Handling your phone while driving in Pa. will be a now a no-no; Closing the funding gaps between Pa.'s poorest and wealthiest school districts

State House leaders plan to introduce legislation to close funding gaps between the Commonwealth’s poorest and wealthiest school districts.  York County is looking to hire its fourth election director in as many years.   As temperatures rise, ticks and spotted lanternflies are sure to follow soon…

Fewer mail-in ballots rejected in Pa.; Buyouts offered at Penn St.'s commonwealth campuses

The number of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania rejected for technicalities saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election. It comes after election leaders tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes  Penn State is offering voluntary buyouts to employees at its Commonwealth Campuses -- includi…

School voucher plan heads to Pa. Senate; DOJ seeks 11 years in prison for convicted J6er from Pa.

A school voucher proposal is headed to a floor vote in the state Senate. Republican state lawmakers are advancing a $3 billion tax cut, in a counterproposal to Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro's budget plan. Nearly two weeks after an arrest warrant for Democratic state Representative Kevin Boyle …

Racial profiling cases at Pa. polling place leads to changes; call for state to provide paid family leave

Two poll workers will no longer work elections at First United Methodist Church in Lancaster -- after two Black voters reported being racially profiled during last month's primary. A rally in Harrisburg has featured advocates backing  bipartisan legislation to provide up to 20 weeks of paid family…

Carlisle man arrested over anti-Semitic note at Dickinson College; Voter fraud allegation in Berks County

The Maryland Air National Guard will no long fly low-level training flights over the PA Wilds.  Legislation passed by the state Senate would let energy companies bypass state agencies when securing a permit to build. Governor Josh Shapiro's proposed budget includes a significant increase in fundi…

Pa. dairy farmers face new measures to stop avian flu spread; Officer involved fatal shooting in York County

Dairy farmers across Central Pennsylvania are dealing with new measures to stop avian flu. Federal funds for public transit in Pennsylvania are running out this year and advocates and lawmakers alike are worried that will hurt systems across the state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is fundin…

Pa. House moves bill to help counties process mail-in ballots early; York County man's emotional support alligator is missing

A measure to help counties process mail-in ballots by Election Day will move from the state House to the Senate. A big solar farm in Adams County is helping city buildings in Philadelphia get a little greener. Walleye have arrived at the Pleasant Mount State Fish Hatchery in Wayne County. The gol…

Central Pa. Tyson chicken plant dumped pollutants into waterways; Head of Pa. Game Commission steps down

A Lancaster County chicken processing plant dumped millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways in a four year period. It's just one of many Tyson plants in the U.S. that researchers say pipe wastewater into rivers and streams.  Pennsylvania is accepting grant applications for school facility r…

Move to lift non-competes on doctors in Pa.; Penn State Health halts liver transplant program

A new federal rule banning non-compete agreements offers little comfort to many Pennsylvania doctors -- because the Federal Trade Commission has limited oversight of nonprofits, including UPMC. But. legislation that’s gaining momentum at the state Capitol would free clinicians from non-competes wit…

Claims of racial profiling at Pa. polling place; Allergy season arrives in force

Investigators are looking for the cause of a six-alarm fire in York County that destroyed the former Stewartstown Furniture Factory over the weekend. Advocates are pushing for limits on polluting industries that want to locate or expand near vulnerable communities in Pennsylvania.  Flowers and tr…