A new study quantifies how many people die in the Pittsburgh region as a result of air pollution. The study finds air pollution was responsible for between 11 and 12 and a half percent of all deaths in southwestern Pennsylvania in 2019.

Meantime, Philadelphia has rolled out a new website dedicated to air quality. Scores of monitors across the city are keeping tabs on pollution in many neighborhoods. 

The State Treasurer’s Office hit a record-breaking return of unclaimed property in 2025.

Did you know that if every one of WITF’s sustaining circle members gives as little as $12 more a month, we'd close the gap caused by federal funding cuts? Increase your gift at https://witf.org/increase or become a new sustaining member atwww.witf.org/givenow.

And thanks!

A new study quantifies how many people die in the Pittsburgh region as a result of air pollution.&nbsp;The study finds air pollution was responsible for between 11 and 12 and a half percent of all deaths in southwestern Pennsylvania in 2019.
Meantime, Philadelphia has rolled out a new website dedicated to air quality. Scores of monitors across the city are keeping tabs on pollution in many neighborhoods.&nbsp;
The State Treasurer&rsquo;s Office hit a record-breaking return of unclaimed property in 2025.
Did you know that if every one of WITF&rsquo;s sustaining circle members gives as little as $12 more a month, we'd close the gap caused by federal funding cuts? Increase your gift at <a href="https://witf.org/increase">https://witf.org/increase</a> or become a new sustaining member at <a href="https://www.witf.org/givenow">www.witf.org/givenow.</a>
And thanks!

Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don’t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Karen Hendricks will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don&rsquo;t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Karen Hendricks will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what&rsquo;s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don’t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

The Morning Agenda

Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don’t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Karen Hendricks will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth. The Morning Agenda — where our only agenda is you.

Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don&rsquo;t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Karen Hendricks will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what&rsquo;s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.&nbsp;The Morning Agenda &mdash; where our only agenda is you.

PA Headlines | Feb. 26 | New studies, new monitors: the state of air pollution in Pa.

State officials are looking to curb Pennsylvania's ongoing outbreak of bird flu — the worst it’s seen in decades.

The State Game Commission has joined efforts to help the Commonwealth address the most recent avian flu outbreak.

During his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night President Donald Trump said he worked out a deal with energy-hungry data centers to build their own power plants. The facilities are expanding to accommodate the growth in artificial intelligence.  Rising electricity costs are due in part to the increase in data centers.

About 100 people protested last weekend outside the municipal building in the small Berks County township where ICE want to convert a warehouse into an immigration detention center.

More than 100 of Pennsylvania’s rural volunteer fire companies are receiving more than $900,000 dollars in state grants to strengthen the state’s wildfire protection.

More than two dozen PennDOT snowplows are heading to New England to help the region dig out of last weekend's blizzard.

This weekend in York County, dozens of brave souls will take the Polar Plunge for a good cause. The Capital Area Polar Plunge is being held at Gifford Pinchot State Park in Lewisberry to benefit the Special Olympics in Pennsylvania.

And a deep dive for anyone suffering from Olympic withdraw:

There's a Pennsylvania connection to the U.S. Men's Hockey Team that you might not know about. Wilkes-Barre Native Teddy Richards was the equipment manager for the gold medal-winning team. And Richards started his career as a stick boy for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

WITF, along with hundreds of Public Media organizations across the country, is facing a significant annual budget gap with the loss of federal funding. That means that WITF is now dependent on individual member support more than ever. But only 10% of our audience donates to WITF. If you're part of the 90% who hasn't, we're asking you to do that now. Visitwww.witf.org/givenow. Thank you.

State officials are looking to curb Pennsylvania's ongoing outbreak of bird flu &mdash; the worst it&rsquo;s seen in decades.
The State Game Commission has joined efforts to help the Commonwealth address the most recent avian flu outbreak.
During his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night President Donald Trump said he worked out a deal with energy-hungry data centers to build their own power plants.&nbsp;The facilities are expanding to accommodate the growth in artificial intelligence.&nbsp; Rising electricity costs are due in part to the increase in data centers.
About 100 people protested last weekend outside the municipal building in the small Berks County township where ICE want to convert a warehouse into an immigration detention center.
More than 100 of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s rural volunteer fire companies are receiving more than $900,000 dollars in state grants to strengthen the state&rsquo;s wildfire protection.
More than two dozen PennDOT snowplows are heading to New England to help the region dig out of last weekend's blizzard.
This weekend in York County, dozens of brave souls will take the Polar Plunge for a good cause.&nbsp;The Capital Area Polar Plunge is being held at Gifford Pinchot State Park in Lewisberry to benefit the Special Olympics in Pennsylvania.
And a deep dive for anyone suffering from Olympic withdraw:
There's a Pennsylvania connection to the U.S. Men's Hockey Team that you might not know about.&nbsp;Wilkes-Barre Native Teddy Richards was the equipment manager for the gold medal-winning team.&nbsp;And Richards started his career as a stick boy for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
WITF, along with hundreds of Public Media organizations across the country, is facing a significant annual budget gap with the loss of federal funding. That means that WITF is now dependent on individual member support more than ever. But only 10% of our audience donates to WITF. If you're part of the 90% who hasn't, we're asking you to do that now. Visit <a href="https://www.witf.org/givenow">www.witf.org/givenow.</a> Thank you.

