LIHEAP pauses amid federal shutdown. And what Pa. teens think about phone-free school days.

As the federal government shutdown drags on, Pennsylvania families are waiting for heating assistance.

A natural gas driller is facing criminal charges over its fracking operations in northcentral Pennsylvania.

Open enrollment is underway for people seeking health insurance through the Pennsylvania Individual Exchange, known as Pennie. But State Attorney General Dave Sunday warns consumers to beware of scams.

In Cumberland County, the latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School has resulted in the remains of 17 more students being repatriated to their families and tribes, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

And a deeper dive.

Legislation before the state Senate would ban students from using their cell phones in school. More than half of U-S states have enacted similar restrictions in recent years. What do students think of these policies?

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