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Blaze kills firefighter’s 10 relatives, 3 of them children
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) — Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday morning, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said. The children who died were…
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Fetterman harnesses power of social media in Senate campaign
By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, the biggest moments aren’t playing out on the campaign trail. They’re unfolding on social media. For one stunt, Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania rolled out an online petition to get his Republican rival, celebrity heart surgeon , enshrined…
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GOP warms to far-right gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania
By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans are warming up to Doug Mastriano. When he crushed a nine-person field to for Pennsylvania governor in May, some in the party warned that Mastriano’s far-right views on everything from abortion to the 2020 presidential election would squander an otherwise attainable seat in a critical battleground state.…
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Fetterman: ‘100% able’ to run for Pa. Senate after stroke
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In his first media interview since having two months ago, Democratic Senate nominee of Pennsylvania said Wednesday he is “100% able to run fully and to win” against in November. Fetterman, speaking over video with , disclosed for the first time that he is having lingering, sporadic difficulties with hearing and…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Donates $365,000 to The Philadelphia Zoo’s Water is Life Exhibit
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 20, 2022– Aqua Pennsylvania: Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.5 million people in 32 counties throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Visit for more information or follow Aqua on Facebook at facebook.com/MyAquaAmerica and on Twitter at @MyAquaAmerica. Animals are on the move like never before at Philadelphia Zoo with Zoo360, a first-in-the-world system of see-through…
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Pennsylvania casinos reach new record for gambling revenue
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Casinos and other operators in Pennsylvania set a new annual record for gambling revenue, state regulators said Tuesday, rising above $5 billion for the first time amid surging betting on online casino games and a post-pandemic return to the casinos’ slot machines and table games. Operators in one of the nation’s…
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PENNSYLVANIA MEDIAN HOME SALES PRICE UP $25,000 SINCE JANUARY
LEMOYNE, Pa., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania median home sales price hit $216,187 in June, up about $5,000 from May, according to a . That’s also up 6.2% compared to the same time last year. “Median home sales prices are climbing in local markets throughout the commonwealth, with some areas marking record highs,”…
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AARP Pennsylvania Issues Statement on Passage of State Budget
DLC, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AARP Pennsylvania State Director Bill Johnston-Walsh released the following statement in response to the passage of the 2022-23 Pennsylvania state budget. “On behalf of our 1.8 million members, AARP Pennsylvania appreciates the steps taken by the Governor and General Assembly to distribute American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in…
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Fetterman absence raises stakes for Dems in key Senate race
By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat John Fetterman posted a massive $11 million fundraising haul during the second quarter. He’s on an advertising spree that’s made him a near-constant presence on television in Pennsylvania. And he grabs attention with snarky, irreverent social media posts. The only thing missing from one of the most…
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With lots of cash on hand, Pennsylvania wraps up budget deal
By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf and lawmakers wrapped up a budget package this week — nearly two weeks late — approving billions of dollars in new spending, tax breaks for businesses and substantial new sums for public schools to cap the eighth and final budget for the Democratic governor. Closed-door…