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PennDOT expands permit access for rural Pennsylvanians

State officials are working to make it easier for high school students to get their learner’s permits

Turnpike working with Attorney General’s office in crackdown on toll scofflaws

Toll collection enforcement typically follows a three-phase approach before a driver faces severe consequences

Criminal justice bills move forward from PA House Committee

State law allows veterans to submit either diagnosis as a mitigating factor during sentencing, but not as part of a …

PA schools will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum

Last year, national test scores showed only about 1 in 3 Pennsylvania fourth graders could read at a proficient level

Law enforcement warns of health care scams in PA

Officials caution that some sites are fronts for “bad actors” attempting to steal personal information and payments from unsuspecting consumers

Next-generation nuclear reactors will be smaller, safer, Pa. House Energy Committee hears

The panel is set to vote on legislation to allow regulators to set lower fees for small modular reactors

PA lawmakers push 'shelter first' plan for homeless

Municipalities sometimes argue that the fines and jail time are a solution to the growing number of homeless people, which …

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Many factors contribute to dementia, of course. But the role of particulates — microscopic solids or droplets in the air …

Extended support for seniors moves forward

State programs PACE and PACENET supplement insurance coverage to help low- and fixed-income seniors pay for the cost of prescription …

DNA collection poses tough ethical questions for criminal law

Sen. Frank Farry, R-Langhorne, would like to see Pennsylvania join other states in collecting samples from a much wider group …