The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions

State resolutions are underutilized right now and could be a significant mobilizing factor for the Democratic party

The Guardian - US · Feb 3

What to know about Groundhog Day's traditions and Punxsutawney Phil

The spotlight returns to Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania every Feb. 2, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil announce whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring

The Independent UK · Feb 2

Drugmaker Eli Lilly announces new plant in Pennsylvania as part of broader domestic expansion

Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. says it'll build a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, as the company expands domestic production and capitalizes on surging sales of obesity and diabetes treatments

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Joe Manganiello’s fiancée Caitlin O’Connor shares why couple left Hollywood for Pennsylvania

Manganiello and O’Connor made the move to Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania last month

The Independent UK · Jan 26

Pennsylvania woman picks up car from getting oil change at Walmart. Then the worker at the register starts sniffing her: ‘It was you’

A Pennsylvania woman has gone viral after an encounter at Walmart took a surprising turn. As she picked up her car from getting an oil filter change, she was left speechless by the man at the register.

The Mary Sue · Jan 25

Pennsylvania woman gets infection from nail salon. Then it leads to her finger being amputated: ‘I coulda lost my arm’

A Pennsylvania woman decides to treat herself to a manicure at a local nail salon. However, she notices something strange on her finger that leads to a scary emergency hospital visit. If she waited to get treatment, she believes the situation could have ended even worse.

The Mary Sue · Jan 24

Philly officials suing after Parks Service removes slavery exhibit ‘presumably’ at the behest of Trump

Pennsylvania city files lawsuit seeking temporary injunction after information boards explaining the lives of George Washington’s slaves abruptly taken down without explanation

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented

A Spotlight PA investigation revealed that police in State College, Pennsylvania, underreported hundreds of rapes in its public crime statistics over… The post Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 23

America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the region’s most persistent environmental problems. They disrupt aquatic life, corrode pipes and can contaminate drinking water for decades.

The Conversation · Jan 21

Pennsylvania grave robber and Harvard morgue scandals suggest an underground network of body parts dealers

Sellers of human remains flock together, apparently.

We Got This Covered · Jan 19