The violence that unfolded early Sunday across two houses in Shreveport, Louisiana, was one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years.
From a promising cancer vaccine trial to expert infertility guidance and dermatologist-backed beauty advice, here's a look at today's top health headlines.
LA PLUME TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY — At Keystone College, students are getting outside to encourage others to learn about the great outdoors. "Share the importance of the wildlife and things of it, like nature and such. It's important to gauge the students and others as well," said Daryan Brown, a junior at Keystone. It is [...]
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court ruled that the state's ban on Medicaid coverage for abortions is unconstitutional. The intermediate appellate court's 4-3 opinion found that coverage exclusion in the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act "is unconstitutional, as it violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s Equal Rights Amendment...and the Pennsylvania Constitution’s equal protection guarantees." Multiple organizations, including Planned Parenthood [...]
The 59-year-old Cohn was previously diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017.
The Roman Catholic Church says Father Walter Ciszek's path to sainthood has now ended.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - The Pennsylvania House pushed forward two separate bills that lawmakers believe will keep future data centers accountable for the amount of water and energy they use. House Bill 2150 and House Bill 2151 passed the Democratic-controlled House with bipartisan support. Combined, the bills would require data centers across the Commonwealth to [...]
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is home to nearly 300 colleges, universities, and technical schools. If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of students who attend [...]
EAST STROUDBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An undercover investigation in Monroe County helped put an alleged drug dealer in prison. 35-year-old Jayson Diaz from East Stroudsburg was sentenced on April 17 to 96 months’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Between October and November 2024, a confidential source purchased cocaine and [...]
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he [and she] finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
