Tri-Area News Digest

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court deadline for skill game regulations expires next week, risking seizures from bars, stores and clubs.

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A three-vehicle crash in Penn Township sent one car into a home's porch Wednesday morning near Temperance Hill Road and West Lexington Road. Multiple...

Bipartisan lawmakers want to classify gasoline made from Pennsylvania wood waste as renewable fuel, unlocking lower state taxes to spur production.

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A 20-year-old man faces first-degree attempted murder charges after a shooting inside a Winslow Township Wawa on Sicklerville Road.

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• Policy stability holds: Federal proposals, orders, and rulings leave existing state election laws in place for Nov. 3.
• State control key:...

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators both assembled at Rittenhouse Square on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack. Pro-Palestine protesters moved into the street at 18th and Walnut before marching north on 18th Street.

A-3346 unanimously advanced from the Assembly committee on October 5, 2026, directing Rutgers' Bloustein School to study efficient local service...

Flexible emergency grants can stop short-term money troubles from ending college careers. Rutgers–Newark's new STAR Fund targets exactly that risk.

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Bryson Cantrell, a 20-year-old Lancaster resident, died in a crash at the Old Philadelphia Pike and Mill Creek Road intersection in East Lampeter Township around 7 a.m. on Oct. 1.

• Missing: Edward Skeva, 58, was last seen at his Bradford Avenue home Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
• Description: 6'2", 225-230 lbs, grey hair; no clothing...

The unanimous Senate confirmation of Kathryn L. Zerfuss for a second term through April 1, 2031 delivers important leadership continuity at the...

New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission will now run daily automated audits comparing new voter registrations against customer responses before...

• Families must get children ages 6 months and older vaccinated by the new November 30 deadline to attend daycare or preschool, one month earlier than...

• The 2025 reconciliation law cuts federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over 2025–2034 and adds 7.5 million uninsured by 2034.
• As ACA expansion...

A 40-year-old man remains in stable condition after being stabbed in the head, shoulder and hand during a machete robbery attempt.

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Senate Bill 468, now heading to the governor, requires drone operations in Cambria and Somerset counties while permitting PennDOT to enter agreements with other states for unmanned aircraft research and use.

Return-to-office policies are fueling employer surveillance growth, with tools like badge scans, keystroke logs, and screen recordings now common.
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Pennsylvania State Police will seize unlicensed skill game machines starting Oct. 14, with criminal charges possible for businesses that keep them.
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Spray-painted signs on key roads raise safety concerns for local drivers and commuters.

• Affected spots: Blackwood-Clementon Road through Cherrywood...

New Jersey lawmakers are pressing Governor Sherrill to join the federal tax credit scholarship program before the January 1, 2027 deadline.

• No...