The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the state’s fifth measles-associated death of 2026 on Wednesday. It is also the third measles-associated death in Lancaster County.
Emergency crews responded to a house explosion Wednesday morning in Perry County that left the area covered in debris and closed roads.
Downtown Harrisburg is set to receive $64 million in state and private investment aimed at attracting businesses, making downtown safer and improving public spaces.
Voters in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District say their top issue is the economy this election cycle, according to a new Franklin & Marshall College poll.
Pennsylvania’s volunteer firefighter ranks have stabilized in recent years at roughly 32,000 to 35,000, according to the Office of the State Fire Commissioner, but departments across the state are increasingly turning to a combination of paid and volunteer firefighters to keep their stations staffed.
Flu season, which typically occurs in the fall and winter, is approaching. The viral infection is most common between December and February, but experts recommend getting vaccinated now to protect yourself and your community.
The rate of middle and high school students who vape is declining across the United States, with Central Pennsylvanian districts and experts seeing similar trends.
For the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, visitors can learn more about Pennsylvania’s experience that day at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg. The exhibit, “Witness to History: Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001,” focuses on United Flight 93, which was hijacked before passengers fought back against the attackers. The plane crashed into a field in Shanksville, Somerset County.
Special education costs across Pennsylvania are rising, while state funding hasn’t kept up. As a result, districts across the commonwealth are relying on increasing property taxes to cover the gap.
Central Pennsylvania’s Bhutanese and Nepali communities are grieving after last week’s flash floods in Nepal and China killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more missing.