Big Boy, the largest steam-powered train in the world, is traveling east across the country to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Thousands stood along the tracks in Lebanon Tuesday to see the historic locomotive. 

Revelations that the tractor-trailer driver accused of striking and killing a state trooper on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County was in the country illegally have put renewed focus on the requirements to obtain Commercial Driver's Licenses. 

A federal judge says Philadelphia cannot ban ICE agents from using face coverings. 

State senators advanced bills last week that could pause data center development.

The cleanup continues in the wake of last weekend’s severe thunderstorms which brought down trees and power lines, and knocked out electricity for a large part of the midstate. The storm may have also be responsible for two fatalities.

The Perry County Coroner has released the identities of the one adult and three children who perished in a weekend house fire. 

A former strength and conditioning coach at Bucknell University is charged in the death of a football player who collapsed during training. 

This is the first full week of the new fiscal year in Pennsylvania.  And we still do not have a state budget. So far, there's no indication of when or if the House and Senate will return to session, though negotiations on a new spending plan continue between legislative leaders and the Governor's office.

Meantime, legislation that aims to save taxpayers money by limiting excessive profits for utility monopolies is making its way through Harrisburg. 

The Penn State Extension is hosting an open house workshop Wednesday, at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim.

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