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Small Town Is a Test Case in America's Data-Center Wars

Archbald, Pennsylvania, is a prime location for data-center developers

(Newser) - In one Pennsylvania borough, AI's physical footprint would be hard to miss. The Washington Post's Tim Craig reports that developers want to blanket roughly 14% of Archbald, a town of 7,000 near the Poconos, with six data-center campuses holding 51 massive warehouses—some bigger than a million...

States Say Not So Fast on ICE's Detention Center Plans

Environmental lawsuits are holding up agency's push to convert warehouses into detention facilities

(Newser) - The push to turn old warehouses into immigration detention centers just hit a major legal speed bump. Facing lawsuits in at least four states, the Trump administration is now moving to complete environmental reviews for some facilities after initially arguing the projects were exempt from such scrutiny under the National...

Philly's 'Rocky' Relationship With Famed Statue Has Thawed

Bronze boxer from Rocky Films is now getting an exhibit from museum whose steps it has graced

(Newser) - Every day, visitors from around the world make their way to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art—not necessarily for the galleries inside, but for a statue of a fictional boxer from South Philadelphia. The bronze figure of Rocky Balboa—arms raised in victory, clad in boxing trunks...

Treasurer Says 'No' to Shapiro Security Upgrades

She says there's no legal authorization for using taxpayer funds at Pa. governor's private residence

(Newser) - Pennsylvania's treasurer refused Thursday to approve payments for more than $1 million in security systems and other upgrades to the private home of Gov. Josh Shapiro, changes that were made after an intruder set fire to the state-owned governor's residence last year in an attempt to kill the...

Mom, 6 Kids Die in Home Explosion
Mom, 6 Kids Die
in Home Explosion
Apr 20, 2026 9:18 AM CDT

Mom, 6 Kids Die in Home Explosion

Propane leak suspected after home in Pennsylvania's Lamar Township erupts in flames

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania community was rocked Sunday morning by a house explosion and fire that killed a mother and her six young children. The blast happened around 8:30am at a two-story home on Long Run Road in Lamar Township, Clinton County, about 35 miles from Pennsylvania State University. Emergency services...

3 Dead After Philadelphia Parking Garage Collapses

Garage was under construction at the time

(Newser) - The bodies of two workers trapped when a stairwell roof collapsed at a parking garage under construction in Philadelphia have been found, authorities announced Monday morning. The section of roof at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's garage fell Wednesday, triggering a collapse across all seven levels, Mayor Cherelle...

Parents Charged After Toddler Hurt by Wolf at Pennsylvania Zoo

Authorities say parents were up to 30 feet away, not paying attention to child

(Newser) - The parents of a toddler who suffered a minor injury at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after squeezing through a fence near a wolf enclosure and making contact with one of the animals have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, police said. Evidence showed that the parents both...

Toddler Crawls Under Zoo Fence, Meets Wolf

Parents facing charges after allegedly leaving child unsupervised at ZooAmerica

(Newser) - An 18-month-old's encounter with a wolf has led to criminal charges for the toddler's parents after the incident at ZooAmerica in Hershey, Pa. Police say the child slipped under an outer fence on Saturday, crawled to the wolf habitat's main barrier, and put their hand through the...

This Easter Photo Op Didn't Go the Way It Was Supposed To

New Jersey man has been charged with groping mall Easter Bunny in Pittsburgh

(Newser) - A Pittsburgh area mall's Easter photo op ended with handcuffs instead of candy for one New Jersey man, police say. CBS News reports that, according to authorities in Bethel Park, 36-year-old Shivakrishna Bera groped a woman working in a full-body Easter Bunny costume at the South Hills Village mall...

Fetterman Under Fire From Fellow Democrats Again

His vote in favor of DHS nominee Mullin brings out the critics

(Newser) - Sen. John Fetterman is back in a familiar place: under fire from fellow Democrats . In the latest case, the Pennsylvania senator broke with his party and cast the deciding vote to advance the nomination of GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin's to run Homeland Security. As a result, Axios reports that...

