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PHILADELPHIA, PA — PA Humanities on Monday announced the recipients of its first-ever Rain Poetry Grants, awarding funding to 10 youth-serving organizations statewide to develop public humanities projects that put …
Rain Poetry Grants Bring Youth Voices to Streets and Sidewalks Across PA Read More
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA — Pennsylvania’s most famous prognosticator delivered his verdict early Monday, and winter is not done yet.
Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow, Calls for Six More Weeks of Winter Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is investing $2.2 million in 17 new research grants aimed at helping the state’s farm economy keep pace with shifting technology, climate pressures, emerging diseases, and …
Pennsylvania Drops $2.2M on Farm Research as Tech, Disease Shift Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — With tax season underway and the Wednesday, April 15, 2026, filing deadline approaching, Pennsylvania is urging workers and families to claim new and expanded state tax credits …
New $805 PA Credit Targets 940,000 Taxpayers as Filing Deadline Looms Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s 2025 Teacher of the Year, Leon Smith, has been named one of five finalists for 2026 National Teacher of the Year, putting a veteran Haverford High …
Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Lands in National Teacher of the Year Finals Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania labor investigators handled a flood of more than 7,000 workplace complaints in 2025 — a nearly 23% jump from the year before — recovering more than …
Wage Complaints Spike 23% as Pennsylvania Recovers $5.3M for Workers Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s environmental agency says it has pulled off a feat years in the making: wiping out a massive permit backlog while pushing through tens of thousands of …
DEP Says Permit Backlog Is Gone — Then Drops $4.1M to Fight Food Waste Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is directing more than $1.2 million into recovery housing and support services aimed at young adults grappling with opioid and stimulant use disorders, part of a …
State Pumps $1.2M Into Recovery Housing for Young Adults in 14 Counties Read More
CAMP HILL, PA — Pennsylvania authorities are investigating the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the State Correctional Institution …
Life-Sentence Inmate Dies at SCI Camp Hill, State Police Investigate Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania rolled out a one-two punch for outdoor recreation this past week, announcing $1.4 million to expand and upgrade all-terrain vehicle trails and facilities statewide, then revealing …
$1.4M for ATV Trails, and a Surprise Winner in Pennsylvania’s River Vote Read More