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USA Today
27 minutes ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame offers 4-star 2027 Pennsylvania wide receiver Matthew Gregory
Notre Dame offers 4-star 2027 Pennsylvania wide receiver Matthew Gregory When Ja'Juan Seider made the move from Penn State to Notre Dame as its running backs coach, it opened the doors to many players in the state of Pennsylvania. The connections helped the Irish, as on Wednesday, a new offer went out to a Keystone State prospect in 2027 wide receiver Matthew Gregory. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 170-pound prospect is currently listed as an athlete, but will most likely play on offense when he arrives on a college campus. Gregory is ranked as the No. 106 overall player by the 247Sports Composite in his class, making him one of the nation's best. He has a solid offer list at this early moment, as Notre Dame joined teams like Florida State, Missouri, Wisconsin and the Nittany Lions. He had an impressive sophomore season, accounting for 1,100 all-purpose yards with 16 total touchdowns. On defense Gregory picked off six passes as well, earning first-team all-league honors. Speed is a big part of his game, as he's been clocked at 4.35 when running a 40-yard dash. The hope is that this offer from the Irish get Gregory to make a visit to South Bend in the near future, and if that does happen, Notre Dame could be putting themselves in a great position to land the top prospect.
Fast Company
21-05-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
How Pennsylvania is responding to increasing electricity bills
Americans' electricity bills tend to tick up each year in line with inflation. Subscribe to the Daily newsletter. Fast Company's trending stories delivered to you every day Privacy Policy | Fast Company Newsletters But Pennsylvania faces distinct challenges related to its electric grid – the maze of wires and generators – that drive both the growing demand for electricity and the limited supply. PJM and the electric grid Pennsylvania power plants produce a lot of electricity. In fact, the Keystone State is the the largest exporter of electricity in the U.S. and has been for many years. But the electricity Pennsylvania produces doesn't always stay in state. That's because Pennsylvania's electric grid is managed by a company called PJM. PJM coordinates the flow of electricity through all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, and it ensures the wholesale electricity transmission system operates reliably and safely. Pennsylvania electric utilities, such as PECO or Duquesne Light, then distribute this wholesale electricity to retail customers, including homeowners and renters. PJM requires the utilities to ensure ahead of time that they can meet their customers' future electricity demands, including during heat waves and winter storms. This requirement is met using a market called a 'capacity auction,' in which electricity suppliers bid to provide physical infrastructure that will generate electricity in the future. The prices at the 2025-2026 PJM capacity auction were more than 800% higher than the previous year, in part due to the growing demand for electricity within PJM. This amounts to tens of billions of dollars in extra costs. Power plants in Pennsylvania can't simply stop exporting electricity and supply more in-state power because they dispatch their power into the regional grid operated by PJM, and the flow of electricity is dictated by the physical structure of this grid. Soaring demand from data centers U.S. electricity demand rose 3% in 2024 and is expected to rise even more rapidly in the coming years. advertisement Bottlenecks in supply The increase in electricity demand within PJM is happening at the same time that supply is shrinking. Many old generating plants in the PJM grid are retiring as they near the end of their useful lives and become less profitable for plant operators, particularly as natural gas and solar become more affordable. Some of these older power plants also emit a lot of pollution and are costly to retrofit to meet current pollution limits. Beyond the challenge of plant retirements, PJM has been slow to allow hundreds of new proposed power plants – most of them solar- and battery-based – to connect to transmission lines. This long 'interconnection queue' prevents new, needed generation from coming online. This is happening even though companies are eager and ready to build more generation and battery storage. Aging infrastructure and growing weather extremes One of the primary recent drivers of high consumer electric bills is that the utilities have been slow to upgrade their aging wires. Many have recently made major investments in new infrastructure and in some cases are burying or strengthening wires to protect them from increasingly extreme weather. Electricity customers are footing the bill for this work. Response from policymakers In response to rising electricity prices, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a legal complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against PJM in December 2024. This complaint blamed PJM's capacity auction design for creating unnecessary costs for consumers. According to the settlement reached after the complaint, PJM's price caps will be 35% lower at the next major capacity auction. This reduction in wholesale prices could limit retail price increases. But this is at best a temporary fix. It doesn't address the increasing demand, aging power infrastructure battered by extreme weather, or transmission bottleneck. In order for Pennsylvania residents to see lower electric bills anytime soon, more changes are needed. For example, many experts previously observed that PJM needs to fix the queue and get online the many power plants that are ready to build and just waiting for a transmission interconnection. While PJM has reformed its queue process, the queue is still long. New power plants are not going up fast enough, in part due to additional challenges such as local opposition and supply chain and financing issues. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Showers pass through Pennsylvania this weekend