Communities Push Back on High-Voltage Lines for AI

Across the US, locals are miffed at power lines erected to support massive data centers

(Newser) - For John Zola, his 40 acres of property in northern Pennsylvania were once a paradise, complete with apple orchards, a barn, meadows, and more than enough land for four houses. He says it's been "hell," however, since a contractor hired by the local power utility knocked on...

Pennsylvania Trooper Shot Dead During Traffic Stop

Police say suspect killed Cpl. Timothy O'Connor before taking his own life

(Newser) - A routine traffic stop in rural Chester County turned fatal Sunday night when a veteran Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and killed by a driver who then took his own life, authorities say. Corporal Timothy O'Connor, 40, a 15-year member of the Pennsylvania State Police, was identified by Gov....

Bus Driver Ferrying 54 Kids Blew 4 Times Legal Limit: Cops

Pennsylvania woman, now in rehab, faces DUI, child endangerment charges

(Newser) - The driver of a school bus that ended up in a Pennsylvania snowbank with kids on board tested more than four times over the legal limit for alcohol, authorities say. An arrest warrant has been issued for Kelly Weber, a 46-year-old from Boyertown, who'd been transporting 54 elementary school...

Felony Charge for College Hockey Star Is Dropped

Penn State's Gavin McKenna still faces misdemeanor charges after assault accusation

(Newser) - Gavin McKenna just saw the most serious charge against him dropped after a reported altercation last weekend. The Centre County District Attorney's Office said Friday it will drop a felony aggravated-assault charge against the 18-year-old Penn State hockey player, though a misdemeanor assault charge and other charges for disorderly...

NPS Pulls Slavery Exhibit at Washington's Philly Residence

Order follows Trump administration directive to revise supposedly divisive historical interpretations

(Newser) - Visitors to the place where George Washington lived as president will no longer see a National Park Service exhibit detailing the enslaved people who worked there, and the city of Philadelphia is suing over it. NPS staff on Thursday removed interpretive panels on slavery at the President's House Site...

Police: Boy, 11, Shot Dad Dead After Nintendo Switch Dispute

Pennsylvania authorities say child used key to access gun safe after parents had gone to sleep

(Newser) - An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy is accused of fatally shooting his father after going to look for a confiscated Nintendo Switch, according to court records. The child has been charged with criminal homicide in the killing on Tuesday at the family's home in Duncannon Borough, about 20 miles north of...

Officials Probe 'Staged' Youth Hockey Brawl
Officials Probe 'Staged'
Youth Hockey Brawl
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Jan 13, 2026 11:29 AM CST

Officials Probe 'Staged' Youth Hockey Brawl

League, club vow discipline and safeguards after AHL intermission entertainment

(Newser) - Fans at a minor-league hockey game in Pennsylvania got an unexpected show during intermission: an all-out fight between players aged 8 or younger, now the subject of multiple investigations. The brawl broke out Saturday during the Hershey Bears' "Mites On Ice" segment at Giant Center in Hershey, when members...

'Joe Dirt' Wannabe Wins Farm Show's Mullet Contest
Contest Brings
Mullets Out in Force
Jan 13, 2026 11:08 AM CST

Contest Brings Mullets Out in Force

Drew Fleschut, 10, carried a Joe Dirt -style mop to win top prize at hair-centric Pennsylvania competition

(Newser) - A packed crowd celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet on Monday in a competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The contest celebrating the short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back coiffure, once the province of Canadian hockey players and hair metal bands, attracted about 150 competitors and more than a thousand spectators for...

To Power Data Centers, Meta Goes Nuclear

Facebook parent announces trio of deals to keep the lights on

(Newser) - Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data center being built...

Cops Probing Cemetery Theft Make Horrific Find

DA describes Pennsylvania man Jonathan Gerlach's home as a 'horror movie come to life'

(Newser) - Bones and skulls visible in the back seat of a car near an abandoned cemetery on Philadelphia's outskirts led police to a basement filled with body parts, which authorities say were hoarded by a man now accused of stealing about 100 sets of human remains. Officers say a Tuesday...

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