Regional & State News
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Dolly Parton
She was about to perform as Dolly Parton when she learned Dolly had died
Karen Hester was minutes from taking the stage at Totem Pole Playhouse when she learned Parton had died, turning a tribute performance into an emotional farewell.By Asia Tabb -
York dedicates street to MLK Jr., ‘This dream has a new generation’
On the 63rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the York community celebrated a street dedication to honor and continue the activist’s legacy. -
Rachel McDevitt
Central Pa. food banks see demand surge as SNAP eligibility rules tighten
Central Pennsylvania’s food banks are seeing increasing demand following eligibility changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that are kicking people off the program and causing confusion. Pennsylvanians enrolled in SNAP decreased by 11% in the past year, from 1.96 million in May 2025 to 1.75 million as of June 2026, according to the state Department of Human Services.
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Godofredo A. Vásquez
Pa. makes voter registration data more accessible to the public
Pennsylvania now has a visual way to track how counties take care of their voter rolls. As part of a multi-year push to make election data more accessible to the public, Pennsylvania’s Department of State launched a new voter registration data dashboard.
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Want to explore the outdoors? A new guidebook can help you find the right trail in Central Pa
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Ringo H.W. Chiu
Look up! Here’s when to see Thursday’s lunar eclipse in Central Pa.
Central Pennsylvania, along with most of the country, will see a partial lunar eclipse tonight that will give the moon a reddish color often called a “blood moon.”
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Susan Angstadt / For Spotlight PA
1000s of affordable housing subsidies will end in the next 5 years. A new database will help Pa. get in front of the issue.
The database was included in the state budget deal lawmakers passed in JulyBy Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
