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Kathy Buckley, Director of Victims' Services, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visits the York County Victim/Witness Unit to highlight the support and services offered to survivors of domestic violence and importance of the $5 million investment in the Victims Compensation Assistance Program (VCAP) in the Shapiro-Davis 2024-25 state budget.

Advocates applaud Shapiro’s $5 million investment for domestic violence, crime survivors

Fall foliage in the Great Allegheny Passage in Mckessport, Pennsylvania.

Train rides, mountain views and road trips: Where to see Pennsylvania’s best fall foliage

Abortion Rights

Pregnant women face increased criminalization post-Roe, new study finds

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks with workers in the kitchen of ll Toro E La Capra during a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Trump said he ‘hated’ to pay workers overtime. In office, he could gut overtime rules.

State and local officials celebrate the Trails at Jakes Rocks being named Pennsylvania's trail of the year on Sept. 6, 2024.

Mountain biking trails are a catalyst for economic growth in northwestern Pennsylvania

Harris says she would get rid of the filibuster to restore abortion rights nationwide

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the Economic Club of Pittsburgh on the Carnegie Mellon University campus in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

‘We need to grow our middle class’: Kamala Harris lays out her economic vision in Pittsburgh

Bob Casey

Sens. Casey and Fetterman announce $217 million for PhilaPort

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey speak with members of the press following a forum at Temple University's Ambler campus on Sept. 20, 2024. During the event, Warren and Casey called for congressional action to stop corporate price gouging.

‘We’re going to fight back’: Casey and Warren tackle corporate price gouging

Donald Trump

GOP Pennsylvania lawmakers vote no on averting a federal government shutdown

Pennsylvania Capitol

Students and educators urge state lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation

David McCormick

Dave McCormick’s business record: Putting profits over Pennsylvanians