Maryann Pugh

Fast-Food Inspection Flags Safety Lapses at Exton Taco Bell-KFC EXTON, PA — A customer complaint inspection at a combined Taco Bell and KFC restaurant in Exton uncovered multiple food safety and sanitation v […]

Coyote Attack Reported in Chester County, Prompting Public Safety Warning WARWICK TWP,  PA — A person was injured in a rare coyote encounter in Warwick Township, prompting county health officials to warn residents to avoid co […]

State AGs Launch Holiday Warning Blitz as Gift Card Scams Surge Nationwide HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined attorneys general from 13 other states in launching a multi-state public service a […]

Pennsylvania Lands $193M in Historic Rural Health Funding Under Trump Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pennsylvania is set to receive more than $193.2 million in new federal funding as part of what federal officials are calling the l […]

Health Inspectors Flag Food Safety Lapses Across Chester County Eateries CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Routine food safety inspections conducted by the Chester County Health Department on December 29 uncovered a range of sanitation a […]

Fireworks, LL Cool J, and Transit Shakeups Set Philly’s New Year Ablaze PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia is preparing for a high-voltage sendoff to 2025, pairing waterfront fireworks, a first-of-its-kind Parkway concert h […]

Donate Blood, Win Big: Springfield Drive Offers Shot at Super Bowl Trip SPRINGFIELD, PA — A routine blood donation could turn into the trip of a lifetime next month as state lawmakers team up with the American Red Cross t […]

Court Ruling Shakes Rental Inspections, But Pottstown Vows Safety Stays POTTSTOWN, PA — Pottstown officials are weighing their next legal steps after a recent Commonwealth Court ruling reshaped how the borough may conduct r […]

Norristown Ditches .Org for .Gov in Security Push Starting 2026 NORRISTOWN, PA — Norristown is officially moving its digital front door to a .gov address, a change municipal leaders say will strengthen security a […]

Philly Halts 80+ Construction Sites in Sweeping Crackdown on Unlicensed Builder PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia construction sites across the city went silent over the weekend after inspectors shut down more than 80 active p […]

Philadelphia Sues PBMs, Drugmakers Over Insulin Prices That Skyrocketed PHILADELPHIA, PA — The City of Philadelphia has launched a sweeping lawsuit against some of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers and ins […]

Recycle Right, Philly: Holiday Trash Shifts and Tree Recycling Dates Set PHILADELPHIA, PA — As the holiday season winds down, Philadelphia sanitation officials are urging residents to keep recycling front and center, with c […]

Year-End Tax Clock Ticks for Philly Property Owners as Penalties Loom PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia property owners face a critical year-end deadline that could carry costly consequences if ignored, with city o […]

Coverage Gaps and Pharmacy Alerts Put Pennsylvania Health Plans Under Scrutiny HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania insurance regulators are shining a bright light on health coverage heading into 2026, releasing a detailed review of w […]

Scam Crackdown Goes on Tour as Pennsylvania Targets Fraud in January HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania consumer protection officials are taking their fight against scams on the road in January, rolling out a statewide s […]

DEP Steps Into Spotlight With Data Center Hearing, Energy Savings, Fuel Leak HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania environmental regulators are moving aggressively on three fronts, from scrutinizing a proposed data center in L […]

Deadline Looms for Expanded Property Tax Rebates as Millions Go Unclaimed HARRISBURG, PA — With days left before the calendar turns, the Shapiro Administration is warning eligible Pennsylvanians that the window to claim t […]

PennDOT Shuts License Centers Statewide for New Year’s Day, Urges Online Use HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will close all driver license and photo centers statewide on Thursday for the New Y […]

Trump-Era Reset Sends $1B Racing to Fix Deadly Roads Nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly $1 billion in federal funding is being unleashed nationwide to tackle some of America’s most dangerous roads, int […]

Pentagon Red Flags Freeze Offshore Wind as Security Fears Eclipse Green Push WASHINGTON, D.C. — A sudden federal intervention has thrown the future of America’s offshore wind buildout into uncertainty, after national sec […]