June 23, 2026
State Sen. Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) announced that she will introduce a resolution urging Congress to prohibit insider stock trading and betting in prediction markets for federal public officials. “For people to trust their elected officials, they have to...
May 29, 2026
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Senator is looking to ensure that students in the Commonwealth have access to human teachers over Artificial Intelligence (AI). “For every aspect of a student’s life, there’s a tech company trying to digitize it for profit,” Sen....
May 15, 2026
It only took a few seconds for Shaler Area Middle School principals and students to accept a banner Friday from Bruce Vosburgh, director of Pennsylvania Schools to Watch, recognizing the school’s accomplishments. But Principal Shannon Howard noted that the time,...
May 12, 2026
Prior to their game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, April 29, the Pirates hosted the fourth annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Career Signing Day and Career and Technical Education Celebration in the Left Field Lounge at PNC Park. During the event, 50...
May 9, 2026
Running two drugstores is a break-even endeavor for Primary Care Pharmacy Services owner Anthony Bertola, as long as he barely pays himself. There’s little he can do to improve his margins — he’s at the mercy of a small number of companies that oversee prescription...
May 7, 2026
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania PBS and its seven member stations celebrated public media and seven Champions of Lifelong Learning award winners during “A Beautiful Day in the Capitol” in Harrisburg on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. “This recognition is a reminder that...
May 5, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. — One April 29, the PA House Finance Committee considered H.B. 1678, new legislation that would tax revenue derived from digital advertising platforms. The bill, known as the Digital Ads Tax, was introduced by state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler (D-184th...
April 29, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Federal and local officials sent an open welcome letter to leadership of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s incoming ownership on Wednesday afternoon, urging the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism to maintain a robust staff as well as a good-faith...
April 29, 2026
A $3 million state grant will support the $100 million redevelopment of Mt. Alvernia in Millvale and Shaler. The money comes from the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s mixed-use revitalization grant program. Created in 2024, the program provides...
April 28, 2026
As a member of West View Council, Kim Steele felt she had a responsibility to the community to make the borough a better place to live. Following her death in November, her husband is helping make sure that continues. A $25,000 donation from her husband, Ken Reilly,...
April 21, 2026
HARRISBURG – Republican Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver from Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, and Snyder Counties joined Democrat Senator Lindsey Williams from Allegheny County, advocates, donors, and transplant recipients at the Capitol on Monday to...
April 21, 2026
With Pennsylvania’s state budget deadline two months away, advocates for the nearly 50 rape crisis centers in the state say it’s not too early to remind legislators of their urgent request: Include more money for the round-the-clock services they provide for survivors...
April 20, 2026
Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver shared her own personal story of organ donation at a press conference in Harrisburg on Monday to highlight Senate Bill 124. Culver and Sen. Lindsey Williams are co-sponsors of the bipartisan legislation in support of living organ donors....
April 20, 2026
Sharpsburg resident Jon Jaso called his job as an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher rewarding but laden with emotional baggage. “Listening to tragedies every day doesn’t get any easier,” said Jaso, who started in 1990 at McCandless municipal dispatch before...
April 20, 2026
HARRISBURG — State Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-Northumberland, and Lindsey Williams, D-Allegheny, held a press conference at noon Monday in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol to highlight Senate Bill 124, bipartisan legislation they co-prime sponsor to support...
April 20, 2026
Following in the footsteps of more than two dozen other states, Pennsylvania Republicans in the state Senate are again trying to push a bill that would ban transgender female athletes from playing for a team aligned with their gender. Sponsored by Sen. Judy Ward...
April 17, 2026
Brackenridge got a major boost from the state this week to upgrade its water filtration plant and rectify previous concerns from the Department of Environmental Protection about aging mechanisms. The borough landed more than $13 million — a $5.7 million grant and a...
April 15, 2026
A county in southeastern Pennsylvania has banned its poll workers from using prediction markets to bet on elections. The board of elections in Delaware County, outside of Philadelphia, recently approved a resolution that amended the oath poll workers take ahead of the...
April 11, 2026
PITTSBURGH, PA — A new state-backed arts initiative aims to position Pittsburgh as a national destination for craft, supported by $87,000 in seed funding and a multi-year strategy to grow tourism and economic activity.
March 26, 2026
Pennsylvania lawmakers have pushed forward with a proposal to shield commonwealth consumers from surging utility costs related to data centers. The move comes amid concerns about the energy demands of these data hubs, which are proliferating to support a burgeoning...
March 24, 2026
What mattered most to Chief Chris Dell was the 22 successful CPR resuscitations achieved by the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority crew in 2025. Dell provided a year-in-review presentation of the MFPAA on March 16 at its main station on Grubbs Road and...
March 24, 2026
Tiffany Mantzouridis sat in the balcony of the state House chamber Monday, overwhelmed by emotion as legislators unanimously approved a bill to protect pet owners from what they called glaring oversights in cremation services. The Irwin resident is the whistleblower...
March 23, 2026
A $308,000 grant will help Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company in McCandless replace outdated radios throughout the department, ensuring its volunteers have safe and dependable communication in emergencies. The grant, awarded by the Department of Community of Economic...
March 20, 2026
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state senators aligned behind a bill proposal that would create a $10,000 tax deduction for living organ donors to cover unreimbursed expenses. Eligible expenses include travel, lodging, lost wages and medical bills. The deduction could only...
March 20, 2026
HARRISBURG – Allegheny County Sen. Lindsey Williams is introducing legislation that will require political advertisements to disclose if artificial intelligence was used in their creation. Williams says voters deserve to know when images and videos that they are...
