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Remnants of Hurricane Helene will pass close to rainy Pennsylvania
Hurricane Helene hit Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm on Thursday, and while it’s weakened since, it’s still bringing heavy rain to some states. The storm center isn’t tracking to Pennsylvania, according to the National Hurricane Center, but it will be close. Related flash-flood warnings have been issued in Ohio and West Virginia, and Pennsylvania will continue to get rain.
Harris, Walz to take Pennsylvania bus tour
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), are set to take a bus tour through central Pennsylvania next week, her campaign announced Saturday. The visit Wednesday to the critical swing state of Pennsylvania highlights the Harris campaign’s focus on winning the Keystone State. The bus tour, which will involve multiple…
Pa. Fish and Boat Commission accused of unconstitutional searches in federal lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania law gives waterways conservation officers “unrestrained authority” to search private properties in violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to a new lawsuit filed Monday. Tim Thomas, who lives in a cabin along Butler Lake in Susquehanna County, alleged in federal court that...
Pennsylvania ranks number one for pizza in America. No, seriously
(WTAJ) — Pickles on pizza might sound crazy, almost as crazy as thinking Pennsylvania is the number one state for pizza — but a 2024 study shows that PA hand tosses the competition. A report from Clever, a site to help make smarter real estate decisions and match people with realtors, looked at various pizza […]
Pennsylvania’s Safest Towns Include 5 From Delaware County
Several Delaware County communities made a top 100 list of the safest towns in Pennsylvania. Several Delaware County communities are ranked among 100 of Pennsylvania’s safest towns, according to a list put together by ElitePersonalFinance. Among the 100 safest communities for 2024 so far, Marple Township came in 25th....
When will the leaves change color across Pennsylvania? Here's what we know
A patch of bright red here, a little light yellow there and a smidge of orange around. Leaves are starting to change color in Pennsylvania but most aren't quite ready for their full show yet. Peak fall foliage is two to three weeks away in most Pennsylvania counties, according to a Sept. 26...
With fall colors coming in a bit early this year, Pennsylvania officials are releasing weekly leaf-peeping updates
Pennsylvania puts on a show every autumn, and the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources doesn’t want you to miss a moment of it. Check for new fall foliage updates every Thursday.
Navigating the process: How to apply to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. Every election, tens of thousands people serve as poll workers at Pennsylvania’s more than 9,000 polling places. Poll workers’ duties include setting up, running and closing down polling...
Election Day 2024: Important Pennsylvania deadlines & voting information
(WHTM)– abc27 created a list of all the important dates before Election Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to ensure your vote counts. Who is running in Pennsylvania? The ballot for the 2024 United States general election includes races on the federal and state level. U.S. Presidential Election candidates: Donald Trump (R), Kamala Harris (D), […]
Ticket-splitting in Pennsylvania and Maryland
This is an updated version of a column that appears in the October issue of The Business Monthly, serving Howard and Anne Arundel counties. The presidential election this year may well be determined in places like the neighborhood where I grew up in Croydon, Pennsylvania, an aging white working-class town in lower Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia.
Harris, Walz to campaign in central Pa. after VP debate
Editor’s note: This story was updated with additional information. Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will come to south-central Pennsylvania on Wednesday following Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
'Not American': Rural and urban voters in crucial battleground state alarmed by violent political rhetoric
Voters in both urban and rural parts of Pennsylvania spoke out about electoral fairness, the issues driving their vote and whether they think the political rhetoric has gone too far.
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