UPMC Altoona is partnering with Saint Francis University in Loretto to open the UPMC Mercy School of Nursing, as Pennsylvania and the U.S. struggle to meet a rising demand for nurses.

Consumer advocates warned a panel of Pennsylvania House members on Wednesday that Commonwealth residents will continue to bear the burden of rising electricity costs unless policymakers take steps to regulate a growing number of new data centers.

PennDOT has submitted a permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the process for the Route 322 State College Area Connector project, which could affect creeks and wetlands.

The Zippo Manufacturing Company in Bradford, which is known worldwide for its pocket lighters, is honoring an employee for her 60 years of service to the company.

This month, hear the “Premier quatour” by Debussy: the first movement of his string quartet arranged for saxophone quartet by Vincent David; The “Danse macabre” by Camille Saint-Saens played by Penn State faculty members James Lyon, violin and Melody Quah, piano; the Penn State University Choir in music from the Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F, in a performance from the Penn's Woods Music Festival.

Thailand and Cambodia have signed an expanded ceasefire agreement during a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump.

Melissa has intensified into a category 4 hurricane and could develop further to become a category 5 as it approaches Jamaica.

The vintage movie venue was destroyed this week as part of the Trump administration's plan to build a new $300 million ballroom. Former President Bill Clinton called it the office's "best perk."

The ad, which used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, aired during a World Series game. Trump said that Ontario's premier didn't act quickly enough to pull the ad.