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As Jewish communities mourn, a Pa. Capitol menorah lighting celebrates Hanukkah
“We know that in the darkest night, our light will leave no space for darkness to remain.”
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Pa.’s Sunday, lawmakers contend with Trump order blocking state AI regulations
In the wake of a Trump administration executive order striking state-level AI regulations, Pennsylvania will continue to prosecute its laws related to artificial intelligence in the interest of its residents, said state Attorney General Dave Sunday.
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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
The U.S. Capitol will display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago.
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PA residents push back against AI data centers in Lancaster
Residents of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are voicing concerns over plans to convert two former printing plants into massive data centers for artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
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York ranked among top 10 US towns for real-life Hallmark charm
Among the top 10 U.S. towns, little old York ranked as Pennsylvania’s most Hallmark-like town, landing in 10th place, behind Littleton, Colorado, Fairbanks, Alaska and Burlington, Vermont. Puyallup, Washington took first place.
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Erie’s WQLN receives $751,647 grant as it determines long-term future
The “stabilization” grant was awarded Dec. 9 by the Colorado-based Public Media Bridge Fund. The grant is one of 74 nationwide designed to help public media organizations continue to provide local news, civic information, cultural programming and emergency alerts.
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What does bid to let PA independents vote in primaries mean for you?
A group of five independent voters including political commentator Michael Smerconish filed a lawsuit Dec. 10 asking a Pennsylvania court to end the commonwealth’s bar against independent voters participating in primary elections.
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5 hunters shot, including 2 fatalities, during Pennsylvania deer season
The Pennsylvania Game Commission investigated at least five hunting related shooting incidents during the two-week rifle deer season that resulted in two deaths and three injuries.
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Lawmakers, constituents call out Pa. congressman’s stock trading at town hall
US House Rep. Rob Bresnahan has made over 600 stock trades since taking office, angering many of his constituents and colleagues.
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Snow daze: Remembering the 5 biggest blizzards to hit Pennsylvania in recent history
Get out the shovels and ice melt. We’re looking back on Pennsylvania’s biggest snowstorms of the past few decades. The last few years have been relatively quiet on the snowstorm front in Pennsylvania. It was back in December of 2020 that we last experienced any kind of record-setting snowfall, when Williamsport received more than 24…
