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WEST EARL TWP, PA — A northbound Route 222 lane will close for the entire weekend near the Route 772 Brownstown/Rothsville interchange as crews repair the bridge over North Church …
Route 222 Lane Closure Could Complicate Your Weekend Drive Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Sens. Art Haywood and Lisa Baker are preparing bipartisan legislation that would add hazing to the state’s mandatory reporting requirements after a grand jury found that …
Pennsylvania Bill Would Make Hazing a Mandated Report Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in federal prison for his role in two criminal conspiracies that included a cargo-theft operation responsible for more …
Philadelphia Man Gets Nine Years in Cargo Theft, Racketeering Cases Read More
VALLEY FORGE, PA — Spots remain available for Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania’s 2026–2027 Calling All Girl Bosses program, a yearlong initiative that helps girls in grades six through 12 …
Girl Scouts Program Opens Doors for Young Local Leaders Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Reps. Melissa Shusterman and Greg Scott said they expect to introduce legislation within days that would impose safety standards and independent audits on advanced artificial intelligence …
Pennsylvania Bill Would Mandate Audits for Frontier AI Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday promoted Pennsylvania’s first cost-of-living adjustment since 2002 for public employees who retired before 2001, pointing to a state budget provision intended to …
Shapiro Touts Retiree COLA After Two-Decade Freeze Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Hayden Laubach of Bath, Pennsylvania, to 12 months and one day in prison for possessing unregistered firearms and a silencer uncovered …
Bath Man Gets Prison Term for Unregistered Firearms Read More
NEW CASTLE, DE — A 65-year-old man is facing a felony hate crime charge after New Castle County police said a parking dispute escalated into threats and comments about another …
Parking Dispute Leads to Troubling Hate Crime Charge Read More
NEW CASTLE, DE — A 32-year-old New Castle man is facing multiple felony charges after New Castle County police said detectives linked him to a shots-fired incident that damaged a …
Shots-Fired Probe Leads to Felony Charges in New Castle Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors cited eight food facilities on Sept. 15 for violations ranging from unsafe food temperatures and a lack of running hot water to …
Inspectors Order Food Discarded at Chester County Sites Read More