Each year in March, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star joins news media organizations across the country to highlight the importance of transparency in our government during Sunshine Week. . In the commonwealth, anyone has the right to request public records from government…

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filed a formal complaint against UGI Utilities, Inc. following an investigation into the March 2023 explosion at a chocolate factory that killed seven workers and injured ten others in Berks County. The PUC’s Investigation and…

A newly enacted state law expanded Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act to include Post-Traumatic Stress Injury coverage for first responders, but some worry that it won’t be comprehensive enough during disasters. Act 121 of 2024 allows firefighters, police, EMTs and paramedics…

Each year in March, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star joins news media organizations across the country to highlight the importance of transparency in our government during Sunshine Week. . In the commonwealth, anyone has the right to request public records from government…

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission filed a formal complaint against UGI Utilities, Inc. following an investigation into the March 2023 explosion at a chocolate factory that killed seven workers and injured ten others in Berks County. The PUC’s Investigation and…

A newly enacted state law expanded Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act to include Post-Traumatic Stress Injury coverage for first responders, but some worry that it won’t be comprehensive enough during disasters. Act 121 of 2024 allows firefighters, police, EMTs and paramedics…

A year after two Lancaster County teenagers were charged with using artificial intelligence to create nude images of their classmates, both admitted Thursday to 59 felonies in court for manufacturing child sexual abuse material. Creating the images counts as felony…

A year after two Lancaster County teenagers were charged with using artificial intelligence to create nude images of their classmates, both admitted Thursday to 59 felonies in court for manufacturing child sexual abuse material. Creating the images counts as felony…

Pennsylvania’s higher education institutions largely got a flat budget under Gov. Josh Shapiro’s spending plan released last month — but school leaders urged state House lawmakers to bump up their appropriations Wednesday, arguing that the commonwealth needs the investment. The…

After a three-mile hike carrying a 275-pound hunter with a broken ankle across rugged terrain, Blain Volunteer Fire Company Chief Nick Campbell and his team decided it was time to purchase an off-road vehicle. Covering 130 square miles in Perry…

Pennsylvania’s higher education institutions largely got a flat budget under Gov. Josh Shapiro’s spending plan released last month — but school leaders urged state House lawmakers to bump up their appropriations Wednesday, arguing that the commonwealth needs the investment. The…

After a three-mile hike carrying a 275-pound hunter with a broken ankle across rugged terrain, Blain Volunteer Fire Company Chief Nick Campbell and his team decided it was time to purchase an off-road vehicle. Covering 130 square miles in Perry…

The Shapiro administration stepped up its opposition to two proposed immigrant detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties Thursday, issuing administrative orders claiming that housing anyone at either location would violate state water regulations. Five administrative orders sent through the…

The element, one of six under the 28th Infantry Division, will become a Mobile Brigade Combat Team by the end of the month — though it will take longer for it to be properly equipped.

The Shapiro administration stepped up its opposition to two proposed immigrant detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties Thursday, issuing administrative orders claiming that housing anyone at either location would violate state water regulations. Five administrative orders sent through the…

The element, one of six under the 28th Infantry Division, will become a Mobile Brigade Combat Team by the end of the month — though it will take longer for it to be properly equipped.

Over the next five years, nearly $1 billion could be heading to Pennsylvania’s coffers earmarked for rural health investments. The federal dollars are designed to create an opportunity to invest in innovative ideas that typically don’t get dedicated funding. The…

Citing increasing housing costs and sluggish homebuilding, Gov. Josh Shapiro pitched a 10-year roadmap Thursday to make the commonwealth “a national leader in access to safe and affordable housing.” “This is a long-term plan to cut costs, to build more…

A soon-to-be mother in Greene County was eight months pregnant and told her pharmacist, Heather Eddy, that she was planning to breastfeed, using formula as a backup. But, as Eddy recalls, she worried whether she could afford it. Eddy, who…

Over the next five years, nearly $1 billion could be heading to Pennsylvania’s coffers earmarked for rural health investments. The federal dollars are designed to create an opportunity to invest in innovative ideas that typically don’t get dedicated funding. The…