Regional & State News
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Mary Altaffer
Most Pa. counties certify election results by deadline; a few will take longer
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As free COVID-19 testing continues in Blair County, local leaders ask public to help stop the spread
In Blair County, the number of cases has more than doubled since the beginning of November. On Sunday, it passed 3,300, according to the state Department of Health.
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Gene J. Puskar
Wolf shuts bars on Thanksgiving eve to fight COVID-19 spread
Last call for Pennsylvania bars will be at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving eve to cut COVID-19 transmission.
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Mary Altaffer
County by county, Pennsylvania officials report vote results
The Monday deadline is an important milestone in the tabulation of votes for the presidential contest and other races.
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Kimberly Paynter
‘A smile through the mask’ and a meal to-go: How Thanksgiving dinners for those in need will be different this year
Philadelphias coronavirus restrictions offer an additional shakeup to what the already amended Thanksgiving dinner will look like this year.
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Phelan M. Ebenhack
Steelers dominate skidding Jaguars 27-3, remain unbeaten
Terrell Edmunds and Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted two passes each and the Steelers steamrolled the lowly Jaguars (1-9) to get to 10-0 for the first time in franchise history.
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Ron Schwane
Turnovers cost the Eagles again in another loss vs Browns
It was another tough day for Carson Wentz and the Eagles. Wentz was sacked five times to bring his league-leading total to 40.
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Matt Slocum
As fall surge rages on, Pennsylvania passes 300,000 total cases of COVID-19
The state surpassed 200,000 cases less than a month ago.
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Carolyn Kaster
COVID-19’s fall surge hitting Pennsylvania prisons too
To date, 23 prisoners have died from COVID-19 in nine of Pennsylvania’s correctional facilities.
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COVID-19 antibody treatment soon to arrive in Pennsylvania
The federal government plans to distribute monoclonal antibodies for the coronavirus to healthcare systems throughout Pennsylvania, state Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said Friday.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez
Study shows disparate economic impact over months of COVID-19 pandemic
The rate of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic among Latino and Native American workers in Pennsylvania was twice that of white and Asian workers, as of mid-October. They were even higher for Black workers, according to a new report by economists at Penn State.
By Alanna Elder