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Humane Pennsylvania’s Healthy Pets Initiative continues to make significant strides in supporting pets and communities
Humane Pennsylvania has made progress in its Healthy Pets Initiative, a program dedicated to helping pets and caretakers in the community and beyond. Since the beginning of the year, HPI has achieved significant milestones in pet food distribution, feral cat sterilization, and accessible veterinary services. Spike’s Pet Food Pantry: Nearly...
New state grant program means solar panels could bring deeper savings to cash-strapped Philly schools
The cash-strapped district expects to be eligible to apply for Solar for Schools grants and is currently working to identify good sites for solar. As the school year kicks off, many Philadelphia students are returning to aging buildings that are powered by an electric grid fueled largely by planet-warming natural gas.
Pennsylvania schools encouraged to test for lead
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $26 million in funding to help schools and child care facilities test for and treat lead contamination in drinking water. The annual funding is part of the Voluntary School and Childcare Lead
SRU and BC3 Begin Fall Semester
College students in Butler County will head back to class today. Both Slippery Rock University and Butler County Community College begin their fall semester today. The 14-week semester will wrap up the first week of December, with finals beginning the week of December 9th.
4 Steelers who locked up roster spots after the loss to the Lions
The Steelers just completed their final game of the preseason and the last big offseason event is roster cutdown day next week. There was a lot up for grabs this week, as quite a few players were fighting it out for their roster lives as positional battles raged on. It was a good showing for quite a few names.
Brooke Emery Memorial 5K, One-Mile Walk Scheduled for This Saturday
BROOKVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — A memorial 5K run and one-mile walk is scheduled for Saturday, August 31, on Rails to Trails in Brookville. The one-mile race will start at 8:40 am. The 5k Race will start at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The event is hosted by...
Temperatures on the rise, with near-record heat expected Wednesday
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Don’t close your swimming pool just yet. After temperatures that felt more like October than August last week, forecasters say the Lehigh Valley will return to summer in a big way this week. Heat and humidity will build day-to-day, culminating with record-challenging temperatures Wednesday, according...
Hot weather about to visit central Pa. again but isn’t expected to hang around
It has been a couple of weeks since the words excessive heat have appeared in a central Pennsylvania forecast. That’s about to change. The good news? It won’t be around for more than a couple of days, although the brief return to the miserable heat and humidity might lead to some severe thunderstorms late Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Air quality alert for Southwest Pa. Tuesday
On Monday at 4:30 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Tuesday at 4 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges as well as Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. "The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code ORANGE air quality alert for...
DCED secretary discusses how state budget supports downtowns
Rick Siger, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) secretary, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s bipartisan 2024-2025 budget supports downtown business districts, creates jobs, and boosts the economy. “The Governor’s bipartisan budget includes bold, meaningful investments — like $20 million for the new Main Street Matters program — to make Pennsylvania more competitive, […] The post DCED secretary discusses how state budget supports downtowns appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Valley Forge Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park has a new and exciting feature, as dozens of fossilized dinosaur footprints have been discovered on rocks used for a hiking trail, writes Mark Scolforo for The Associated Press. The trace fossils are approximately 210 million years old and scattered along the winding trail. The...
Rally for peace held at Pennsylvania state capitol after neo-Nazi march
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A peace rally called "Unite Against Hate" was held at the state capitol in Harrisburg Sunday in response to a neo-Nazi march through downtown, which happened Saturday. The neo-Nazi march, which featured participants in red shirts and masks chanting racist and antisemitic slogans, prompted a strong...
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