Pennsylvania health officials have temporarily added nitazenes, a synthetic opioid, to the list of controlled substances in the Commonwealth.

Temple University's School of Dentistry is launching a rural dentistry track. A new campus will be located in Schuylkill County, and the goal of the new program is to encourage new dentists to practice in underserved areas of Pennsylvania.

The State Department of Labor and Industry reports a slight increase in unemployment in June.

Harrisburg's so-called "tent city" could be headed to a new location. Residents of the encampment say they were given flyers, promoting the ability to register for one of 50 to 60 encampment sites on a South 9th Street property, just off Cameron Street. The nonprofit Amiracle4sure recently obtained the land. They say they'll be releasing more details soon, in conjunction with county officials.

An 82-year old Pennsylvania man was secretly deported to Guatemala after he attempted to replace his green card, which had been lost, according to his family.

The 10th annual Schuylkill County Brew Fest is set for this Saturday (July 26) in Pottsville.

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About 18 percent of private wells in Pennsylvania are contaminated with toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. That’s according to a new study from Penn State.

After finding mosquitoes that have tested positive for West Nile Virus and Jamestown Canyon Virus, Cumberland County is spraying for the insects in various parts of the county.

Penn State plans to buy the former fraternity house where a hazing incident led to the death of Timothy Piazza in 2017.

It's now been three full weeks without a state budget. State Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Scott Martin, a Lancaster Republican, tells reporters he feels good about where the closed-door conversations are going. And Governor Josh Shapiro says he feels optimistic about negotiations. However, according to reporting by our partners at Spotlight PA, two Capitol sources are less confident.

The pilot of a single-engine plane is dead after crashing shortly after takeoff from Lancaster Airport Sunday morning. He's been identified as 58-year old Musaddiq Nazeeri of Lebanon.

You may see low-flying aircraft in parts of Lancaster County on Tuesday. It’s part of a join exercise between the Pennsylvania State Police and Manheim Borough Police.

The Dauphin County Department of Public Safety is trying to figure out what caused a 911 outage Saturday morning.

Country music star Shania Twain is making a tour stop in Hershey this Saturday, and ahead of her visit, her foundation is making a donation to the Hershey Food Bank.

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We’re learning more about the deeper implications of Congress’s decision late last week to roll back billions of dollars of funding already approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid. We hear from a humanitarian aid worker from the State College region and learn what could come next for foreign aid work.

Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities are planning to raise tuition for the first time in eight years. The schools are taking this action as a precaution while state and federal funding is uncertain.

Now that this year’s July 4th celebrations have wrapped up, the focus shifts to next year, and the nation's 250th birthday. We meet Cassandra Coleman, who runs America250PA.

We continue taking "deep dives" throughout the month of July as Central PA tourism organizations prepare for America250. Today, we check in with Stacey Cornman with the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau. (ICYMI, check our Morning Agenda archives for conversations with tourism leaders in Lancaster County, Visit Hershey & Harrisburg, and Destination Gettysburg.)

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