Pennsylvania is seeing more frequent bouts of extreme heat this summer. Climate change is contributing to the high temperatures. 

A transmission line in Franklin County that has faced opposition since 2018 got a green light from the county. 

Penn State trustees are taking a look at the university’s budget. Leaders say they’re paying close attention to a new state council that will make recommendations for performance-based funding for Penn State, Pitt and Temple.

The recently-passed state budget includes increased funding for revitalizing historic buildings in Pennsylvania.

A push to limit students’ cellphone use in public schools has met with some success -- just not in the form originally proposed.

Firefighters have battled a massive fire in Lancaster County. Flames engulfed the Tollbooth Antiques warehouse in Columbia.

The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in Western Pennsylvania on Saturday shocked the nation. The stunning scenes also mobilized newsrooms to cover an unprecedented event -- someone tried to kill a former president at time when social media platforms are doing less and less to stop the spread of false information. So let's talk about how journalists approached the incident --  as part of our weekly chat with WITF's Director of Journalism Scott Blanchard.