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 manufacturing companies to fund grief programs.

Penn State’s president was the target of pointed questions during a state House appropriations hearing Wednesday. It comes as the university moves forward with plans to close seven campuses including York and Mont Alto.

A U.S. Secret Service police officer is charged with sending sexually explicit text messages, photos and videos to a Lancaster County girl, according to police.

Cleanup continues following a massive fire at a York County salvage company, two weeks ago.

Pennsylvania parents and families who have lost loved ones to drug overdoses and addiction say there&rsquo;s a need for grief support services specifically tailored to this kind of loss.&nbsp;They&rsquo;re calling on county and state agencies to use settlement money won in national lawsuits against opioid manufacturing companies to fund grief programs.
Penn State&rsquo;s president was the target of pointed questions during a state House appropriations hearing Wednesday.&nbsp;It comes as the university moves forward with plans to close seven campuses including York and Mont Alto.
A U.S. Secret Service police officer is charged with sending sexually explicit text messages, photos and videos to a Lancaster County girl, according to police.
Cleanup continues following a massive fire at a York County salvage company, two weeks ago.

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

A rural Perry County township nestled in the crook of the Susquehanna is joining a national debate over the construction of data centers. Watts Township supervisors moved Wednesday night’s meeting outside as more than 125 people showed up and filled the room past capacity.

Last year in Chester County, just east of Lancaster County, 55 people died from accidental overdoses. That's the lowest number in a decade.

Governor Josh Shapiro and first lady Lori Shapiro hosted an interfaith discussion at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg Wednesday night. Interfaith leaders gathered in the renovated room burned in a fire-bombing passover attack exactly a year ago.

Pennsylvania is completing its first two years of funding indigent defense - resulting in progress toward better services for criminal defendants who cannot otherwise afford their own counsel. But an annual budget of $7.5 million isn't fixing the dire state many public defender offices are facing across the state.

And a deep dive:

Several medical offices in the State College area are now charging “facility fees,” which are medical bills meant to help cover the cost of hospital facilities. These fees often aren’t communicated ahead of time… and can cost hundreds of dollars. In today's final story of a three-part series, Sydney Roach from our friends at WPSU explains what state legislators are doing about facility fees – and what YOU can do about them in the meantime.

Facility Fees, Part 3: What PA lawmakers are doing about facility fees and how you can dispute them | WPSU

And we wrap up today’s Morning Agenda – as we do every Friday – with the bright spot, a positive news story that may have gotten lost amid this week's news cycle. 

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5766124/life-needs-to-be-more-like-this-some-bars-and-restaurants-are-going-phone-free

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 rural Perry County township nestled in the crook of the Susquehanna is joining a national debate over the construction of data centers.&nbsp;Watts Township supervisors moved Wednesday night&rsquo;s meeting outside as more than 125 people showed up and filled the room past capacity.
Last year in Chester County, just east of Lancaster County, 55 people died from accidental overdoses.&nbsp;That's the lowest number in a decade.
Governor Josh Shapiro and first lady Lori Shapiro hosted an interfaith discussion at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg Wednesday night.&nbsp;Interfaith leaders gathered in the renovated room burned in a fire-bombing passover attack exactly a year ago.
Pennsylvania is completing its first two years of funding indigent defense - resulting in progress toward better services for criminal defendants who cannot otherwise afford their own counsel.&nbsp;But an annual budget of $7.5 million isn't fixing the dire state many public defender offices are facing across the state.
And a deep dive:
Several medical offices in the State College area are now charging &ldquo;facility fees,&rdquo; which are medical bills meant to help cover the cost of hospital facilities.&nbsp;These fees often aren&rsquo;t communicated ahead of time&hellip; and can cost hundreds of dollars.&nbsp;In today's final story of a three-part series, Sydney Roach from our friends at WPSU explains what state legislators are doing about facility fees &ndash; and what YOU can do about them in the meantime.
<a href="https://radio.wpsu.org/2026-03-26/facility-fees-part-3-pa-lawmakers-dispute-pennsylvania-insurance-department-geisinger">Facility Fees, Part 3: What PA lawmakers are doing about facility fees and how you can dispute them | WPSU</a>
And we wrap up today&rsquo;s Morning Agenda &ndash; as we do every Friday &ndash; with the bright spot, a positive news story that may have gotten lost amid this week's news cycle.&nbsp;
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5766124/life-needs-to-be-more-like-this-some-bars-and-restaurants-are-going-phone-free
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&nbsp;<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 | April 3 | Public outcry at a Perry County data center meeting.

