The Spark

Many employers require a four-year college degree for perspective employees.

But just as many don’t. However, those employers do seek workers who have the skills and training needed to perform the jobs they have available. That shortage of skilled w...

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There’s an exhibit at the state capitol in Harrisburg (through February 25 and then in Lancaster in March) that allows you to walk from one end of Pennsylvania to the other but with a whole lot less effort.

The exhibit is a map of Pennsylvania but n...

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The political divide keeps members of Congress from working together or even compromising.

But others point to a Congress that is entrenched and individual members who prioritize their re-elections over all else.

Their answer is to limit the amou...

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How often has a song you heard on the radio brought back a memory -- taken you back to a time when that music was popular or to a specific event in your life? All of us have probably had that experience. Music is unique in how it can reach those memori...

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Penn State's 46-hour, non-stop dance marathon known simply as "Thon" is the world's largest student-run philanthropy. Since it's inception 50 years ago, Thon has raised more than $190 million to provide emotional and financial support to children and f...

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Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region of northeastern Pennsylvania isn't the backdrop for a thriller novel that many people would picture, but that's what Central Pennsylvania environmental attorney and author Joel Burcat has done with...

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WITF has launched a new project that not only talks about suicide but does it in a different way. It's called "One More Moment" and it features stories of people who have attempted suicide and lived to talk about their one more moment, lost a loved one...

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WITF's StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Rachel McDevitt has been driving an EV for the past few days and asking about what they do well and what's a challenge. She appears on Tuesday's Smart Talk with what's she's found.

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HIV/AIDS can impact anyone, but Black or African American communities are more affected than others.

We'll learn more on Tuesday's Smart Talkfrom Brice Williams, part of UPMC's REACCH Program through a project called, GLO-Harrisburg and Anthony Hall, Community Engagement Specialist, GLO-Harrisburg.

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Nine-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella was abducted as she walked to school in Hazleton in March, 1964. Afterwards she was sexually assaulted and murdered.

A series of investigators weren’t able to positively identify her killer for 58 years. This week...

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