PEMA calls on FEMA to rethink proposed changes. And a former PA dishware factory cleanup.

Pennsylvania’s top emergency management official is calling on the federal government to rethink proposed changes to disaster aid, saying the measures could hurt emergency response in the state. 

Cleanup work is underway at a contaminated former dishware factory located just west of State College. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts are focused on the Jackson Ceramix Superfund site. 

Former local TV news anchor Janelle Stelson is running again for Congress. The Democratic candidate plans to challenge incumbent Republican Scott Perry in the 10th District, which includes Dauphin County and major swaths of Cumberland and York counties. She lost to Perry in the 2024 election by just over 1 percent of the vote, having out-performed Vice President Kamala Harris in the district. 

A protest this Thursday in Harrisburg honors the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. The "Good Trouble Lives On" protest is part of a nationwide day of action happening in 1500 cities across the country. 

A popular bipartisan solar program designed to help save Pennsylvania schools save on energy costs may soon go dark. According to reporting by our partners at Spotlight PA, state funding for the program is in question as lawmakers try to reach a deal on a late, deficit-plagued state budget. 

The swimming beach at a Berks County lake is closed due to high levels of blue-green algae. 

York is named one of America's most beautiful main street communities by Reader's Digest. The list of 20 most beautiful main streets in America also includes Frederick, Maryland; Bath, Maine; and Woodstock, Vermont. Reader's Digest notes York's revitalization efforts encompassing housing, businesses and local landmarks. 

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