2.2 million vaccines so far

Farmers who lost crops to 2020 drought can get disaster relief loan

Congratulations to 27 new Game Warden officers in PA

Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania linked to small pet turtles

PennDOT extends deadline for commercial driver licenses to March 31

More than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine given in Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf unveils “Back to Work PA” plan to bolster economy

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