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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has joined the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states in a lawsuit seeking to block PlayPower’s proposed acquisition of BCI Burke Company, arguing that …
Pennsylvania Seeks to Block Playground Equipment Merger Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives voted 202-1 Monday to prohibit data centers from obtaining public utility status, advancing legislation intended to prevent private developers from gaining eminent domain …
Pennsylvania House Votes to Deny Data Centers Utility Status Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors documented evidence of mice at a West Chester child care center, unsafe food temperatures at several restaurants and restrictions on the sale …
Unsafe Chicken, Mouse Droppings Flagged in Chester County Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania recorded 79,625 crashes involving teenage drivers over five years, resulting in 486 deaths, prompting state transportation and public safety officials to launch a driver education campaign …
Pennsylvania Targets Teen Driving Risks After 486 Deaths Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A 21-year-old Northampton man faces 40 felony charges involving child sexual abuse material and a misdemeanor indecent assault charge after investigators alleged he posed as a young …
Pennsylvania Man Accused of Trading Child Abuse Images for Cash Read More
EAST BRANDYWINE TWP, PA — East Brandywine Township supervisors will consider new restrictions on structures within required rear yards in age-qualified residential communities on November 5, alongside a separate ordinance …
East Brandywine Weighs New Restrictions on Residential Decks Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require healthcare providers to receive education about inflammatory breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that can be mistaken …
Pennsylvania Bill Targets Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnoses Read More
WILLISTOWN TWP, PA — St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church of Delaware Valley is seeking zoning approval to renovate and expand its building at 130 Grubb Road in Willistown Township, a …
Willistown Church Expansion Faces October 28 Zoning Hearing Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A northwestern Pennsylvania pharmacy technician faces multiple felony charges after allegedly diverting nearly 90,000 prescription opioid pills from a Warren County pharmacy over more than four years, …
Pharmacy Technician Accused of Stealing Nearly 90,000 Opioid Pills Read More
NEWLIN TWP, PA — Newlin Township supervisors are considering a 20% increase in the municipal earned-income tax rate to help finance fire protection and emergency medical services, a proposal that …
Newlin Township Proposes 20% Earned-Income Tax Rate Increase Read More