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Pennsylvania now lags well behind many other states when it comes to renewable energy investment and output. A farmer and an entrepreneur say farmland can reshape the state’s energy economy.

If you’ve wanted to travel by train, now’s a good time to buy your tickets. Amtrak is offering 50% off fares as part of a two-day sale this Tuesday and Wednesday. Travel dates run from

Rookie catcher Will Smith homered and drove in six runs, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Washington Nationals 9-3 on Saturday.

A family of four managed to safely escape after the plane they were traveling in ran off the end of a runway of a New Jersey airport and into a lake, law enforcement official says.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is opening the lieutenant governor’s mansion’s pool to the general public, including children’s groups that teach swimming safety.

An Alaska air carrier involved in two deadly floatplane crashes in a week has voluntarily suspended operations, federal officials said Tuesday. The halt of flightseeing and commuter flights is in place indefinitely, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The action comes after the passenger and the pilot of a Beaver floatplane operated by Taquan Air were killed when the single-engine...

Dozens of people flocked to a Center City Philadelphia Planned Parenthood office in response to a Pennsylvania lawmaker berating pro-life women and teen girls who were demonstrating and praying outside the clinic on video.

Chloe Flower is a classically-trained musician who combines her passions of piano and pop music into a style that is all her own.

Police in Pennsylvania have identified two suspects accused of stealing $21,000 worth of Victoria’s Secret underwear last month. Lower Allen Township police say an 18-year-old woman and a juvenile they aren’t naming entered the store at the Capital City Mall near Harrisburg on April 7. Police say the juvenile acted as a lookout as Aida Melcado took panties from a...

To anyone who figured the path of legalizing recreational marijuana use ran along blue state-red state lines, a sudden setback for pot advocates in New Jersey may show the issue isn’t so black-and-white. Leaders in solidly-blue New Jersey are vowing it will still become the 11th state to legalize the drug. But when a state Senate vote was abruptly put...

A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington is dragging his approval rating to its lowest level in more than a year. Overall, 34 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance in a...

The cities of Parkland, Paradise and Pittsburgh became synonymous with tragedy in 2018, a year when the nation seemed to careen from one deadly horror to another. Yet in every calamity, there were people who showed their humanity, their selfless strength and their sense of duty amid the suffering

A video clip of a Pennsylvania lawmaker telling a colleague to stop touching him while suggesting that he might be gay has sparked accusations of homophobia as well as calls for his resignation.

Whatever success Republicans have amassed in taking control of all three branches of U.S. government, and whatever fate awaits them as midterm elections near, some on the right are working to cement change by amending the Constitution. And to the mounting alarm of others on all parts of the spectrum, they want to bypass the usual process. They’re pushing for...

Bill Cosby is switching up his legal team as he looks to appeal his conviction and three- to 10-year sentence in his Pennsylvania sex assault case.

Six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania joined the list this week of those around the U.S. that have been forced to face the ugly truth about child-molesting priests in their ranks.

Time is ticking down to a court-ordered deadline Tuesday afternoon to decide what information to black out in a forthcoming grand jury report investigating child sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses.

A damning report into allegations of decades of child sexual abuse at the hands of clergy members and efforts to cover it up in six of Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses is expected to be released in the coming days.

While millions of residents along the East Coast faced another round of heavy rain Tuesday, Texas, California and much of the Southwest are still battling a sweltering heat wave that forecasters say could bring some of this year’s hottest weather....
Flash-flood watches and warnings have been issued for major cities from North Carolina to Pennsylvania through Wednesday. Meanwhile, scorching weather swept...

Millions living along the East Coast face flash-flood risk after heavy rains; scorching heat fuels Western wildfires.