Pennsylvania’s state senators returned to Harrisburg for a single-day session this week to pick their respective party leaders for the upcoming session, and both parties chose to stick with the status quo, retaining the exact same lineup from the previous two-year term.

The union representing nurses at Indiana Regional Medical Center has called a one-day strike of its members on Monday, Nov. 26, union leaders said today.

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has added an additional mile of forested frontage along the Casselman River across from the Great Allegheny Passage Trail near Lower Turkeyfoot Township.

“Why do I have among the highest poll numbers with African-Americans? Why do I have my highest poll numbers,” was a defensive question posed by President Donald Trump, last week where he recently called out a Black reporter during a press conference for being racist. The confrontation comes during a recent, seemingly, whirlwind of insults hurled at Black leadership across the country. The latest journalist was among three that Trump hurled insults at, like “loser” and “stupid.”

Two men have been charged with reporting an armed robbery to Newark Police that never actually happened, authorities said Thursday. 

While comedian Bill Cosby continues to languish inside the walls of a Pennsylvania prison, the comedian is receiving unexpected support from the outside.

Despite the fact that it should technically be fall for another five weeks, Mother Nature is skipping cool temperatures and color-changing leaves and immediately getting to the chill and snow. 

New research shows hunger has gotten worse in Philadelphia over the last six years, even as it’s gotten better nationwide.

Maybe it was the fond memories of New Year’s Day parades past evoked by the brigade banners hung along the Mummer Museum’s walls.

PennDOT at noon announced it is reducing the speed on area interstates to 45 mph, due to weather conditions.

According to a pair of letters released by the governor’s office, the state-level incentives for Amazon included $4.5 billion “through a new performance-based grant program” and another $100 million for transportation improvements.

The season’s first significant blast of winter weather is rolling through western and central Pennsylvania, causing all schools in Indiana County to cancel Thursday classes.

The Indiana County chapter of the NAACP named new officers on Wednesday. Pictured, from left, are Sherene Hess, first vice president; Lori Woods, secretary; Carolyn Princes, president; Anna Frank, assistant secretary; and Chelsea Guerra, second vice president. Not pictured are chaplain Roxanne Hollins and treasurer Bonnie Masilela.

Engineers on the controversial plan to construct an exclusive bridge for hikers and bikers to cross busy Route 22 in Burrell Township have been granted a four-month delay of the deadline to produce drawings for the project.

The Artists Hand Galley & Espresso Bar on Philadelphia Street in Indiana, will offer a public reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday for Happy Holidays: A Light Up Night Art Event, to celebrate downtown’s official kick off to the holiday season.

Indiana County elections officials have finished the official count of ballots cast in the Nov. 6 general election, a little-heralded process that rarely gets the attention given to the tally of the precinct totals immediately after the polls close on Election Day.

A total of 32 students at Ben Franklin and Eisenhower elementary schools recently participated in the annual Reflections contest with the theme “Heroes Around Me.”

Here are the school and business closings and delays for Thursday, Nov. 15:

Though temperatures are expected to rise above freezing later in the evening Thursday to change the precipitation to rain, ABC27 meteorologists say the region north of Route 30 should still expect to see about 3 to 7 inches by the time the storm is over Friday morning, with about 1 to 3 inches falling in those pre-dawn hours Friday.

It's the most wonderful travel time of the year...if by wonderful they mean, chaotic, stressful, and crowded on the roadways and in our airports.

Denmark's development minister Ulla Tornaes announced Thursday that the country has withheld $9.8 million in aid money to Tanzania over "unacceptable homophobic" comments made by one of the country's government officials.

We'll get our first taste of winter Thursday with a storm expected to bring a mixture of snow, sleet and rain. What you see will depend on where you live as well as the time.

The National Weather Service heralded the arrival of the first taste of sleet and snow with a winter weather advisory that remains in effect until 1 a.m. Friday.