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Will food stamps, SNAP, WIC benefits still go out in PA during government shutdown?
Pennsylvanians are expected to continue seeing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments in October despite the federal government shutdown. The status of future SNAP payments if the partial shutdown persists is still uncertain.
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Funds sought for families of 5 killed in Church Street fire. How you can help
The Lebanon Fire Department was dispatched at 8:43 a.m. Sept. 28 for a multiple-dwelling fire with entrapment. Upon arrival, crews noticed that both the first and second floors of the residence were fully engulfed with flames.
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At 58, Tom Cillo is tackling his dream of playing college football
Tom Cillo willed his way through two weeks of 12-hour days of practices, meetings, walkthroughs and meals. When the Warriors broke camp, Cillo was one of 117 players remaining on the roster.
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National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed
A shutdown contingency plan released by the park service said “park roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors.” However, parks without “accessible areas” will be closed, and sites currently open could close if damage is done to park resources or garbage is building up, the plan says.
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Trump administration wants University of Pennsylvania to sign ‘compact’ in exchange for preferential funding terms
The Trump administration is offering nine prominent U.S. universities preferential access to federal funds if they pledge to take a series of steps that align with the Republican administration’s goals of eliminating what it sees as liberal influence on academia.
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11 creepy facts about Pennsylvania that textbooks leave out
You may not have learned these unsettling facts about Pennsylvania in school.
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Pa. Department of Corrections is closing two prisons over critics’ objections
The process is expected to be carried out over four months, and estimates say it could save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
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Pa. House Democrats pass firearms background check bill with GOP support
Two other bills to ban ‘ghost guns’ and create a red flag law failed in 101-102 votes.
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Who’s behind the misleading mailer targeting the Pa. Supreme Court retention elections?
A conservative political action committee is behind a mailer, described by one good-government advocate as “incredibly dishonest,” that urges voters to reject new terms for three state Supreme Court justices.
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1894 lynching victim to be remembered with historical marker in Stroudsburg
A historical marker recognizing a lynching victim is set to be erected in Monroe County.
