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Courtesy/Carol Obando-Derstine campaignAppearing this week on Lehigh Valley Political Pulse with host Tom Shortell, Carol Obando-Derstine framed her resume as a contrast with other Democratic primary contenders. -
PBS39/PBS39 will broadcast a special, hourlong community forum tonight on data centers — their demand, their needs and their potential impact on the Lehigh Valley.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania officials enlisted the help of Pocono Raceway to speed up the I-95 bridge repair. -
There is $1.5 million in funds to be distributed to those in need by Community Action Lehigh Valley.
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Republicans leaders are working to increase the number of conservatives who vote by mail. But they may have their work cut out for them after years of attacking the mail-in ballot system.
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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.
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Construction crews have been working around the clock to build a temporary overpass that will allow for I-95 to reopen.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. - Veronica Degraffenreid has been Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of State since former DOS Secretary Kathy Boockvar resigned in February.…
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State health officials are ramping up efforts to get more people vaccinated in Pennsylvania where just over 50% are fully vaccinated.
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Food insecurity is the lack of regular, reliable access to nutritious food, and it’s a problem in both cities and rural areas.
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State senators have begun hearing testimony in that chamber’s latest round of election investigation hearings.
