State & Regional News

Pennsylvania's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 in a close vote Tuesday. It has an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Construction crews have been working around the clock to build a temporary overpass that will allow for I-95 to reopen.

“Demand was obviously greater than supply of resources, there’s no doubt about that,” Lehigh County Board of Commissioners Chairman Geoff Brace said, attributing the need to a combination of aging housing stock and the lack of household income in the region.

While environmentalists and researchers said impacts on the region’s crops and water may be few due to the short duration of smoky days, it’s a largely understudied topic.

About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway.

A trooper and a suspect both were shot and killed in a shootout in central Pennsylvania, just hours after a 2nd trooper was seriously injured after being shot by the gunman, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Chris Kiskeravage worked as a career firefighter in Easton and Allentown. He wanted to know more about the link between cancer and the firefighting profession. When he died June 9 at age 56, his body was donated to research, according to his family.

The word from Gov. Josh Shapiro came after he had joined President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical stretch of highway that's been closed to East Coast traffic since last weekend.

Lower Saucon Township was just awarded almost $510,000 in grant funding, to redevelop the ball fields off Easton Road.

The Museum Pass program offered by Allentown Public Library has grown to include partnerships with close to 20 museums, gardens and historic sites in Eastern Pennsylvania. It's exclusive to adult residents in Allentown.

Pennsylvania is being sued over the way it funds education.

John Fielding's right wing posts could affect how he does his job, some fear.

They don't bite or contain toxins, but they still don't have many friends in Pennsylvania.

The only number that dropped last week was the number of vaccines administered.

Ideally, maps must be completed by Jan. 24 for the May primary election to proceed smoothly.

A nationwide survey sheds light on how self-reporting can predict infection rates.

Advocacy group has seen a surge in the number of people looking for health insurance and ways to pay for it.

The proposed congressional redistricting map passed along party lines. Gov. Tom Wolf is not happy with the maps.

Workforce experts say workers are looking at what they want out of life and what they get out of a job.

The 'Life Unites Us' social media campaign is seeing some success in reducing stigma surrounding the battle with opioid addiction.

The highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 is overloading Pa. hospitals.

The proposed changes would not affect the redistricting taking place now.