For many people in eastern Pennsylvania, wintertime’s dropping temperatures signal more than just the approaching holidays. It’s also the time to break out Four Queens whiskey, oranges, honey and ...

New Year’s Eve events across Pennsylvania are known for the unique, bizarre and/or creative objects raised or dropped in ...

Judging by some of our numbers, you and your fellow readers responded positively to our efforts. The Capital-Star saw a 6% ...

Whitney Downard joined the Cap-Star even more recently, just last month. But she really hit the ground running and got my ...

The past year saw bitter fights over Pennsylvania’s state budget, drastic changes to federal programs the state relies on, ...

Signs welcome visitors entering Indiana County to the Christmas Tree Capital of the World. More than two dozen retail and ...

Emily Previti also joined the Capital-Star this year, bringing years of experience as a journalist for print and public media ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law Monday aimed at helping domestic violence victims collect unemployment if they have to leave their jobs over safety concerns. Similar proposals had previously ...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services is notifying households who might have lost benefits like medical or food assistance because of a problem with a state mail vendor.

The commonwealth will soon have a new leader at the Pennsylvania State Police after Col. Christopher Paris leaves for a new position with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Paris’ last day as ...