Pennsylvania House passes bill restricting how social media companies treat minors

Pennsylvania House passes bill restricting how social media companies treat minors

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is backing legislation aimed at regulating how online social media platforms interact with children.

Thursday, May 9th 2024, 4:20 AM EDT
Mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter's Ohio State graduation ceremony

Mother identified as person killed in fall at daughter's Ohio State graduation ceremony

A woman who fell to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a woman whose daughter was receiving her diploma.

Wednesday, May 8th 2024, 4:24 AM EDT
Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate

Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate

Senate Republicans are returning to a strategy they hope could neutralize their Democratic rivals' financial edge: Find rich people to run.

Tuesday, May 7th 2024, 6:22 AM EDT
Runaway steel drum from Pittsburgh construction site kills woman

Runaway steel drum from Pittsburgh construction site kills woman

Pittsburgh police say a large steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site and eventually struck and killed a woman who was walking on a nearby sidewalk.

Sunday, May 5th 2024, 6:44 AM EDT
Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison.

Friday, May 3rd 2024, 3:49 AM EDT
Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping a woman, driving her to a Nevada desert and suffocating her

Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping a woman, driving her to a Nevada desert and suffocating her

A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a Nevada desert has been convicted.

Friday, May 3rd 2024, 3:48 AM EDT
Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case

Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case

A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblower.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 4:28 AM EDT
Remains of child found in duffel bag in Philadelphia neighborhood identified as missing boy

Remains of child found in duffel bag in Philadelphia neighborhood identified as missing boy

A decomposed body found in a duffel bag in west Philadelphia have been identified as a 4-year-old boy who authorities say was beaten to death.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 4:27 AM EDT
Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has gone missing amid the coastal marshes of Georgia.

Thursday, May 2nd 2024, 4:26 AM EDT
Valley dispensaries, cultivators react to potential cannabis reclassification

Valley dispensaries, cultivators react to potential cannabis reclassification

Cannabis could be reclassified for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act became law half a century ago.

Tuesday, April 30th 2024, 10:07 PM EDT by Erin Simonek
Truck driver who fatally struck 3 Pennsylvania highway workers fell asleep at the wheel

Truck driver who fatally struck 3 Pennsylvania highway workers fell asleep at the wheel

Civil War General William T. Sherman's sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio

Pennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data

Class designed to identify mental health illness in others

Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds

Pennsylvania will make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance