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Legislation moves forward to erase school meal debt in Pennsylvania
(WHTM)– Not everybody in school gets a free lunch and many students accrue quite a tab, but the state House passed a bill to eliminate school meal debt. It would establish an $80 million fund within the department of education to assist public schools in paying off meal debt. It also prohibits schools from giving […]
Officials react to Supreme Court ruling on banning sleeping in public places
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Following a 6-to-3 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold bans on people sleeping in public spaces, legislators and local officials had their voices heard. “It seems every week the decisions that the Supreme Court of the United States make get farther and farther away from morality, fairness and justice,” […]
Local law enforcement can’t use radars, a police chief says that needs to change
PENNSYLVANIA. (WHTM) – Radar is used by local law enforcement in every other state except Pennsylvania. Hampden Township Police Chief Jason Yerg say it’s time for that to change. “Probably the number one complaint that we get as administrators of local law enforcement is speed enforcement through communities,” said Police Chief Jason Yerg. State Police […]
New faces joining leadership for Children’s Home of York
(WHTM) — It’s more than 150 years old, but some new things are happening at what started out as a local orphanage. The Children’s Home of York opened in 1865 – as the Civil War was ending – but now it’s a broad social-service organization for children and families. Children’s Home just added new local […]
Harrisburg police-involved shooting ‘justified,’ suspect wanted to be shot by officers, DA says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– A wanted man shot by Harrisburg Police during a traffic stop in June wanted to be shot by officers, the Dauphin County District Attorney announced Tuesday. Bryan Horton, 39, of Harrisburg, said that he did not want to go back to jail so he pretended to have a gun to get police […]
Body pulled from Susquehanna River in 1990s cold case identified
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A body from a 1998 cold case, found in the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, has been identified with the help of advancements in DNA, officials announced. In a news release, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced the identity of the body that was pulled from the Susquehanna River in […]
Shapiro signs 12 new bills into Pennsylvania law
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Governor Josh Shapiro signed a dozen bills into law in the past week. The new laws focus on vehicle registration and highway law, the manufacturing of certain goods, advertisement and security. Vehicle registration and highway vegetation House Bill 73, which was first introduced in the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, encourages PennDOT to […]
Woman accused of burglary fooled police, then her fingerprints revealed everything
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WTAJ) — A duo was arrested and a woman had police and magistrates fooled over her identity until her fingerprints revealed she was not who she claimed to be. Kevin Todd Walter, 36, and Rebecca Theresa Cramer, 37, both of Johnstown, were arrested Friday afternoon, June 28 after state police were called […]
First House Democrat publicly calls on Biden to withdraw from 2024 race
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first House Democrat to publicly urge President Biden to remove himself from the 2024 race following his poor performance at last week’s debate. Doggett — who has served in the House since 1995 — said he had hoped the debate against former President Trump would “provide some […]
The Memo: Democratic fears rise as Trump’s chances soar after debate, Supreme Court ruling
Former President Trump’s chances of winning back the White House have soared in recent days — pitching Democrats into a stew of panic and despair. A week ago Democrats clung to several hopes, only to see each of them dashed in a period shorter than 90 hours. They believed President Biden could use an early […]
GOP seizes on Biden debate fallout to batter vulnerable Democrats
Republicans are seizing on President Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week by tying their Democratic counterparts to the fallout. Over the weekend, the Senate Republicans’ rolled out a video of Senate Democratic incumbents and candidates running in competitive races saying before the debate they were confident in Biden’s mental agility. Their comments were juxtaposed with […]
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