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84 Lumber to present Capitol Christmas tree
EIGHTY FOUR, Pa. — 84 Lumber, a privately held building materials supplier, will sponsor the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, marking the third year the company has been the presenting what is known as "The People's Tree." This year's tree will travel over 4,200 miles from the Tongass National...
Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit Washington County Monday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 6:57 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:30 p.m. for Washington County. The storms are anticipated to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 6:56 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong...
Damaging Winds, Hail Forecasted for Pennsylvania and Ohio Today
Pittsburgh, PA – Hot and humid weather will continue today in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, bringing with it the potential for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible from 1 PM to...
Fort Washington Generals baseball wins legion title in first summer with GNALBL
The top-seeded Fort Washington Generals defeated fifth-seeded JP Mascaro 6-5 at Upper Dublin High School on Sunday, July 14. According to The Reporter, the program has 23 Lower Montco Legion (LML) league titles to its name and joined the Greater Norristown American Legion Baseball League (GNALBL) after the LML didn’t field enough teams to have a season this summer.
Snow fell in Pa. over the weekend: ‘Christmas in July’
The news is all “heat wave this” and “heat wave that.”. Which is why it may come as a surprise, then, that one spot in Pennsylvania actually experienced record snowfall over the weekend. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
Pennsylvania's top elections official praises Franklin County elections team
Pennsylvania's top elections official gave Franklin County's elections team a good review following a recent meeting in Chambersburg. As elections in the state are run at the county level, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt is more than halfway through visiting all 67 counties to meet local leaders and learn more about their election operations.
Virginia company laying off 80 people in Pa.
A company that offers maritime and engineering services is laying off 80 people. Truestone has filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state of the layoffs. The positions are based at Tobyhanna Army Depot, 11 Hap Arnold Blvd. in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County.
Lt. Gov. Robinson’s chief of staff invokes ‘some folks need killing’ comment after a body is carried away from Trump assassination attempt
Brian LiVecchi, the chief of staff and general counsel for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, invoked a controversial comment from his boss following the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
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