As snow and cold weather roll through Pennsylvania, federal funding will finally be available to thousands of families to help pay their heating bills.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program opens for applications in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, a month late because of a delay in funds due to the government shutdown.

"We were really pleased that the federal government, when it reopened, they got the LIHEAP funding out to the states, and now we're able to run the program as normal," said Brandon Cwalina, spokesperson for the state Department of Human Services. "The delay of the month, we definitely understand, caused some folks some concerns."

In the meantime, Gov. Josh Shapiro, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, was able to start the annual winter utili

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