HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump mocked the Democratic impeachment effort as he sought to rally supporters Tuesday in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, calling the process “impeachment lite” and promising it would lead to his reelection in 2020.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians stand to lose food stamps or see their benefits reduced under three sets of changes to the program being advanced by the Trump administration, state officials said Tuesday.

The Republican Party’s failed candidate for governor in Pennsylvania last year says he’ll pick up the tab for municipal police to provide protection for President Donald Trump’s rally in Hershey on Tuesday after residents complained about picking up the $20,000 tab for Trump rallies in 2016 and 2017.

ELKLAND, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon at a home in a rural area near the border with New York state, prompting a standoff with the barricaded gunman that lasted into the evening, authorities said. Troopers were conducting a welfare check at the home in Nelson Township, in Tioga County, when they were met with gunfire, officials said.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has sentenced a New York City man to 72 months in prison for producing and distributing visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.

NAZARETH, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man whose home was destroyed in a September fire has raised $18,000 to thank the firefighters who extinguished the flames and tried to save his dog.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro said changes need to be made in the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) and Pennsylvania Research and Development (R&D) tax credit programs after scams netted a Hong Kong couple millions.

The public is invited to again vote online for the 2020 Pennsylvania River of the Year, choosing from among five waterways nominated throughout the state.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding joined with more than 30 members of Pennsylvania’s organic industry to update them on the department’s progress towards developing the PA Preferred Organic program and gather feedback from producers, processors, and retailers on how the department can meet the industry’s needs and Gov. Tom Wolf’s goal of leading the nation in organic production.

Public schools in Pennsylvania spent $18,028 per student based on average daily attendance (ADA) figures, the eighth highest expenditure level among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a National Education Association report.

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania nonprofit is proposing to open a 50—bed homeless shelter in Scranton.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police are investigating after someone vandalized the statue of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania county is being told it would lose out on millions of dollars in aid and almost certainly be sued by the state if it refuses to take action to buy new voting machines before Dec. 31, county officials said Monday.

A Pennsylvania man who earned a reprieve from a life sentence only to be held on a long-ago shoplifting charge is back on track to be released.

HARRISBURG — This is about “robocall” politics.

With nearly a quarter of Pennsylvania’s licensed drivers 65 years of age or older, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration recently hosted an event at Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg to highlight the unique challenges faced by older drivers during Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, which was observed Dec. 2-6.

A bipartisan package of Pennsylvania House bills linked to pharmacy benefit managers awaiting in the state Senate has been described as legislation that provides greater transparency in prescription drug prices and gives consumers more protections.

Republican lawmakers want to ease taxes the state of Pennsylvania charges small businesses and have introduced a series of bills they say would level the playing field.

Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general, along with senior command group leaders, joined 31 Pennsylvania Army National Guard members assigned to the 213th Personnel Company at Fort Indiantown Gap as they prepare for a deployment to the Middle East.