
Pennsylvania
Exclusive: How these Pa. schools fortified themselves after Parkland
Through a Right-to-Know request, Keystone Crossroads obtained summaries of what schools across the state plan to purchase with an unprecedented level of state grant funding.
6 years ago
Listen 4:28Wolf administration eyes stimulant use, adds resources for families affected by opioid deaths
The Wolf administration is adding resources to fight opioid addiction and prevent overdoses, while pointing to the rising problem of non-opioid drugs such as stimulants.
6 years ago
Mike Pence swings by Franklin County crane facility to push NAFTA replacement
A crane company had a chance to show off its southcentral Pennsylvania operation to a high-profile guest Thursday morning: Vice President Mike Pence.
6 years ago
Thousands of people were laid off in Pennsylvania in the first half of 2019
Two major closing announcements in Philadelphia in June will cost more than 3,000 people their jobs.
6 years ago
Cash assistance program for the poor in Pa. ends today
Despite a legal aid group asking the commonwealth court to grant an injunction, a small cash assistance for the poor has ended, effective Thursday.
6 years ago
‘Modest’ ACA health insurance rate increases expected for 2020
The 2020 numbers show an average statewide requested increase of 4.9%. Requested rate increases for those in small group market plans is 9.6%.
6 years ago
Wolf issues executive order aimed at improving Pa.’s ‘outdated’ human services
After a series of incidents in which people have been harmed while in state or county human services care, Gov. Tom Wolf said the system isn’t working.
6 years ago
Western Pa. residents, workers air their responses to U.S. Steel settlement
In June, the county health department announced the draft agreement to resolve multiple air pollution violations at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Plant over the past two years.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania to allow gender-neutral driver’s license option
Pennsylvanians who prefer not to be identified as neither male nor female will soon have a gender-neutral option for their state-issued driver's licenses.
6 years ago
Kathleen Kane, once Pennsylvania attorney general, released from jail
Kathleen Kane left the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in the Philadelphia suburbs about 8:20 a.m. When asked by a reporter how she felt, Kane replied "grateful."
6 years ago
V-tolls: What they are and why you might be paying them if you travel the Pa. Turnpike
Mysterious charges appeared on E-ZPass statements of Pennsylvania Turnpike customers at least 350,000 times over the course of a year.
6 years ago
GOP in Pa. swing county posts, then deletes, ‘Jihad Squad’ image
The mock movie poster, which was photoshopped to show one of the lawmakers holding a handgun, remained on the Northampton County GOP’s Facebook page for about 12 days.
6 years ago
Mariner East opponent heads to appeals court to obtain PUC risk assessment
A Delaware County pipeline foe thought he’d get PUC information on the Mariner East risk, but now he’ll have to fight for it in court.
6 years ago
SEPTA Regional Rail paper Trailpasses will disappear starting in August
SEPTA is phasing out its paper monthly and weekly Trailpasses. All passes will be sold as Key card purchases starting in August. Click for details.
6 years ago
This Pa. school suspended fewer students by using a restorative model
School staff were trained to think of discipline differently. They were asked to find out why students are disruptive rather than remove them from school.
6 years ago