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Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th riots are campaigning for President Biden in Pennsylvania.

Eighty years ago today during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Lancaster County’s Dick Winters led a group of paratroopers on an assault of four German artillery pieces near Utah Beach. An archaeological dig is now taking place at Brecourt Manor.

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, remembrances are being held in central Pennsylvania. people are paying their respects to the 13 Pennsylvanians buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery who lost their lives on June 6, 1944.   

Tomorrow marks 50 years since Vice President Gerald Ford dedicated the Raystown Dam in Huntingdon County.

Midstate Congressman Scott Perry  who played an active role in former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election - will serve on the House Intelligence Committee.

Governor Josh Shapiro has signed a measure into law banning the use of cellphones while driving.

 

 
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State House Democrats are pushing a plan to close school funding gaps across the commonwealth.

Lancaster’s commitment to bike and pedestrian safety is drawing praise from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is launching a new effort to attract support from Black voters in Pennsylvania.

The University for the Arts students in Philadelphia and alumni are looking for answers after being blindsided about the school losing its accreditation and shutting down on Friday. 

 A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder is dead -- about two weeks after being granted a medical transfer to a facility that could better treat his condition, including quadriplegia. 

A young black bear that roamed into a Cumberland County neighborhood took a dive from a tree into a waiting tarp after being tranquilized.
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Seven Pennsylvania GOP congressman are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit opposing get out the vote efforts in the commonwealth. The group of lawmakers each voted against certifying the state’s 2020 presidential election results for President Biden despite no evidence to support election-fraud claims.

Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse is pushing forward with opening an overdose prevention center for people who use drugs. The group has filed a new appeal in federal court to argue that such centers do not violate national drug laws. 

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are asking every municipality in Pike County to recognize June as Pride Month.

A coalition of community and environmental groups is calling on the Department of Energy to suspend talks with a hydrogen hub in Appalachia.

An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor. But, it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA rules or Big Ten standards by interfering with medical decisions. 

Lawmakers are returning to session to begin a four-week countdown to the state government’s new fiscal year.

Police are searching for the person who placed a suspicious package outside     the museum and visitor center at the Gettysburg National Military Park last week.
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Yuka Saso has won her second U-S Women's Open. She delivered a masterpiece on the back nine at tough Lancaster Country Club amid collapses from so many contenders. 

Over the last year, 28 dogs have been rescued from a kennel in Northumberland County due to neglect. It’s operated by a non-profit that was supposed to help retired military and police dogs.

One of the unknowns in the wake of former President Donald Trump's conviction is how voters will react to it. Pollster Berwood Yost of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster County says the nature of the crime may dilute opinions given the charges he faces in other cases.

The United States used a record amount of natural gas for electricity production last year. The country is expected to match that amount this summer. 

Fewer mail ballots have been rejected for voter errors overall in the Pennsylvania primary.

A man who quit his job as a librarian in a Lancaster County school district in 2022 after being told to enforce a policy limiting students’ access to library books has been honored with a national award.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are reacting to the guilty verdicts in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York.

A bridge in Cumberland County has been renamed the Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart Memorial Bridge. It pays respect to the Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in 1993 while trying to rescue his comrade in Mogadishu, Somalia. 

After last summer’s wildfire smoke coated Pennsylvania in a haze, a Penn State study is looking to measure air pollution better -- as way to ensure people have accurate and up-to-date information.

Ghost guns will soon be illegal in on Central Pennsylvania city.

 Yuka Saso is leading the U.S. Women's Open with a 68 on a day of survival at Lancaster Country Club. The course is playing so difficult that only four players broke par.

 
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Some school districts in Pennsylvania are getting money from the federal government to clean up their fleet of school buses. The Reading school district will receive the most money.

Nearly one million dollars is going to support environmental education programs across the state. The projects range from summer camps to helping people protect their homes from stormwater.

A new report shows that Philadelphia is becoming a major hub for companies and experts doing cell and gene therapy.

A fired Penn State football team doctor has been awarded $5.25 million in his lawsuit against the university over his firing.

Play is set to bein today at the U. .Women's Open in Lancaster County. Nelly Korda is among the favorites at the tournament that's  billed as the toughest test in golf.

The longest serving school superintendent in Lancaster County has resigned.

 
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