The Morning Agenda

New federal regulations to remove so-called "forever chemicals" from public drinking water supplies over the next five years are weighing on water providers in Pennsylvania. Nearly 19 percent of water systems in the state contain the chemicals, known as PFAS, at levels that exceed the new guidelines.

A Democratic state lawmaker is looking to overhaul the state’s colleges and universities. Meantime, the Republican-controlled state ...

Two school boards in Berks County are dealing with separate controversies over hateful symbolism. 

Close to 400 faculty and staff at Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses -- including facilities in Harrisburg, York, Mont Alto, and Reading --
have accepted buyouts.

Voters can now request mail-in ballots for the fall. The Department of State streamlined the application process and opened the request portal two months earlier than i...

The state House is sending an expansive school funding plan to the Senate.

Protesters opposed to private school vouchers are asking four state senators to end their support of the program.

The state Senate is advancing legislation to outlaw the distribution of salacious or pornographic deepfakes -- with sponsors saying it'll eliminate a loophole in the law that had frustrated prosecutors. 

A new 10-year strategic plan aims to st...

An advocacy group for Appalachian communities is calling for a new approach to flood relief and prevention. Midstate counties considered a part of Appalachia are Columbia, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder and Union.

Ticks may be more plentiful this year, due to climate change and a milder than normal winter. The arachnids spread Lyme disease and cases typically surge in June across Pennsylvania.

The sta...

Some Republican members of the state House booed and walked out when two former police officers who helped protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot were recognized on the chamber floor. 

Four more Pennsylvanians have been charged in connection to the January 6th attack.

A new poll offers a snapshot of the issues on the minds of voters in the 10th Congressional District race. It shows they're largely pessimistic about the e...

Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th riots are campaigning for President Biden in Pennsylvania.

Eighty years ago today during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Lancaster County’s Dick Winters led a group of paratroopers on an assault of four German artillery pieces near Utah Beach. An archaeological dig is now taking place at Brecourt Manor.

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion ...

State House Democrats are pushing a plan to close school funding gaps across the commonwealth.

Lancaster’s commitment to bike and pedestrian safety is drawing praise from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is launching a new effort to attract support from Black voters in Pennsylvania.

The University for the Arts students in Philadelphia and alumni are looking for answers afte...

Seven Pennsylvania GOP congressman are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit opposing get out the vote efforts in the commonwealth. The group of lawmakers each voted against certifying the state’s 2020 presidential election results for President Biden despite no evidence to support election-fraud claims.

Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse is pushing forward with opening an overdose prevention center for people who use dr...

Yuka Saso has won her second U-S Women's Open. She delivered a masterpiece on the back nine at tough Lancaster Country Club amid collapses from so many contenders. 

Over the last year, 28 dogs have been rescued from a kennel in Northumberland County due to neglect. It’s operated by a non-profit that was supposed to help retired military and police dogs.

One of the unknowns in the wake of former President Donald Trump's conviction...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are reacting to the guilty verdicts in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York.

A bridge in Cumberland County has been renamed the Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart Memorial Bridge. It pays respect to the Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in 1993 while trying to rescue his comrade in Mogadishu, Somalia. 

After last summer’s wildfire smoke coated Pennsylvania in a haze, a Penn Stat...

Some school districts in Pennsylvania are getting money from the federal government to clean up their fleet of school buses. The Reading school district will receive the most money.

Nearly one million dollars is going to support environmental education programs across the state. The projects range from summer camps to helping people protect their homes from stormwater.

A new report shows that Philadelphia is becoming a major hub ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado struck the Mahanoy City in Schuylkill County.

A coalition of civil rights organizations is suing the state and two counties in an effort to require mail-in ballots with date errors on the return envelope be counted. 

The museum and visitor center on the Gettysburg battlefield has been reopened -- after being shuttered for several hours yesterday, due to a suspicious package.

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Pennsylvania could be affected by more hurricanes than usual this year. Forecasters are predicting an unusually active season.

The city of Lancaster will face a significant budget shortfall next year without changes. The mayor is pushing for a home rule charter to address the problem.

Lancaster County is preparing the world's greatest women golfers this week. Events around the U.S. Women's Open will be held at the Lancaster Count...

Centre County will try again to certify its primary results, with a commissioner meeting scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Years after a multimillion-dollar renovation, the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg is undergoing more work. The latest round includes the removal of asbestos.

With Pittsburgh slated to host the 2026 NFL draft, city leaders already planning for hundreds of thousands of visitors. The event could hav...

With the arrival of the Memorial Day weekend, drivers should expect more traffic than usual.

Pennsylvania is now part of an effort to break Ticketmaster away from its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment. 

Protesters have packed up and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Philadelphia’s Drexel University -- after the school announced police would clear it.

State lawmakers want the Department of Aging to disclose more about ...

A group of 66 people sent to juvenile facilities in Pennsylvania as children have filed lawsuits alleging that they suffered physical and sexual abuse by guards, nurses, supervisors or other staff. 

Gas company CNX wants the Biden administration to write favorable clean energy tax credit rules so it can build a “sustainable” aviation fuel facility at Pittsburgh International Airport. 

Harrisburg’s Latino Hispanic American Communi...

An election challenge in Centre County is testing if Pennsylvania can certify its votes on time this fall.

Penn State trustees have voted to approve up to $700 million in renovations to Beaver Stadium. 

The Scandinavian model of incarceration emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment and gives inmates more freedom. Democratic state lawmakers want the program to be made permanent at one prison in Pennsylvania, and expanded.

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A rule change lengthening the time students with disabilities can stay in Pennsylvania public schools is now void, according to a new Commonwealth Court ruling. 

U.S. Senator Bob Casey is speaking out in favor of a bill addressing issues at the southern border with Mexico.

More than $1 million in federal grants could help reduce persistent flooding in Harrisburg. 

Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration will make tourism a priori...