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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, or the DEP, held a public hearing in Smithfield Township on Wednesday evening. All of this because of proposed construction by the convenience store chain Rutters taking place next to the Old Crow Wetland.

Some health care professionals are voicing concern over Pennsylvania's new multimillion-dollar licensing system, saying it's inefficient and it's creating barriers when it comes to hiring licensed professionals like nurses.

WEST PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa (AP) Pennsylvania State Police say two firefighters died responding to a house fire where a body was found, while two people who lived in the home got out safely. The firefighters who died were identified as members of the New Tripoli Fire Company, Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36, and

PITTSBURGH (AP) The former branch manager of a western Pennsylvania credit union is accused of stealing $340,000 and then setting the bank safe on fire to throw off investigators. A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 63-year-old Patty Lynn Mavrakis of Belle Vernon on charges of embezzlement, wire fraud and using a fire to

JERUSALEM (AP) The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after "in-depth and serious discussions," the Hamas terrorist group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After earlier signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resist international pressure to halt the war.