The Wayne County Commissioners said Friday they shelved plans to build a $6 million agricultural center next to a proposed YMCA in Cherry Ridge Twp.

More than 200 volunteers, from youth groups to the state’s first Black lieutenant governor, crafted fringe blankets and donated food for the Blankets & Broth event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Governor Josh Shapiro joined a roundtable discussion about substance abuse prevention and recovery in Tunkhannock on Thursday. Shapiro, along with the state secretary of health and secretary of alcohol and drug programs, were there to learn what works in the Wyoming County community, and how the state could do better.

This is Pennsylvania Farm Show week in Harrisburg, and thousands of spectators of all ages filled the event's sprawling 24-acre complex in Harrisburg Thursday, perusing exhibits, admiring the livestock, and delighting in an array of freshly cooked foods and treats.

A federal judge sentenced another member of a large art and memorabilia theft ring to prison Tuesday. This was the sixth ring member sentenced who was part of targeting 20 museums and other venues over two decades.

As of today, eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania do not have a hospital where a person can give birth. Warren County is the latest addition to the region’s expanding maternity care desert.

A new study from Penn State University found a ‘hot-spot’ of melanoma cases in central Pennsylvania. Researchers found a pattern of skin cancer in counties with or near farmland.

A Lancaster County man accused of stealing human remains from a Philadelphia-area cemetery is also under investigation in connection with November’s theft of two bodies from Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Luzerne County.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show starts tomorrow. The week-long event informs, inspires and connects residents with one of the state’s largest industries -- agriculture. And, Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro officially announces his reelection campaign.

Pittsburgh is losing its biggest and oldest newspaper. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will shut down in May, according to owner Block Communications.