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Trump rally site, Butler, PA, July 13, 2024

Semiautomatic rifle used in shooting at Trump rally is same type used in school shootings

Hershey Gardens, a 23-acre botanical garden and arboretum in Hershey, is one of many popular tourist destinations in Pennsylvania.

Gov. Shapiro wants more tourists in Pennsylvania. What could that mean for the state?

IRS building sign

IRS crackdown on wealthy tax cheats nets $1 billion in revenue

The crowd at the 2022 PA Bacon Fest in Eason, Pennsylvania.

Off the beaten path: Quirky, fun and downright strange places to visit in Pennsylvania

Dollars

Fossil fuel-backed dark money group dishonestly blames Casey for higher consumer prices

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Trump has deep ties to Project 2025, a radical far-right plan for a potential second term

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Schnecksville, Pa., April 13, 2024.

Conservative ‘Project 2025’ plan for a GOP presidency includes the elimination of abortion

The conservative organization Moms for Liberty holds their second annual summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 30th, 2023. (Photo by Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via AP)

Central Pennsylvania school board struggles with extremism, residents say

This Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, shows medical marijuana plants during a media tour of the Curaleaf medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Ravena, N.Y.

PA Democrats have worked to legalize cannabis for years. Could it finally happen in 2024?

US Supreme Court building

Americans should be very worried about Supreme Court immunity decision, legal experts say

Pennsylvania Capitol

Pennsylvania House passes landmark legislation protecting contraception

The Allegheny Reservoir as seen from the namesake overlook at the end of the Jake's Rocks Overlook Trail in Allegheny National Forest, Mead Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, August 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

8 free or low-cost fun places to take your family this summer in Pennsylvania