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A quarter of Pennsylvanians will need to delay retirement, according to new index: 'Consumers must think differently about their finances'

According to a new index published by BMO Harris Bank, about a quarter of Pennsylvanians will need to delay their retirement timeline due to recent cost of living increases and associated inflation. 

By Caleb Lombardo | Jun 8, 2022

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Barnette signs ‘Big Family Pledge,’ vows to ‘defend families at all costs’

Kathy Barnette, a candidate running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, has recently signed on to the Big Family Pledge, committing to defending American families from left-wing activist policies.

By Metric Media News Service | May 13, 2022

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Scam involving mobile payment apps strikes M&T Bank customer in Susquehanna Valley

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 12, 2021

Banking customers across the country are being warned to be on the lookout for a high-tech scam that dupes people by making them believe they’re corresponding with their bank and then using the information gleaned from those interactions to clear out their account.

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Governor calls on more Pennsylvania residents to get vaccinated: 'Get your shot'

By Andy Nghiem | Oct 8, 2021

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) recently visited Hamilton Health Center in Harrisburg, where he continued to call for more Pennsylvanians to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Father walks from Maine to North Carolina to raise funds: 'I'm doing the whole journey barefoot'

By Ariana Chiarenza | Oct 4, 2021

Passing through Philadelphia last week, a father from the United Kingdom has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and walked barefoot for 1,200 miles along the East Coast to raise money for research into his daughter's rare genetic disease.

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Pennsylvania Society recognizes Dr. Ala Stanford's work on COVID-19: 'We owe you a debt of gratitude'

By Karla Florez | Aug 31, 2021

Following suspensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Society has awarded Dr. Ala Stanford, CEO and founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, with a 2021 Society Gold Medal as recognition for her committed and effective response to the crisis in the southeast part of the state.

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Wolf: 'Congrats to (wrestler) Kyle Snyder on bringing home the Olympic silver for Team USA'

By John Kelly | Aug 9, 2021

Kyle Snyder, who trained with Pennsylvania’s Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, took home the Olympic silver medal for Team USA after wrestling Russian Olympic Committee’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the 97-kilogram (214-pound) final.

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Toomey recognizes Korean War vets on Armistice Day, thanking them 'for their service and sacrifice'

By Caleb Lombardo | Aug 9, 2021

Although Nov. 11 is widely known as Armistice Day, July 27 is also Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.

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Hershey native wins gold medal in discus event: 'I’m still waiting for my feet to touch the ground'

By Art Benavidez | Aug 5, 2021

A Hershey, Pennsylvania, native won gold this week in the discus event for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Wolf deploys task force to Surfside, Florida, to 'bring closure to families and friends of the victims'

By Andy Nghiem | Jul 6, 2021

Gov. Tom Wolf recently deployed a task force to help with search-and-rescue efforts for victims of the Surfside building collapse in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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As COVID-19 Delta variant spreads, 'you may have others around you who you want to protect'

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 5, 2021

The COVID-19 virus is beginning to mutate, and as a new variant called Delta develops, health experts are offering opinions for the best course of action for governments to take.

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COVID-19 restrictions 'pressed the accelerator' on Pennsylvania’s substance abuse problems

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 7, 2021

While Pennsylvania is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, another health challenge already has shown itself to be on the rise, with state agencies reporting numbers indicating the opioid crisis has grown worse during COVID-19.

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CAN-DO founder urges clemency for first-time offender serving life sentence

By Sarah Downey | Jul 13, 2020

A woman found innocent of state charges in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but then convicted in the same case at the federal level is deserving of clemency, advocates say.

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Barren's fiancé hopes clemency from Trump will bring him home

By Bob Pepalis | May 12, 2020

David Barren received clemency from President Barack Obama, but it was a mixed blessing as the president's order only reduced his life plus-20 years sentence to a 30-year sentence.

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Buried Alive Project supports clemency for Jorge and Victor Torres

By April Bamburg | Apr 4, 2020

Buried Alive Project supports clemency for Jorge and Victor Torres, brothers who have each served more than three decades behind bars for a 1988 conviction on conspiracy to distribute heroin and conducting a continuing criminal enterprise.

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David Barren deserves clemency from President Trump that Obama denied, say advocates

By April Bamburg | Apr 3, 2020

David Morris Barren, a 55-year-old inmate who has served 12 years of a 30-year sentence for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances conviction, is seeking clemency from President Donald Trump.