Pennsylvania and its citizens are preparing for the first major winter storm of the season, now dubbed Winter Storm Fern.  From border to to border, snow is expected.  That means the men and women who work at PennDOT are gearing up fo...

The 110th Pennsylvania Farm Show is now one for the history books, after finishing its eight day run on January 17th at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.  The annual celebration of Pennsylvania's agriculture industry took on an even gre...

With more adverse effects of social media on adolescents coming to light almost daily, a move by the Australian government to ban social media for youth under the age of 16 is being looked at very closely around the world.  And it begs the...

As Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro enters into the 4th and final year of his first term in office, he discusses some of the issues he's tackled, and previews 2026, which he says is going to be "one hell of a fun year."  

If you're a person of a certain age and can remember back 50 years, then you remember America celebrating it's bicentennial on July 4th, 1976.  It was a time when kids marched around in tricorn hats and store shelves were lined with commem...

          Nearly eight decades after its theatrical release, "It's a Wonderful Life" is even more popular now than it ever was when it debuted in theatres in 1946. And its given one of the only cast members still alive ...

In the story of the founding of America, Pennsylvania figures prominently.  But in 2026, not only will the Keystone State figure prominently in marking the nation's 250th birthday, it will also play host to some of the biggest sporting eve...

Penn State University and Penn State Health officials are no doubt, still riding high, following the announcement October 28th that the Children's Hospital at Hershey was being accepted into the Golisano Children's Alliance, and would be receiv...

Since taking office in January, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro has made agriculture central to his administration's success.  The emphasis is paying off, as the state recently celebrated a major milestone in its history:  the preservatio...

Part 2 of this exclusive interview with Gopal Balachandran, the lead appellate attorney handling the case of Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, the man who spent 43 years in SCI Huntingdon for the murder of Tom Kinser, who was killed in December, 1980.&...

If there ever was a case of justice delayed, it may be that of 64-year old Subu Vedam, the State College man who now stands as Pennsylvania's longest-serving prison exoneree.  However, he currently stands in the Moshannon Processing Center...

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Y for the tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians who hunt, with the start of the deer archery seaon on October 4th, 2025.  And this year, their time on the hunt just got longer, now that Pennsylvania has Su...

     It was in 2021 that a 17-year old Amish girl came to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, suffering from fatigue, a severe headache and weakness on one side of her body.  Shortly after her arrival, she also develope...

The human body is the most complex biological machine ever, made up of groups of organs that work together to produce and sustain life.  Learning about the human body requires a great deal of study.  But for the students of the Greate...

What does a retired state lawmaker, a couple of priests, some policy wonks, an a few others have in common?         Answer?  They were all personally selected by the Most Reverend Timothy Senior, Bishop of the Harr...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.    This summer has been one of the worst on record for t...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.   Will a lawsuit filed July 15th by a group of plaintiffs pry...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.  A movement that grew out of outrage over a legislative pay raise ...

"This above all; to thine own self be true."  That Shakespeare quote certainly fits the Knoebel family of Elysburg, Northumberland County.  For 99 years, through five generations of family members, the Knoebels have ope...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.  As state lawmakers work feverishly to come up with a cohesiv...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.  While an ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, there'...

What kind of impact does a teacher have on their students?  A good person to ask may be the 2025 National Teacher of the Year, Ashlie Crosson of Mifflin County High School   That's because the impact a few high school teachers had on ...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations. The Geisinger School of Nursing in Lewistown, Mifflin Coun...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.    For the past two years, the Keystone State has had an...

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.   Pennsylvanians are having a moment, with last Thursday's an...