State & Regional News

Federal safety investigators have determined that natural gas was leaking from a defective fitting at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory where a powerful explosion killed seven people.

The “Take Action” campaign is designed to highlight connections for trail users through education and providing resources to boost engagement and opportunities to get involved and support the trail.

The heavy rains wreaked havoc on the region, already saturated by a round of storms last weekend. And more rain is expected this week.

A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania has spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials say no injuries were reported and there is no known hazard to the public.

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has been transported south and east and is moving into Pennsylvania.

The disease, a relatively new and deadly threat to the American beech, has few treatment options and no known cure.

Construction of a neighborhood hospital in the Gilbertsville area will be the health system's first hospital in Montgomery County.

Rep. Susan Wild, D-Lehigh Valley, announced Tuesday she's raised more than $600,000 toward her re-election in the last three months. The race for PA-7 may be among the most hotly contested in the country next year.

Kevin Dellicker, an intelligence officer in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, nearly upset former Lehigh County Commissioner Lisa Scheller in the 2022 GOP primary for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. He'll hope to defeat Democratic incumbent Susan Wild in next year's race.

The Fran and Doug Tieman Center for Research is now open at Caron’s main campus in Wernersville.

The national network of stations would have similar payment systems, pricing, and charging speeds

Most solar products in the U.S. are imports.

The money will create nearly 450 new affordable housing units.

Toll booth payments were permanently phased out in 2021.

The proposed changes are intended to deal with the rash of fireworks-related complaints, particularly during summer.

The legislation cracks down on the illegal operation of dirt bikes and ATVs in the Lehigh Valley.

Statewide soil survey brings new meaning to the term 'dirty drawers'

An investigation continues into the cause of a massive explosion in Pottstown.

Needle exchange programs are only permitted now in Allegheny County and Philadelphia.

When Pa. Act 101 was passed in 1988 it did not anticipate the 'throw-away culture' we have now.

The funding will provide ongoing services for those in need.