PA Headlines | March 19 | State budget seeks to expand first responders’ mental health care.

Better access to mental health care for firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and state police officers was provided by state law last year. Now the current budget proposal seeks to expand workers compensation and death coverage to first responders called to duty during state disaster emergencies.  Daup…

PA Headlines | March 18 | A new Pa. medical center addresses rare genetic condition.

A new center in Philadelphia will support people with Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic condition that puts them at high risk for colon, uterine and other cancers. Penn Medicine's King Center for Lynch Syndrome is one of few centers in the world dedicated to Lynch syndrome. Pennsylvania Attorne…

PA Headlines | March 17 | $59 million in federal funding restored to sustainable Pa. ag group.

A sustainable farming group in Pennsylvania is announcing the reinstatement of a $59 million contract that the federal government tried to claw back last year. Pennsylvania autism researchers and parents are founding members of the new Independent Autism Coordinating Committee. It’s meant to serve…

PA Headlines | March 16 | A deep dive into Pa. wildlife crossings and corridors.

We're bracing for wild swings in the weather today with the possibility of tornadoes between 3 and 9 p.m. today. And we take a deep dive into Pennsylvania’s wildlife crossings and corridors: State lawmakers were briefed on the subject during a recent state budget hearing in Harrisburg. Cindy Adam…

PA Headlines | March 13 | Advocates call for statewide grief program, using Pa.’s opioid settlement money.

Pennsylvania parents and families who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses and addiction say there’s a need for grief support services specifically tailored to this kind of loss. They’re calling on county and state agencies to use settlement money won in national lawsuits against opioid manufactu…

PA Headlines | March 12 | A Cumberland Co. manufacturer announces $130+ million expansion.

A Cumberland County food manufacturing facility is expanding. Schreiber Foods, located in Shippensburg, announced Tuesday it's embarking on a nearly $133 million expansion at its yogurt and cream cheese plant. Nearly half of the state’s rural counties do not have hospitals with labor and delivery …

PA Headlines | March 11 | A deep dive into a Central PA prison closure.

Pennsylvania officials say some companies are being hurt by a Trump Administration policy that requires them to reapply for a program that has long helped minority-owned businesses. PennDOT secretary Mike Carroll told state legislators Monday that the move caused chaos. An oil and gas company let …

PA Headlines | March 10 | ICE proposed a 30-day local surge.

Lancaster and York County law enforcement agencies who partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they are not interested in a targeted operation in Central PA. Newly released records showing ICE sought a local surge. Budget hearings continue in Harrisburg. The Governor’s budget proposal…

PA Headlines | March 9 | Lawmakers say a statewide student cell phone ban is likely.

Pennsylvania’s education secretary says her office is preparing to help schools adopt a complete cell phone ban for students. State lawmakers are also beginning to negotiate new education spending for Pennsylvania’s historically underfunded public schools. And now a deep dive: When a Pittsburgh …

PA Headlines | March 6 | Latest F&M poll reveals what Pa. voters think about economy, immigration.

Handling of the economy has long been considered a strong suit for the Republican Party. A new poll suggests the economy might now be one of the party’s weaknesses heading into this year’s midterms. In Northeastern Pa., the case of a Luzerne County teen whose body was found behind a Wilkes-Barre g…