Pennsylvania
Bucks County’s 911 dispatch system up and running after 9-day outage from cyber attack
County officials say they have determined the ransomware group Akira was involved in the 911 communication center outage.
3 years ago
Transit systems across Pennsylvania are struggling with inflation, even as ridership rebounds from the pandemic. State lawmakers are struggling to agree on funding to help.
3 years ago
Man accused of beheading his father in Levittown home and posting gruesome video online
The YouTube video, more than 14 minutes long, showed Justin Mohn picking up the head and identifying his father by name.
3 years ago
With the City of Chester facing bankruptcy, the state's top court has given the receiver more power to save it, even if it means bypassing the will of local elected officials.
3 years ago
Listen 0:55Pennsylvania’s governor to push for millions in funds for economic development in budget
Shapiro has been eyeing such a strategy since last year, when he told legislators during his inaugural budget address that he was “sick and tired of losing to other states.”
3 years ago
How many ‘zombie’ stores will be left in the Philly area after Rite Aid’s bankruptcy?
There will be more vacant stores as the bankruptcy process enables companies like Rite Aid to break their leases. Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes.
3 years ago
Listen 1:37Pennsylvania park officials drop campground plans for Big Elk Creek State Park
DCNR officials say they’re focused on ecological restoration for Big Elk Creek State Park.
3 years ago
Listen 1:11Pa. Supreme Court allows challenge to 1982 law prohibiting Medicaid payments for abortions
Local pro-choice activists expressed elation after the decision was announced. Advocates on the other side lamented the decision.
3 years ago
A disease wiped out a lot of Pennsylvania potatoes in 2016. Now research has found out how
After the 2016 outbreak, Penn State researchers collected samples from 26 potato fields in Pennsylvania to study the disease.
3 years ago
Listen 1:12The Independent External Review program will take cases from people who believe their insurer has incorrectly denied them health care coverage.
3 years ago
What’s the status of abortion access in Pennsylvania?
Here’s a primer on where abortion policy stands in Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
A Pennsylvania law shields teacher misconduct complaints. A judge ruled that’s unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania law making it a crime to release information about teacher disciplinary complaints is unconstitutional.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania’s governor says he wants to ‘get s— done.’ He’s made it his slogan, profanity and all
The phrase has become the governing philosophy of the rising star in the Democratic Party.
3 years ago
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania challenge state, federal actions to boost voter registration
The lawsuit is expected to be one of many to litigate voting and election rules in a battleground state that is critical to 2024’s presidential contest.
3 years ago
Your Pa. utility is calling. Double check that it’s really them
An increasingly common scamming tactic is a phone call from a number with a fake caller ID that reads “PECO,” the company said.
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