The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Mum's heartbreak after twins BOTH diagnosed with eye cancer at just 10 days old

Maryann Oakley thought her twin daughters Eve and Ella were perfectly healthy when she gave birth at a US hospital in Pennsylvania but soon noticed little Eve was in pain

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

The spotted lanternfly threat is uncertain, but the plan is eradication

Spotted lanternflies don't bite, sting or transmit human diseases. Although considered harmful to some tree species, their degree of danger has not been confirmed in North America. They can't fly far, but are spreading across Pennsylvania as fast as the cars and trucks that unwittingly chauffeur them.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers?

PHILADELPHIA — Emma Lambert easily passed the writing portion of the basic skills test required of Pennsylvania teaching candidates.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 20, 2022

Best photos from Eagles 24-7 win over the Vikings in Week 2

Best 100 photos from Philadelphia Eagles' 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2022

Studs and Duds from Vikings week 2 loss to Eagles

The Vikings had a lot of duds on Monday night

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2022

7 takeaways from first half as Eagles lead Vikings 24-7 on Monday Night Football

Seven takeaways from the first half as Philadelphia Eagles lead Minnesota Vikings 24-7 on Monday Night Football

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 20, 2022

In a letter released by the Shapiro campaign, 60 veterans blast Doug Mastriano’s Confederate uniform photo as ‘shameful’

PHILADELPHIA — A group of nearly 60 veterans from Pennsylvania signed a letter deriding Republican candidate for governor Doug Mastriano for being photographed wearing a Confederate Army uniform, calling it “shameful” and saying it’s “an insult to those of us who served and those who continue to serve.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 19, 2022

As meth overdoses spike in N.J. and Pa., advocates call for better treatment for people who use stimulants

Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine have increased sharply in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where a sevenfold rise in death rates between 2015 and 2019 was the highest in the country, a recent analysis from the Pew Charitable Trust found.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 17, 2022

Doug Mastriano’s claims about Main Line Jewish school draw rebuke from alumnus Jake Tapper

PHILADELPHIA — CNN host Jake Tapper didn’t take kindly to Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano attacking his high school.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 17, 2022

Pennsylvania Republican governor candidate Doug Mastriano registered to vote in New Jersey — just like Dr. Oz

Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, was reportedly registered to vote in New Jersey until last year, opening himself up to the kind of carpetbagger accusations that have dogged Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022