Top Pennsylvania lawmakers say school districts may need to demonstrate improvements before additional state dollars are guaranteed. This year’s budget proposal includes a third installment of adequacy funds for historically underfunded schools.

A bill in the state House of Representative would allow the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish separate playoff systems and championships for boundary and non-boundary schools.

A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a government subpoena seeking information on Jewish students and faculty.

The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. That includes proposed warehouse conversion projects in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.

And a deep dive:

Several medical offices in the State College area are now charging “facility fees.” These fees often aren’t communicated ahead of time…

and can cost hundreds of dollars.

In this second story of a three-part series, Sydney Roach from our friends at WPSU has the arguments for and against facility fees.

In uncertain times, our community counts on facts, not noise. Support the journalism and programming that keep you informed. Donate now at www.witf.org/givenow. And thank you.

Top Pennsylvania lawmakers say school districts may need to demonstrate improvements before additional state dollars are guaranteed.&nbsp;This year&rsquo;s budget proposal includes a third installment of adequacy funds for historically underfunded schools.
A bill in the state House of Representative would allow the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association to establish separate playoff systems and championships for boundary and non-boundary schools.
A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a government subpoena seeking information on Jewish students and faculty.
The Department of Homeland Security is pausing the purchase of new warehouses intended to house immigrants as it scrutinizes all contracts signed under former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. That includes proposed warehouse conversion projects in Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
And a deep dive:
Several medical offices in the State College area are now charging &ldquo;facility fees.&rdquo; These fees often aren&rsquo;t communicated ahead of time&hellip;
and can cost hundreds of dollars.
In this second story of a three-part series, Sydney Roach from our friends at WPSU has the arguments for and against facility fees.
In uncertain times, our community counts on facts, not noise. Support the journalism and programming that keep you informed. Donate now at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.witf.org/givenow">www.witf.org/givenow.</a> And thank you.

 PA Headlines | April 2 | Assessing adequacy funding, plus PIAA playoffs, in Pa. schools.

A former U-S Attorney in Pittsburgh will lead a new White House task force to eliminate fraud.

Pennsylvania home care workers, who provide daily caregiving to seniors and others, say an additional $800 million dollars is needed to raise reimbursement rates and pay for workers. They want to see some of that money in the next state budget.

A York doctor accused of sexually abusing women under his care at a drug treatment clinic pleaded guilty Monday to a handful of the 92 charges he faced.

Many businesses across the country and across Pennsylvania are seeking tariff refunds from the federal government.

And a deep dive:

Last June, our friends at WPSU reported on public outcry surrounding the increased use of “facility fees” at Geisinger outpatient clinics in the State College area.

Since then, more than 20 people have reached out to our colleagues in WPSU's newsroom with their experiences and many remaining questions.

And these questions and issues are happening well beyond State College and Geisinger in communities across Pennsylvania.

Today we begin a three-part series, looking into WHAT a facility fee is, WHY hospitals charge them, and what’s being done at the state level to protect people against surprise bills from facility fees.

Today, in part one, Sydney Roach from our friends at WPSU introduces what a facility fee is by sharing listeners' stories.

In uncertain times, our community counts on facts, not noise. Support the journalism and programming that keep you informed. Donate now at www.witf.org/givenow. And thank you.

A former U-S Attorney in Pittsburgh will lead a new White House task force to eliminate fraud.
Pennsylvania home care workers, who provide daily caregiving to seniors and others, say an additional $800 million dollars is needed to raise reimbursement rates and pay for workers.&nbsp;They want to see some of that money in the next state budget.
A York doctor accused of sexually abusing women under his care at a drug treatment clinic pleaded guilty Monday to a handful of the 92 charges he faced.
Many businesses across the country and across Pennsylvania are seeking tariff refunds from the federal government.
And a deep dive:
Last June, our friends at WPSU reported on public outcry surrounding the increased use of &ldquo;facility fees&rdquo; at Geisinger outpatient clinics in the State College area.
Since then, more than 20 people have reached out to our colleagues in WPSU's newsroom with their experiences and many remaining questions.
And these questions and issues are happening well beyond State College and Geisinger in communities across Pennsylvania.
Today we begin a three-part series, looking into WHAT a facility fee is, WHY hospitals charge them, and what&rsquo;s being done at the state level to protect people against surprise bills from facility fees.
Today, in part one, Sydney Roach from our friends at WPSU introduces what a facility fee is by sharing listeners' stories.
In uncertain times, our community counts on facts, not noise. Support the journalism and programming that keep you informed. Donate now at <a href="https://www.witf.org/givenow">www.witf.org/givenow.</a> And thank you.

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

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