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SOUTH CENTRE TOWNSHIP - A Danville man was killed early Tuesday when his car veered off Route 11 and slammed into trees. The Press Enterprise reports, 34-year-old Jason Snyder, died in the 3 a.m. crash just east of the Interstate 80 interchange at Lime Ridge. The Columbia County Coroner’s office says Snyder died at the scene.
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The Department of Environmental Protection and permit applicants continue to improve performance, according to the second of four quarterly reports on revised permitting policies the agency released today.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) today announced that his district office staff will hold constituent office hours in Huntingdon, Pa., on Monday, May 20th, 2013. more»

Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to the president’s health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is driving up insurance costs, limiting access to care, and making it harder for individuals to keep the care they have and for small businesses to hire and expand. more»

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STATE COLLEGE - After temperatures fell below freezing in just a few spots across the East Monday morning, a more widespread frost and freeze was expected overnight into Tuesday morning. As high pressure settles into the East and winds turned calm last night, temperatures plummeted to near freezing in the Central Susquehanna Valley. more»

A jury in Philadelphia today found Kermit Gosnell guilty of murder, ensuring he will never again victimize women and children, while a new state law aims to prevent anything similar from happening in the future, House Majority Leader, Rep. Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) said today.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and West Virginia state officials are searching for a missing portable gauge containing sealed sources of ...

Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations

Hearing: The U.S. Contribution to the Fight Against Malaria

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Foreign Affairs Full Committee

Hearing: Preventin a Nuclear Iran

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Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations

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Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human RIghts, and International Organizations

Hearing: Recent Developments in the Investigation of the Murder of Human Rights Attorney Patrick Finucane

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Homeland Security Full Committee

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Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

Hearing: A Case Study for Consensus Building: The Copyright Principles Project

Judiciary Full Committee

Hearing: Oversight of the United States Department of Justice

Our first Bike Fresh Bike Local ride of the season is coming up Sunday, June 2nd in Allegheny County. Online pre-registration will be available through May 30. The $40 fee goes up to $45 for those who sign up June 2. Proceeds support PASA's work in Western Pennsylvania on behalf of family farms. more»

Governor Tom Corbett announced today that the Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $32,880 in grants to help four small businesses across Pennsylvania invest in energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention ...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today released the following statement about the investigation into the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack at the U.S. mission in Benghazi. more»