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The Chamber of the Northern Poconos officially commemorated the 100th Anniversary of Lake Wallenpaupack on Friday.
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New Jersey has a new law designed to protect consumers when they go shopping. WHYY's David Matthau explains.
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Pennsylvanians who buy their health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace could pay more next year. Insurance companies are asking state regulators to approve *double-digit* premium hikes for 2027. WHYY's Nicole Leonard has more.
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A federal agency has withdrawn its subpoena seeking details and personal contact information of Jewish employees at the University of Pennsylvania. WHYY's Carmen Russell-Sluchansky reports.
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A group of Philadelphians fighting to curb illegal dumping is creating a crowd-sourced map of popular dumping sites. WHYY News' Sophia Schmidt reports members hope the data will help draw more attention to the issue.
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Screenings for breast cancer can be hard to come by in Delaware's Sussex County. One healthcare provider in the region hopes to help by offering mammograms on the road. WHYY's Sarina Grossi reports.
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Philadelphia is dropping its bid to host the James Beard Awards, the culinary arts accolade commonly referred to as "the Oscars of food." WHYY's Cory Sharber has more.
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A former movie palace in Southwest Philly is poised to join the city's Register of Historic places. WHYY's Aaron Moselle tells us more.
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ICE is giving up on its plan to use warehouses in Schuylkill and Berks counties as detention centers. It withdrew its appeal of a Pa. DEP order preventing the use of local drinking water and a local sewage system until ICE proved it could meet state laws on safe drinking water and sewage disposal. -
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board member Bill Gaughan, a Lackawanna County commissioner, raised questions Thursday about how fellow Commissioner Chris Chermak became a finalist for the airport's executive director opening. -
The 150th Troy Fair begins on Sunday at Alparon Community Park. It is among more than a dozen fairs set to take place across NEPA this season. -
Part of what's driving up electricity bills is the growth of power-hunger data centers. Approved rate hikes by regulators are also adding to costs. A new coalition of Pennsylvania consumer and environmental advocates wants to make regulatory reform an issue in the upcoming Governor's race. Susan Phillips with WHYY's Climate Desk reports.
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Medicaid health insurance in Pennsylvania will cover abortion services starting this month. The change follows a court ruling earlier this year that said a state ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion was unconstitutional. However, as WHYY's Nicole Leonard reports, that decision is being appealed.
News Briefs
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- Former Crestwood administrator Foster died in Susquehanna County murder-suicide, police say
- Penn State Master Gardeners to host Spring into Gardening event
- Autopsy scheduled for body found off Route 315 in Plains Twp.
- Home heat assistance program extended
- Lackawanna County, Scranton issue Code Blue Frigid Weather Alert
- State funding announced for Horton Street improvement projects in Wilkes-Barre
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