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Agriculture Department Warns Consumers to Discard Raw Milk from Meadow View Jerseys Dairy
From Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warns consumers to immediately discard Meadow View Jerseys brand raw milk purchased since April 1, 2025, with sell-by dates between April 15, 2025, and July 8,...

Lamont open to controversial NY pipeline as energy prices climb
Over the last few months, plans to build major natural gas pipelines in New York have been a source of contention between the state and federal governments. On Tuesday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he's been talking with officials from both...

Pennsylvania Turnpike officials expecting busy holiday travel period
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials expect a busy travel period heading into the Fourth of July weekend. The Turnpike projects that more than 5.88 million motorists will be traveling on the Turnpike system from Friday, June 27, through Sunday, July 6....
Lehigh Valley Airport Breaks Ground on 145-Room Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania
17ALLENTOWN, PA. — The Lehigh Valley International Airport has broken ground on a 145-room hotel in Allentown. The site is a 20-acre parcel that once served as an emergency landing strip, and the new hotel will be operated under the Courtyard by...

Luzerne County Council ranking prospective Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge engineers
Luzerne County Council is in the process of ranking the top three prospective engineering design firms for the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge replacement project, according to a Wednesday update from county Manager Romilda Crocamo. Council...

Pennsylvania Senior Citizens Warned of Financial Scam
State officials in Pennsylvania are warning consumers after a scam was reported involving someone posing as a Commonwealth employee. The reported scam uses a fake email to target older citizens and request money through licensed financial...

Pennsylvania Advisor Who Used Client Funds on Country Club Dues Gets 8 Years in Prison
Scott J. Mason, a former advisor who was barred from the industry, was sentenced to 97 months in prison and three years of supervised release for defrauding at least 13 advisory clients out of more than $17 million, according to the Department of...

Ecolab Life Sciences launches new Bioprocessing Purification Resin to drive manufacturing productivity
publication date: Jul 2, 2025 | author/source: Ecolab Ecolab Life Sciences has launched an innovative new resin to help achieve cost savings and optimize operations throughout the antibody manufacturing process. Purolite™ AP+50 is an affinity...

Manufactured home lot rent control on deck
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are renewing efforts to protect affordable homeownership for some of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents, with one bill advancing out of the House and two others beginning their journey in the Senate. House Bill 1250...
Dept of Energy Scraps Rules Hindering New Projects
The Department of Energy has pulled the entire set of energy project permitting rules and regulations covered by the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States can’t build “big things” if it...

Attorney General Hilgers Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices
Attorney General Hilgers is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Nebraska joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic...

How President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' could impact consumers, families
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The "One Big Beautiful Bill," as President Donald Trump still calls it, passed the Senate Tuesday afternoon with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after more than 24 hours of debate. The bill now goes...

Busy day expected on Pennsylvania highways as travelers hit the road for 4th of July weekend
By Jessica Riley July 2, 2025 / 4:37 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh CBS News Live CBS News Pittsburgh Live It's going to be a busy day on Pennsylvania highways as travelers hit the road for the 4th of July holiday weekend. Nearly six million drivers are...

Chautauqua Lake student places third at Pennsylvania welding competition
Submitted photos Gracie Gerring is pictured with her submission to the Northwest Pennsylvania American Welding Society’s Third Annual Weld Art Competition. On May 31, Gracie Gerring was able to showcase her creative and technical skills at the...

Pennsylvania Senate passes bill addressing new car theft tactics
The Pennsylvania state Senate has passed legislation aimed at curbing a new method of car theft involving the use of technology to spoof key fobs. The bill, co-sponsored by Senators Tracy Pennycuick and Wayne Langerholc, seeks to address the...

Pennsylvania Senate passes bill to enhance workforce program analysis
Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation aimed at enhancing financial stability and government efficiency. The bill, sponsored by Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46), is designed to optimize the use of tax dollars by improving the analysis...

Bipartisan effort seeks restoration of federal funds for Pennsylvania's farm support program
Governor Josh Shapiro, along with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and bipartisan legislative leaders, gathered at Destiny Dairy Bar in Carlisle to address the termination of federal funding for the Local Food...

NYU Tandon Engineers Create First Immunocompetent Leukemia Device for Car T Immunotherapy Screening
Newswise — A team of researchers led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Weiqiang Chen has developed a miniature device that could transform how blood cancer treatments are tested and tailored for patients. The team’s microscope slide-sized...

Cook urges timely passage of balanced Pennsylvania state budget
State Rep. Cook, Bud | Pennsylvania 50th Legislative DistrictState Rep. Cook, Bud | Pennsylvania 50th Legislative District Rep. Bud Cook of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has expressed concern over the absence of a new state budget by...
Lease inked; construction on Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital starts in ’26
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | 2 a.m. A milestone for Nevada families moved closer to reality as Intermountain Health, the Gardner Group and the UNLV Research Foundation completed a land lease agreement for the state’s first stand-alone children’s...