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Heavy Showers & Thunderstorms Possible Across Parts of North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
Embedded Severe Weather Possible With Isolated Tornadoes. Good morning everyone. Low pressure continues to meander in wave-form riding a stationary front draped across Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This will give us a replay today in terms of afternoon heavy shower & thunderstorm action, including the risk of some severe weather in spots.
Organizations step up efforts to help communities hit by hurricane
Pittsburgh (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh-area organizations are amping up efforts to help people impacted by Hurricane Helene.Hurricane Helene left a more than 500-mile path of destruction, but help continues to roll in. Clean-up efforts are just beginning and could take months or even longer.The American Red Cross is mobilizing as many volunteers as it can to bring hope to devastated communities across the southeast United States."We don't even know the full magnitude of the storm. There are still many areas that we can't even reach. So, even in the coming days, there's going to be more people that need help," said...
Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House
A state House committee is advancing a measure that would make solar energy development more expensive. But, supporters say, it will guarantee that projects are cleaned up at the end of their useful lives. Republican lawmakers have been pushing for solar companies to put up money to eventually remove projects...
Newly elected Pennsylvania Reps Keith Harris and Andre Carroll take oaths of office
Two new state representatives took their oaths of office Monday as the state House returned to session after an extended summer recess. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab administered the oath to Reps. Keith Harris and Andre Carroll, both Philadelphia Democrats. They were elected without opposition in special elections Sept. 17 to replace former Reps. […]
Nuclear growing, but power demand still a problem
(The Center Square) — The growth of data centers has been good news for nuclear power in Pennsylvania. But meeting growing demand in the future could be a struggle for the electric grid. Local political support stood behind reviving Three Mile Island in the commonwealth and Constellation Energy announced a deal in late September to bring it out of retirement and supply power for a Microsoft data center, keeping the plant running through 2054. ...
Penn Medicine residents vote to approve union contract, a first for Pennsylvania
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Resident doctors at Penn Medicine have voted to accept their first union contract, after more than a year of negotiations with the health system. The decision makes them the first residency program in Pennsylvania with a union contract.
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