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State officials report fourth measles death

Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. The latest death involved an 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, in the center of the state, the county coroner’s office said in a Facebook post. The cause was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological complication of measles, it said. On Saturday, a 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County, a rural area in western Pennsylvania, died of measles complications. And last month, two measles-infected infants died in Lancaster County, in the southeastern part of the state. None of the ...

PUC study warns of grid reliability

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) warns that rapidly growing demand for electric power fueled by data centers can create serious supply risks. The PUC released an independent analysis conducted by Synapse Energy Economics this week finding that the current load forecast for the regional electric grid will fail to meet the reliability standard set by grid operator PJM starting next year. By 2030, the model for reliability risk is nearly six times worse than PJM’s planning standard, the PUC said. “This result is mainly due to large-load additions stemming from data ...

Health insurance rates poised to increase again

HARRISBURG — As health insurance companies propose some of the largest rate hikes in recent memory, the Shapiro administration says it is limited in what it can do to cap increases and is calling for federal action. Nearly 202,000 people have canceled their plans through the state’s marketplace, Pennie, over the past nine months. That drop occurred after Congress let subsidies lapse, which caused premium payments to skyrocket. Consumer advocates and healthcare workers are concerned that number will continue to rise if the Pennsylvania Insurance Department approves the 2027 rate ...

Group building modern US military history museum in Allegheny Township to hold fundraiser at Mishler Theatre

The group that is approaching completion of a modern U.S. military history museum in Allegheny Township is planning a fundraiser at the Mishler Theatre next month featuring two actors who played World War II soldiers in the TV miniseries Band of Brothers. James Madio, who played Frank Perconte, and Mark Lawrence, who played Buddy Dukeman in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-produced miniseries about the campaign in Europe of Easy Company in the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, will make a presentation at the fundraiser and answer questions about their experience with the ...

Roaring Spring woman accused of stealing $35K

A Roaring Spring woman is accused of stealing nearly $35,000 from a local business after allegedly being caught on a hidden camera going through the owner’s office on several different occasions. Joanna Bartek, 51, was arraigned Monday by Magisterial District Judge Andrew L. Blattenberger ...

Top Court decision protects Pa. mail voting

A Monday Supreme Court ruling rejecting a proposal by President Donald Trump to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict the use of mail-in voting represents a “major victory for Pennsylvania voters,” Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said at a Tuesday afternoon press briefing. The decision, also “importantly, provides much needed finality for voters and counties ahead of this year’s election,” Schmidt said. “Nothing has changed about voting by mail in Pennsylvania. Any eligible Pennsylvanians who choose to vote by mail should have confidence that they can continue ...