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Hundreds of people filled the halls of the Capitol for protests, press conferences, and the hope of catching the ear of lawmakers closing in on a budget. In return, they want to leave with a cut of Commonwealth cash.

On Monday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill banning cellphones in all K-12 schools across the state. Schools will get to decide how the policy looks at the classroom level, but the bill requires a bell-to-bell ban, meaning students can't use their phones on school grounds the entire day, including during homeroom, lunch

A tanker truck sideswiped a box truck on I-80, causing it to roll over and resulting in minor injuries for the driver, while the tanker truck driver fled the scene.

Champion Foods LLC is voluntarily recalling certain batches of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread due to possible Salmonella contamination related to a California Dairies, Inc. milk powder recall.

Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran, is complicating Trump’s negotiations with Tehran, leaving lawmakers hungry for more information as they return to Washington. Trump last week indicated

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement operations through Congress after the Trump administration on Monday backed down from a proposal to establish a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies. Thune on Monday called on the White House

A cat in Salem, Ohio was shot with an arrow and had to be put down due to the extent of its injuries, and the Humane Society and police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

A city resident donated $900 to the Parks and Recreation Department to cover admission for 300 children to the North Side Pool in Youngstown, Ohio.

The Pennsylvania State Police is investigating the death of an 18-year-old in Pine Township, Mercer County, with no foul play suspected and results of the autopsy and toxicology tests pending.

Both teams announced the trade on Monday night.