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File photo/LehighValleyNews.comThe state Public Utility Commission voted this week to advance proposed rulemaking that it said would codify existing consumer safeguards. Here's what it means for consumers.
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Jim Deegan/LehighValleyNews.comAs the Lehigh Valley’s most recent blanket of snow rapidly melts away, Mother Nature appears ready to test the region’s patience all over again.
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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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Pennsylvania has converted its five-year pilot program into a permanent one. The Work Zone Speed Safety program began enforcement on Feb. 15.
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Christie Nicas, a Bethlehem woman who conceived two children through in vitro fertilization, will attend President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address Thursday as a guest of U.S. Rep. Susan Wild.
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“Cease-fire now!” those around the room shouted for over a minute straight, leading to confusion from Bethlehem City Council and ultimately an adjournment of the five-hour meeting.
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Farmers say that the final offer for a property doesn’t account for fertile soil or product reliability. Plus, it doesn't accurately reflect the financial burden of moving to a new place.
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Users of Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms in several countries were experiencing login issues caused by a technical issue that was resolved after a few hours.
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Lehigh Valley motorists may want to keep their eyes peeled for a new look by Pennsylvania State Police. The metallic gray vehicles with "TROOPER" on the side are being phased out.
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The five-member panel in charge of state legislative redistricting says several thousand state prisoners should be counted in the districts where they're imprisoned.
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When the glaciers retreated 13,000 years ago from northwestern Pennsylvania, eight natural lakes were left in their wake. The ones that have become popular, like Conneaut and Edinboro lakes, have vacation homes, resorts, and farms nearby. But one lake stands out as a jewel of the region: Lake Pleasant.
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Gov. Tom Wolf is creating an advisory panel to help review new Congressional district maps for the state.
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State election officials say many counties are having a difficult time attracting poll workers for upcoming elections.
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State stores across Pennsylvania are limiting some liquor purchases to two bottles per day.
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Study shows significant health benefits from Pa. joining RGGI, but some harms for neighboring statesA new study from Penn State shows Pennsylvania could avoid billions of dollars in health damages by joining a regional cap and trade program targeting power plant emissions.
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While state Senate leaders will soon be battling in court over Republican election investigation subpoenas, the House has other plans for next week’s session.
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State officials are encouraging non-English speaking residents, even those who are not U.S. citizens, to apply for emergency rental assistance funding.
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Republicans in the House Health Committee are challenging the Pennsylvania health department’s order that requires children to wear face coverings at schools to decrease the spread of COVID-19.
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New data released by the state Health Department shows COVID-19 vaccines have managed to protect against illness, hospitalization and death in the vast majority of Pennsylvanians.
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Pennsylvania is a top destination for people who travel to take pictures of fall foliage who are also known as “leaf peepers.”
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A man working at the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant outside Harrisburg died late last week.