State News

This weekend is first Sunday of expanded Sunday hunting opportunities

Friday, November 13 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania bowhunters are about to make history. The first ever day of regulated Sunday big-game hunting will take place on Sunday, Nov. 15, for archery deer hunting only. In total, there are three Sundays – all in consecutive weeks – when limited big-game... Read More.

Another record-high daily number of positive COVID-19 tests in PA

Thursday, November 12 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – It's becoming a common story each day now... consistently hitting new record highs for the numbers of daily positive COVID-19 tests in our state. Once again, we hit another record high on Wednesday, 4,711 new positive cases of the virus for that... Read More.

House Republican Caucus elects legislative leaders for new year

Thursday, November 12 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Tuesday elected its legislative leaders for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. The leadership team consists of: • Speaker-designee Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster). • Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin). • Majority Whip Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest). • Majority Appropriations Committee Chairman Stan Saylor (R-York). •... Read More.

Jefferson County joins list of substantial infection risk

Tuesday, November 10 by wcednews

Jefferson County, PA – After an uptick in COVID-19 cases, Jefferson County has moved into what PA health experts classify as the “substantial risk of infection” rating. Clarion, Elk, and now Jefferson are in the substantial risk category. Clearfield remains in the slightly lower “moderate”... Read More.

Republican Congress members write with concerns about elections

Monday, November 9 by wcednews

Indiana, PA — Pennsylvania’s Republican Congressional Delegation (including our local Congress member, Glenn GT Thompson) expressed their collective concerns over the Commonwealth’s handling of the General Election to Governor Tom Wolf, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar. "From last minute... Read More.

COVID-19: 4,035, new record high number of PA daily cases

Monday, November 9 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Once again, we keep breaking records of the highest number of daily positive coronavirus tests in the state. This time for Nov. 7, the last available data at the moment, there were 4,035 additional positive cases of COVID-19. We have consistently broken the... Read More.

2020 Latest: Biden is 46th president after Pennsylvania win

Saturday, November 7 by wcednews

WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Democrat Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 electoral vote threshold to take the White House and become the 46th president of the United States. Biden also carried Arizona, Wisconsin and... Read More.

Pennsylvania in homestretch of counting ballots

Friday, November 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania's elections chief says she expects the number of ballots left to count in the presidential race to dwindle rapidly from hundreds of thousands. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are fighting for the largest electoral prize yet to be... Read More.

PA again breaks record for highest daily number of positive COVID-19 tests

Friday, November 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Once again, Pennsylvania has broken its record for highest daily number of positive COVID-19 cases. Yesterday, PA had 2,900 additional cases, bringing the statewide total since the beginning of the pandemic to 220,566. Just on Election Day on Tuesday, we had our highest... Read More.

Pennsylvania continues to count mail-in votes, Trump sues to stop count

Thursday, November 5 by wcednews

UNDATED (AP) — Election workers across Pennsylvania are chipping away at more than 1 million uncounted mail ballots. The nation is awaiting results in a presidential battleground whose trove of 20 electoral votes remained the largest prize yet to be called for President Donald Trump... Read More.