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Perry Wellington 4.5 – Market Watch
New listings everywhere! The Perry Wellington Real Estate offices have got plenty of new locations for you to check out. Renovated Altoona home with off-street parking and fenced yard on a large lot. Downstairs features an open floor plan with LED recessed lighting and an electric fireplace. Upstairs offers two spacious bedrooms and an updated bathroom. A finished attic could serve as a third bedroom or office. Includes newer mechanicals. View our 3D virtual tour and schedule a showing today.
Listen Live: PA State Little League Tournament Greencastle vs. Tri-Town 6:45 p.m. Friday, July 26
The winner advances and will make the final four in the Pennsylvania State Little League Tournament. The loser will be eliminated. Coventry and St. Mary’s have been eliminated. Two more teams will be eliminated from tournament play on Friday. West Point will play Northern Lebanon at 4:00 p.m. Friday in the other elimination game.
Police arrest Tyrone man accused of shooting out of home, causing outage
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A Blair County man faces multiple charges after allegedly firing a gun several times inside his home. Police say officers were called to 33-year-old Ismael Lucena's residence in Tyrone early Thursday morning in response to a report of an anxiety attack. Upon arrival, officers...
Pennsylvania Lottery jackpot hit Thursday night
(WTAJ) — One lucky player hit the $400,000 Pennsylvania Cash 5 jackpot Thursday night. The winning ticket matched all five numbers in Thursday night’s drawing. The lottery said it was sold at Earl’s Market Inc. on Pennsylvania Avenue in State Line — Franklin County. Cash 5 winning numbers for Thursday, July 25: 07 15 19 24 31 According to […]
Pa. High School Football Report podcast: Hanging at PennLive’s Mid-Penn Football Media Day
This week, the epicenter of Mid-Penn Conference football was Cumberland Valley’s fieldhouse, where PennLive’s Fall Media Days took flight. Spend a half hour with co-hosts Evan Wheaton and Eric Epler, who first introduce PennLive’s new managing sports producer Austin Hertzog, a Lancaster native and proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
In swing state Pennsylvania, middle class struggles to get by
The giant steelworks that greets visitors to Allentown, Pennsylvania once symbolized the city's success as an industrial hub. - More visitors at food pantries - On Friday, all eyes will be on new inflation figures from the US government.
Vending machine outside of local hospital offers condoms, pregnancy tests & more; First of its kind in Pennsylvania
The Health To Go vending machine is outside of the emergency department of UPMC Harrisburg, and it's one of the first in the state. Among the items in the machine are pregnancy tests, male and female condoms, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. All of them, free.
‘Kill switch engaged’: Pa. man indicted for threatening Sen. Mastriano, others
A federal grand jury has indicted a Franklin County man for making threats against state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard sergeant and a county commissioner. The grand jury indicted Richard Little, 49, of the 2800 block of Roosevelt Drive, Greene Township, on separate counts of making online...
Countdown to Penn State Kickoff: 35 days until Nittany Lions football
Penn State has high expectations for the 2024 college football season following another 10-win regular season campaign last fall. The Nittany Lions are projected as a fringe top-10 team in early national preseason rankings, with Big Ten championship aspirations and a debut College Football Playoff appearance in focus. PSU opens...
Food safety workshops planned for small-scale dairy foods processors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Extension will offer two food safety workshops for dairy foods processors on successive days in August at the Erickson Food Science Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. “Dairy Basics: Fundamentals of Quality and Safety” will be Aug. 27, and “Hazard Analysis...
Penn State Student-Athletes Turn in Terrific 2024 Spring Semester in the Classroom
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State student-athletes recorded another outstanding semester in the classroom with a 3.28 term grade-point average (GPA) in the 2024 spring semester. The Nittany Lions had spring records with 596 students (73%) with a 3.0 semester GPA and 296 Dean’s List honorees (12+ credits & 3.5 semester GPA). In addition, 69 full-time students tallied a 4.0 semester with 17 carrying a 4.0 cumulative GPA.
State College’s Walk’s Service Center Settles with AG Henry Over Misleading Ticketing Practices
(WNY News Now) – Harrisburg – Attorney General Michelle Henry has secured a settlement with Walk’s Service Center Inc. and its owner, Bradley Karch, addressing deceptive private ticketing practices and establishing a consumer restitution fund. In a significant consumer protection victory, Attorney General Michelle Henry has finalized...
Patton Township discusses plan to address sinkholes near Mount Nittany Health construction site
A new stormwater management agreement looks to address sinkholes discovered at the construction site of a new and nearly completed Mount Nittany Health outpatient center. Patton Township supervisors want to address short- and long-term problems at the Toftrees Planned Community development. Toftrees West is part of a 700-acre planned community in Patton Township. Mount Nittany Health Toftrees is the only business at the site so far.
Gregg Takes Over as Head Coach of Warren Swimming and Diving Team
WARREN, Pa. – Brandon Gregg may be a first-year head coach, but he’s no stranger to the Warren Swimming & Diving program. Gregg, who retired from the Army in 2020, was officially approved by the school board on June 24 to take over for Russ Byer, who had led the program for a decade. Gregg had spent the last two years coaching divers, first as a volunteer and last season as an assistant coach.
Parole Violator Arrested in Salamanca: Edward Kindt Back in Custody
(WNY News Now) – In a late-night operation, law enforcement swiftly apprehended parole violator Edward Kindt, convicted of a notorious 1999 crime. On the evening of July 24, 2024, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office was alerted by NYS Parole about Edward Kindt’s parole violation. Kindt, who was convicted of raping and murdering a Salamanca woman in 1999 and released on parole in 2023, had gone off his GPS monitor and left his transitional housing without authorization.
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