
Pennsylvania
UNESCO adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings to World Heritage List
The new additions to the list were announced in Baku, Azerbaijan at UNESCO's annual conference.
6 years ago
Ten years later, is Chester better now with a soccer stadium?
In the decade since the Major League Soccer team first played there, how has this city and the community been affected?
6 years ago
Listen 6:01Erie coke plant to keep operating pending ruling on appeal
A company attorney said the failure to grant relief would impose "a corporate 'death penalty'" on the company by destroying its primary asset — two batteries of coke ovens.
6 years ago
Fracking in Ohio: Citizens stepped in to protect water when the state did not
Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pa., but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it.
6 years ago
Wolf vetoes voting machine funding bill, leaves counties in limbo
Many of the voting machines in Pennsylvania only record ballots electronically, which makes it almost impossible to double-check election results.
6 years ago
Poison hemlock, a toxic, invasive plant, is popping up more and more in Pennsylvania
According to an April article published by Penn State researcher Jeffrey Graybill, the plant has been aggressively spreading across the state.
6 years ago
Delco shows its love for America with a parade that includes a ‘quiet zone’
As the parade passes by no loud sirens will blare and no loud jolting noises will sound, making the parade accessible to people who are sensitive to loud sounds.
6 years ago
Researchers rush to answer questions about newly-legal hemp crops in Pa.
Pennsylvania approved more than 300 permits to farm industrial hemp this growing season after Congress loosened restrictions on the crop last year.
6 years ago
Gov. Tom Wolf says new law ensures teachers can’t carry guns in schools
Some supporters of increased gun restrictions urged him to veto Senate Bill 621.
6 years ago
After a wet spring, Pa. DEP monitors for West Nile virus. Will this summer be bad?
Last year was one of the worst on record for West Nile in Pennsylvania. The number of cases jumped to 130, from 20 in 2017, and eight people died.
6 years ago
Pa. Democrats launching plan to save General Assistance, again
A small cash assistance program for certain poor Pennsylvanians is slated to end at the start of August — after the GOP-controlled legislature voted to repeal it.
6 years ago
Pa. GOP: Fetterman’s presiding powers in the Senate can be revoked
Republicans sent a letter to Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman Tuesday saying if he violates the chamber's rules again, they plan to try to remove him from presiding.
6 years ago
Cheyney: A balanced budget and more money for scholarships
Cheyney University came out of the weekend with a pair of victories.
6 years ago
Police body cameras can help officers and suspects, so why don’t more Pa. departments have them?
“You need to say if we do this, this is the commitment we would have to make financially."
6 years ago
Pennsylvania environmental regulators move to shut down Erie Coke plant
State environmental regulators are moving to shut down Erie Coke, a foundry with a lengthy history of environmental violations.
6 years ago