Homer City and Kiewit unveil plans for 4.5GW natural gas powered AI data center in Pennsylvania

Developer Homer City Redevelopment (HCR) and Kiewit, a construction and engineering firm, have partnered to convert a former coal power station in Pennsylvania into a natural gas-powered AI data center. The partners will convert the Homer City Generating …

Pennsylvania man sentenced for repeatedly raping young child in 2019

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. - A convicted rapist will spend decades behind bars for sexually abusing a child in Chester County. What we know: Jose Ramirez-Cantarero, 38, was sentenced to 42–84 years in state prison for the rape of a young child. The sexual abuse …

Kiewit, GE Vernova Converting Pennsylvania Coal Plant to 4.5-GW Gas-Fired Electricity for Data Centers

Historically, the old coal-fired Homer City plant contained three units totaling about 2 GW in generation capacity. Tough economics for coal-fired power, however, led to two bankruptcies and the plant being shut down two years ago. The new, gas-fired …

Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become gas-powered data center campus

Pennsylvania joins lawsuit against HHS federal cuts to health departments and programs

A coalition of states is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop the termination of $11 billion in grant funding to public health departments and programs. Delaware, New Jersey and …

Nation’s Largest Gas-Fired Plant Planned at Former Pennsylvania Coal Plant Site

Officials in Pennsylvania have announced the redevelopment of a former coal-fired power plant site into a data center campus that will be powered by natural gas, in what they call the largest capital investment project in that state’s history. Homer City …

New road design has neighbors in Pennsylvania suburb calling for change: “It’s ridiculous”

By Raymond Strickland, Bill Seiders Click here for updates on this story     MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Drivers are zig-zagging down one road in Montgomery Township and it’s not to avoid a pothole. It’s a new road design to get drivers to …

Looking for your tax refund? Check your refund status in Pennsylvania

Tax Day — the deadline to file your income tax returns — is Tuesday, April 15, but if you’ve already filed but haven't received your refund, here's what may be delaying it. Pennsylvanians can track the status of their 2025 tax refund on the …

Bridge connecting Pennsylvania, New Jersey lights up in programmable light

A span over the Delaware River that connects Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to New Jersey, now lights up in programmable colors. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) celebrated flipping the switch on the new light display on the New Hope- …

Four indicted in Pennsylvania in lottery scheme includes Eastham woman

An Eastham woman was indicted in federal court in western Pennsylvania in connection with a $4.5 million international lottery scam targeting older people, according to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Western Pennsylvania. Nicole Lamont …