Recent actions at the state level will not have immediate impacts on the school mask mandate. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Court threw out the order from the Pennsylvania Department of Health that requires masks in schools. But, Gov. Tom Wolf instructed attorneys with the department to file an ...

It’s been eight months since the American Rescue Plan was signed into law. Local officials are now trying to figure out what to do with the money. While the most notable element of the legislation was likely stimulus payments to most Americans, local governments — both municipal and the ...

COVID cases are up. Other hospitalizations are up. Transfers are delayed. Regional hospitals, including Warren General, are busy. “Warren General is currently operating at our full capacity,” Chief Nursing Officer Joe Akif said. “We are seeing a continued high census with COVID ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An order by Pennsylvania's acting health secretary that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care facilities was thrown out Wednesday by a state court that said she lacked the authority. Commonwealth Court sided 4-1 with the ranking Republican in the state ...

The state school-mask mandate is set to come to an end on Jan. 17. The Warren County School District started off the school year with control of the mask situation. By the second week of school, the state put a mandate in place. The issue has gone back and forth, with the school board ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania school districts will soon be allowed to modify or end the mask mandate for K-12 students in January, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday, saying it is "time to prepare for a transition back to a more normal setting." The Democratic governor said that, on Jan. ...