HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania will stop paying about 9,000 state workers whose offices have been closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

PITTSBURGH--University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced on Thursday that they have developed a potential vaccine against the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers say they tested it in mice and it produced antibodies at quantities thought to be suffi…

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to know if it can use and reopen the shuttered Elwood City Medical Center in Lawrence County.

BUTLER, Pa.-- State troopers will suspend protocols for responding in person to some types of calls as the Pennsylvania State Police tries to limit contact with the public and slow the spread of the new virus.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued a public reminder to landlords on Wednesday that Pennsylvanians can not be evicted from their homes at this time. T

BEAVER, Pa. (AP)-- A Pennsylvania nursing home where two dementia patients died over the weekend after contracting COVID-19 is struggling to contain the spread with staff thinned by suspected infection and fears for their own safety.

HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia in the air.

HARRISBURG, Pa.— Gov. Tom Wolf has added Lawrence County along with six others to his order to stay at home as the new virus expands its reach and Pennsylvania reports another big jump in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.  As of Tuesday, March 31, the Pennsylvania Department of Health lis…

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — After their August engagement, Greensburg couple Gregory Mertz and Janelle Stayt planned a dream wedding.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The president declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania on Monday night, meanwhile Gov. Tom Wolf extended the closing of schools and nonessential businesses indefinitely.The Governor also extended its duration by more than three weeks, through at least April 30.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-- The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has closed all churches in the area.

BUTLER, Pa.-- Local U.S. Representative Mike Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19. Kelly's office has announced the congressman started experiencing

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- The owners and staff at Hop Asylum and The Fractured Grape can't turn water into wine, but they can turn some of their wine and the alcohol from it into hand sanitizer.  It's a creative solution to the hand sanitizer shortage thanks to the people behind Nova Destination…

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- First responders in Lawrence County say a mother and child were flown to the hospital after a tree fell on them at a Cascade Park in New Castle on Sunday afternoon.

PITTSBURGH (AP)-- By themselves, each has an impressive story.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- In the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine revised their “Stay at Home” orders to include nine additional counties – Berks, Butler, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Westmoreland and York – bringing t…

WEST DEER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving fire roared through a western Pennsylvania home, killing a 14-year old girl and her dog. Emergency responders went to the West Deer home in Allegheny County around 9:15 a.m. Thursday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians filed about 650,000 unemployment compensation claims over the past 11 days as the coronavirus has spread and thousands of businesses closed or laid off employees.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hospitals, nursing homes and child care centers are asking Pennsylvania state government for more money to avoid closures amid a surge of coronavirus-related demands.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been found shot to death inside a car parked near a Lawrence County apartment building.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering residents of Pennsylvania's hardest-hit areas to stay home to help combat the spread of the new coronavirus that has sickened hundreds and caused six deaths statewide. He also extended a statewide schools shutdown through at least April 6.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering residents of Pennsylvania's hardest-hit areas to stay home to help combat the spread of the new coronavirus that has sickened hundreds and caused six deaths statewide.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Mercer County has confirmed its first case of COVID-19.  The State Health Department published the information.  As of Sunday, Butler County officials confirmed one case, while Beaver County reported three

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is confirming another big increase in coronavirus cases as Philadelphia issues a “stay at home” order and lawmakers draft legislation to delay the state's April 28 primary election.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's coronavirus death toll has risen by one. The Allegheny County Health Department confirmed the death on Saturday but did not release details, other than to say the victim was an adult who had been hospitalized.

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has canceled all statewide assessments for the 2019-2020 school year. The cancellation includes the PSSA, PASA, and Keystone Exams. 

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania reported another big jump in confirmed coronavirus Thursday, as the state Department of Health is working to help hospitals to create more bed spaces in anticipation of a surge in coronavirus patients.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- The City of New Castle Police Department is taking action to follow guidelines for limiting police officers' exposure the the coronavirus outbreak. The NCPD will follow the plan used by federal and state officials for first responders while also protecting and serving the c…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Department of Health is working to open public testing sites for the coronavirus, as more services shut down and the state sees a spike in people filing for unemployment compensation.

NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. (AP)-- A Pennsylvania distillery owner who grew increasingly angry as he saw the skyrocketing price of hand sanitizer has decided to do something about it: He’s temporarily converting his operation into a production line for the suddenly hard-to-find, gooey, alcohol-based di…

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- After the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Beaver County on Monday night, the Lawrence County Commissioner declared a state of emergency on Tuesday morning. act.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will shut down all of its roughly 600 state-owned wine and liquor stores as part of the state's expanding shutdown to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.— Police say an Amish teenager is recovering from injuries after a garbage truck collided with an Amish buggy near New Wilmington on Monday.  It happened at the intersection of Route 158 and Phillips School Road.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf extended a shutdown order to the entire state of Pennsylvania for all non-essential store, restaurants (except for take-out), and other businesses in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, he said Monday.

BUTLER, Pa.-- Local internet provider Armstrong Cable says it wants to keep residents connected during the coronavirus crisis.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said that cash and credit cards will not be accepted at any interchange statewide beginning Monday at 8 p.m.

PITTSBURGH-- According to AAA, the average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is 12 cents cheaper this week.  The Association says the average price in our region at $2.48 per gallon.

HARRISBURG, Pa-  The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced changes to the 2020 trout season on Monday amid concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19. The changes are designed to protect the safety of the public and staff, while preserving the opportunity to enjoy the fun and…

PHILADELPHIA (AP)--The number of medical professionals getting infected with the fast-spreading COVID-19 in Pennsylvania is growing.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In a new front to slow the spread of the new coronavirus in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all restaurants and bars to close their dine-in facilities in five heavily populated counties starting Monday.