Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — This spring, Pennsylvanians will vote in primary ...
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — This spring, Pennsylvanians will vote in ...
Like thousands of Pennsylvanians, Jodi Richards’ first job as a teenager was working as a cashier at her local McDonald's restaurant in Waynesburg. Unlike most, she never left. Now, more than two decades later, Richards operates three McDonald's franchises in the Washington area, having ...
Rain was threatening at Mill Run on Oct. 29, 1963, and its sound would have created a kind of chorus with the waterfall nearby. A tent was set up in case Gov. William Scranton and other dignitaries needed to escape an autumn downpour. With no way of imagining the horror that would unfold in ...
In an attempt to push back against rising costs, immigration policies and the war with Iran, millions of protestors are expected to take to the streets across southwestern Pennsylvania - including Washington and Fayette counties - and the country as part of the No Kings Rally. There are more ...
On Nov. 12, the final U.S. pennies were struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Why? The cost to manufacture the one-cent coin - which had been in circulation since 1793 - rose far above its face value. At the time pennies ceased being made, it cost 3.69 cents to produce one. The U.S. ...
