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Schools make tough choices on how, when to reopen classrooms

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Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s school superintendents are calling for more concrete recommendations from the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf as they make decisions on how, and whether, to welcome students back to the classroom this fall. A superintendents group says the state’s existing reopening... Read More.

PA Game Commission unveils new CWD plan, involves hunters

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Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a new plan for battling what many consider the biggest wildlife-management challenge of the 21st century. And it’s counting on hunters to help put it into action. Acting at its quarterly meeting today, the agency’s Board of Commissioners unanimously... Read More.

Drivers license, ID card expiration dates extended to end of August

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards, and learner's permits, will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Effective July 23, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards and... Read More.

Pennsylvania reports first human case of West Nile Virus in 2020

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Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania’s first probable human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in 2020 has been detected in a Potter County resident. Samples are being sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing. The departments of Health and Environmental Protection... Read More.

PA marks 11 years since minimum wage increase to $7.25

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Harrisburg, PA - Friday marked the 11th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s last minimum wage increase. The state’s wage floor has been stuck at $7.25 since July 24, 2009, when the federal government, not the commonwealth, raised the minimum wage. With many workers struggling to get by,... Read More.