Pennsylvanians are encouraged to choose from three nominated waterways: the Delaware River, the Youghiogheny River, and Perkiomen Creek.

Over 1,500 people from across the country faced charges related to the Capitol riot, with offenses ranging from trespassing to assaulting law enforcement officers. Nearly 650 people were already serving sentences — about half of those who’ve pleaded guilty or been convicted.

Youghiogheny River: First off, you pronounce it yok-u-gay-nee. This is the Sheetz to the Delaware River’s Wawa as the Western Pa. entrant in the field. A hub for water recreation, it flows through the Laurel Highlands from, wait for it, West Virginia.

New Jersey and Delaware have joined Pennsylvania in a national initiative to combat the spread of bird flu by testing raw milk at dairy farms. In December, the USDA launched a milk testing program to detect bird flu in dairy cow herds. Pennsylvania was one of the first six states to join the National Milk Testing Strategy.

The storm, which will hit the Delmarva Peninsula and Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Friday night into Saturday, is expected to bring 1-3 inches of snow to Sussex County, the National Weather Service said Friday morning.

The NWS extends a Cold Weather Advisory for the region including parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.

A trial has begun for a pastor accused in the 1975 murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington in Delaware County.

The CDC says the level of respiratory illness, including flu, COVID, and RSV, is classified as "high" in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, while Delaware is classified as "very high." Doctors say they're seeing it all.

Lancaster-based Fulton Bank is closing several branches in Pennsylvania, including three in York County. The locations scheduled to close on April 18 are in Dillsburg, Hellam and Shrewsbury. Fulton Bank will continue to operate seven other locations in York County.

Among a series of executive orders President Donald Trump signed this week, he ordered federal employees of the executive branch to return to in-person work full-time, instituted a hiring freeze for many federal positions, and established a Department of Government Efficiency.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is set to receive as much as $212 million of a $7.4 billion settlement from Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family in connection with a case involving OxyContin and its impact on the opioid crisis.

The rebates will reduce the cost of electric heat pumps, electric stoves, wiring and insulation. They’re expected to roll out this year.