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Jimmy Cloutier • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

6th Measles Death Reported in PA as State Surpasses Record Cases

A sixth person has died after contracting measles as the outbreak sweeping Pennsylvania hits another record: the state’s largest in nearly a...

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4d ago
Mac Bell • ABC27

Will Pennsylvania Legalize Recreational Marijuana in 2027?

Prior to the election, Democrats held a majority in the State House, but were in the minority in the State Senate. Now, Democrats will hold 26 seats...

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1w ago
Edward Helmore • The Guardian

‘It’s Clear They Are Under-Vaccinated’: Amish Under Spotlight

Making hay was more than a figure of speech last week at the New Holland auction house in Pennsylvania last week, where a ton of top quality hay...

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3w ago
Staff • Reuters

CDC to Deploy Resources to Probe PA Measles Outbreak

The US CDC said on Tuesday it would deploy additional support to Pennsylvania to help investigate the ongoing measles outbreak, as the state formally...

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10/08/26
Aubrey Whelan • Philadelphia Inquirer

PA Measles Outbreak Echoes Deadly 1991 Philly Epidemic

Three decades later, physicians who treated children in 1991 can hardly believe that Pennsylvania is again contending with the nation’s worst measles...

10/08/26Read it on Philadelphia Inquirer
10/05/26
Sarah Gantz • Philadelphia Inquirer

Chester County Has More Measles Cases Than Most States in the U.S.

Nine out of 10 unvaccinated individuals who come in contact with measles will get sick....

10/05/26Read it on Philadelphia Inquirer
10/01/26
Zoe Read • WHYY

Microplastics Found Throughout the Delaware River Watershed

PennEnvironment and Drexel University researchers found microplastics in more than 20 waterways across the watershed....

10/01/26Read it on WHYY
10/01/26
Staff • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fifth Pennsylvania Resident Dies After Contracting Measles

As measles cases continue to rise in Pennsylvania, another resident has died after contracting the disease — the fifth fatality in the outbreak....

10/01/26Read it on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
09/30/26
Ben Seal • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over PA’s Rural Communities

When Nicole Williams moved into her house in Pennsylvania’s North Centre Township in 2011, it was a homecoming. She’d spent the first few years of...

09/30/26Read it on Pennsylvania Capital-Star
09/29/26
Staff • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allegheny Co. Health Board Votes to Approve Paid Parental Leave Policy

The Allegheny County Health Board voted Monday to approve county Executive Sara Innamorato’s proposed paid parental leave policy, advancing the...

09/29/26Read it on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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