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Pa. Gaming Control Board on legal wagers
Aired; August 15th, 2024. Professional and college football is preparing for the season, and that means legal wagers for those games. In May 2018, after a six-year-battle, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of New Jersey in Murphey v. NCAA and struck down a decades-old deferral law that prohibited the state from legalizing sports betting.
Poll: U.S. backing of war in Gaza sways swing-state Democrats
(The Center Square) – While both major party presidential campaigns have maintained focus on domestic issues like the economy and immigration, swing state voters show a growing concern about U.S. involvement in Israel’s war on Hamas. Recent polling from the Institute for Middle East Understanding, or the IMEU, shows that a quarter of swing state voters say the violence in the region is an important issue which will likely factor into their decision. ...
Officials ignore most Appalachian hydrogen hub worries
(The Center Square) — After an hour-long community briefing that didn’t take questions from the public until 40 minutes passed, another forum for public engagement ended for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub, which will spread across West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The hub, also called ARCH2, received its first tranche of federal money in July, but critics have warned of a weak public participation process that checks boxes, but effectively locks out locals who will be affected by the hub projects. ...
Lancaster Dems pick school board leader to replace Rep. Mike Sturla in 96th House district race
Pennsylvania Democrats have selected Manheim Township School Board President Nikki Rivera to run for the Lancaster County state House seat that Rep. Mike Sturla is leaving at the end of his term this year. Sturla’s unexpected retirement announcement earlier this week set local Democratic officials scrambling ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week and […]
PA Lottery jackpot worth $1M sold in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold Thursday in Carbon County. On the August 15 drawing the ticket matched all five balls drawn, 1-7-9-23-40, to win $1 million. Friendly Food Mart II in Nesquehoning will earn a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Winners can be […]
Trump holds razor-thin lead over Harris in new Pennsylvania poll
Former President Trump holds a razor-thin lead over Vice President Harris in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey released Friday. The poll showed Trump leading Harris among likely voters by 1 point, 49 percent to 48 percent, in a head-to-head match-up. The lead ticked up to 2 points,…
2 Brooklyn men admit New Jersey robberies and Allentown conspiracy
NEWARK, Nj. -- Two Brooklyn, New York men admitted their roles in three gunpoint robberies of check cashing locations in different parts of New Jersey in 2021 and 2022, as well as conspiring to commit robberies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's District of New Jersey Attorney's Office.
Bayer wins US legal victory against Roundup cancer claims; shares surge
(Reuters) - Bayer won a legal victory in its fight to limit liability from claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, as a U.S. appeals court said on Thursday that federal law shields the German company from a lawsuit by a Pennsylvania landscaper.
Kicking off 2024! MC holds Meet the Huskies Night
LEWISTOWN – Welcome to the official opening of the 2024 high school sports season. Mifflin County officially kicked off the 2024 season as it held its Annual Meet the Huskies night for possibly the last time at legendary Mitchell Field. Teams and their family and fans gathered to watch...
Inside the rift that could define the future of Pennsylvania politics
John Fetterman was angry. The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania was readying to speak at a disaster response press conference in Bucks County on July 16, 2023, just hours after flooding in Upper Makefield that ultimately killed seven people. Local officials spoke for a few minutes to offer an initial update for the assembled press. Then, Gov. Josh Shapiro provided information on what his administration was doing to respond to the emergency.
Lower Moreland police searching for missing blonde rooster
The Lower Moreland Police Department is on the lookout for a missing blonde rooster. The rooster belongs to owners in the area of Keats Road in Huntingdon Valley and was last seen around 12:00pm today. If you find it, you are asked to contact the police station at 215-947-3132. For...
Martinsburg dairy farm hosts annual Blair County Farm Tour as farmers await new farm bill
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Farmers, lawmakers and other local leaders convened in Blair County to talk about various issues as farmers across the country wait for Congress to pass a new farm bill. A tour was held at Ritchey’s Dairy, located outside of Martinsburg, on Friday morning.
Local couple donates Virgin Mary statue to Blair County church following vandalism
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — After an act of vandalism destroyed a sacred statue at a Blair County church, a local couple stepped up to replace it. A dedication was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Altoona Thursday evening as they celebrated a new statue of the Virgin Mary being put into place.
Five Guys, Jersey Mike's Subs are nearing opening dates in Somerset
SOMERSET ― The second of three new restaurants coming to the borough is expected to open at the end of August. Five Guys, a hamburger and fries shop based in Washington, D.C., plans to open its doors on Aug. 30 at 1180 N. Center Ave. in Somerset, in front of Georgian Place, according...
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