Pa. House committee advances direct wine shipment bill
The state House Liquor Control Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would allow out-of-state wineries to acquire direct shipping licenses to sell their wine to Pennsylvania residents 21 or older.
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Ephrata Community Hospital starts $13M expansion
Ephrata Community Hospital on Wednesday announced the start of a $13 million expansion project to its emergency department.
Read More »5-year-old marital wisdom 
This week, we’ve found some very reasonable advice about getting married from a 5-year-old...
Read More »Preparing for Dog Bite Prevention Week
More than 2.3 million kids each year under age 14 are bitten by dogs. With National Dog Bite Prevention..
Read More »Tax data shows Marcellus effect
The increase in overall economic activity generated by the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry is showing up in tax data, according to Penn State researchers.
Read More »Business: Suspect billings at 2,600 drugstores
Medicare paid $5.6 billion to 2,600 pharmacies with questionable billings, including a Kansas drugstore that submitted more than 1,000 prescriptions each for two patients in just one year, government investigators have found. Continue reading
U.S.: Will gay marriage decision help or hurt Obama?
President Barack Obama's history-making embrace of gay marriage could send far-reaching political aftershocks through a presidential campaign defined by voter concerns about the economy but likely decided by slivers of the electorate in a handful of battleground states. <a...
Read More »World: Olympia torch lighting starts London countdown
The countdown to the London Olympics began with the kindling of the Games torch by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, sparking a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium's cauldron at the opening ceremony on July 27. <a...
Read More »Out of the Ordinary: Hospital live-tweets brain surgery
Late last month, the National Zoo live-tweeted the artificial insemination of a giant panda, providing a startlingly vivid play-by-play of the procedure. Continue reading
Bonsick chosen to succeed Lewis as head of TechQuest
After more than six years at the helm, Kelly Lewis is leaving TechQuest PA, and the tech council's board of directors said Wednesday it has chosen David Bonsick, a midstate CenturyLink Inc. executive, to succeed Lewis as president and CEO.
Hbg. council member, attorney object to continuing plan
It's been more than five weeks since Harrisburg Receiver David Unkovic quit, but the financial recovery plan Unkovic developed for the city continues to move forward, seemingly unimpeded by his departure.
CVS plan advances in East Hempfield
The plans for a new free-standing CVS drugstore to be built next to the Centerville Square shopping center in East Hempfield Township took a step forward on Wednesday.
Pa. Senate approves budget that avoids many Corbett cuts
The Pennsylvania Senate has approved a $27.7 billion state budget plan that would avoid many of the cuts Gov. Tom Corbett has proposed.
Judge: Funeral homes law update past due
Regulations barring a funeral home from providing food and drink on their grounds, even if the family of the deceased requests it. A prohibition against a customer dealing directly with a crematory unless a licensed funeral director is involved.
Farm machinery dealers seek rights amid consolidation
Go big or get out. Beset by tightening margins, their options constrained by suppliers who demand exclusive relationships, many of Pennsylvania's independent farm equipment dealerships are facing that stark choice.
