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Pa. Gaming Control Board reports a jackpot for 2023-24 tax revenue
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has reported that the tax revenue generated during the combined Fiscal Year 2023-24 has reached a record level of $2.54 billion. This tax figure takes into account record combined revenue generation of over $5.89 billion from casino slots and table games; iGaming; sports betting; video gaming terminals; and fantasy sports contests. The previous record-holder was combined FY 2022-23 with $2.36 billion...
Paoli Student Headed Straight from Community College to Ivy League with Full Tuition Scholarship
Paoli's Chloe Johnson earns a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she will pursue a bachelor’s degree. Paoli student Chloe Johnson has earned a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she will pursue a bachelor’s degree, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News.
This year’s budget overturns local bans on rodeos. No Pa. lawmaker will take credit.
This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Harrisburg, Pa. — Under a little-noticed provision in the new state budget, Pennsylvania municipalities will be forced to allow rodeo events to take place in their borders even if local lawmakers have voted to restrict them. Only one place in the commonwealth...
ACT Players' JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Begins Performances
ACT Players is presenting JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT now through July 28th at Avon Grove Middle School. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's multi award-winning show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide and has become one of the world's most beloved family musicals.
Update: Berks County under a flash flood warning Monday morning
An updated flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 6:07 a.m. in effect until 7:30 a.m. for Berks County. "At 6:07 a.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated showers and thunderstorms that produced between 1 and 4.5 inches of rain across the warned area have weakened and mostly moved to the south and east. Portions of Route 422 in Exeter Township are closed due to flash flooding," according to the weather service. "This includes Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 11."
NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police
A father and his two children from Long Island have been identified as the victims of a triple fatal crash on the Interstate 76/PA Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer that happened on Sunday, July 21, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner announced in separate releases the fol…
Shooting injures six, kills three after gunmen open fire at Philadelphia party
Philadelphia, PA – Police are investigating a mass shooting in West Philadelphia that left nine people shot, three fatally. The incident occurred on the 1200 block of North Alden Street around 2 a.m. Sunday, when gunmen opened fire on a party with more than 100 people in attendance. The victims were 33, 23, and 29 […]
Hundreds gather to mourn those struck and killed by cars on city streets
Safety advocates came together Sunday morning near Rittenhouse Square to remember and mourn recent victims of pedestrian and cyclist traffic deaths and to demand action to improve safety on the city’s streets, even as more deadly incidents had occurred just hours earlier. The vigil was held for Barbara Friedes,...
Theatre in the X Presents Free Performances of One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show at Malcolm X Park
Theatre in the X, which was created in 2013 to provide the people of West Philadelphia and the African American community at large the opportunity to see professional quality theater in their own neighborhood for no cost, will present One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, a hilarious and heartfelt play by renowned playwright Don Evans, for their 11th season. Evans earned his M.A. and M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Temple University and was a part of the Black Arts Movement. The company’s production of One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show will be offered to audiences for free at Philadelphia’s Malcolm X Park for a limited engagement, August 22 – 25, 2024.
Missing Person – 23-year-old last seen along Morris Road in Fort Washington on July 19th
Paul James Asman went missing on July 19th in Fort Washington (Whitemarsh Township). He was last scene near 321 Morris Road where he entered the woods along the Wissahickon Creek. Asman is 23-years-old and stands at 6’8″ and weighs 250 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes. He was wearing...
Nation’s Oldest HBCU, Cheyney University In Philadelphia Is Reaccredited
In a recent announcement, officials at Philadelphia’s Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest HBCU, said the school’s accreditation was restored on June 27 and Cheyney is no longer on probation. This means the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has lifted Cheyney’s controversial 10-year probationary status, which was...
Man sentenced in prison break and fatal brawl outside popular Philadelphia cheesesteak shop
A man convicted of helping two other men escape prison while he was in custody over a fatal brawl among soccer fans outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant has been sentenced in both cases.Court documents indicate that Jose Flores-Huerta, 36, was sentenced in the escape case Thursday to 11 months to 23 months plus probation.Flores-Huerta was convicted of helping Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, who cut a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center in May 2023.RELATED: How an alleged killer and another inmate escaped a Philadelphia prison. Here's what we...
IronPigs continue strong month of July with a 6-4 victory over Worcester
ALLENTOWN - Lehigh Valley slugged three home runs to pickup another series win with a 6-4 victory over Worcester on Sunday at Coca-Cola Park. Carlos De La Cruz, Cal Stevenson and Kody Clemens all went deep to support the strong pitching from starter David Buchanan who won for the third time in his last four starts.
Manufacturer With Aston Plant Expands as State Program Unveiled
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro (at podium) visits Production Systems Automation Inc. to unveil a new state program. At left are Michelle Mikitish, president of the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, and state Rep. Aaron Kaufer, a Republican from Kingston. Production Systems Automation Inc., a Duryea, Pa.-based robotics and automated equipment...
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