(WBRE/WYOU) — Residents in parts of Pennsylvania should keep those umbrellas handy as some showers pass through the Keystone State this Saturday. Saturday night could be mostly cloudy with a passing shower, with lows in the mid-50s. Sunday will have clouds trying to break for some sunshine, with an isolated shower possible and highs in the mid-60s. High pressure is expected to return for Monday and Tuesday with a partly sunny sky, and temperatures could remain below average in the mid-60s. Man facing charges after allegedly striking woman with car It's also looking a bit breezy for the start of next week, too. Our next round of rain is anticipated to come on Wednesday, with a rumble of thunder not out of the question, and highs could be in the mid-60s. Showers will likely continue into Thursday and Friday with temperatures in the lower 60s. We could see some drier weather for next Saturday. To stay up to date on the latest weather alerts, use the Eyewitness Interactive Radar. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
16-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
These are the most popular baby names in Pennsylvania in 2024
Noah and Olivia were the most popular baby names in Pennsylvania in 2024, the Social Security Administration announced. On Thursday, the agency announced the 100 most popular names for male and female births last year in the Keystone State. Charlotte, Emma, Sophia and Amelia rounded out the top 5 for girls. Liam, Oliver, Theodore and Henry completed the top 5 for boys. The names may look familiar, as both nearly mirror the most popular baby names in America for 2024. In Pennsylvania, names rising in popularity for boys were Santiago and William. For girls, Sofia was the 50th-most popular name in 2023 before rising to No. 7 in 2024. Most popular girl names in Pennsylvania Olivia Mia Charlotte Sophia Emma Amelia Sofia Isabella Evelyn Ava Most popular boy names in Pennsylvania Liam Noah Oliver Theodore Mateo Henry Benjamin James William Santiago The Social Security Administration's list tracks the thousands of names given to babies born each year. When a child is born, parents supply the name to the Social Security Administration when applying for a child's Social Security card.
Fox News
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Leaks to media about Fetterman are a coordinated smear campaign, Hill colleagues say
The media's pile-on of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., reached the point where both Republicans and Democrats were lamenting the rhetorical blows landing on the hulking Pittsburgh-area lawmaker by Friday. "This is so blatantly coordinated," remarked media observer and Fox News contributor Joe Concha, who shared a link in his X post to a Politico report claiming an internal Democratic poll found Fetterman's popularity faltering in his part of the Keystone State. The report claimed Fetterman had now fallen below 50% in Democratic voter support in the Steel City, just a few miles west of Braddock, where he was previously mayor. Fox News Digital cannot verify the veracity of the poll's findings. "I know a hit piece when I see one," added Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y. "The only reason for the coordinated campaign against Senator John Fetterman is his unapologetic pro-Israel politics," wrote Torres, a Bronx Democrat who also bucks his party on Israel, but is also considered a high-profile progressive. "Let's call it what it is. As someone who has struggled with depression my whole adult life, I can tell you that if you truly care about someone's mental health, leaking hit pieces against them is a strange way of showing it." Swing-state Pennsylvania has a history of politically opposed senators forging close relationships — such as Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Bob Casey Jr. for many years. That trend continued Friday when Sen. David McCormick, R-Pa., stuck up for Fetterman, saying in a statement that "it's time to put politics aside and stop these vicious, personal attacks against Senator Fetterman, his wife, and his health." "While we have many differences, we are both committed to working together to achieve results for the people of Pennsylvania and make their lives better," McCormick wrote. The Republican called the Democrat "authentic, decent, principled and a fighter," and ripped the "disgraceful smears" he has seen in recent times. Philadelphia radio host Nick Kayal remarked on X that he's seen more reports critical of Fetterman's health in four days than were seen in the press about former President Joe Biden in four years. "Wonder why," he asked rhetorically. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, added that "the media ought to lay off Senator Fetterman." A former UPenn student who spoke out on national media against the anti-Semitic protests on campus also came to Fetterman's defense, slamming the "hit pieces" as of late. "If you're a Democrat and oppose the woke mob, you're enemy #1 of the legacy media," wrote Eyal Yakoby, who also posted a previous photo he took with Fetterman. Conservative former Pittsburgh news anchor and radio host Wendy Bell remarked on X that the Fetterman attacks are "so weird." "The New York Magazine hit piece on John Fetterman didn't hit enough to stick the landing. Now it's the AP's turn. This is journalism? No, this is propaganda," Bell wrote. "The Code Red has been issued on Fetterman," Concha followed up in another X post. "And of course, our wonderful media follows that order as if Col. Jessup ordered it himself," he said, referring to Jack Nicholson's crooked Marine Corps officer character in 1992's "A Few Good Men." Later on Friday, more Republicans came to Fetterman's defense, including Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. "John Fetterman and I have our differences, but he's a decent and genuine guy," Cotton wrote. "The radical left is smearing him with dishonest, vicious attacks because he's pro-Israel and they only want reliable anti-Israel politicians. Disgraceful." Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., also pushed back on the media, calling Fetterman a "tremendous friend and colleague." "It's a complete disgrace what agenda-driven members of the media and his own party are doing to attack him, all because he dares to be an independent thinker and voice. Proud to stand with John," she wrote.
