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Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets
A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups....
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9-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Found Dead in River; Foster Mom Faces Murder Charges By Christina Coulter
NEED TO KNOW Police discovered the body of Renesmay Eutsey near Smithton, Pa. Kourtney Malinda Eutsey, 31, the girl’s foster mother, is now facing charges Renesmay was last seen at home around 2 a.m. Wednesday but wasn't reported missing for...

Pennsylvania expands Sunday hunting as new law takes effect
State Rep. Jill N. Cooper | Pennsylvania 55th Legislative DistrictState Rep. Jill N. Cooper | Pennsylvania 55th Legislative District Pennsylvania has enacted changes to its hunting laws, with the passage of Act 36 of 2025 granting the Pennsylvania...

Tinker and Trade doesn’t just sell handmade goods — it’s a hub to find community, too
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Pennsylvania Couple Arrested After Five Children Found Locked in Feces-Covered 'Dungeon': A Shocking Case of Child Abuse
In a deeply disturbing case that has shocked communities and drawn widespread attention, a Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl, 65, and Carly Kahl, 41, were arrested on September 3, 2025, after authorities discovered their five children living...

If Republicans Don’t Get The Economy Right, All Their Other Wins Will Be In Vain
I don’t agree with James Carville on much politically. And judging from his recent track record, his skill for electoral prognostication leaves much to be desired. But when it comes to the current political environment, a few words of his from...

Business is getting back to business
Over the years, our government has expanded dramatically, all with the objective of improving our lives. Yet, with all of this, confidence that Americans express in our country and its major institutions has plummeted. Of 18 of the nation’s major...

Pennsylvania Stalemate And Texas Vape Ban Creates Uncertainty
Host Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell welcome Michael Bronstein, president of the American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH), to break down two of the biggest state stories shaping the cannabis industry right now: Pennsylvania’s...

Pennsylvania man charged with beating and choking drag artist outside bar
Police in York, Pennsylvania, have arrested a suspect after a local drag artist and their friends were assaulted by a mob of people outside a bar two weeks ago. Devin Harbaugh has been charged with aggravated assault and strangulation in the...
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University of Pennsylvania Launches New Statewide Engagement Initiative
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA (September 4, 2025) – The Penn Commonwealth-Engaged Scholars (PCES) Program is a new initiative aimed at deepening the university's connection with communities across Pennsylvania. Funding for PCES comes from the...

GOP narrows Democrats’ lead among Pennsylvania voters
Democrats in Pennsylvania once outnumbered Republicans by more than 1 million registered voters. According to the latest voter registration data, that advantage today is less than 175,000. And when only active voters are counted, the Democrats’...

Texas-based DNA lab helps identify Pennsylvania homicide victim found in Maryland in 1971
The woman was found lying in a field in Howard County, MD in July 1971. She's been identified as Sarah Sharkey, a.k.a. Sadie Bell Murray. WOODLAND, Texas — A Texas-based DNA lab and forensic genetic genealogy company announced Thursday it teamed...

A Great Big World headlines concert to benefit State College Food Bank
STATE COLLEGE — The State College Food Bank will host A Great Big Fight to End Hunger, a special benefit concert featuring Grammy Award-winning band A Great Big World. Presented by Valhalla Business Advisors, the event will be held at 7:30 p.m....

AARP Pennsylvania Warns Consumers About Growing Cryptocurrency Scams
HARRISBURG. – As cryptocurrency grows in popularity, AARP Pennsylvania is urging Pennsylvanians to remain vigilant against scams that use the promise of quick profits—or the illusion of romance—to defraud consumers, often through anonymous crypto...

New York company recalls frozen vegetables distributed to 6 states
Endico Potatoes of Mount Vernon, NY, is recalling Endico brand peas and carrots and mixed vegetables because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is the result of sampling done by Pennsylvania...
SEC Charges Pennsylvania Resident And His Companies With $770 Million Ponzi Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Daryl F. Heller of Pennsylvania and his companies, Prestige Investment Group, LLC and Paramount Management Group, LLC, with operating a multi-year Ponzi scheme that resulted in investor losses...

THE ECONOMIST: America revives nuclear power as Silicon Valley backs booming clean energy
“Make America nuclear again.” That is the aim of Rick Perry, a former governor of Texas who served as energy secretary in Donald Trump’s first term as president. On July 4, to back up the sloganeering, he launched Fermi America, a firm hoping to...

County plan aims to improve safety, economic opportunity
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County is moving forward with an alternative transportation plan which would make way for a transportation project that allows residents more opportunity to safely walk and bicycle. Mifflin County Planning Commission Director...

Pennsylvania Man Charged in $400 Million ATM Fraud
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with tricking people into investing money he claimed would be used to buy thousands of automated teller machines, causing more than $400 million of investor losses, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. Daryl...

Elections 2025: Mamdani Visits Bronx on Five-Borough Tour, Discusses Small Business Policy
By SÍLE MOLONEY DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL NOMINEE Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) holds a press conference on Aug. 14, 2025 inside Nohble clothing store on Jerome Avenue in the Fordham section of The Bronx to discuss how he plans to support small...