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John Reed Charged In Amish Buggy Hit-Run: PSP (Photos)
John Levi Reed IV, 51, of Williamstown, was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, for a drug offense after troopers were called to a report of a "suspicious person" in Jackson Township, according to a separate release attached in the same PSP file. The crash happened two...
Pennsylvania Turnpike Fights Back Against Sneaky Toll Evasion with Public’s Help
As a growing number of sneaky motorists are finding ways to conceal their license plates from toll cameras, so PA Turnpike is turning to other drivers to catch them. As a growing number of sneaky motorists are finding ways to conceal their license plates from toll cameras, so Pennsylvania Turnpike is turning to other drivers to catch them, writes Scott Calvert for The Wall Street Journal.
4-Star WPIAL Recruit to Attend West Virginia Games Twice Early in Season
Matt Sieg, the top 2026 recruit from the WPIAL, will be among the recruits in Morgantown when WVU kicks off the 2024 season against Penn State, another program pursuing Western Pennsylvania prospect. The 4-star defensive back from Fort Cherry High School will be watching WVU in the first two weeks...
Penn State researchers developing robotic precision pesticide sprayer
Researchers at Penn State are developing a robotic precision pesticide sprayer capable of targeted application while minimizing unintended exposure. “The primary goal of the project is to develop and demonstrate a robotic spraying system for pest management in grape and berry fields to save pesticides and reduce chemical drift,” team leader Long He, College of […] The post Penn State researchers developing robotic precision pesticide sprayer appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
Penn State’s ’Pommel Horse Guy’ will join ‘Dancing With the Stars’
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet as “Pommel Horse Guy” — will compete on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars.”. The casting was announced on Thursday’s episode...
PennLive’s Preseason All-Pennsylvania high school football team: Offense
Turn on those Friday night lights, it’s time to play high school football in Pennsylvania. As the teams hit the field around the Keystone State tonight to get the action going, the countdown will begin to the end and to the selection of PennLive’s All-Pennsylvania High School Football Team. This will be the seventh edition of the team — our All-State team regardless of classification — in 2024.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board awards $3.3 million in alcohol education grants
In an effort to reduce underage and dangerous alcohol consumption, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has awarded more than $3.3 million to schools and organizations for youth alcohol education programs. This year, of 102 grant applications received, 86 organizations from 41 counties across Pennsylvania were awarded a total of $3,312,205 in grants. The maximum award for each two-year grant is $50,000. Of the grants awarded: ...
2024 Ag Progress Days Hay Show Competition Heats Up
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — Karey Vough and her husband, Jake, have worked for years to improve the quality of the hay at their Somerset County farm. This year, they decided to see how it stacks up against hay produced throughout the state. The Voughs entered a later cutting sample...
RKMF announces 2024 Social-Impact Pitch Competition recipients
The Pittsburgh-based Richard King Mellon Foundation (RKMF) has announced awards totaling $1.4 million to social-mission for-profit companies positively benefiting communities in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny and/or Westmoreland counties. Through the foundation’s third Social-Impact Pitch Competition—which helps recently established companies develop and launch products or services that advance one or more of...
Shapiro-ordered study of Pa. Capitol’s accessibility for visitors with disabilities gets underway
Gov. Josh Shapiro last week took the next step to assess the state Capitol building’s accessibility to visitors with disabilities – answering years-long calls for change from disability advocacy groups and following up on an executive order he issued in May. The governor’s office announced the hiring of...
What Farmers and Consumers Need to Know About PFAS, or 'Forever Chemicals'
MANHEIM, Pa. — A class of substances known as “forever chemicals” are increasingly coming into the spotlight, and farms can be within reach of their potential impacts. Faith Kibuye gave an overview of the topic and Penn State’s involvement with it during the Farming for Success field day Aug. 1 at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
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