WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean's Statement on Deadly Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota * GLENSIDE, Pa. - Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) released the following statement on the horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota, in which two children were murdered and 17 others, mainly children, were wounded: " I am sick with grief for Annunciation Catholic School.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Connecticut Department of Transportation, on behalf of the states making up the Northeast Corridor have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation responding to the Department's Request for Information regarding surface transportation proposals aimed at addressing America's critical infrastructure needs. The enclosed principles by the Northeast Corridor state members, namely Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Yo more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Coordinates Naval Research & Innovation Expo to Spur Investment & Job Creation in Western PA * PITTSBURGH, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), a Navy veteran and member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, coordinated and attended an Expo event to connect the U.S. Navy's Office of Research and Innovation (link is external) with Western PA companies, universities, and  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Federal Jury Finds Clearfield County Man Guilty for Role in Targeted Bombing Resulting in Death JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - After deliberating for four hours, a federal jury on August 27, 2025, found Kris Joseph Nevling, 48, of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, guilty on charges of conspiracy to maliciously destroy property by explosive or fire a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- Grid Strategies LLC issued a report which calculated ratepayer costs using data from recent reliability must run contracts, estimating an average cost of $89,315 per megawatt per year for keeping uneconomic plants operational. The report examined 34,948 megawatts of large fossil power plants scheduled for retirement between now and the end of 2028. The Trump administration has already issued two emergency orders under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, man more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Champions Bipartisan Push to Invest in Teachers and Drive Student Success * Washington, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), John W. Mannion (NY-22), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), introduced the bipartisan Teachers Are Leaders Act, legislation to expand professional development and leadership op more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * New Program Expands Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences * For undergraduates in the humanities and social sciences, opportunities to conduct research alongside faculty are often harder to come by than in STEM fields, where lab work routinely relies on student assistants. Bryn Mawr is working to change that through its new Social Sciences/Humanities Summer Research Program. In its pil more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Penn College pilots two-week residential pre-health program Pennsylvania College of Technology has completed a pilot program designed for students entering a pre-health program for the fall 2025 semester. Five students and a current nursing student who served as a peer mentor participated in the Pre-Health Plunge Program, funded through a gift from AllOne Charities. The two-week res more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State petition calls for support of federally funded research * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Researchers at Penn State are solving some of the toughest problems facing our nation, like building more resilient infrastructure, protecting our troops with the latest technologies, fighting disease, and giving American farms and industries the tools they need to compete and win. But that work more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 28 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania American Water Announces $1.3 Million Water Line Upgrade in Lanesboro and Susquehanna Borough * SCRANTON, Pa. (August 28, 2025) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of a $1.3 million upgrade project to replace more than 3,500 feet of water main in Lanesboro and Susquehanna Borough, Susquehanna County, to improve reliabili more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Pitt Researchers Rewire the Energy Pathways of Turbulence Pitt researchers demonstrate that the direction of turbulent energy flux can be reversed, creating a new type of turbulent flow that challenges long-standing assumptions about how energy moves through systems like oceans and the atmosphere Pitt professor Lei Fang and his PhD student Xinyu Si have de more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Planned Parenthood PA PAC and Reproductive Freedom for All Endorse Three Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justices for Retention * Harrisburg, PA -- Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC and Reproductive Freedom for All today announced their endorsements of the three Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (SCOPA) justices standing for retention in the 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Pennsylvania Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought and Excessive Heat * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Pennsylvania who sustained economic losses caused by d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon's Oversight Visit to Moshannon Valley Processing Center Unlawfully Blocked by ICE and Secretary Noem * Chester, PA -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) on Wednesday visited Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a privately operated immigration detention facility in Philipsburg, PA, to conduct oversight following allegations of civil rights abuses and the recent death of a Chinese more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- ThoroughCare Inc., a care management software company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The letter outlines the organization's insights and recommendations regarding the proposed revisions to the Calendar Year 2026 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and related initiatives. In the letter, ThoroughCare emphasizes the value that current CMS programs provide to clinic more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Arrest Murder Fugitive on Villanova University Campus * Philadelphia, PA - Members of the U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force arrested Shawn Moir, 26, inside a parking garage at Villanova University. Moir was wanted by the Vineland Police Department for Homicide and related charges, in relation to an August 26th incident in the 3000 b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Columbia County, Pennsylvania as Natural Disaster Area for Drought * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recover more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates York County, Pennsylvania as Natural Disaster Area for Excessive Heat and Drought * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY! University of North Texas system lifts drag 'pause' after FIRE/ACLU of TX letter * DENTON, Texas, Aug. 28, 2025 --The University of North Texas system confirmed that it has lifted its "pause" on drag performances across its campuses, in response to a demand letter from civil liberties organizations informing the school that it was violating its students more PR