At least one person is dead, after an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh.

The state House passes a bill to fund Pennsylvania's mass transit, while the state Senate is expected to meet Tuesday. The state budget is now six weeks delayed.

The State Attorney General's office is taking part in Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort to crack down on robocalls nationwide.

The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled a $7 billion Biden-era program to build rooftop solar.

One of the Pennsylvania state troopers shot last Thursday in Susquehanna County, is released from the hospital and recovering at home.

The U.S. Justice Department is asking Pennsylvania to turn over its voter rolls, including voters’ personal information, Social Security and driver’s license numbers. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt received the request in a letter last week.

Hundreds of people attended the third annual Central PA Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival last weekend.

And a deep dive: A hospital in northeastern Pennsylvania is preparing for the possibility of closure.

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