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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...
Mail ballots can’t be rejected over improper date on envelope, Pennsylvania court rules
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Not counting a voter’s mail ballot because they failed to properly date the return envelope violates their rights under the state constitution, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Friday.Republicans said they would immediately appeal the ruling to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. But if the decision stands, it could affect thousands of ballots and influence the outcome of close races.The five-judge Commonwealth Court panel split 4-1 on the decision.“The refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots...
Pennsylvania high school football scores for Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
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WATCH LIVE: Trump holds rally in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, around 4:30 p.m. It’ll be Trump’s first rally in western Pennsylvania since the assassination attempt against him in Butler County on July 13. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Pennsylvania is a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. When […]
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...
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.…
Winning Pa. Lottery numbers for Aug. 30, 2024
Time to check your tickets. Here are the latest winning lottery numbers from Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. You can find all the lottery results, including Powerball and Mega Millions, each night on PennLive. Pick 2 Day: 1, 2 Wild Ball: 9. Pick 2 Evening: 2, 9 Wild Ball: 6. Pick...
Escaped killer who eluded capture in Pennsylvania for 2 weeks pleads guilty to escape charges
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands pleaded guilty Friday to escape and burglary charges. Danilo Cavalcante was sentenced immediately afterward to serve 15 to 30 years in addition to his life sentence without...
Ringleader of Pennsylvania bank fraud scheme sentenced to prison
The head of an organized conspiracy to defraud Pennsylvania residents and banks of approximately $2 million has been sentenced. Video above: Headlines from News 8. Attorney General Michelle Henry announced Friday that Tyreese Lewis, 23, of Harrisburg, was ordered to spend two and a half to five years in state prison and pay $800,000 in restitution.
Pa. Jewish family may keep anti-hate signs after neighbor used slur: judge
A Jewish family had the free-speech right to blanket their yard with signs decrying hate and racism after their next-door neighbor hurled an antisemitic slur at them during a property dispute 10 years ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled. The court decided Simon and Toby Galapo were exercising their...
Follow Friday’s football action with PennLive’s watch-along, post-game show, PennZone
PennLive is getting in the action this fall with its new high school football watch-along and post-game show, PennZone. Sports editor Austin Hertzog and high school football expert and trending news guru Brian Linder will join forces on Friday nights where they will follow the action throughout central Pa. and around the state.
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