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Data center disgust played role in Senate flip, winners say

One day after voters unleashed a ballot-box thunderstorm that washed away four incumbent Republican senators, Brian Wrightson made it clear that data center disgust helped shape his victory over one of them. "I believe that data centers played as the biggest issue in northeastern ...

Wildfire reported in ANF’s Bradford Ranger District

U.S. Forest Service officials are fighting a wildfire in the Allegheny National Forest in the Bradford Ranger District. According to a U.S. Forest Service report via Facebook, the wildfire was reported at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Bradford Ranger District. The fire is located on the east side of the Allegheny Reservoir near Tracy Run and is currently estimated at 35 acres. Forest Service personnel are actively engaged in suppression operations and continuing to assess conditions on the ground. The fire is also posted on the inciweb.wildfire.gov website. Updates are available by ...

Thompson wins re-election to a much different Congress

Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson will remain the 15th Congressional District representative in Congress, though he will be taking on a different role in the House minority when the new Congress is seated in January. Thompson, the first Pennsylvanian since the 1860’s to serve as Chairman of ...

Shapiro earns re-election, one-party control of legislature

Voters handed Gov. Josh Shapiro four more years in office early Tuesday night. By the time the dust had settled, voters had handed Shapiro and the Democratic Party control of both houses of the state Legislature, too. The Associated Press called the race for Shapiro shortly after the polls ...

Rapp wins re-election, receives 67.34% of vote

State Representative Kathy Rapp secured another victory in the race for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' 65th Legislative District, defeating Democratic challenger Destiny Howard in the districtwide vote. According to unofficial election results from the commonwealth, Rapp received 14,531 votes, or 67.34% of the total, while Howard received 7,048 votes, or 32.66%. In Warren County, Rapp also led the race, receiving 8,916 votes (65.40%). Howard received 4,716 votes, representing 34.60% of the Warren County vote. The 65th Legislative District includes Forest and Warren ...

Sunday urges passage of Online Safety Act for youth

Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens. The letter calls on Congress to establish stronger nationwide protections for children online, including establishing minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms while preserving states’ authority to enact and enforce laws protecting children from online harms. Sunday has been committed to protecting children online from ...