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  • 5 days ago | abc27.com | Brady Doran |Dennis Owens

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro highlighted his plan to steer an additional $200 million to mass transit across Pennsylvania, calling it a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. Governor Shapiro fought for public transit in the new budget during a press conference at Harrisburg’s CAT Transit today. During the conference, Shapiro said he would use additional money from state sales taxes to fund mass transit.

  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Dennis Owens

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro highlighted his plan to steer an additional $200 million to mass transit across Pennsylvania, calling it a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. Lou Diehl is vision-impaired and relies on mass transit. Although his vision is not perfect, he sees public transit’s value quite clearly. “When I was 19 years old, I began to lose the remainder of my eyesight,” said Diehl. “Don’t look at it as an object or a problem to be solved.

  • 1 week ago | abc27.com | Jared Weaver |Dennis Owens

    (WHTM) — Twenty veterans a day take their own lives. It’s an alarming and tragic statistic, but a new healthcare regimen hopes to reverse the pain of PTSD and depression. The Aurelius Program at Harrisburg University is a pilot, and it’s showing promise. “My depression is gone,” Mike O’Keefe said, who completed the Aurelius Program. “I’m just motivated.

  • 1 week ago | abc27.com | Dennis Owens |Hayden Sherry

    (WHTM) — Former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump don’t agree on much, but they both agreed that they should block the sale of US Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel, feeling that a great American company should not have foreign ownership. However Trump has apparently changed his mind. He now supports a potential Japanese deal, and will rally in Pittsburgh Friday to celebrate it.

  • 1 week ago | abc27.com | Dennis Owens |Brady Doran |Hayden Sherry

    (WHTM) — A new law making it illegal to use a handheld device while driving goes into effect in Pennsylvania next week. Paul Miller’s Law, which goes into effect on June 5, 2025, prohibits the use of handheld devices while driving or stopped at a stoplight. Pennsylvanians who violate this law will be fined $50. The new law is a bittersweet triumph for a Lackawanna County mother.

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