(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — A Mercer, Pennsylvania, resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of interstate threats and influencing or retaliating against a federal officer by threat. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western Pennsylvania, Adam Bies, 47, pleaded guilty to 14 counts before United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV. The court was advised […]

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for the entire state of Pennsylvania for Friday, June 9. Air quality in Erie County will be in the 100 range Friday, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Wednesday afternoon, the entire state of Pennsylvania was under […]

EAST EARL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — With the weather being warmer and the days getting longer, many people want to go for a drive, especially if your car has a convertible or in a Jeep. But there is one thing all cars need to be roadworthy – doors. According to East Earl Township Police, it […]

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvanians and those visiting the Keystone State this summer can beat the heat with the sweetest treat by visiting any or all of the 42 creameries making up the Sixth Annual Scooped: An Ice Cream Trail. On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, along with The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Deputy Secretary […]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WTAJ) — Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) made the difficult decision to cancel its Summer Games due to air quality concerns in the area. Organizers of the SOPA Summer Games, which were scheduled to hold opening ceremonies at Penn State University Thursday, canceled the largest statewide competition as wildfire smoke from Canada has created […]

LAKE ALDRED, LANCASTER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) certified a new state record Tuesday after an area angler caught a flathead catfish weighing over 60 lbs. According to the PFBC on Sunday, May 14, angler Michael Wherley, 46, of Fayetteville, Franklin County was fishing on a section of the Susquehanna […]

(WHTM) – Democrat Joe Khan, a former Bucks County Solicitor and federal prosecutor, has announced his candidacy for Attorney General. In his announcement on Wednesday Khan highlighted crime, election integrity, abortion rights, and taking on large corporations. “As the son of a Muslim immigrant and Catholic nurse who grew up in a Jewish neighborhood, I […]

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania is one step closer to limiting the number of patients each nurse has to take care of. Nurses rallied in front of the Capitol building on Tuesday to support a “safe staffing” bill that passed through the House Health Committee with mostly Democratic support. However, the lead sponsor of the bill is […]

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Nearly $200 million was claimed over the month of May by scratch-off winners, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced. Winners managed to win and claim $199,746,534 in prizes for the month, including one top prize of $3 million that was shared by two players. Two top prizes of $1 million were also claimed […]

Three telemarketing companies accused of using robocalls to ignore the Pennsylvania “Do-Not-Call” Law have agreed to a settlement.