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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Pennsylvania Democrats made significant gains in Tuesday's election – even in places that strongly supported Donald Trump last year.

Four members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are preparing to leave their seats after winning local races.

Now that election day voting is over, the next task for election officials in Pennsylvania is to officially certify the results. PA Secretary of State Al Schmidt says that process should take about 2 weeks.

Health providers and emergency rooms in Philadelphia have seen an uptick in seizures among patients who use street drugs.

Fathers are often left out of maternal and child health decisions but a bill which has been passed by the state House aims to change that.

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Health systems across Pennsylvania are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to aid them in administrative tasks like medical documentation and in clinical settings with imaging and diagnostics.

But as the technology quickly evolves, clinicians, lawmakers and patient safety experts are trying to figure out how to monitor and regulate this new area of medicine.

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What’s the status of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - or SNAP – benefits in Pennsylvania amid the ongoing government shutdown?

A new report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Pennsylvania still face major barriers to basic health care.

Penn State is preparing for potential cuts in federal funding for research, and changes to visa regulations for international students and workers.

A 15-year-old boy from Mount Joy is accused of beating three younger children and using racial slurs.

We're learning more about Tuesday's election results: Dauphin County voters elected the first Black woman as judge.

And Kenneth Hock narrowly won reelection as mayor of Chambersburg.

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