Program Highlights
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Battling Opioids Part IV
WITF joins our public media colleagues across the commonwealth for Battling Opioids, a project of Pennsylvania Public Media.
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Courtesy of FDA
The Poison Squad
Discover the forgotten heroes who fought for food safety at the turn of the 20th century.By Fred Vigeant -
Courtesy of Katherine Nelson Hall for WGBH, (c) WGBH 2019
Antiques Roadshow heads to Bonanzaville
See the season’s biggest find on Antiques RoadshowBy Fred Vigeant -
Senate Impeachment Trial Coverage
By Fred Vigeant
News
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Carolyn Kaster
Republican seeks party nod to run for Pennsylvania Treasurer
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Julio Cortez
Watch live: President Trump’s legal team to begin impeachment defense
Attorney Jay Sekulow said the defense team will speak for about three hours Saturday to lay out “coming attractions” for the trial when it resumes again on Monday.
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Matt Rourke
Republican seeks party nod to run for Pennsylvania treasurer
Stacy Garrity announced her candidacy Thursday. The primary is April 28.
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Matt Rourke
Pennsylvania pays off $2.8B unemployment compensation debt
Pennsylvania has paid off $2.8 billion in bonds it issued in 2012 to retire a post-recession unemployment compensation debt that businesses owed to the federal government.
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iStock
Amish man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing girls
An elderly Amish man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing four girls for years is facing 38 to 76 years in prison.
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Lindsay Lazarski
Pennsylvania’s December jobless rate rises, payrolls shrink
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in December for the fourth straight month, as payrolls shrank and the labor force hit another record high.
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Beth Reilly
Midstate student in the running to name the next Mars rover
A midstate fourth-grader is one of nine finalists chosen from across the country in NASA’s Name the Rover essay contest.
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Alex Wong
Pompeo won’t say whether he owes Yovanovitch an apology. ‘I’ve done what’s right’
“I’ve defended every single person on this team,” Pompeo said in an interview with NPR. “I’ve done what’s right for every single person on this team.”
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Ayman Henna
Pentagon says 34 U.S. troops suffered brain injuries from Iranian missile strike
It was at least the third time U.S. officials have had to revise President Trump’s Jan. 8 claim that no Americans were injured by the Iranian missile barrage.
By David Welna/NPR
