Two fires that burned over 2,700 acres of forests in Cumberland County were caused by humans, according to one official with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

WITF's Karen Hendricks reports.

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Pennsylvania’s Republican senators, joined by five Democrats, are trying to ban transgender athletes from participating in school or collegiate sports.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the Senate — after 90 minutes of heated debate — voted to pass the bill despite indications it will not be picked up in the House.

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Pennsylvania utility regulators are bracing for a surge in electricity demand driven in large part by the opening of new, power-intensive data centers.

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt reports on a recent hearing at the Public Utility Commission.

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The investigation into hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms is ongoing, six months after it was first announced in the week before Election Day.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the investigation now covers multiple counties, with no results to share so far.

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An interview with Central PA musician Darrion Washington.

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Interview with Central PA musician Darrion Washington.

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At least 12 Bhutanese refugees and former Pennsylvania residents are now stateless people in India and Nepal after U.S. deportations.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the men were sent to Bhutan, despite the fact that they are not considered citizens of the Himalayan nation. 

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The leader of the Harrisburg Catholic diocese plans to attend funeral services for Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88.

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt reports the bishop is reflecting on lessons from the late pontiff.

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The Pennsylvania House is broadening and advancing a consumer data privacy bill.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports it would allow Pennsylvanians to ask companies to not collect certain data and have them delete other data already on-hand

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Air quality is getting worse for some Central Pennsylvania communities.

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt has more on the latest State of the Air report.

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