when township officials didn’t hold a hearing on Danko’s application within the normally required 60 days, the holding company took the position that its proposal was automatically approved under prov...

The House Energy Committee advanced three bills addressing electricity company profits, data center infrastructure costs, and ensuring speculative developments do not skew electricity demand forecasts.

The statement said Bernstine must be held accountable for his words and actions, which the caucus leaders said make him unfit to serve in the state legislature.

The system is being launched about two years after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Act 122 of 2024, which required the PCCD and Pennsylvania State Police to establish an online tracking system to allow sexua...

The statement said Bernstine must be held accountable for his words and actions, which the caucus leaders said make him unfit to serve in the state legislature.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is poised to spend nearly $2 billion to help fund 31 grid improvement projects in 26 states.

The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with beds for about 1,800 people, is the largest ICE detention center on the east coast.

At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.

UPMC is one of more than 20 hospitals that received subpoenas last year for the patient records of children receiving gender-affirming care.

A pair of state lawmakers want to expand efforts to track improper payments by state agencies by requiring them to review and assess programs that fall outside of federal oversight of wasteful spendin...

Even if new power plants are built over the next 15 years, as data center projects come online, the regional electricity grid would fall short of demands six times per decade, on average, according to...

Immigration rights advocates sound alarm that the federal government may buy the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County.

The dead are an 18-year-old from Mifflin County and a 40-year-old Jefferson County woman. Both were unvaccinated, the department said.

State health officials have recorded cases of measles in 37 of the commonwealth’s 67 counties.

for around 100 million Americans born after 9/11, that day that shifted the nation’s course is an abstract day in history.

With New Jersey students now banned from using their cell phones during the school day, one state lawmaker wants his fellow legislators to follow in their footsteps and stop scrolling during legislati...

for around 100 million Americans born after 9/11, that day that shifted the nation’s course is an abstract day in history.

Some aging prisoners have served decades of a now-unconstitutional life sentence for second-degree murder.

The Meta settlement prescribes broad uses to remedy the increase in teen mental health issues such as body dysmorphia and suicide.

The decision marks a turning point in a dispute between Tupone and the Pennsylvania Green Party itself, which challenged Tupone’s nomination papers and accused him of being a Republican plant.

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The report shows the crew of the helicopter was in radio contact with the pilot of the Cessna 150 airplane before it struck helicopter.

Rep. Russ Diamond said in a news release that taxing skill games could also provide nearly $1 billion in additional property tax relief.

Rising energy and fuel costs cut into Pa. businesses' bottom lines.

The machines, which enjoyed legal protection until a recent court ruling, could go dark in October.

The lawsuit seeks a court order to vacate requirements for states applying for family planning funding under Title X.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday called on the social media company Snapchat to take steps to protect young users.

Amtrak anticipates beginning ticket sales for the second Pittsburgh to New York passenger train in October, the administration said.

For communities yet to face data center proposals, others' experiences could provide guidance on how to respond — and what not to do.

Flock’s ALPRs, otherwise known as Flock cameras, capture images of passing vehicles and upload them to a database police can search.

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Scanlon told the Capital-Star she spent about four hours inside the Monshannon Valley Processing Center near Philipsburg, Clearfield County.

Constellation is now undertaking a $1.6 billion effort to restart the nuclear power plant, which will supply 835 megawatts of electricity to the region’s electricity grid.

The Department of Homeland Security, which administers the grants, would withhold up to 20% of the program funding.

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The state Supreme Court ruled warrantless property searches by the Game Commission are unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON — Mass voter challenges are likely to occur in the 2026 midterm elections, the Brennan Center for Justice warned Tuesday, with the potential to “undermine the democratic process.”

The passing of Pennsylvania’s new budget means that several bills to slow down data center development in the state are on hold.

The path of American military history has passed through Pennsylvania during each of the nation’s most consequential conflicts, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said.

President Donald Trump joined McCormick as the headline speaker at the event that drew more than 1,300 people to the U.S. Army War College.

PJM, a Valley Forge-based nonprofit that manages the supply on the largest electricity grid in the nation, announced the auction results Tuesday.