State & Regional News

Governor Josh Shapiro visited Easton Thursday to highlight his push to boost economic development on Main Streets across Pennsylvania.

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, during her farewell address on the House floor Wednesday, said the $38 million spent in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District was an obscene amount.

The Lehigh Valley has been a real estate hot spot, and according to political polling, it's taken a toll on residents. What can officials do for their concerned constituents when this issue doesn't present a quick fix? This week on Political Pulse, Chris Borick and Tom Shortell talk all about it.

A nuisance system that moved through the region Sunday night brought the Lehigh Valley its first measurable snowfall of the season, the National Weather Service said.

State and county officials have long requested more time to pre-canvass mail-in ballots along with other changes to Pennsylvania's election code. But with the General Assembly gridlocked, those changes are stalled.

State environmental officials awarded $2.55 million in grants as part of a statewide effort to improve air quality in communities through cleaner fuel transportation infrastructure.

The Lehigh Valley (Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro) not only made a significant jump in November’s Realtor.com Market Hotness rankings, it also held steady in the company’s 2025 forecast.

Three farms in Lehigh County were the latest to be included in Pennsylvania’s Farmland Preservation Program. The program aims to ward off development and protect open spaces.

A system arriving Sunday night could bring a period of snow and ice to the area before a changeover to rain but “there remains considerable uncertainty with the details.”

During the 2023-24 hunting seasons, a record-breaking 261,672 pounds of venison from 6,905 deer and six elk statewide was donated through Hunters Sharing the Harvest. Find out how much was donated in the Lehigh Valley.

Pay attention while you're driving. Officials are seeing more accidents that involve distracted drivers.

Fetterman says he expects to make a full recovery and return to the campaign trail soon.

Students told to attend classes about puberty based on sex assigned at birth.

The problem is getting worse, she says.

Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh Chapman warns the move may have a 'chilling effect' on voters.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania and several voting rights advocacy groups have asked Martin to drop the plan.

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Montgomery) said the Supreme Court would turn pregnant people into 'second class citizens' if the draft becomes the official court ruling.

GOP gubernatorial candidates strongly support keeping or expanding Pa.’s abortion restrictions, while House and Senate leadership isn’t ruling out bills to do that.

Some states, like West Virginia and Ohio, have 'trigger bans' that would immediately ban the procedure.

The four will be listed alongside 98 others who have died in the line of duty since the state police agency’s founding in 1905.

The ID will be required to board an airplane in the U.S., enter a military base and enter a federal facility.

The average hourly wage for direct support professionals is under $15.