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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a $50.9 million federal grant for a Butler County highway project that supporters say …
McCormick Backs $50.9M Butler County Freight Project Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s unclaimed property program reunited the family of a World War II veteran with his U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal after the decoration was discovered in an …
Treasury Returns WWII D-Day Veteran’s Medal to Family After Search Read More
THORNBURY TWP & WESTTOWN TWP, PA — A major traffic improvement project at the intersection of U.S. 202 (Wilmington Pike) and Route 926 (Street Road) has reached a significant milestone, …
Chester County’s Busy Route 202 Intersection Gets a Safer Finish Read More
EXTON, PA — West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE: WST) completed the sale and transfer of manufacturing and supply rights for its SmartDose 3.5mL On-Body Delivery System on July 1, narrowing …
West Pharma Completes SmartDose 3.5mL Rights Sale Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Drivers in Northeast Philadelphia should expect periodic lane closures and flagging on four surface streets from Monday, July 13, through Friday, July 17, as crews perform overhead …
Four Northeast Philadelphia Streets Face Disruptive I-95 Work Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A former corrections officer at State Correctional Institution Forest was sentenced to 22 to 44 months in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing inmates and …
Former SCI Forest Officer Sentenced to Prison in Abuse, Identity Theft Case Read More
ALTOONA, PA — Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 arrived in Altoona on Thursday as part of a coast-to-coast America250 tour, drawing an estimated 100,000 spectators and underscoring Pennsylvania’s effort …
Altoona Welcomes Big Boy as America250 Tourism Push Gains Steam Read More
VALLEY FORGE, PA — Vanguard’s Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) has been selected by the U.S. Treasury Department as one of the investment options for Trump Accounts, expanding the lineup …
Vanguard Joins Trump Account Investment Lineup Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Construction on the Interstate 95 Girard Point Bridge rehabilitation project resumes Thursday, bringing several nights of lane closures that are expected to slow traffic through Southwest Philadelphia. …
Overnight I-95 Closures Return for Girard Point Bridge Work Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A bipartisan coalition of 49 state attorneys general is urging the Federal Communications Commission to tighten rules governing telephone numbers in an effort to curb scam robocalls …
States Press FCC to Tighten Rules Against Robocall Scams Read More