Gregg Township supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Aug. 20 suspending new data center applications for at least 180 days pending a zoning ordinance review, exempting PNK Group's pending project at Great Stream Commons in Allenwood.

Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper reports DEP is weighing alternative enforcement measures over oil-and-gas wastewater and sludge left at Eureka Resources plants in Lycoming and Bradford counties; DEP says original removal deadlines remain in effect.

Spotlight PA reports Gov. Josh Shapiro hired longtime federal immigration official Jennifer Higgins this spring at $89 an hour -- roughly $185,000 a year -- to map responses to federal funding cuts and data demands.

Spotlight PA reports data center backlash has spread statewide and candidates in both parties are centering it in their campaigns, with one pollster saying he had not seen an issue rise in salience so fast.

Gov. Josh Shapiro's office announced Monday that Amtrak will run a second daily Pittsburgh-New York train via Harrisburg and Philadelphia beginning mid-November, after nearly three years of planning and more than $80 million invested.

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Supreme Court lets Trump's mail-in voting restrictions proceed for now

The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling Monday let Trump's mail-in voting restrictions proceed for now but left unresolved whether they are legal or can be used in this year's midterms.

White House weighs a new 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods

Trump is considering a 7.5% tariff on China to punish underpriced exports, a move not yet finalized that appears designed to work around the Supreme Court decision striking down his global tariff regime.

State Department expected to revoke visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers

The State Department is expected to soon revoke business and tourism visas held by up to 200,000 people seeking asylum in the U.S., an escalation likely to draw swift legal challenges.

Braxton Ashcraft pitched six innings of four-hit ball, Esmerlyn Valdez homered 414 feet in the sixth, and Nick Gonzales' 12th-inning single scored Jared Triolo as Pittsburgh snapped a three-game skid.

Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday the Steelers and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. are at an impasse on a contract extension, with Porter still on the physically unable to perform list entering his contract year.