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Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visits Boys & Girls club of allentown to celebrate bipartisan state budget win for millions in afterschool funding
Shapiro-Davis Budget Creates New “Building Opportunity through Out-of-School Time” (BOOST) Program as Part of Comprehensive Approach to Making Pennsylvania Communities Safer. Allentown, PA – Lt. Gov. Austin Davis grew up going to a Boys & Girls Club in his hometown of McKeesport, and today he visited the Boys...
The fight over brine spreading is a rural-urban tension
(The Center Square) — Rural-urban tensions split lawmakers on whether to reinstate spreading oil and gas wastewater on roads to suppress dust. “It all comes down to risk assessment. Are the impacts to the environment outweighed by the benefits created?” Burt Waite, a retired geologist and hydrologist, said during a House Republican Policy Committee hearing […]
NEW LIST: Which NJ & PA Big Lots Stores Are Closing Permanently?
I filled you in a few weeks ago that a beloved retailer was in financial trouble. Big Lots, a discount chain, with over 1,000 locations across America has fallen on tough times because of what the company is calling, "elevated inflation." Not as many Americans are shopping because paychecks aren't...
Shapiro pumps up central Pa. Democrats for ‘Harris/TBD’ ticket
If there are talent scouts out there who watch and rate the daily performances of the aspiring running mates for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in this ticket-forming time, let’s just say Gov. Josh Shapiro put down some pretty good tape Saturday. Headlining the first Harris for President...
Pennsylvania gets third UNESCO World Heritage Site
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania now has three sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The World Heritage Committee approved the addition of the Moravian Church Settlements to the list this month. One of those settlements is in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. Ten acres in downtown Bethlehem — nine structures, four ruins, and a cemetery — […]
2026 Penn State football class leader makes recruiting pitch to No. 1 player in PA
This weekend is massive for the Penn State football team. As the Nittany Lions will host the annual Lasch Bash, with dozens of top recruits making their way to Happy Valley. One of those players who will step on campus this weekend is a current 2026 recruiting class commit Messiah Mickens. On Thursday evening, he made a recruiting pitch on social media to the No. 1 player in PA, Kevin Brown.
Listen Live: PA State Little League Tournament Greencastle vs. Northern Lebanon at Newville 6:45 p.m. Saturday July 27
The winner of the Greencastle-Northern Lebanon game will play the loser of the Back Mountain- Council Rock Newton game on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. NOTE: Broadcast time may be delayed depending on the length of the Back Mountain-Council Rock-Newtown game, which starts at 4:00 p.m. Four teams remain in...
Maryland overcomes big deficit, evens Big 26 Baseball Classic series with Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania seemed poised to again take down Maryland at the Big 26 Baseball Classic before the visitors roared back. Overcoming a 6-0 deficit, Maryland evened the three-game series at FNB Field, erupting for six runs in the bottom of the sixth to collect a 9-8 decision. If you purchase a...
Governor Josh Shapiro celebrates pharmacy reform in Hollidaysburg
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Governor Josh Shapiro put pen to paper during a ceremonial signing for a bill to help local pharmacies. The new law, known as House Bill 1993, limits the profits that Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBM’s for short, can receive being the middleman between local stores and drug manufacturers. Some of the […]
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