A bipartisan group of lawmakers are hoping a new law will address staffing concerns with nurses in the state. The proposed Patient Safety Act would set a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio for h... Read more
Monday is the observation of Juneteenth. The relatively new federal holiday was enacted with bipartisan support last summer. It commemorates when federal troops liberated the last enslaved p... Read more
May unemployment numbers are out and the state continues to see job growth. The overall unemployment rate for Pennsylvania at the end of May was 4.6 percent. Officials in the Wolf Administra... Read more
Republican candidate for governor and current State Senator Doug Mastriano is introducing a bill that would allow school employees to carry a firearm in a classroom. The bill would allow tea... Read more
Leaders from departments of agriculture across the country say that the number of bird flu cases is waning. As the warmer weather hits, researchers are finding that the avian flu is dissipat... Read more
A blood drive is happening today in Cranberry Township. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hilton on Sheraton Drive. The American Red Cross says that anyone that donates... Read more
Severe storms hit parts of Butler County Thursday afternoon resulting in power being knocked out to some residents. The storms brought high winds and some rain to the northeastern part of th... Read more
It’s been a wild week for the economy. Monday saw a more than 20 percent drop in the Dow and the S&P 500. By mid-week, the Federal Reserve announced one of the largest hikes in interest... Read more
The current state of affairs in Harrisburg isn’t known for bipartisan agreements. But, both parties are working toward cutting the corporate tax rate in the Keystone State. Right now corpora... Read more
A group created to celebrate Mars New Year will again be hosting a fundraiser for that event this weekend. This year’s Mars Brew Fest is planned for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday in downtown Mars nea... Read more



