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Thunderstorms possible on start of Labor Day weekend in central Pa.
Thunderstorms could spoil some Labor Day plans as they move into the Harrisburg area later Saturday, the National Weather Service says. The weather service says strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding are possible this afternoon into the evening. The storm alert covers a wide area that includes Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties.
Rising Vaccine Exemptions in Pa. Schools Up Chance of Measles Outbreaks
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here. As kids revel in the final days of summer break, Pennsylvania school nurses statewide are hustling to make sure students are vaccinated. The mandatory recordkeeping is routine, and helps school officials to keep children safe from preventable diseases like tetanus and hepatitis B. But rising requests for exemptions to vaccinations are making this work fraught and revealing fears some parents have about caring for their children. Under state...
WSFS Bank Donates $50,000 to Nonprofit Organizing 250th Birthday Celebrations for Navy, Marine Corps
From left: Homecoming 250 Vice President Monica Hallman and President George Leone; Rodger Levenson, CEO of WSFS Bank; and Steve Klammer, Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Bryn Mawr Trust. WSFS Bank has donated $50,000 to Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps, a nonprofit organizing 250th birthday celebrations for the...
A Montgomery County Trail Was Crowned Pennsylvania’s Most Beautiful Trail
The Schuylkill River Trail has been rated one of the most beautiful trails in the state. The Schuylkill River Trail, which runs through Montgomery County, took the top spot among 16 trails in Pennsylvania that Visit PA claims will leave you breathless, writes Greg Williams for The Sentinel. “When is...
High School Football Schedules, Scores & Highlights | Week 2
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Share your high school football pictures and videos by texting them to 717-843-0043!. It's the second week of High School Football in 2024 in Central Pennsylvania. Manheim Central - 14 Ephrata - 31 (In the video above, you can see highlights from wins for West York,...
Pa. Lottery ticket worth over $2.6M sold in Franklin County
Another day, another Lottery ticket worth millions sold in Pennsylvania. This time the golden ticket was purchased in Franklin County. According to a press release sent Friday by the Pennsylvania Lottery themselves, the ticket in question was a jackpot Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.68 million. The matching numbers were 6-8-16-20-30-39.
Cardinals and Seagulls Tear Up Mounties
SALISBURY, Md. -- The Mount Aloysius Women's Volleyball team wrapped up the Margie Knight Classic, on Saturday, with games against Catholic and Salisbury. After winning the first set of the day, the Mounties struggled and fell in the next six, dropping to 0-3 on the weekend. In the Mounties first...
Labor Day parade celebrates local unions in Central Pennsylvania
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — For 106 years, a parade in Central Pennsylvania has given labor unions a way to celebrate their accomplishments. The Blair-Bedford Central Labor Council hosted its annual Labor Day Parade in Altoona Saturday to celebrate everything regarding workforce. The parade has occurred for over a century, except for a few years. “The […]
Shapiro hails Pennsylvania court ruling protecting mail ballots
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) hailed a Friday state court ruling that he says will protect Keystone State residents’ right to vote. The Commonwealth Court ruling ended a requirement that every mail-in ballot in the state require a handwritten date on the envelope. Under the initial rule, any envelope containing a ballot without a clear…
Football Falls in Season Opener at Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio – Saint Francis University football fell in its first game of the 2024 season 18-10 against Dayton. Saint Francis allowed just 203 total yards of offense. » Nick Whitfield Jr. went 15-of-26 for 121 passing yards. » DeMarcus McElroy had nine carries for 69 yards and...
Watch live: Trump rally in Pennsylvania
Former President Trump is slated to deliver remarks Friday during a campaign rally in Johnstown, a western Pennsylvania town once dominated by riverfront steel mills. It’s another visit by Trump to a key swing state that could decide the presidential election. Trump’s campaign says the former president will use the rally to promise to lower…
Tenfold helps pilot study of landlord incentives
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is encouraging agencies that help homeless households find rentals to consider including financial incentives for landlords as part of a broader engagement effort. Doing so can dramatically reduce the time it takes for families to secure housing, it says. The evidence? A pilot program conducted...
Women's Cross Country Finishes Third, Men Take Fourth at Father Bede Invitational
> Saint Francis University cross country opened the 2024 season by hosting the Father Bede Invitational on Saturday. >> The women finished 3rd out of 6 teams with 57 points, including three athletes placing in the top-10. >> The men took 4th out of 6 teams with 97 points. >>...
DNC unveils billboards in Pennsylvania claiming Trump threatens IVF access
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled billboards Friday in Pennsylvania claiming that former President Trump threatens access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), ahead of his rally in the Keystone State. In a statement exclusively sent to The Hill, the DNC argued Trump has lied about his position on IVF and wants to ban the procedure.…
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