State News

GOP calls for rep to resign after encouraging young son to smoke, swear

Saturday, October 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP News) — Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives are calling for one of their members to resign after a newspaper disclosed the existence of videos in which he encourages his 5-year-old son to draw from a cigar and use profane... Read More.

PA reports highest number of daily COVID-19 infections in five months

Friday, October 9 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP News) - Pennsylvania is reporting its highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in more than five months. The Department of Health said Thursday that another 1,376 people tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. It was the second consecutive day that new... Read More.

Are you registered to vote? Deadline is Monday, Oct. 19 to register

Thursday, October 8 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – As the voter registration deadline approaches for the Nov. 3 presidential election, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar urged Pennsylvanians to check their voter registration status at votesPA.com. "Now is the time to make sure you are registered to vote, and your registration... Read More.

PennDOT preparing for winter, how drivers can prepare as well

Thursday, October 8 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – With the winter season approaching, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is highlighting winter-service preparations and how the public should also get ready for the season. "We've been preparing for this winter since the last one ended, and we need the public's help... Read More.

Gathering limits softened to allow more people at events in PA

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - As Pennsylvanians continue to do their part by adopting healthy behaviors to combat the spread of COVID-19, today Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine amended existing COVID-19 orders to allow for adjusted capacity to gathering limits while keeping... Read More.

Record number of firearms background checks in PA as more people buy guns, permits

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police announced that the third quarter of 2020 was the busiest in the history of the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS). The department also released the number of firearms purchase denials, subsequent investigations, and arrests resulting from such investigations for the... Read More.

Senator Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, won’t run for governor

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Republican Senator Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania says he will not be running for re-election in 2022. Toomey also says that, although he had previously considered it, he will not be running for PA Governor. He will finish out his term and then go... Read More.

Additional $96 million in grants for PA small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - An additional $96 million in state grants have been approved for 5,373 Pennsylvania small businesses that were impacted by the business closure order due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Some of the business in this round of funding include 19 businesses... Read More.

Online voter services restored in PA after outage

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Online voter services are now restored after a contractor’s computer problem took down the online registration and mail ballot application system for less than two days. The Wolf administration said an equipment failure at a data center caused online outages for... Read More.

New overtime rule in Pennsylvania became effective over the weekend

Monday, October 5 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced Pennsylvania's new overtime rule will become effective when the final, approved regulation is published in the PA Bulletin on Saturday, October 3, 2020. "Oct. 3 marks the first update... Read More.

GOP calls for rep to resign after encouraging young son to smoke, swear

PA reports highest number of daily COVID-19 infections in five months

Are you registered to vote? Deadline is Monday, Oct. 19 to register

PennDOT preparing for winter, how drivers can prepare as well

Gathering limits softened to allow more people at events in PA

Record number of firearms background checks in PA as more people buy guns, permits

Senator Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, won’t run for governor

Additional $96 million in grants for PA small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Online voter services restored in PA after outage

New overtime rule in Pennsylvania became effective over the weekend

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