WITF News Stories

Democrats in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives are sending a suite of election reforms to the Republican-controlled Senate for consideration. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the House was also scheduled to vote on voter ID, but Republican support fell apart at the last minute. 

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A Pennsylvania Hall of Fame voter is getting ready to vote for the EIGHTY-SECOND year in a row.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports Lorraine Koons of Lebanon County plans to vote her mail-in ballot for the May 20th primary. 

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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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