Pennsylvania
President Biden approves Gov. Wolf’s major disaster declaration for Ida
The approval will provide funding and services through the Individual Assistance Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania targeting doctors over blanket mask exemptions
The Health Department said some doctors are pushing stock exemptions that are available to anyone, regardless of medical necessity.
4 years ago
Pa. GOP aims to advance election ‘investigation’ with subpoenas
The top Republican in Pennsylvania’s state Senate is pushing forward the GOP’s “forensic investigation” of last year’s presidential election.
4 years ago
PA students protest school board’s ban on anti-racist teaching materials
The list of books, articles and movies was conceived to create awareness about racism and Black history
4 years ago
Loophole allows some Pennsylvania students to avoid masking
The order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school and child care facilities includes an exemption for students who claim it would cause or worsen a medical condition.
4 years ago
Pa. school mask lawsuit backed by group that challenged 2020 election results
Rudy Giuliani once described the Amistad Project as a “partner” in the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But little else is known about the group.
4 years ago
Republicans start election ‘investigation’ in Pennsylvania
Leaders of the state Senate's Democratic minority say it is a perversion of the Senate's rules and an extension of a nationwide campaign to roll back voting rights.
4 years ago
Bucks County lost 18 on Sept. 11. Two decades later, a memorial in their honor offers solace
As the memory of 9/11 fades for some, the Garden of Reflection has become a place to teach children and a peaceful place for those grieving losses.
4 years ago
Gov. Wolf requests President Biden declare major disaster in Pennsylvania after storms
The collective damage estimate to public infrastructure to date is currently estimated at $117 million.
4 years ago
Montco offering potassium iodide tablets in the event of a nuclear emergency
The distribution is part of a statewide emergency preparedness effort. The Limerick plant is one of Pennsylvania’s four active nuclear power stations.
4 years ago
Gov. Tom Wolf to tour storm damage in Bridgeport, Montgomery County
Multiple parts of Montgomery County were hit hard by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, with both severe flooding and tornado damage.
4 years ago
Tracking severe storms, flash flooding, tornado threat in the Philly region
A line of storms is forecast to move through the Philly region starting Wednesday evening as cleanup continues in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
4 years ago
Delta pushed most Philly-area school districts to keep virtual option; a few fear slippery slope
New Jersey forbade districts from offering virtual learning. But in Pennsylvania, it’s allowed — and many districts are taking advantage.
4 years ago
Listen 1:26Parents outraged after bus company email reveals students’ information
The district’s bus contractor emailed a 900-plus-page document listing every student’s name and bus stop location.
4 years ago
PennDOT moves to bar company in theft case from state work
Pennsylvania’s highway agency wants to prevent a major heavy equipment contractor from doing state work for up to three years because it pleaded no contest to theft.
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