HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania students will face new cellphone restrictions under legislation signed into law Monday. The law requires schools to prohibit student cellphone use throughout the school day beginning with the 2027-28 academic year. Kirstin McGowan, parent advocate and co-leader of PA Unplugged, welcomed the le...

MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Worsening smoke from the Locust Gap mine fire prompted township officials to declare a disaster emergency Monday. The News-Item reports residents complained of breathing problems, burning eyes, and strong sulfur odors. Smoke and...

McCLURE - The Lewistown Sentinel reports a two-alarm fire destroyed a building Monday afternoon at Hilltop Pallets in West Beaver Township, Snyder County. The fire was reported around 12:20 p.m. At 261 Bannerville Hill Road. The building was part of th...

MILTON - A small fire inside a heating unit prompted an emergency response and precautionary evacuation Monday at Milton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Firefighters were dispatched around 9:20am to the facility on Mahoning Street. Volunteers from s...

VALLEY TOWNSHIP - A 29-year-old Clinton County man was killed Monday morning while helping another motorist along Interstate 80 in Montour County. The Montour County Coroner Scott Lynn says the victim was Logan Rickert of the Lock Haven area. Authorities say Rickert stopped around 6am after another pickup truck was str...