State Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains state storiesTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:54:26 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1As Pennsylvania cracks down on AI, multiple chatbots continue to pose as doctorsBy Jaxon White / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/08/pennsylvania-ai-chatbot-doctors/stories/202606080003Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/08/pennsylvania-ai-chatbot-doctors/stories/202606080003<![CDATA[]]>As vaccination rates plunge in Pennsylvania schools, measles cases surge in largest outbreak in three decades By Michael D. Sallah, Jimmy Cloutier and Mike Wereschagin/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/07/measles-cases-surge-pennsylvania/stories/202606070047Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/07/measles-cases-surge-pennsylvania/stories/202606070047<![CDATA[]]>Warrendale will be first turnpike interchange redesigned after toll booth removalBy Ed Blazina / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/07/pennsylvania-turnpike-warrendale-interchange-redesign/stories/202606070059Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/07/pennsylvania-turnpike-warrendale-interchange-redesign/stories/202606070059<![CDATA[]]>Coordinated FBI, state raid in New Castle nets 5 arrests, cocaine and fentanyl Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2026/06/06/new-castle-pa-fbi-drug-raid/stories/202606060032Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:04:14 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2026/06/06/new-castle-pa-fbi-drug-raid/stories/202606060032<![CDATA[]]>Data center developers dangle millions in perks for central Pa. townshipBy Charles Thompson / pennlive.comhttps://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2026/06/06/data-center-cumberland/stories/202606070046Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2026/06/06/data-center-cumberland/stories/202606070046<![CDATA[]]>ICE has detained hundreds in Pennsylvania in ‘collateral’ arrests, most of whom have no criminal recordBy Jacob Geanous / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/05/ice-arrests-pennsylvania-moshannon/stories/202606040073Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:05:26 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/06/05/ice-arrests-pennsylvania-moshannon/stories/202606040073<![CDATA[]]>About 150 people evacuated from Allegheny Tunnel after fire on Pennsylvania TurnpikePittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/05/pennsylvania-turnpike-allegheny-tunnel/stories/202606050034Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:20:06 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/05/pennsylvania-turnpike-allegheny-tunnel/stories/202606050034<![CDATA[]]>Pennsylvania moves to regulate home equity investment industryBy Tim Grant / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2026/06/04/pennsylvania-home-equity-investment-predatory/stories/202606050010Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:56:49 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2026/06/04/pennsylvania-home-equity-investment-predatory/stories/202606050010<![CDATA[]]>Half of child deaths left unreviewed in Pennsylvania since 2020 as counties struggle with 'unfunded mandate'By Jaxon White / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/04/pennsylvania-child-mortality/stories/202606040004Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/04/pennsylvania-child-mortality/stories/202606040004<![CDATA[]]>Paratransit users rally for more money in Harrisburg to maintain serviceBy Ed Blazina / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/03/paratransit-funding-crisis-harrisburg-rally/stories/202606030069Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:12:42 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/03/paratransit-funding-crisis-harrisburg-rally/stories/202606030069<![CDATA[]]>Elder abuse agencies reject cases experts say they should investigate as Pennsylvania scales back oversightPittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/03/pennsylvania-elder-abuse/stories/202606030003Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2026/06/03/pennsylvania-elder-abuse/stories/202606030003<![CDATA[]]>Shapiro pitches data center incentives, not regulations, as Pennsylvania budget deadline approachesBy Kate Huangpu / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/02/pennsylvania-data-center-budget/stories/202606020040Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/02/pennsylvania-data-center-budget/stories/202606020040<![CDATA[]]>A gap in Pennsylvania law has put fire companies and county treasurers at odds over online rafflesBy Marley Parish / Spotlight PA State Collegehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/02/pennsylvania-fire-department-raffles/stories/202606020004Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/02/pennsylvania-fire-department-raffles/stories/202606020004<![CDATA[]]>Starting this week in Pennsylvania, you can be fined for holding a cellphone while drivingBy Ed Blazina / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/02/paul-millers-law-pennsylvania/stories/202605310061Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2026/06/02/paul-millers-law-pennsylvania/stories/202605310061<![CDATA[]]>Pa. Supreme Court justice defends independence after criticizing Democratic PartyBy Kate Huangpu / Spotlight PAhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/01/pennsylvania-supreme-court-david-wecht/stories/202606010001Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2026/06/01/pennsylvania-supreme-court-david-wecht/stories/202606010001<![CDATA[]]>Meadville man pleads to federal charges of hacking, sharing explicit photos of minor, othersMike Crowley / The Meadville Tribune, Pa. (TNS)https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/31/meadville-plea-federal-charges-hacking-photos-minors/stories/202605310083Sun, 31 May 2026 23:41:03 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/31/meadville-plea-federal-charges-hacking-photos-minors/stories/202605310083<![CDATA[]]>Gov. Shapiro orders flags at half-staff to honor fallen Pa. officerBy Madison Montag / pennlive.comhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/31/shapiro-pennsylvania-flags-half-staff-fallen-police-officer-berks/stories/202605310085Sun, 31 May 2026 15:57:26 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/31/shapiro-pennsylvania-flags-half-staff-fallen-police-officer-berks/stories/202605310085<![CDATA[]]>Appeals court scolds Pa. judge for ‘witticisms’ about crash that killed 2 childrenBy Jonathan Bergmueller / pennlive.comhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/29/appeals-court-pennsylvania-judge-crash-brann/stories/202605290060Fri, 29 May 2026 14:47:12 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/29/appeals-court-pennsylvania-judge-crash-brann/stories/202605290060<![CDATA[]]>Should the scarlet tanager be our official state migratory bird?By Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/05/29/scarlet-tanager-pa-state-migratory-bird-audubon-society/stories/202605280070Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2026/05/29/scarlet-tanager-pa-state-migratory-bird-audubon-society/stories/202605280070<![CDATA[]]>USDA declares disaster in Pa.’s ‘Fruit Belt’ from April freezeBy Charles Thompson / pennlive.comhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/26/pa-farms-natural-disaster-usda/stories/202605260043Tue, 26 May 2026 19:01:07 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2026/05/26/pa-farms-natural-disaster-usda/stories/202605260043<![CDATA[]]>