PA Headlines | Feb. 27 | Curbing avian flu – and how you can help.

The Trump administration is announcing it will rollback a Biden-era rule on power plant emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs cognitive development in young children. The rule mainly affects pollution from plants that burn coal.  

Unionized Penn Graduate students have reached a tentative agreement with the university, narrowly averting a strike. The agreement comes after more than a year of negotiations.  

Pennsylvania Hospital is considered the nation’s oldest hospital, opening in Philadelphia in 1751. Now, the hospital’s original site at the Pine Building will become a museum and mark the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations. 

An Amtrak employee was killed Monday morning after being struck by a train in Lancaster County. 

Pennsylvania's rape crisis centers say Governor Josh Shapiro's budget - which maintains their funding at flat levels - will worsen staffing and service challenges. 

If you're already a member of WITF's Sustaining Circle, you know how convenient it is to support programs like this. By increasing your monthly gift, you can help WITF close the budget gap left by the loss of federal funding. Visit us online at witf.org/increase or become a new Sustaining Circle member at www.witf.org/givenow to help build a sustainable future for WITF and public media. Thank you. 

 

The Trump administration is announcing it will rollback a Biden-era rule on power plant emissions of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs cognitive development in young children. The rule&nbsp;mainly affects&nbsp;pollution from plants that burn coal.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Unionized Penn Graduate students have reached a tentative agreement with the university, narrowly averting a strike. The agreement comes after more than a year of negotiations.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pennsylvania Hospital is considered the nation&rsquo;s oldest hospital, opening in Philadelphia in 1751. Now, the hospital&rsquo;s original site at the Pine Building will become a museum and mark the country&rsquo;s 250th anniversary celebrations.&nbsp;
An Amtrak employee was killed Monday morning after being struck by a train in Lancaster County.&nbsp;
Pennsylvania's rape crisis centers say Governor Josh Shapiro's budget - which maintains their funding at flat levels - will worsen staffing and service challenges.&nbsp;
If you're already a member of WITF's Sustaining Circle, you know how convenient it is to support programs like this. By increasing your monthly gift, you can help WITF close the budget gap left by the loss of federal funding. Visit us online at witf.org/increase or become a new Sustaining Circle member at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.witf.org/givenow">www.witf.org/givenow</a>&nbsp;to help build a sustainable future for WITF and public media. Thank you.&nbsp;
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PA Headlines | Feb. 25 | Trump admin. rolls back Mercury and Air Toxics Standard. 

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is reporting a significant increase in revenue from all forms of gaming during January 2026. Central Pa.-area casinos helped contribute to the gains.

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson recently announced plans to build a new cell therapy manufacturing plant in the greater Philadelphia region.

The state will contribute more than $41 million towards the project in tax credits and grants.

More than a dozen Harrisburg residents are displaced after fire swept through six rowhomes early Sunday morning.

A York County woman is dead after driving the wrong way on Route 283 in Lancaster County Saturday night.

State and local officials say they're worried about the impact an ICE detention center could have upon Schuylkill and Berks counties' rural infrastructure, such as its water and sewer systems, as well as EMS departments.

And a deep dive: Electric bills in Pennsylvania and elsewhere have been rising faster than the rate of inflation. In his recent budget address, Governor Josh Shapiro blamed the sudden increase on an organization called P-J-M. What is it, and how does it affect your bills?

Did you know that if every sustaining circle member gives as little as $12 more a month, we'd close the gap caused by federal funding cuts? Increase your gift at https://witf.org/increase or become a new sustaining member atwww.witf.org/givenow.

And thanks!

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is reporting a significant increase in revenue from all forms of gaming during January 2026. Central Pa.-area casinos helped contribute to the gains.
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson &amp; Johnson recently announced plans to build a new cell therapy manufacturing plant in the greater Philadelphia region.
The state will contribute more than $41 million towards the project in tax credits and grants.
More than a dozen Harrisburg residents are displaced after fire swept through six rowhomes early Sunday morning.
A York County woman is dead after driving the wrong way on Route 283 in Lancaster County Saturday night.
State and local officials say they're worried about the impact an ICE detention center could have upon Schuylkill and Berks counties' rural infrastructure, such as its water and sewer systems, as well as EMS departments.
And a deep dive: Electric bills in Pennsylvania and elsewhere have been rising faster than the rate of inflation.&nbsp;In his recent budget address, Governor Josh Shapiro blamed the sudden increase on an organization called P-J-M.&nbsp;What is it, and how does it affect your bills?
Did you know that if every sustaining circle member gives as little as $12 more a month, we'd close the gap caused by federal funding cuts? Increase your gift at <a href="https://witf.org/increase">https://witf.org/increase</a> or become a new sustaining member at <a href="https://www.witf.org/givenow">www.witf.org/givenow.</a>
And thanks!

PA Headlines | Feb. 26 | New studies, new monitors: the state of air pollution in Pa.

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