The Morning Agenda

New federal regulations to remove so-called "forever chemicals" from public drinking water supplies over the next five years are weighing on water providers in Pennsylvania. Nearly 19 percent of water systems in the state contain the chemicals, known as PFAS, at levels that exceed the new guidelines. A Democratic state lawmaker is looking to overhaul the state’s colleges and univ

Two school boards in Berks County are dealing with separate controversies over hateful symbolism. Close to 400 faculty and staff at Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses -- including facilities in Harrisburg, York, Mont Alto, and Reading --have accepted buyouts. Voters can now request mail-in ballots for the fall. The Department of State streamlined the application process and opened

The state House is sending an expansive school funding plan to the Senate. Protesters opposed to private school vouchers are asking four state senators to end their support of the program. The state Senate is advancing legislation to outlaw the distribution of salacious or pornographic deepfakes -- with sponsors saying it'll eliminate a loophole in the law that had frustrated prose

An advocacy group for Appalachian communities is calling for a new approach to flood relief and prevention. Midstate counties considered a part of Appalachia are Columbia, Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder and Union. Ticks may be more plentiful this year, due to climate change and a milder than normal winter. The arachnids spread Lyme disease and cases typ

Some Republican members of the state House booed and walked out when two former police officers who helped protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot were recognized on the chamber floor. Four more Pennsylvanians have been charged in connection to the January 6th attack. A new poll offers a snapshot of the issues on the minds of voters in the 10th Congressional District race.

Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th riots are campaigning for President Biden in Pennsylvania. Eighty years ago today during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Lancaster County’s Dick Winters led a group of paratroopers on an assault of four German artillery pieces near Utah Beach. An archaeological dig is now taking place at Brecourt Manor. As the worl

State House Democrats are pushing a plan to close school funding gaps across the commonwealth. Lancaster’s commitment to bike and pedestrian safety is drawing praise from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is launching a new effort to attract support from Black voters in Pennsylvania. The University for the Arts students in

Seven Pennsylvania GOP congressman are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit opposing get out the vote efforts in the commonwealth. The group of lawmakers each voted against certifying the state’s 2020 presidential election results for President Biden despite no evidence to support election-fraud claims. Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse is pushing forward with opening

Yuka Saso has won her second U-S Women's Open. She delivered a masterpiece on the back nine at tough Lancaster Country Club amid collapses from so many contenders. Over the last year, 28 dogs have been rescued from a kennel in Northumberland County due to neglect. It’s operated by a non-profit that was supposed to help retired military and police dogs. One of the unknowns in the

Pennsylvania lawmakers are reacting to the guilty verdicts in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. A bridge in Cumberland County has been renamed the Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart Memorial Bridge. It pays respect to the Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in 1993 while trying to rescue his comrade in Mogadishu, Somalia. After last summer’s wild