8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (503+ words) pennwatch.org The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved a joint settlement with Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. (Columbia Gas) related to past pipeline safety violations while completing main line replacement projects in Southwest Pennsylvania. The Commission voted 5-0 to adopt the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (201+ words) Pennsylvania Republican leaders and strategists are heading to Texas for a historic political gathering as the Republican National Committee hosts the nation’s first-ever midterm national convention. U.S. Rep. Scott Perry and a contingent of Pennsylvania Republicans will attend the event…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (255+ words) Following the recent passing of country music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton, Rep. Ben Waxman (D-Philadelphia), plans to introduce legislation to recognize Sept. 25 (9/25) as “Dolly Parton Day” in Pennsylvania. The date was selected—September 25 (9/25)—as a deliberate nod to Parton’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (306+ words) Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a western Pennsylvania campaign aide was sentenced to four to eight years in prison for forging signatures on nominating petitions for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. Kirk Rice, 66, of Cheswick, was…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (343+ words) pennwatch.org Pyrotecnico of New Castle, Pennsylvania has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records for producing the largest fireworks display in the world at the Salute to America: The Nation’s 250th Birthday Fireworks Celebration. The company, in collaboration with the…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (171+ words) Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Bloomsburg man has been sentenced to 13 to 26 years in prison for opening fire outside a Mount Carmel bar in 2022, when a neighbor asked him to turn down the volume in his vehicle. A…...