The Lancaster County Drug Task Force detective set up a massage at a spa, where local law enforcement had received multiple complaints about possible prostitution.When the massage at the business in New Holland was finished, the woman made a gesture with her hands and asked, "You want?" The sex act, she indicated, would cost $20. Then, the undercover detective allowed her to masturbate him for "several minutes" before notifying police to make the arrest ..read more

Officials said 4,933 small businesses from all 67 counties would receive an average grant of about $20,000 from the COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance fund, which was created with $225 million of the state’s $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money ..read more

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board claims that revealing how many licenses are available in each county would hurt revenue. But others believe it might help small businesses compete ..read more

Next in a series. COVID-19 killed tens of thousands in the Northeast, caused massive unemployment and wrecked the economy. In an ongoing series of stories, the USA TODAY Network Atlantic Group examines what the government got wrong in its response to the virus, what policies eventually worked — and why we remain vulnerable if the coronavirus strikes harder in the fall.–Sales disappear for a Harrisburg graphics company, and layoffs begin ..read more

Since March 15, nearly 3.3 million Pennsylvanians — about 40% of the state’s workforce — sought unemployment benefits, the highest rate in over four decades, according to the state Department of Labor and Industry ..read more

Since the start of January, Pennsylvania residents have documented 33,015 sightings of the invasive bugs, compared to 5,603 spotted over the same time period in 2019 ..read more

Unsurprisingly, many Pennsylvania respondents believe COVID-19 is the biggest problem facing the state, and one in five respondents reported a family member or close friend had contracted COVID-19 ..read more

Key players in Harrisburg say they won’t make any decisions about how to spend $1 billion in remaining stimulus cash until Congress finishes negotiating ..read more

At best, many students of color said they feel unwelcome and ill-supported. At worst, they feel unsafe and targeted ..read more

For the first time in 24 years, the cost of a dog license in Pennsylvania may rise ..read more