
Pennsylvania
Merck to eliminate 500 jobs nationwide, including Pa.
The job cuts are effective Jan. 3., 2020, and include remote workers residing outside of the state, according to a filing with the Pa. Department of Labor and Industry.
6 years ago
Activists urge Gov. Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines
They’re pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they’ve seen throughout the building process, and say they’re worried about explosions.
6 years ago
British family returned home after ICE detention in Pa.
An ICE spokesman confirmed their deportation to the United Kingdom in a statement Wednesday evening.
6 years ago
Second loitering arrest video prompts call for AG to investigate Chester Twp. police for racial bias
A video, the second this month, emerged showing white Chester Township police officers arresting a black man for loitering in front of his own property.
6 years ago
New voting systems about to launch in more than half of Pennsylvania counties
The vast majority of Pa. voters will fill out ballots by hand Nov. 5. In the past, direct-recording electronic machines dominated.
6 years ago
Pa.’s largest community college eliminates campus mental health counseling for 17K students
College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.
6 years ago
Pa. tries a new tactic to help people navigate its professional license system
The acting Department of State secretary says the legacy system doesn’t make it easy for applicants to tell how long the process will take.
6 years ago
Tower Health slashes jobs at Chestnut Hill, Pottstown Hospitals
Weeks after getting the green light to buy St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital out of bankruptcy, Tower Health will trim positions at two other locations.
6 years ago
The changing face of refugees in Pa. as Trump cuts arrivals
The face of refugees coming to the U.S. is changing. The places they're going is changing, too. Why is that happening and what does it look like in Pennsylvania?
Air Date: October 16, 2019
Listen 13:15British family detained in Pa. by ICE: ‘We will be traumatized for the rest of our lives’
The family says the Berks County-run facility is not equipped to care for a baby. Facilities are cold and normal caretaking items have been confiscated.
6 years ago
Listen 1:01Pa. lawmakers may let officials in small municipalities have higher salaries
If the bills pass, it will be the first time the legislature has raised municipal salary caps since 1995.
6 years ago
DEP, CNX reach $1.48 M settlement on abandoned wells in Pa.
The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties.
6 years ago
The Navy is naming a boat after Pennsylvania’s capital
The USS Harrisburg will eventually be tasked with amphibious warfare and humanitarian relief missions.
6 years ago
ACLU files last-minute suit arguing Pa.’s Marsy’s Law amendment is unconstitutional
Marsy’s Law would insert a bill of rights for crime victims in Pennsylvania’s constitution. The ACLU thinks it’s too sweeping and would need to be broken into parts.
6 years ago
Changing climate means Pa. and N.J. state birds could disappear from the region
A new report from the National Audubon Society says Pa.'s ruffed grouse and N.J.'s American goldfinch could disappear.
6 years ago