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Matt Rourke/AP PhotoNearly a year after the Biden administration designated xylazine as an "emerging threat" to the United States, Gov. Josh Shapiro classified it as a schedule III drug, making unauthorized possession a crime in Pennsylvania. Experts say the move has partly served to clear the way for new illicit substances to enter the drug market. -
Kyle Green/AP/POOLMore than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, the former Northampton Community College and DeSales University student pleaded guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.
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The Lehigh Valley ranked first in the nation in economic development projects in 2023 than any similarly sized market, according to Site Selection magazine. The region also ranked fourth in all communities in the Northeast. -
About a million Pennsylvanians have medical debt, but a proposal in the Gov. Josh Shapiro's 2024-25 budget could help alleviate those debts. State Rep. Josh Siegel, who represents parts of Allentown and Salisbury Township, is an advocate for the proposal.
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COMMENTARY: The one constant in Harrisburg no matter the dominant political party is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the public. This week is Sunshine Week.
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Saquon Barkley, the former Penn State star and 2015 graduate of Whitehall High School, reached agreement with the Eagles on a three-year, $37.75 million contract, according to ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.
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Penn State University and Moravian University have gone the digital route. Lehigh University is considering such a move, officials say.
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Dozens of students from across Pennsylvania will descend on Saucon Valley Middle School’s gymnasium for FIRST Tech Challenge’s robotics state championship, including two teams from the Lehigh Valley.
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Pennsylvania’s maple sugaring season is well underway. At the Monroe County Conservation District’s Singing Hemlock Sugar Shack, educators guided visitors through the history of maple syrup production.
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E-pollbooks make election day operations much easier for poll workers and speed up key processes. But like most election technology, they are potentially vulnerable to hacking if officials do not have safeguards in place.
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Ruben Payan, the NTSB investigator in charge of the investigation, released new details and updated local officials during a meeting of Lower Saucon Township Council. Three of the derailed cars were hazardous materials tankers.
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Ashleigh Strange previously served as communications director for PA Stands Up and Make the Road Pennsylvania.
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The tests measure what a child knows on one day and there is no growth measure, Michael Faccinetto said.
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Observers are expecting legal challenges to Pa.'s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Leading in the polls, Fetterman was grilled about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man with a shotgun.
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Smoking weed in public or bringing cannabis across state lines remains illegal in Pennsylvania.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown is getting a new emergency operations hub. The facility will provide more space for training firefighters from across the…
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They're the first known cases identified in Pennsylvania since 1984.
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Cynerio says the flaws could have allowed hackers to control the robots, open locked doors and watch patients.
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Because the state isn't complying with its plan, the EPA will redirect money and step up its inspections.
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Johnson said she is honored to lead during a 'transformative time' in public health.
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The program is open to homeowners with COVID-related hardships and income below 150% the area median.
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Items to be claimed include gold, jewelry, stocks and bonds, and military medals.
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In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.
