Gov. Shapiro says budget stalemate is deliberate GOP ploy. Mastriano may run. And a feel-good story from the Little League World Series.

Gov. Josh Shapiro says Republican lawmakers are stalling state budget talks to gain a political advantage ahead of next year’s governor’s race.

Pennsylvania Senator Doug Mastriano, a Franklin County Republican, says he’s still months away from a decision whether he’ll run again for governor. While Mastriano deliberates, the state’s Republican leaders are coalescing around State Treasurer Stacy Garrity as the party’s preferred candidate. 

Affordable housing is an issue for many Pennsylvanians, including older Pennsylvanians. That’s why a new $19 million senior citizen housing complex is now up and running in Lackawanna County.

 Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a shooting that happened Monday night in Lemoyne, Cumberland County.

The campaign of state treasurer Stacy Garrity - who has announced her candidacy for governor - may hinge on her fundraising ability. A report by our partners at Spotlight PA reveals that Garrity's fundraising abilities are largely untested.

It's been more than 2 years since a Norfolk Southern freight train went off the tracks in eastern Ohio just across the Pennsylvania border. In that time major freight carriers have failed to join a federal program aimed at reducing such hazards.

The lives of 39 Schuylkill County firefighters were honored at the recent Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters' Convention.

While the dust is settling from the Little League World Series held in South Williamsport, there's likely a game and storyline from this year's competition that you haven't yet heard about. Last weekend, under blue skies, a baseball team from Luzerne County not only had their baseball dreams come true, but they showed an international audience what can be possible through sports.

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