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A train derailment and resulting large fire have prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line.

Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium and thorium in soil and rocks.

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Punxsutawney Phil was pulled from his tree stump at dawn on Thursday to 'predict' six more weeks of winter. But there's plenty of evidence that won't be the case in the Lehigh Valley and throughout the region.

LGBTQ community leaders in Pennsylvania formed Keystone Equality, a new statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization. Orefield resident Corinne Goodwin will be the Lehigh Valley representative on the board.

Medical experts say recent legislation could help reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania.

A spokesman for the center said the conservative attacks made them concerned about the safety of kids and parents.

Denise Snyder founded St. Luke’s Nurses Honor Guard for those dedicated to the profession.

The city is hoping to gain approval as one of only a handful of World Heritage Sites in the U.S. — and join with other locations in Europe as a single Moravian Church settlement site of significance.

Grants of up to $400,000 that focus on addiction treatment services for communities that were hard-hit by the opioid epidemic will be awarded later this year.

The war in Ukraine, abortion and strengthening democratic institutions were among the topics.

The tests measure what a child knows on one day and there is no growth measure, Michael Faccinetto said.

Observers are expecting legal challenges to Pa.'s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Leading in the polls, Fetterman was grilled about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man with a shotgun.

Smoking weed in public or bringing cannabis across state lines remains illegal in Pennsylvania.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown is getting a new emergency operations hub. The facility will provide more space for training firefighters from across the…

They're the first known cases identified in Pennsylvania since 1984.

Cynerio says the flaws could have allowed hackers to control the robots, open locked doors and watch patients.

Because the state isn't complying with its plan, the EPA will redirect money and step up its inspections.

Johnson said she is honored to lead during a 'transformative time' in public health.

The program is open to homeowners with COVID-related hardships and income below 150% the area median.

Items to be claimed include gold, jewelry, stocks and bonds, and military medals.