Central Pennsylvania has recently been getting some much needed rainfall following two months of record dryness. It came as a relief to firefighters in parts of the state that have battled wildfires. But it’s still not enough to pull the region out of the drought.

A Democratic state House member who has a medical background is warning that appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the U-S Department of  Health and Human Services would be harmful to Americans.

Cases of Walking Pneumonia have gone up across the country, including in Pennsylvania and especially among young children.  Doctors in the region have been seeing rising numbers this year too.

A Lancaster organization has removed signs instructing people to say "no" to panhandlers' asking for money.

A  $120 million deal to sell three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals to a nonprofit group has fallen through -- after the proposed buyer could not secure financing.

Tyler Warren and the rest of Penn State’s senior class normally would be preparing to take in the sights and sounds in their last game at Beaver Stadium. This season’s Senior Day festivities won’t have that sense of finality. The No. 4 Nittany Lions are readying for a postseason run that could feature a first-round playoff game in Happy Valley.

Pennsylvania, like much of the Northeast, has experienced unusually dry weather as we mentioned earlier -- and that’s causing concerns about low drinking water levels and farm crop losses. So how is it affecting one of the season’s most popular agricultural products -- Christmas trees?