HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Third Quarter of 2025 * HARRISBURG, Pa. - Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released compliance audits of four Children and Youth Services (CYS) County agencies performed during the third quarter of 2025. "Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Center for Glass Research launched to revitalize innovation in glass science * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Building on a legacy of excellence in glass science and engineering, the new Center for Glass Research (CGR) was recently launched at Penn State. It brings together the expertise of researchers from Penn State, Alfred University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Mis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Are On Offense Across the Country The DNC launched a new ad and organizing campaign that targets vulnerable Republicans in Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Michigan and holds them accountable for refusing to extend the ACA tax credits. Through this campaign, the DNC is making sure voters know that Republicans are to blame for this health care crisis. * Nati  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Education awarded grant to launch student-athlete financial literacy program * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State College of Education has been awarded a four-year, $320,000 grant from Robinhood to launch a set of courses for a financial literacy program designed for NCAA Division I student-athletes in partnership with the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center. Thro  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Leadbeter Proposes Legislation to Have Pennsylvania Join Other States in Creating a Purple Alert System * BERWICK - In his Berwick district office today, state Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) spoke about his plans to introduce legislation - dubbed as Aiden's Law - to establish a "Purple Alert" system in Pennsylvania to ensure the Commonwealth's most vulnerable citizens who go missing a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * PA House Energy Committee tours downtown Harrisburg's district energy system owned and operated by Cordia Energy * HARRISBURG, Oct. 10 \-- On Tuesday, Oct. 7, members of the PA House Energy Committee toured Cordia Energy's Bruce Mangione Steam Plant in Harrisburg, where they got a closer look at the sustainable infrastructure that powers the Capitol Complex and much of Harrisburg.   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * DCNR Names Assistant New Park Manager for the Laurel Hill State Park Complex in Southwestern Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the appointment of Shawn Kulick as the assistant manager for the Laurel Hill State Park Complex in southwestern Pennsylvania. "Shawn is a   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Bryce Gadway, professor of physics at Penn State, was selected to the 2025 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This cohort is a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics. The Experime  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Power plants may emit more pollution during government shutdowns * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Power plants may emit higher amounts of pollution during lapses in federal monitoring and enforcement, such as during a government shutdown, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The study, published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, d  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following Q&A with Vishal Singh, associate professor of nutritional physiology and microbiome: * * * Q&A: How does processed fiber impact human health? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The rate of Americans diagnosed with digestive disorders and gastrointestinal cancers is rising, especially in those ages 50 and younger, so researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences are studying how processed fo  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Rabb renews call to repeal death penalty in Pennsylvania * Proposes bill abolishing death penalty for fourth time since 2017 HARRISBURG, Oct. 10 - State Rep. Chris Rabb today announced he will soon be reintroducing his legislation to repeal Pennsylvania's death penalty. "Data shows an overwhelmingly majority of Pennsylvanians recognize the death penalty is a failed policy rooted  more

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: * * * Shippensburg University leads Historic Preservation Workforce Summit By Emma Durnin Last week, Shippensburg University proudly served as one of the organizers for the inaugural Historic Preservation Workforce Summit, held in Harrisburg. The event brought together academic institutions, government agencies and private sectors to explore careers in archaeology, anthropology, public history and cultu  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Villanova Astrophysicist Joey Neilsen, PhD, Plays Prominent Role in Groundbreaking XRISM Collaboration Study A global team of researchers using the new X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) telescope, launched in fall 2023, discovered something unexpected while observing a well-studied neutron star system called GX13+1. Instead of simply capturing a clearer view of its usual, pr  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Villanova University's Mother Cabrini Institute on Immigration to Host Global Summit in Rome, Italy, to Address Critical Issues Facing Migrants and Refugees Participants from more than 40 countries will gather Oct. 1-3, to create an Action Plan to unite universities and community partners in addressing global migration and refugee challenges * Villanova University's Mother Cabrini Institute on   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Watro Wants Our Energy Industry to Reach its Full Potential * HARRISBURG - This week, Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) joined with his House colleagues to help move Pennsylvania's energy industry forward. "Pennsylvania is home to an abundance of energy resources, but we need to get government out of the way of our energy industry to allow it to reach its full potential and ensure   more