WITF News Stories

More than 2 million birds in Pennsylvania were affected by avian flu in the last month, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt reports experts recently met with state lawmakers to brief them on the situation.

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The Attorney General’s office is still investigating alleged voter registration fraud, announced by several counties ahead of election day.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the AG took over the case from Berks, Lancaster and York counties.

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President Donald Trump’s administration is making cuts to election security agencies.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the changes will hurt state and local elections officials if made permanent.

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More than 300 people marched to the Pennsylvania Capitol Monday protesting President Trump’s administration.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports the protests originated on social media and are now taking place across the country.

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The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant says it is updating software and evacuation plans to respond to any potential emergencies.

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt reports.

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Businesses collect data on all of us through the websites we use, the apps on our phones, and even grocery store memberships and purchases.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports big tech and consumer protection groups both want Pennsylvania to pass a law to define how data can be used, but they disagree on the details.

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An Underground Railroad site in York County is scheduled to open to the public this spring for the first time in more than two centuries. 

WITF's Rachel McDevitt talks with Pete Miele, a Senior Project Leader at Susquehanna National Heritage Area, about the project. 

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WITF's Rachel McDevitt talks with Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA about a debate over how some counties are using money from settlements with drug companies meant to address the opioid overdose crisis.

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A central Pennsylvania site famous for migrating snow geese is closing areas to the public to prevent the spread of bird flu.

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt has more.

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Governor Josh Shapiro pitched a fifty-one-and-a-half billion dollar state budget on Tuesday to members of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly.

Jaxon White with our sister newsroom LNP/LancasterOnline reports it would pull about one point six billion dollars from the state’s rainy day fund.

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