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HARRISBURG Fetterman hospitalized after fall U.S. Sen. John Fetterman had what his office says was a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk. His office says Fetterman was doing well Thursday and hospitalized in ...

Northern sights

A break in the clouds shows the northern lights painting the sky above Canoe Creek on Tuesday night. Solar storms brought colorful auroras to unexpected places on Tuesday and Wednesday, triggering northern lights in Europe and as far south as Kansas and Texas in the United States. Photo for ...

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall, his office says

HARRISBURG — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman had what his office says was a "ventricular fibrillation flare-up" that caused him to feel light-headed and fall during an early morning walk Thursday. Fetterman was doing well and hospitalized in Pittsburgh, his office said. He sustained minor injuries ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers pass $50 billion budget deal

HARRISBURG — Billions of dollars for Pennsylvania’s public schools and social services could soon start flowing after four-plus months of delay, as lawmakers on Wednesday approved key elements of a roughly $50 billion spending plan to break the state’s budget impasse. A concession to ...

House OKs end to government shutdown

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and ...

Tax hike not off the table for Blair County

HOLLIDAYSBURG — After making cuts across multiple departments, the Blair County commissioners have whittled the 2026 budget shortfall from nearly $7 million to $4.6 million. During a workshop meeting Wednesday morning, Finance Director Lindsay Dempsie said the county expects to bring in ...