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Erie’s $72M lead pipe replacement project is ongoing. How much work has been completed?
The project aims to remove nearly 7,400 potentially-hazardous lead service lines and connections from the city’s system, and more than 5,500 such connections in various parts of the city have been removed and replaced with new lead-free pipe, according to Erie Water Works officials.
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Bucks County names Trumbauersville bridge for Larry York, 20, killed in Vietnam in ’68
The bridge is the 18th to be named for the 136 young Bucks County men who perished in the Vietnam War.
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3 officers killed, 2 wounded in shooting in York County, suspect identified
The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, according to a law enforcement official.
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Visitors to the Poconos spent almost $5 billion last year on lodging, food, more
According to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office, the region brought in $4.9 billion in visitor spending in 2024, with Monroe County bringing in the most among its neighbors.
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Bucks County gun permits soar in wake of high-profile murders, shootings in US
After two weeks of bloodshed and death in Minnesota, Charlotte, North Carolina and Utah, concealed carry permits in Bucks County have risen more than 200 percent.
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Amid Trump’s deportation push, revenues grow for company running Pa. ICE detention center
Monthly fees charged by the for-profit contractor that runs Pennsylvania’s largest immigration detention center have increased by hundreds of thousands of dollars during the massive deportation push launched by President Donald Trump this year.
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Deciding on a name for your new dog? Check this list of top dog names in Pennsylvania
A study from the American Pet Products Association revealed there are more than 68 million households in the United States that have a dog.
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Pennsylvania lawmaker pitches plan for incentivizing state residents to hit the gym
Rep. Joe Hogan says he is preparing a bill that would establish tax benefits — called Pennsylvania Physical Health Improvement Tax Credits — of up to $1,000 to offset the costs of joining a gym or health club.
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How much more might you pay for Pennie health insurance premiums in 2026?
Insurers providing coverage through Pennie, the commonwealth’s Obamacare marketplace, are looking to hike premiums by nearly one-fifth in the coming year as they grapple with rising costs.
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Where school zone speeding, failure to stop for a school bus infractions occur most in PA
More than a quarter of all traffic offenses involving school zones and school buses in Pennsylvania occur in the first two months of the school year as drivers adjust to lower speed limits and the return of big yellow buses to the roads.
